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Ashraf Rifi shows his ink-stained finger after casting his ballot at a polling station during Tripoli’s municipal elections, Lebanon, May 29, 2016. Reuters

Lebanon: After Municipal Setback, Future Movement in Limbo

by Paula Astih and Youssef Diab | Jun 4, 2016 | Features

Beirut-Future Movement is still confounded by the severe loss it suffered in the municipal elections in Tripoli, the capital of the North and Lebanon’s second largest city. Resigned Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi, who fought the elections alone against a coalition of...

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Lebanon’s Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Beirut, July 9, 2014. Reuters

Saudi Ambassador in Response to al-Mashnouq: Riyadh Does not Interfere in Lebanon’s Affairs

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 4, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Beirut-Saudi Ambassador to Beirut Ali Awadh Asiri stressed that the Kingdom “does not interfere in any form in Lebanese affairs,” saying it advises the Lebanese for the sake of their country. Asiri told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that “the Kingdom has always stood for...

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Lebanese soldiers and forensic experts examine the site of the explosions that rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs in November 2015. Reuters

Lebanese Security Agencies Thwart 3 ISIS Bombing Plots

by Youssef Diab | May 31, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Lebanon’s security situation went back to the forefront after Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq revealed on Monday that security forces had thwarted three bombing plots by ISIS. Al-Mashnouq’s announcement came after security agencies issued reports on the...

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Tammam Salam chairing a session for the Lebanese ministers in Beirut

Lebanese Relations Undergo Gulf Review

by Thaer Abbas | Feb 21, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Beirut, Riyadh-Lebanon has become under the “Gulf Review” after the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council have declared their backing up for Saudi Arabia’s decision to halt a $4bn arms deals with the Lebanese Armed Forces and Internal Security Forces. Therefore,...