Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Thursday that the recent period was a wake up call for the Lebanese with different loyalties to put their country first ahead of regional issues. “The period that passed was perhaps like a wake up call for all of us to look for...

Turkish authorities issued detention warrants for 99 suspects including doctors and lawyers and have so far detained 78 of them, the state-run Anadolu agency said on Thursday, as part of a widening crackdown since last year’s failed coup attempt. The suspects were believed to be users...

Saad al-Hariri attended independence day celebrations in Beirut on Wednesday after returning to Lebanon for the first time since resigning as prime minister in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia. Hariri, whose sudden resignation on Nov. 4 pitched Lebanon into crisis, flew into Beirut late on...

Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has landed in the capital Beirut for the first time since his resignation on Nov. 4. Hariri was expected to attend National Day celebrations in Beirut on Wednesday. Lebanon has remained in the throes of an unprecedented political crisis...