The Latest Breaking News from Najib Mikati

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Sunday that Tehran calls on all countries to support Lebanon's stability and security without interfering in its internal policies. "Tehran emphasizes the need to strengthen relations between Iran and Lebanon in the political and economic fields,” the Iranian FM said in a statement…

Lebanon's government on Tuesday approved the allocation of 360 billion Lebanese pounds ($18 million) to hold a parliamentary election, Telecoms Minister Johnny Corm told Reuters following a cabinet meeting. Lebanon went into financial meltdown in 2019 and some officials had raised concerns over elections potentially being postponed over financial constraints.…

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and former PM Fuad Saniora announced on Friday that they will not call for a Sunni boycott of the upcoming parliamentary elections, days after former Premier Saad Hariri said he was suspending his political career. Mikati met on Friday with Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdullaltif al-Derian…

The Lebanese cabinet met on Monday for the first time since October, convening after Iranian-backed Hezbollah ended a boycott but with the powerful group and others objecting to a draft budget that was the main agenda item. With Lebanon mired in one of the world's sharpest financial crises, Prime Minister…

Kuwait's foreign minister said on Sunday Lebanon must not be a platform for hostile acts or words toward Gulf Arab states. Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah spoke after meeting President Michel Aoun in Beirut, during the first visit to Beirut by a senior Gulf Arab official since…

Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah urged on Saturday Lebanon against meddling in the affairs of any Arab country. The FM had arrived in Beirut on Friday on a one-day visit as part of efforts to rebuild trust with Lebanon and show solidarity with its people. The move had…

Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati will meet Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah on Saturday in Beirut, Mikati's office said in a statement.

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati stressed on Sunday the need for unity and solidarity to save Lebanon "because hunger is knocking on everyone's doors." In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, he denied that a deal was struck to end the Shiite duo's - Hezbollah and Amal - boycott of cabinet sessions.…