France is to host an aid conference for Lebanon after Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri abandoned his attempt to form a government, further plunging the country into economic chaos. Organized with the support of the United Nations, the fundraiser will be held on 4 August – the first anniversary of a port ...
The United States said Thursday’s resignation of Saad Hariri as Lebanon’s prime minister-designate was “disappointing.” “It is critical that a government committed and able to implement priority reforms be formed now,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said after Hariri abandoned his efforts to form a government nine months after accepting ...
