Najib Mikati

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Saturday that the Lebanese army is “the protector and guardian of the nation.” He assured the army that it has the full support of the government, adding: “I know that you are going…
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Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, declared on Monday that his country rejected the violation of its airspace by Israel. “We cannot remain silent in the face of Israeli aggressions,” Mikati said, adding that further…
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Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati concluded his visit to Saudi Arabia on Saturday after completing his Umrah rituals in Makkah. He was seen off King Abdulaziz International Airport by Jeddah Gov. Prince Saud bin Jalawi and the consul…
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Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati was the victim of an innocent gaffe on Wednesday when he mistook an assistant for Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and gave her a peck on the cheek at Beirut Airport. In a short video that went…
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Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Monday he hoped the situation on the country’s southern border with Israel would not deteriorate after five months of hostilities between Hezbollah and the Israeli forces. “We are…
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Indirect talks to end hostilities along the Lebanese-Israeli border will begin during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan which starts next week, Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati said on Tuesday. Powerful Lebanese armed group…
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Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati inspected the border area between Lebanon and Israel in an unannounced visit to the south on Tuesday, where he stressed “Lebanon’s respect for all international legitimacy resolutions and its commitment…
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Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, said on Monday Beirut had been working to ease tensions along its southern border with Israel and avoid dragging the country into a new war. “Lebanon is in the eye of the storm, and the…
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Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has voiced concerns about a “new wave” of Syrian refugees entering the country “via illegal paths.” Mikati told a Cabinet meeting on Thursday that the scale of the influx poses “a serious…
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A three-year probe against Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister and his family over corruption allegations has been closed by Monaco’s judicial authorities for lack of evidence, the premier’s office said Friday. Prime Minister Najib…
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