Tag: Lebanon

Lebanon uprising protesters anxiously await military court trials (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

The anti-government uprising that swept across Lebanon two years ago might be a distant memory to many in the country, now struggling with compounding...

Lebanon’s President Aoun rejects draft electoral law (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

President Michel Aoun has sent a draft law to hold parliamentary elections ahead of time on 27 March instead of May back to parliament...

Iran’s fuel shipment to Lebanon requires regional policy shift (Lina Khatib, Chatham House)

In September 2021, at the height of the unprecedented fuel shortage in Lebanon, a tanker carrying Iranian fuel docked at a Syrian port where...

Beirut blast judge summons ex-ministers as pressure mounts (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

The lead investigator of the Beirut Port blast probe summoned two charged ex-ministers again as Lebanese leaders continue to mount pressure on him. Judge Tarek...

Hezbollah accuses Lebanese Forces of killing its supporters (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

Hezbollah’s leader has accused the Lebanese Forces party of shooting at their supporters and killing seven people last Thursday near a protest against the...

Lebanon: Army to investigate soldier who appeared in video shooting protesters (Middle East Eye)

The Lebanese army has announced that one of its members is under investigation after appearing in a widely shared CCTV video shooting at protesters during the...

How Judge Bitar’s probe shook Lebanon leaders (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

When the Lebanese government announced more than a year ago that the probe into the devastating explosion in Beirut’s port would be conducted domestically,...

Food poisoning spikes in Lebanon amid fuel crisis (AJ Naddaff, Al Monitor)

Cases of food poisoning have been on the rise since the summer amidst Lebanon’s increased power outages. The true scale of the numbers has not...

UN calls for end to violence in Lebanon following deadly Beirut clashes (UN News)

Clashes erupted after gunmen fired on hundreds of people heading to a protest against the lead judge in the probe, organized by the militant...

Beirut port probe suspended again as judge issues warrant for ex-minister (Al-Monitor)

The lead investigator for the 2020 Beirut port explosion issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for a former government minister, shortly before the probe was...

‘Political targeting’: Hezbollah chief denounces blast judge (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

Hezbollah’s leader on Monday accused the judge leading the Beirut port explosion investigation of being biased and politicised. He told victims of the deadly...

‘Unprecedented’ hunger in Lebanon as fuel crisis hikes food costs (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

Mohammad sat in the smaller grocery store where he worked and flipped through the pages of a notebook, filled with a long list of...

Lebanon: Planning Lapses Endanger School Year (HRW)

The education system in Lebanon is at risk of collapse, with devastating consequences for children, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities’ egregious planning...

Lebanon: Fire breaks out in Zahrani oil facility (Middle East Eye)

A fire broke out on Monday at a fuel storage tank in the Zahrani oil facility in southern Lebanon, according to local reports. Local news...

Iran-Lebanon ties not based on request of third side (IRNA)

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that Tehran and Beirut are determined to develop relations and their ties are not...

The Incoming Government in Lebanon: Little New under the Sun (Orna Mizrahi, INSS)

After a delay of more than a year, a new government was formed in Lebanon, led by billionaire Najib Mikati. The government will be...