Content tagged with “Lebanon”
After years marked by concessions and failed attempts at reaching a compromise with the Hezbollah-led coalition, the March 14 movement showed signs of rejuvenation by attempting to go back to its...
Tags: Middle East, Lebanon, Democracy, Hezbollah, Congress Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak hinted that his army might be "forced" to reenter Lebanon in the future in order to eliminate the threat posed by Hezbollah. During a visit to the northern border...
Tags: Lebanon, Hezbollah Despite the political turmoil Lebanon is facing, analysts are confident that its economy will likely survive the crisis, even under a Hezbollah-backed government. Following the collapse of the...
Tags: Middle East, Politics, Lebanon, economy The House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a two-day hearing on the developments in Lebanon and Egypt, amid calls by House Representatives, both Democrats and Republicans, to reconsider US aid to...
Tags: Middle East, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Congress The recent uprising in Egypt has split the Lebanese into sympathizers and critics of the current Egyptian regime. While some are backing the protesters, others have been more conservative in their...
Tags: Middle East, Government, Lebanon, Iran, Hezbollah, Egypt While the world's eyes are turned to Egypt, many in Lebanon are reminded of their 2005 revolt against foreign hegemony. Today, as they the Lebanese prepare for the sixth anniversary of the...
Tags: Middle East, Government, Lebanon, Hezbollah Like several other Middle Eastern countries, Lebanon had its own "Day of Anger" this week after Lebanese President Michel Suleiman officially named Hezbollah's candidate Najib Mikati as the new Prime...
Tags: Middle East, Peace, Lebanon, Hezbollah The United States Treasury Department is targeting a Lebanon-based drug trafficking and money laundering network. The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control named in a statement an individual...
Tags: Middle East, Terrorism, Lebanon Lebanese officials raised the alarm over the country's economic future in case of an extended political standoff. Caretaker finance minister Rayya al-Hassan said that the repercussions of prolonged...
Tags: Economic Development, Middle East, Lebanon After waiting nearly six years, the Lebanese are on the verge of finally knowing who the suspected assassins of their former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri are. On Monday, the prosecutor of the...
Tags: Middle East, Peace, Lebanon 
