Badih Karhani speaks to Najib Mikati about his controversial nomination as the new Lebanese Prime Minister. A majority of the parliament endorsed him, but there are critics who worry that he is solely focused on Hezbollah's interests. But for his part Mikati declares that he represents not just Hezbollah but everyone.
Lebanese members of parliament and ministers from all sides have made a temporary truce to play a game of football, donning red and white jerseys for a friendly match on the 35th anniversary of the Lebanese civil war.
President Michel Sleiman has called on Lebanese lawmakers to work toward the end of "confessionalism in politics". Lebanese governments are traditionally based on power-sharing deals between the country’s different religious groups.
Lebanon's President Michel Sleiman approved the nomination of Ali Abdel Karim Ali as Syria's first ambassador to Beirut as the two countries formally establish diplomatic ties. Lebanon's ambassador to Damascus was named at the start of the year.
Lebanon's deeply divided political leaders met on Tuesday to discuss the explosive issue of Hezbollah's weapons. The next session of talks will be held on November 5 and President Sleiman would meanwhile mediate bilateral talks.
As he hosted a meal for political and religious representatives to break the day's Ramadan fast Tuesday, Lebanese President Michel Sleiman invited the leaders of the country's rival political factions for a day of national dialogue on Sept. 16.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice welcomed Syria's decision to establish diplomatic relations with Beirut at an ambassadorial level as a very good first step. Damascus has been under pressure to treat Lebanon as a sovereign state.
Michel Sleiman's visit to Damascus is the first by a Lebanese president since Syria withdrew troops from Lebanon in April 2005. But this historic day has been troubled by an attack in Tripoli that caused the death of 18 persons. (Part 2)
During an historic meeting in Damascus between Lebanese President Michel Sleiman and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the two decided to establish ambassadorial relations for the first time since independence in the 1940s.
Michel Sleiman's visit to Damascus is the first by a Lebanese president since Syria withdrew troops from Lebanon in April 2005. But this historic day has been troubled by an attack in Tripoli that caused the death of 18 persons. (Part 1)
