Tag: Lebanon

Lebanon. Lebanon’s Student Movement: A New Political Player? (Kareem Chehayeb, Tala Majzoub, Arab Reform Initiative)

Students of Secular Club of the American University of Beirut (AUB) hold banner reading in Arabic 'education right for all' during a protest in...

Lebanon. Rinnovata per un altro anno la missione ONU in Libano (Analisi Difesa)

Il Consiglio di sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite ha prorogato fino all’agosto 2022 il mandato della missione delle Nazioni Unite in Libano (UNIFIL), composta da...

Lebanon/Iran. Lebanon’s Hezbollah agrees to third shipment of Iranian fuel (Al Jazeera)

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has said a third shipment of Iranian fuel has been agreed to ease crippling shortages in Lebanon. “We have agreed...

Lebanon. ‘In the eye of chaos’: Lebanon’s security chief issues warning (Al Jazeera)

The head of one of Lebanon’s most powerful security agencies has ordered his officers to stand firm in the face of its national crisis,...

Lebanon. Lebanon Leaders Reach Short-term Deal on Fuel Subsidies (VoA)

Lebanese leaders agreed to a short-term compromise to maintain fuel subsidies, the presidency and prime minister's office said Saturday, a move that will trigger...

Hezbollah/Iran/Lebanon – Hezbollah Says Iranian Fuel Tanker to Sail to Lebanon Soon (VoA)

The leader of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group said Thursday that an Iranian fuel tanker will sail toward Lebanon “within hours,” warning Israel and...

Lebanon – Politicians blast central bank for ending fuel subsidies (Al Jazeera)

A truck blocks a road in Tripoli, Lebanon after the central bank decided to effectively end subsidies on fuel imports Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister...

Lebanon – Mired in crises, Lebanon marks one year since Beirut blast (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Hundreds of Lebanese have marched in Beirut to mark one year since a cataclysmic explosion at the port ravaged the capital, protesting...

Lebanon/Europe – Here is why the EU should sanction Lebanon’s bankers (Al Jazeera)

Sami Halabi writes: One year has passed since the Beirut Port explosion of August 4, 2020. As summer temperatures are hitting record highs, so is the...

France/Lebanon – Macron criticises ‘failing’ Lebanon politicians at fundraiser (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: French president renews call for formation of government able to implement reforms in crisis-hit Lebanon during donor conference on anniversary of...

Lebanon – A year on, politicians accused of hindering Beirut blast justice (Al Jazeera)

Kareem Chehayeb writes: A year after a massive explosion at Beirut Port devastated the Lebanese capital, the victims’ grieving families are still waiting for answers, accountability...

Europe/Lebanon – People before politicians: How Europeans can help rebuild Lebanon (ECFR)

Carmen Geha writes: The magnitude, nature, and timing of the August 2020 Beirut port explosion could not have been worse for Lebanon’s faltering economy,...

Lebanon/Israel – Lebanon’s Collapse, and the Significance for Israel (INSS)

Orna Mizrahi, Yoram Schweitzer write for INSS: The ongoing deterioration of Lebanon's economy and the country’s political chaos have sharpened the dilemma of Israel’s...

Europe/Lebanon – EU calls on Lebanon to form government quickly (Euractiv, AFP, Reuters)

Euractiv writes: The European Union on Monday (26 July) urged Lebanon’s political elite to form a government without delay, following the nomination of Lebanese...

Cash-strapped Lebanon signs fuel deal with Iraq to ease crisis (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Iraq has signed an agreement allowing the cash-strapped Lebanese government to pay for 1 million tonnes of heavy fuel oil a year...

(Lebanon) Lebanese MPs accused of Beirut blast ‘cover up’ over trial move (Al Jazeera)

 Kareem Chehayeb writes for Al Jazeera: Dozens of Lebanese MPs have pledged support for a parliamentary motion allowing a special judicial body to investigate and...