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Future Movement Eyeing Municipal and General Polls with or Without Saad Hariri

This is Beirut, 20/02 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Future Movement, which had suspended its participation in Lebanon’s political life three years ago, will be taking part in the upcoming municipal elections slated for May and the general elections next year, according to a party official. However, the movement’s leader, former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, may not be running for a seat in ...

Tourism Chief Warns Against Instability

This is Beirut, 19/02 16:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The President of the Federation of Tourist Unions and the Hoteliers’ Union, Pierre Achkar, has raised concerns over recent street violence and road blockades, particularly those disrupting access to Beirut’s International Airport (BIA). He cautioned that such unrest could jeopardize the tourism sector’s recent momentum, which had ...

Top US Diplomat Rubio Meets Saudi Crown Prince in Riyadh

This is Beirut, 17/02 21:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Top US and Russian diplomats will meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on resetting the countries' fractured relations and making a tentative start on trying to end the Ukraine war. Both sides played down the chances that the first high-level meeting between the countries since Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022 would result in a ...

Russian Delegation Lands in Saudi Arabia for Talks with US

This is Beirut, 17/02 21:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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A Russian delegation including foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov has arrived in Saudi Arabia for high-level talks with US officials, Russian state TV reported Monday. The Rossiya 24 news channel showed the officials disembarking a plane in the Saudi capital Riyadh. "The main thing is to begin a real normalisation of ...

Top Russia, US Officials to Meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday

This is Beirut, 17/02 17:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Top US and Russian diplomats will meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on resetting the countries' fractured relations and possibly paving the way to ending the Ukraine war. Kyiv said it was not invited to the discussions in Riyadh, while European leaders -- reeling from Washington's dramatic change in policy towards Moscow -- hosted ...

Skeptical of Israeli Withdrawal on Deadline, President Aoun Reaffirms Army’s Security Role

This is Beirut, 17/02 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun on Monday reiterated the Lebanese Army’s responsibility for securing the country’s borders, emphasizing its full readiness for accountability. Addressing the issue of Hezbollah’s weapons, Aoun stated that any resolution must be discussed among the Lebanese. President Aoun voiced concern that Israeli troops may not ...

Saad Hariri's Comeback: A Turning Point for the Sunni Community?

Yara Germany, 16/02 15:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Saad Hariri was greeted with a massive crowd at Martyrs' Square on Friday, February 14. His return, eagerly awaited by his supporters, came more than three years after his withdrawal from the Lebanese political scene. In fact, much of the Sunni community has been feeling sidelined and underrepresented in recent years. For former Minister Rashid ...

Arab Summit in Riyadh on February 20 to Discuss Trump’s Plan for Gaza

This is Beirut, 14/02 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Riyadh is set to host a summit on February 20, bringing together five Arab countries to develop a common response to Donald Trump’s plan, which envisions emptying Gaza of its inhabitants and rebuilding the territory under U.S. control, a Saudi source told AFP on Friday. This summit, which will gather the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the ...

Saudi Islamic Arts Biennale Blends Tradition with Modern Vision

This is Beirut, 14/02 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Under a vast canopy of tents in the Saudi city of Jeddah, religious artifacts are on display alongside contemporary art pieces, part of the kingdom's bid to transform its ultraconservative image. The second edition of the Islamic Arts Biennale, titled And All That Is In Between, features as its centerpiece segments of the kiswa, the black cloth ...

FM: A Once-Dominant Lebanese Political Force in Transition

This is Beirut, 14/02 13:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Future Movement (FM) is a Lebanese political party founded in the 1990s by Rafic Hariri, a prominent businessman and former Prime Minister of Lebanon. After Hariri’s assassination in 2005, his son, Saad Hariri, assumed leadership of the party, maintaining its role as a key political force representing Lebanon’s Sunni Muslim community. The ...

Rafic Hariri and the Rise of Political Sunnism

Michel Touma, 14/02 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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“No one can be greater than their country,” Rafic Hariri once remarked. Yet, two dominant forces in Lebanon challenged this notion: Hariri himself and Hezbollah. Their conflicting vision led to a violent confrontation—an all-out clash of titans—one that reached its climax 20 years ago, on February 14, 2005, when the former ...

Is Saad Hariri Eyeing a Major Comeback to the Lebanese Political Scene?

Natasha Metni Torbey, 13/02 12:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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February 14, 2025, could mark a turning point in the current political landscape. After six years away from the Lebanese political scene, following his resignation as prime minister in 2019, and 20 years after the assassination of his father, Rafic Hariri, Saad Hariri may be preparing a significant comeback. At least, that is what his team has ...

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