WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in Paris on Friday, the State Department said in a statement.The two will meet during a ministerial meeting of the International Lebanon Support Group, a body that includes the five permanent members of ...

PARIS: Major powers will try to shore up Lebanon’s stability on Friday by pushing Saudi Arabia and Iran to stop interfering in its politics, and urging Hezbollah to rein in its regional activities, diplomats said.Lebanon plunged into crisis on Nov. 4 when Saad al-Hariri resigned as prime minister ...

ROME: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri indicated that he might withdraw his resignation next week, saying matters were “positive” and he would rescind his decision if they remained so, a statement from his press office said.Hariri announced his resignation in a televised statement while ...

Saad al-Hariri attended independence day celebrations in Beirut on Wednesday after returning to Lebanon for the first time since resigning as prime minister in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia.Hariri, whose sudden resignation on Nov. 4 pitched Lebanon into crisis, flew into Beirut late on Tuesday. He ...

BEIRUT: Saad al-Hariri returned to Beirut on Tuesday for the first time since he resigned as Lebanon’s prime minister in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia and plunged his country into political crisis.Hariri’s sudden resignation on Nov. 4 thrust Lebanon to the forefront of regional tussle between ...

SINGAPORE: Oil markets dipped on Wednesday as traders took profits after crude prices hit two-year highs, but markets remained well supported by expectations of strong Chinese demand and tightening supplies.Traders said the market was eyeing growing tensions in the Middle East with concern, keeping ...