BEIRUT: News emerged on Sunday that the largest Christian blocs in the Lebanese parliament the Free Patriotic Movement, the Lebanese Forces, and the Lebanese Phalanges Party were moving toward reaching a consensus on a presidential candidate. Among the likely names suggested for the role is former Finance Minister Jihad Azour, 57. Azour currently serves as the director of
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s municipal elections set for May could be postponed for a second time following a series of parliamentary delays, leaving local administrations and services paralyzed. The elections were initially postponed for 12 months because they coincided with the 2022 parliamentary elections. But with deputies refusing to hold a parliamentary session to settle the
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Lebanon's top public prosecutor on Wednesday charged the judge investigating the 2020 Beirut port explosion that killed at least 220 people, stymieing his effort to hold members of the ruling elite accountable. Public prosecutor Ghassan Oweidat, who rejected Judge Tarek Bitar's decision to resume the inquiry, also ordered the release of people detained in connection with