Cabinet headed by billionaire businessman Najib Mikati will face massive job of passing major reforms to pull country out of economic tailspin and secure rescue package

French president makes comments at UN-backed donor conference involving around 40 countries and organizations aiming to raise at least $350 million in emergency aid

Israel's northern neighbor is facing water, electricity and medicine shortages and its prospective new government won't weaken Hezbollah; will the PA suffer similar disaster?

Amid deep political and economic crisis and with widespread public skepticism, Najib Mikati tries to achieve task that eluded 2 others over past year

Najib Mikati warns country 'on the verge of collapse' amid economic meltdown; France calls for government able to make 'indispensable reforms'

Facing unprecedented financial meltdown, lawmakers vote to appoint former premier Najib Mikati to position vacated by Saad Hariri after he failed to form a government

Though Hassan Diab, a former education minister, is expected to get the needed backing of at least half of lawmakers, he will not have support of Sunni leaders