BEIRUT: Backed by the U.S.,Francehas held extensive contacts withIranin an effort to break the Lebanese presidential stalemate, now entering its sixth month, according to a report published Thursday. An-Nahar newspaper, quoting diplomatic sources, saidPariswas concerned that the gloomy atmosphere the region is experiencing would threaten coexistence....

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed hope about the establishment of a government in Lebanon. We sincerely hope that there will soon be the establishment of a government, Ban said at an annual news conference in New York on Friday, adding that he would discuss the issue with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Lebanese ...

BEIRUT (AP) -- Saudi Arabia has pledged $3 billion to Lebanon to help strengthen the country's armed forces and purchase weapons from France, Lebanon's president said Sunday, calling it the biggest grant ever for the nation's military. Michel Sleiman, who made the surprise announcement in a televised national address, did not provide any further details....

BEIRUT: President Michel Sleimanslammed WednesdayHezbollahaccusations againstSaudi Arabiaof being behind last months twin suicide bombings outside the Iranian Embassy in Lebanon. It is not allowed to ruin the historic ties with Saudi Arabia by making accusations against it without any evidence, Sleiman said in a speech delivered in Jbeil during a ...

Irans President Hassan Rouhani will hold talks with his Lebanese counterpart Michel Suleiman during his visit to the US. The meeting will take place on the sidelines of the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The two officials will discuss the expansion of ties between Iran and Lebanon as well as regional issues, particularly the ...

Iran news headlines on Wednesday include Putin trip to Iran for nuclear talks; Supreme Leader meeting with Iranian and foreign poets; Ahmadinejad urging expansion of ties between Tehran-Bangkok; Iran and Oman discussion over mutual cooperation; Michel Sleiman coming Iran for Rouhani's ceremony; Iran's Majlis speaker condemnation of EU over blacklisting ...

BEIRUT: PresidentMichel Sleimanwill visit Tehran next month to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iranian president-elect Hassan Rouhani, sources inBaabdaPalace told The Daily Star. Sleiman is expected to be accompanied by a Lebanese delegation, likely including caretaker Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour, during his visit toIranearly August, the sources ...

Foreign heads of state and officials have been invited to the upcoming inauguration ceremony of Iranian president-elect, Hassan Rohani. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday that leaders and officials from across the world, except for the United States and Israel, have been invited to Rohanis swearing-in ceremony scheduled ...

A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEICriticalThreats Project Iran AnalystWill Fulton and Iran Intern Amir Toumaj.   Politics National Security and Foreign Policy Parliamentary Commissionmember Esmail Kowsari discussed the top priorities of President-elect Hassan Rouhanis ...

Irans President-elect Dr. Hassan Rohani has rejected foreign military intervention in the crisis-hit Syria, calling for an end to the unrest in the Arab country. The Islamic Republic of Irans policy is to help the regional nations and governments, and I do not believe that problems in the region, particularly in Syria, can be solved militarily, but ...

[caption id="attachment_32187" align="alignright" width="210"] Hezbollah supporters clash with supporters of the Lebanese Option Party during a protest in front of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, June 9, 2013.[/caption] BEIRUT: PresidentMichel Sleimancalled Monday onHezbollahand the Iranian embassy to assist in the investigation into ...

By Jerusalem Post Sleiman: Tehran at fault for drone downed over Israel; Hezbollah threatens rocket fire on Israel "from Kiryat Shmona to Eilat." Lebanese President Michel Sleiman has sent a letter of protest to his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, complaining about the recent Hezbollah drone launch into Israeli airspace, the Lebanese dailyAl ...