Tammam Salam

Lebanon's Prime Minister Tammam Salam on Friday urged Saudi Arabia to "reconsider" the suspension of a $3 billion aid package to its army to buy French arms.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on a visit to Lebanon and Jordan on Monday that it was vital to provide support for refugees from Syria's civil war within the region to discourage them from risking their lives in trying to reach Europe.

Thousands of protesters rallied in Beirut on Friday to support Christian faction leader Michel Aoun's call for Lebanon to elect its president by popular vote to address a crisis that has paralysed government and parliament.

Former Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami died on Thursday at the age of 80 after suffering from an undisclosed illness, the government said.

Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam is pleading for calm as anger swells in his country over the continued capture of soldiers and police by militants in Syria.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Tammam Salam on Friday urged Saudi Arabia to "reconsider" the suspension of a $3 billion aid package to its army to buy French arms.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on a visit to Lebanon and Jordan on Monday that it was vital to provide support for refugees from Syria's civil war within the region to discourage them from risking their lives in trying to reach Europe.

Thousands of protesters rallied in Beirut on Friday to support Christian faction leader Michel Aoun's call for Lebanon to elect its president by popular vote to address a crisis that has paralysed government and parliament.

Former Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami died on Thursday at the age of 80 after suffering from an undisclosed illness, the government said.

Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam is pleading for calm as anger swells in his country over the continued capture of soldiers and police by militants in Syria.