Lebanon’s new prime minister Najib Mikati and president Michel Aoun have signed a decree forming a

Hariri said after a 20-minute meeting with President Michel Aoun.... Hariri’s supporters – blocked roads and set fire to tires in several parts of Beirut, decrying the deepening crisis.... Troops were deployed to break up a protest at the edge of Beirut, firing in the air and using armoured vehicles to open roads....

Although Hezbollah together with its allies won the parliamentary elections in Lebanon, it will not

government was cobbled together after a year of political deadlock that has compounded Lebanon's economic

Lebanon’s president called Monday for an end to an 11-week deadlock that has prevented the

governing actors to adequately manage the world’s largest proven oil reserves, the political confrontation

U.S. administrations. Lebanon's crisis is rooted in decades of corruption and mismanagement by the

BEIRUT( Reuters)-Lebanon's financial meltdown has swiftly worsened in the last month, with much of

Mikati became a favourite for the post after he was endorsed by most of Lebanon’s political parties

However, military-civilian ties have been frayed by the military takeover. Hamdok’s resignation comes amid a heavy security crackdown on protesters denouncing not only the takeover but the a subsequent deal that reinstated him and sidelined the pro-democracy movement.... Internet connections were also disrupted ahead of the protests, according to advocacy group NetBlocs.... 25 coup. Advertisement Sunday’s fatalities have brought the death toll among protesters since the coup to at least 57, ac