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Elias Sakr

Elias Sakr

Senior Correspondent
Beirut
Elias joined The National as a senior correspondent in Beirut in 2020. He started his career at The Daily Star, where he spent more than eight years reporting on politics and business. In 2015, he joined An-Nahar, where he spearheaded the launch of the revamped online English edition, led the editorial team for five years and wrote regular columns.

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Charbel Wehbe, Lebanon's caretaker foreign minister. Reuters
Lebanese ambassadors summoned over minister's 'Bedouin' comments

Lebanon's caretaker foreign minister on Monday suggested the Gulf states had helped to fund ISIS

LebanonMay 19, 2021
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, looks on as he meets with Lebanese President Michel Aoun at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Le Drian is in Beirut for two days visit to meet with Lebanese officials. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
French minister in Beirut to pressure Lebanese officials into forming Cabinet

Mr Le Drian had warned that France would take punitive measures against those blocking the formation of a government

MENAMay 07, 2021
Israeli Navy boats in the Mediterranean, seen from Rosh Hanikra in northern Israel, close to the Lebanese border. Reuters
Lebanon and Israel resume talks over disputed marine borders

US-mediated negotiations first began in October but had stalled

LebanonMay 04, 2021
Lebanon's President Michel Aoun heads a meeting with Lebanese officials to discuss ways of tackling smuggling, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon April 26, 2021.
Lebanon orders crackdown on smuggling after Saudi Arabia bans produce

President Michel Aoun says Lebanon keen on preserving 'best ties' with Arab states

LebanonApril 26, 2021
Volunteers at Ghiras NGO preparing iftar meals for pick up.
'Searching for bread': Lebanon's economic collapse leads to suffering during Ramadan

Hyperinflation in Lebanon leaves millions of people unable to afford even basic iftar meals

LebanonApril 26, 2021
Pope Francis and Lebanon's prime minister-designate Saad Hariri exchange gifts during a private audience in The Vatican. Vatican Media / Reuters
Saad Hariri asks Pope Francis for help to tackle Lebanon's crises

Pope promises to visit Lebanon if a Cabinet is formed

LebanonApril 22, 2021
Emir Mansour Assaf mosque in central Beirut
Beirut mosques serve Ramadan worshippers despite scars of port blast

Repairs delayed by lack of funding as Lebanon struggles with economic crisis

LebanonApril 18, 2021
Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale is on a two-day visit to Lebanon. AFP
Senior US official greatly concerned at Lebanon's failure to form government

David Hale is visiting Beirut for the third time in 18 months

LebanonApril 14, 2021
Shoppers que at a bakery in Lebanon's capital,Beirut, on April 13, 2021 (The National, Mahmoud Rida)
Bread crisis in Lebanon could lead to loss of hundreds of jobs

Rise in bread production costs fuelled by an 85 per cent drop in value of national currency

LebanonApril 14, 2021
Lebanon has been without a fully functioning government since the massive explosion that destroyed parts of Beirut last August. Reuters
Lebanon's government must endorse maritime border claim

Country's expansion of claimed maritime territory delayed, threatening stalled UN negotiations with Israel

LebanonApril 14, 2021
Lebanon's caretaker Minister of Public Works Michel Najjar said he signed a decree to more than double Lebanon’s claimed maritime area on the Israeli border. AFP handout
Lebanon minister expands claim on disputed maritime border with Israel

Lebanon’s caretaker public works minister said he had signed an amendment of maritime boundary lines with Israel

LebanonApril 12, 2021
Sayyed Mohammad Hassan Al Amin. Wikimedia Commons
Prominent Lebanese moderate Shiite scholar dies of coronavirus complications

An author with several publications to his credit, Sayyed Al Amin was a supporter of religious dialogue

LebanonApril 12, 2021
A man walks past damaged buildings and vehicles a day after the explosion at Beirut's port on August 4, 2020. Reuters
Beirut blast: minister criticised for letter to investigating judge

Memo signed by Raoul Nehme asked for acts of terrorism and war to be ruled out to expedite insurance payments

April 10, 2021
Charbel Wehbe, Lebanon's newly appointed foreign minister is seen at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Lebanon may seek negotiation with Syria over marine borders, says foreign minister

Damascus recently awarded a Russian company a contract to explore for oil and gas in offshore areas that overlap with Lebanon’s exclusive economic zone

LebanonApril 09, 2021
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaks after meeting with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda. Reuters
Egypt trying to help Lebanon 'weather crisis,' says foreign minister

Sameh Shoukry to meet political leaders with talks stalled on forming new government

LebanonApril 07, 2021
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