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Lebanese President Michel Sleiman (L) meeting with his New Prime Minister Tammam Salam at the presidential palace in Baabda. (AFP/ Ho / Dalati and Nohra)

Debate: Lebanon’s new government is the result of domestic politics

by Charles Jabbour | Mar 10, 2014 | Debate

It is ingrained in the Lebanese psyche that everything that happens in the country must be the result of some foreign desire or will. The formation of the government is no exception to this rule. Indeed, foreign factors affect the course of Lebanese life, especially...

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Lebanese MPs attend a parliament session in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 31, 2013. (Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)

Lebanon’s Unwritten Constitution

by Thair Abbas | Feb 12, 2014 | Features

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon’s unwritten constitution has, as anywhere, arisen from tradition. In other words, any practice in Lebanese society that has affected government and which has been repeatedly practiced has become part of the constitution, so long as...

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A vegetable vendor walks past Lebanese army soldiers on patrol in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, on December 3, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)

Lebanese army ordered to restore stability in Tripoli

by Sawsan Al-Abtah | Dec 3, 2013 | Middle East

Tripoli, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, announced on Monday that the Lebanese army has been given responsibility for ensuring security in the northern city of Tripoli for six months. The decision came after recent clashes between the...

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Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati announces his resignation at the government palace, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Paris seeks to help Lebanon overcome political crisis

by Michel Abu Najm | Nov 27, 2013 | Middle East

Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—High-level French diplomatic sources informed Asharq Al-Awsat that Paris has never stopped working behind the scenes to help Lebanon resolve its escalating political crisis, putting forward the possibility of holding a political conference in...

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Members of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party hold portraits of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a demonstration supporting his regime and against a possible military strike in Syria on September 8, 2013 in Beirut. AFP (PHOTO / ANWAR AMRO ANWAR AMRO)

Lebanese permission needed for use of airspace in missile attack, say experts

by Nazeer Rida | Sep 10, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—An attack on Syria using cruise missiles would require permission from countries whose airspace may be used, such as Lebanon, an expert in international law said yesterday. Antoine Sfeir, a Lebanese expert in international law, on Monday told...