With parliamentary elections coming up in 2013, most politicians have started the age-old debate on what next year's electoral law will be. With little agreement on an appropriate electoral law for the country, Lebanese politicians engage in political bickering every election cycle until they finally reach a political settlement on the type of law that will be adopted.
The US-Lebanon Dialogue Program presents a roundtable on Women's Political Participation in Lebanon. Women in Lebanon have led women’s emancipation in the region but have lagged behind in many ways. They are currently virtually absent from policy-making circles, and they continue to fight for basic human rights.
U.S. Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing Daniel Glaser arrived in Beirut today to discuss Lebanon's adherence to international sanctions on the Syrian regime. Since the start of the Syrian uprising, the U.S. and E.U. have been rounding up sanctions against the Syrian regime and freezing the assets of major Syrian officials.
The US-Lebanon Dialogue Program presents a roundtable on Women's Political Participation in Lebanon. Women in Lebanon have led women’s emancipation in the region but have lagged behind in many ways. They are currently virtually absent from policy-making circles, and they continue to fight for basic human rights.
Christians in the Middle East are becoming increasingly fearful of the tremendous political and social change sweeping the region. Reports of a rising Islamist threat and hostility towards Christians in Egypt after the revolution are unsettling Christian communities in the Levant.
Lebanon's Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai caused an uproar in Lebanon this week after he declared that Syrian President Bashar Assad should be given a chance to implement reforms, saying the "poor man cannot work miracles," during his trip to
Six months into the Syrian uprising, more and more countries have distanced themselves from the Syrian regime - but most have yet to call on President Bashar Assad to step down.
A slow tourist season, and a tumultuous political environment, have dealt a blow to the rapid economic growth that Lebanon has been witnessing since 2010.
A heated debate on Lebanon's power sector revealed huge cracks in the new cabinet, raising questions about its stability in the face of upcoming political challenges.
The 30-member cabinet is rather uniform in its political composition, composed of Hezbollah and pro-Syrian groups.
