Drug-stuffed Syrian pomegranate shipment entered Lebanon in stages arabnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from arabnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hariri met with the pope in the Vatican on Thursday, along with other Italian leaders.
“The Vatican knows very well who is and who is not obstructing the government formation process,” said Hariri, who has been unable to form a government of non-partisan specialists in Lebanon since his appointment on Oct. 22.
Pope Francis confirmed he would visit crisis-hit Lebanon but only after its fractious politicians can agree on a new government.
Hariri has been in disagreement with President Michel Aoun and his political team, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), for months over naming Christian ministers. Aoun has insisted on having the blocking third in the government.
Famine Threatens Prisoners in Lebanon aawsat.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aawsat.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon will gradually ease strict coronavirus lockdown in force since Jan. 11 in four two-week stages starting from Monday, the country’s caretaker government said on Friday.
FILE PHOTO: Women sit together, during a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beirut, Lebanon February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Lebanon imposed a 24-hour curfew when cases spiked after lax measures over the Christmas holiday period sent infections soaring and pushed hopsital capacities to the limit.
Lebanon is dealing with a devastating financial crisis that has paralysed banks and the lockdown faced resistance amid concerns over soaring unemployment, inflation and poverty.