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A Lebanese voter chats on his mobile phone as he waits in a queue to cast his ballot. AP

4th and Final Round of Lebanon’s Municipal Elections Held in North and Akkar

by Caroline Akoum | May 30, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Lebanon’s fourth and final round of municipal elections ended on Sunday after voters in the North and Akkar Governorates cast their ballots amid a calm situation and a turnout of around 40 percent. While the competition was mainly development-based in many...

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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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Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, on May 6, 2014. (EPA/MAURIZIO GAMBARINI)

Lebanon FM: Syrian presidential elections not enough, but better than nothing

by Mina Al-Oraibi | Jun 20, 2014 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) continues its lightning advance in Iraq and consolidates its strongholds in Syria, sparking fears of sectarian war across the region, Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil spoke with Asharq...

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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)

Lebanon moves closer to “fait accompli” government

by Caroline Akoum | Feb 6, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon’s prime minister-designate, Tammam Salam, moved closer to forming a “fait accompli” government this week after Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun rejected the proposed allocation of ministerial portfolios. Salam, who has held...

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Druze leader Walid Jumblatt. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Walid Jumblatt on the Fate of Syria and Lebanon

by Thair Abbas | Mar 10, 2013 | Interviews

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Lebanese MP, Druze leader, and head of the Progressive Socialist Party Walid Jumblatt is not at ease these days. From his standpoint nearly all of the recent developments in and around Lebanon bode ill, especially in regards to the Syrian...