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Lebanese members of parliament attend a session in Beirut, May 31, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Coexistence Is the Last Chance to Avoid the Precipice

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Apr 20, 2017 | Opinion

Last week, Egypt’s Coptic Christians cancelled Easter celebrations in mourning for those who were killed in two separate terrorist explosions targeting churches in the cities of Tanta and Alexandria. In Iraq too, new maps are being drawn by sectarianism, while...

The Return to Saudi Arabia!

by Tariq Alhomayed | Feb 21, 2017 | Opinion

The region is undergoing a game-changer phase after the conclusion of former U.S. president Barack Obama’s tenure and the start of U.S. President Donald Trump’s phase. This is happening because of Trump’s stance in considering the fight against terrorism as a...

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Tourists take pictures of themselves at the sea castle of the port city of Sidon, southern Lebanon, on October 3, 2011. (Reuters/Ali Hashisho)

Opinion: No, Lebanon is not finished

by Amir Taheri | Nov 7, 2014 | Opinion

“Lebanon is finished!” This was what a Lebanese friend asserted the other day when he dropped in for commiseration. He came out with a litany of woes about Lebanon: inability to choose a president, a parliament prolonging its paralytic life, a Hezbollah serving Iran...

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File photo of senior members of the March 14 Alliance pose for a group photograph during a news conference. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Lebanese politicians to consider public-sector workers’ demands

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 9, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese politicians are preparing for a parliamentary session on Tuesday to consider demands by public-sector workers for better pay and conditions, despite continued wrangling among Lebanese parties over the failure to elect a new president....

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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...