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Al-Za’im presenter Dalia Ahmad appears in promotional advert for the Lebanese program. (AAA)

Lebanese reality TV breaks into politics

by Jocelyn Elia and Vivian Haddad | May 9, 2013 | Media

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Maya Terro won the opportunity to run for a Beirut parliamentary seat on Tuesday after winning Lebanese reality television show Al-Za’im (The Leader). The program was launched on Lebanon’s Al-Jadeed television channel more than two months...

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Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awwad Asiri. (AAA)

Saudi Envoy in Beirut Calls for National Dialogue

by Thair Abbas | Apr 8, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awwad Asiri called on Lebanese officials to be more mindful and wiser, avoid escalatory language, and be rational in order to keep Lebanon away from danger. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, Asiri hoped that the...

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Lebanese former minister Tammam Salam attends a meeting for pro-Western March 14 political coalition in Beirut April 4, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir )

Salam Named Lebanon’s PM

by Thair Abbas | Apr 6, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Well-known Sunni lawmaker Tammam Salam has been named Lebanon’s new prime minister, breaking the political crisis that has engulfed the country since Najib Mikati’s surprise resignation last month. Speaking at a press conference after the...

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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...

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Kholoud Succariyeh (R) and Nidal Darwish, who got married in defiance of Lebanon’s ban on civil unions, pose for a picture next to Beirut’s landmark Pigeon Rocks on January 25 2013. Source: JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images

Ring the Changes

by Diana Rhayem | Mar 2, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

Wedding bells are ringing out for change in Lebanon. On 10 November 2012 Kholoud Succariyeh and Nidal Darwish became the first couple in Lebanon to tie the knot by way of civil marriage. They were married before a notary in Beirut, after having their respective sects...