MENA News Lebanon’s Hariri shackled by bigger outside forces Yomna Yasser Nov 15, 2017 0 Nothing so encapsulated the political shackles in which Saad al-Hariri has operated as Lebanon’s prime minister as…
MENA News Fears for Lebanese economy if Saudis impose Qatar-style blockade Yomna Yasser Nov 14, 2017 0 Lebanese politicians and bankers believe Saudi Arabia intends to do to their country what it did to Qatar, corral…
MENA News Russia, U.S. stalemate over Syria chemical weapons inquiry Yomna Yasser Nov 14, 2017 0 Russia said on Monday it was talking to the United States about the U.N. Security Council renewing an…
MENA News Arab League to meet on Iran next week at Saudi request: Diplomats Yomna Yasser Nov 13, 2017 0 The Arab League is set to hold an extraordinary meeting next Sunday at the request of Saudi Arabia to discuss…
MENA News Top Lebanese priest to travel to Saudi Arabia amid crisis Yomna Yasser Nov 13, 2017 0 A top Lebanese Christian religious figure will head to Saudi Arabia where he is expected to meet with Lebanon's…
MENA News Powerful earthquake hits Iran-Iraq border, kills 207 people Yomna Yasser Nov 13, 2017 0 A powerful earthquake late Sunday shook the Iran-Iraq border, killing 207 people and injuring over 2,500 in the…
MENA News Resigned Lebanon PM Hariri says to leave Saudi Arabia and return home in days Yomna Yasser Nov 13, 2017 0 Saad al-Hariri, who announced on Nov. 4 from Saudi Arabia that he was quitting as Lebanon's prime minister,…
MENA News A political shock throws Lebanon’s economy back into crisis Yomna Yasser Nov 12, 2017 0 Just when things were starting to look up for Lebanon's economy, a new political crisis threatens to send it…
MENA News U.S. signals caution to Saudis despite shared concern about Iran Yomna Yasser Nov 12, 2017 0 Despite President Donald Trump’s full-throated support for Saudi Arabia, the United States appears to be…
MENA News France believes Lebanon’s Hariri free of movements in Saudi: FM Yomna Yasser Nov 11, 2017 0 French foreign minister said Friday he believed that former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri was not under…