BEIRUT — Against all odds, opposition groups have managed to nab notable victories in professional syndicate elections since 2019. The added significance of these triumphs lies in the fact that,...
BEIRUT — When the “Together for Change” opposition list headed to the planned launch of its campaign in the South II (Sour-Zahrani) district on April 15 at a conference center in Sarafand, it was...
This is probably the first time in decades that the Sunni vote, particularly the pro-Hariri vote, has been so unclear three days before the Parliamentary elections on Sunday. Future Movement...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said Friday that while his “finger cannot vote, what keeps it raised and irritating all the opponents are all of your fingers on May 15,” the...
Only two days separate us from the parliamentary elections in Lebanon. Once the ballots are counted and results announced, answers to many uncertainties surrounding this election — and the future...
BEIRUT — The American University of Beirut announced Friday the establishment of the Shireen Abu Akleh Endowed Memorial Scholarship to “commemorate and celebrate the life of an enduring figure of...
BEIRUT — In the leadup to the 2018 parliamentary elections, some 5,000 people got public sector jobs amid an official hiring freeze, in what many assumed to be a bid to secure votes by the...
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Friday declared three days of national mourning following the death of United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the state-run...
BEIRUT — President Michel Aoun said Friday, two days before Sunday’s parliamentary elections, that “certain candidates are buying votes,” and that some the bribes paid to voters “come from abroad.”...
BEIRUT — Lebanese who registered to vote in Ukraine can also head to the polls on Sunday if they are present in Lebanon. Late last year, 341 Lebanese registered to vote in Lebanon’s parliamentary...
BEIRUT — Daily workers at the Sainik waste sorting plant in Saida held a sit-in Friday in front of the facility to protest not receiving their wages for almost 10 days, the state-run National News...
BEIRUT — Marada party leader Sleiman Frangieh said Thursday that after Sunday’s parliamentary elections he “is open to dialogue with the Free Patriotic Movement.” Frangieh’s remarks came during an...
BEIRUT– A truck carrying gas cylinders caught fire Thursday night and later exploded near the village of Majdel in Wadi Khaled, North Lebanon, injuring a Syrian, our correspondent in the area...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . The Foreign Ministry released voter turnout numbers for last weekend’s diaspora vote in the parliamentary elections. The...
Beirut’s demands, Israel’s terms, and Washington’s stance: Behind the scenes of the negotiations
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
