Content tagged with “Lebanon”
With the summer season around the corner, concern is growing in Lebanon about the effects of the delay in government formation on the economy. Prime Minister Designate Najib Mikati has been...
Tags: Government, Lebanon, economy Despite promises of reform made by the Syrian President Bashar Assad, the demonstrations in Syria are still spreading across the country. Recent escalations have had repercussions in Lebanon, where...
Tags: Lebanon, Syria, protests A tug-of-war between caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Hezbollah has erupted over the role of Iran in the region, prompting a harsh crackdown by Gulf state authorities on Lebanese Shia...
Tags: Lebanon, Iran, Saudi Arabia With the turmoil of revolutions and unrest sweeping across the Middle East, Lebanon finds itself facing a serious security challenge. In the past few weeks, several incidents have raised fears that...
Tags: Lebanon, Military, Security While Arab populations across the Middle East and North Africa continue to revolt against their despots and demanding freedom and human rights, the Lebanese, who have historically enjoyed more...
Tags: Politics, Lebanon, protests, Sectarianism, Reform Three Syrian nationals went missing in Lebanon after they distributed pamphlets outside the Syrian embassy calling for protests and demanding political reform in Syria. No word has come out on their...
Tags: Politics, Lebanon, Freedom of Speech, Syria Six years after it was first launched and three days before a big rally on the anniversary of the Cedar Revolution, the March 14 coalition released a new political manifesto, recommitting itself to...
Tags: Lebanon, Hezbollah, March 14, Special Tribunal On March 14, 2011, the U.S.-Lebanon Dialogue Program at the Aspen Institute convened a panel discussion to address the challenges ahead of Lebanon on the sixth anniversary of the Cedar Revolution. “...
Tags: Middle East, Lebanon, Hezbollah Inspired by the protests in the region, young Lebanese are calling for a revolt against the country's confessional system. To this end, a campaign has been launched calling on people to take to the...
Tags: Middle East, Lebanon, Constitution, Religion, Protest Amid the uprisings sweeping the Middle East, efforts to form a new government in Lebanon appear to have stalled. On the surface of it, political bickering among the Hezbollah-led March 8 coalition on...
Tags: Justice, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Congress, United Nations 
