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Qatari Envoy Visits Lebanon to Discuss Presidential Elections

Qatar’s Assistant Foreign Minister for Regional Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi met on Monday in Beirut with Lebanese officials and a number of party leaders to discuss the means to find a solution to the presidential vacuum in the country. While information noted that the Qatari envoy carried an initiative…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bou Saab to Asharq Al-Awsat: Bassil's Reaction to Mikati's Decision on DST was Unconsidered

The Deputy Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Elias Bou Saab, expressed his “dissatisfaction with the repercussions” that resulted from caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s "ill-conceived" decision to postpone the Daylight Savings Time (DST). “Prime Minister Mikati bears the main responsibility for the decision.

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Lebanon’s cabinet reverses decision to delay clock change

Lebanon has operated in two time zones as some businesses and institutions followed the order and others refused.

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Lebanon changes unpopular move to delay daylight saving time

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister has reversed an unpopular decision made by his office to delay the start of daylight saving time by a month

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Lebanon’s Govt Reverses Decision to Delay Daylight’s Savings

Lebanon's caretaker premier said the cabinet had voted to move clocks one hour ahead on Wednesday night, reversing his decision to postpone the move to daylight savings time by a month that had sparked uproar across the country. Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Monday the decision had been taken…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon's cabinet reverses decision to delay daylight savings time

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Gov’t Decision to Delay Daylight Savings Puts Lebanon in Two Time Zones

Lebanon has woken up in two time zones amid an escalating dispute between political and religious authorities over the government’s decision to postpone winter clock changes till after Islam’s holy month of fasting, Ramadan, is over. Rising tensions, which reflected fragile ties between Lebanon’s social components, had forced caretaker Prime…

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Daylight savings time dispute puts Lebanon in two timezones

Caretaker PM Najib Mikati’s decision to delay daylight saving until April 20 sparks a sectarian rift.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon wakes up in two time zones as clock change row deepens divisions

Lebanon woke up in two time zones on Sunday amid an escalating dispute between political and religious authorities over a decision to delay the clock change by a month.

Reuters

Lebanon: Pope Francis Urges Officials to Join Hands, Elect a President

Pope Francis on Thursday stressed the need that Lebanese officials join efforts in order to help their country steer out of its political paralysis and elect a new head of state. “Lebanese officials must put their efforts together in order to steer out of the crisis and elect a president,”…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Aboul Gheit from Beirut: Arab League Summit Will Be Held in May

The next Arab League summit will be held in Saudi Arabia in May, announced Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit from Beirut on Tuesday. He said the summit is likely to focus on economic issues and how to help the neediest Arab regions. Aboul Gheit met with caretaker Prime Minister…

Asharq Al-Awsat

As Corruption Probes Converge, Support for Lebanon Central Bank Governor Frays

Top-level political backing for Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salameh is starting to fray, political sources say, as the veteran financier once hailed as a banking wizard faces several corruption investigations in the waning months of his tenure. The apparent cooling of support raises questions over the impact the investigations…

Asharq Al-Awsat

World Bank Sets Conditions for Lebanon to Access Electricity Funding

Lebanon has to audit its state electricity company among other reforms the World Bank has required before it will consider funding Lebanon's worn-down electricity sector, the bank's regional vice president Ferid Belhaj said on Tuesday. Public provision of electricity in Lebanon has been poor since the country's 1975-90 civil war…

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Lebanon: Mikati Says Parties Rejecting Cabinet Meetings Better Elect a President

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati hailed the latest development in the Saudi-Iranian relations, stressing that Lebanon supports any "consensual" course in the region mainly that Saudi Arabia is a party to it.

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Lebanon Seeks to Address Dispute between Security Officers, Iraqi Students

Lebanon and Iraq tried to contain a dispute between Lebanese security forces and Iraqi students at the Lebanese Ministry of Education building on Thursday. The two sides, under the auspices of the Lebanese government, reached a mechanism to end all problems and facilitate the process of equalizing the certificates of…

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Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim: Politicians’ Performance Destroys Lebanon

A week after leaving his post as the head of Lebanon’s General Security, Major General Abbas Ibrahim spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat about his departure, refusing to name the party that obstructed attempts to renew his tenure. Ibrahim, however, hinted at caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, saying that the latter “blew…

The Independent UK

Top Lebanese intel chief, mediator with Syria steps down

A Lebanese intelligence chief who has mediated the release of Westerners held in Syria and also acted as a mediator within Lebanon has stepped down after attempts to extend his term failed

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: Mikati Rejects Accusations of Interfering in Judiciary

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati reiterated that his calls on the outgoing Interior Minister to block judicial “violations” taken by FPM Judge Ghada Aoun against local banks are not considered an interference in the judiciary. He emphasized that some decisions must be taken for the good of the country. “We…

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Lebanese banks to suspend open-ended strike at PM's request

Lebanon’s struggling banks have decided to suspend their strike for one week, following a request by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati

Reuters

Explainer-The probes into Lebanese central bank chief Salameh

Lebanese authorities charged longtime central bank governor Riad Salameh, his brother Raja and one of his assistants on Thursday with money laundering, embezzlement and illicit enrichment after months of delay in the high-profile case.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Banks Respond to Mikati's Request to End Strike

The Association of Banks in Lebanon is expected to halt an open-ended strike they began earlier this week after assurances made by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati that no controversial litigation are to be taken against them by the FPM-affiliated judge Ghada Aoun. On Wednesday, Mikati requested caretaker Interior Minister…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Western, Regional Ambassadors Pressure Lebanon to Elect New President

Western and regional powers have warned they will reconsider “all ties” with Lebanon if parliament fails to elect a president amid a worsening financial crisis, the prime minister's office said Monday. Support for Lebanon will begin after the election of a new head of state and the implementation of reforms,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Delegation Visits Syria, Sparking Debate About ‘Normalization with Damascus’

An official visit by a Lebanese ministerial delegation to Damascus stirred a debate between those who said the trip normalized relations with the regime and others who considered it a "duty" after the devastating earthquake that recently struck Türkiye and Syria. On Tuesday, Lebanese rescue workers were also dispatched to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

QatarEnergy Replaces Russian Company in Lebanon Gas Exploration

Lebanon, two international oil giants and state-owned oil and gas company Qatar Energy signed an agreement Sunday that the Qatari firm will join a consortium that will search for gas in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon’s coast. Qatar Energy is replacing a Russian company that withdrew from the Lebanese market…

Reuters

Lebanon's Mikati says divisions in judiciary may have “dangerous consequences” if not resolved

Lebanon caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati says the divisions in the judiciary body may have “dangerous consequences” if the concerned people themselves do not work to resolve this dilemma wisely, a statement from Mikati's office said on Wednesday.

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