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Opinion: Lebanon – Electoral Escapism From Politics

by Eyad Abu Shakra | May 25, 2016 | Opinion

The Lebanese are surely entitled to celebrate exercising one form of “democracy” provided to them by the municipal and mayoral elections. Of course they are, given that foreign dictates have for almost two years prevented the election of a new president; and that they...

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Opinion: A Strong Message from London against the ‘Clash of Civilizations’

by Eyad Abu Shakra | May 18, 2016 | Opinion

Last Thursday morning I voted early in the London suburb where I live, before taking the train to my office in Central London. To be frank, a few weeks before election day I was not very keen to vote, given how many times I have been disappointed with politics during...

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A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during the country’s municipal elections in Beirut. Reuters

Lebanon Municipal Elections: Low Turnout in 1st Polls Since 2010

by Paula Astih and Nazeer Rida | May 9, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, Bekaa-The first round of Lebanon’s municipal elections was held on Sunday in the first such polls organized by the Interior Ministry in six years. Interior Minister Nuhad al-Mashnouq oversaw the polls held in the capital Beirut and the eastern Bekaa Valley...

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Municipalité de Beyrouth

Municipal Elections Test Political Powers in Lebanon

by Caroline Akoum | May 8, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The Lebanese governorates of Beirut and Bekaa Valley are holding municipal elections on Sunday. The polls are a true challenge for the political and security authorities, given that the last municipal elections took place six years ago. Beirut, capital city of...

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Yemen’s United Nations envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed arrives for a press conference at the ministery of information in Kuwait City on April 30, 2016

U.N. Roadmap Wraps up Yemeni Solution with Elections

by Arafat Madabish | May 5, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh- Sources attending the Yemeni talks, which are held in Kuwait, gave Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper the international outline for a solution in Yemen. The roadmap to peace is inspired from previously set items mentioned in U.N. Resolution 2216, which specifically...