FILE PHOTO: Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam speaks at the presidential palace on the day he meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, in Baabda, Lebanon January 14, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

LBCI sources reported a private meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on Friday afternoon. Upon leaving the palace, Speaker Berri briefly commented,

"Lebanon needs to move forward." With these succinct words, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri responded to an LBCI question regarding whether the boycott of non-binding parliamentary consultations by the Hezbollah-Amal Movement blocs was a message to both domestic and international audiences.

French President Emmanuel Macron met Friday with Lebanon’s newly elected President Joseph Aoun and vowed to support the small nation as it tries to recover from a historic economic crisis and the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.

Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam on Tuesday called for "unity and cooperation" to save, reform and reconstruct Lebanon, saying he is extending his hands to "all," in spe

The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, met Wednesday with the president of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri. Albares plans to hold high-level political meetings in the Lebanese capital to address the situation in the country,

Lebanon's parliament, led by Speaker Nabih Berri, paused a presidential election session for further consultations after the candidate, Lebanese army commander Joseph Aoun, failed to secure the necessary 86 votes in the first round.

France's President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut on Friday for a visit that will see him meet his counterpart and offer support as Lebanon's leaders seek to open a new chapter in their country's turbulent history.

House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Wednesday met with European Union Ambassador to Lebanon, Sandra De Waele, at Ain al-Tineh.  Separately, and in a statement to LBCI, Speaker

Geopolitical shifts in the troubled Middle East, highlighted by the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad and Iran's dwindling influence, present a rare opportunity for Lebanon to regain control of its own fate.

Lebanon’s prime minister-designate has vowed to rebuild the country following years of economic meltdown and a 14-month war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group.

Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, said Thursday that "a new phase" has started for the war-ravaged country and pledged to rebuild the state, adopt a policy of "positive neutrality" and fight corruption.