Lebanon Top Politicians Agree Solution To Political Tensions, Cleric Says
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s top Christian cleric on Tuesday said the country’s three leading politicians agreed to a “solution” to political tensions and government paralysis tied to high-profile judicial investigations. “There is a constitutional and legal solution to the current crisis,” Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai said during a news conference... Read more
Lebanon Elite United Against Beirut Port Blast Probe Seen As Survival Threat
BEIRUT: They may often squabble but Lebanon’s political parties seem united in rejecting an investigation into Beirut’s massive port explosion that they fear could threaten their survival, analysts say. The explosion of a huge stockpile of poorly stored fertilizer on the dockside on August 4, 2020 killed more than... Read more
Hezbollah Accuses US of Meddling in Lebanon’s Port Probe
BEIRUT: Hezbollah accused the US on Wednesday of interfering in Lebanon’s investigation into last year’s massive explosion at the Beirut port, with the aim of implicating the militant group and its allies. Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadallah’s response to criticism from a State Department spokesperson comes amid a developing crisis... Read more