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Marada movement leader Suleiman Franjieh at his house in Bnechi, northern Lebanon December 7, 2015. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim

Lebanon: Franjieh’s Presidency Hope Fading but Future MPs Refuse to Vote for Aoun

by Paula Astih | Jun 7, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Recent remarks made by Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq and Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat brought back the presidential crisis to the forefront after months of standstill, which heavily affected the functioning of constitutional...

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Pigeons fly in front of the parliament square in downtown Beirut. Reuters

Lebanon’s Politicians Agree on Holding Parliamentary Polls on Time despite Dispute on Electoral Law

by Paula Astih | May 28, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Discussions on which electoral law should be adopted in the parliamentary elections that are set to take place in June 2017 took the spotlight from the presidential crisis after Lebanon’s politicians failed to reach a breakthrough over the Baabda Palace vacuum....

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Head of the Free Patriotic Movement Michel Aoun (C) speaks during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon, on January 24, 2011. (Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)

Renewed calls for negotiations over vacant Lebanese presidency

by Paula Astih | Dec 12, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—There have been renewed calls for negotiations between senior Lebanese politicians ahead of a January deadline after parliament failed, for the 16th time of asking, to elect a new head of state this week. The Lebanese parliamentary speaker...

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A boy stands as Sunni Muslims attend Friday prayers at the Taqwa mosque, one of two mosques hit by explosions last Friday, in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli, August 30, 2013. (REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim)

Lebanon braces for US strike on Syria

by Caroline Akoum | Aug 31, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Still traumatized by the recent explosions that hit Beirut and Tripoli, the Lebanese seem to be obsessed with talk about what impact the Western military strike could have on the political and security situation in their country. In addition,...