https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yg1pq1x57o Israel has recently fired airstrikes and artillery weapons at southern Lebanon, despite the fact a ceasefire has been negotiated after over a year of war with Hezbollah. The army says it had attacked suspects at a weapons facility, and also vehicles that breached the ceasefire deal. Lebanon has accused Israel of violating the peace “several times”, but so far… Read more »
Lebanon has asked for international help battling hundreds of forest fires that broke out on Monday and have spread abroad. The blazes – the worst in decades – started in Lebanon’s western mountains, amid a heatwave and strong winds. Heavy smoke was seen over Beirut and the city of Sidon, and one volunteer firefighter reportedly died. Two forestry workers have… Read more »
Al Jazeera Beirut, Lebanon – The dust has finally settled in Lebanon’s parliamentary election, after most of the 128 winning candidates were announced on Monday. Yet, as election fever cools in the country, analysts continue to dispute the significance of the results, especially when it comes to Hezbollah‘s gains. Until Sunday’s vote, the country had not held a general election since 2009, due… Read more »
On May 6, Hezbollah and its political allies won more than half the seats in Lebanon’s first parliamentary elections in nine years. While the group’s own tally did not change much, gains by the Amal Party, Free Patriotic Movement, and other allies mean that Hezbollah will play a bigger role in the next government. Leading a coalition that holds a… Read more »
France 24 After nearly a decade and three postponements, Lebanese voters on Sunday are finally electing a new parliament. But a new electoral law has not changed old entitlements and divides, and a real change is not on the cards.
France 24 Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced Monday that his Sunni-dominated political movement had lost a third of its seats in parliament while Hezbollah claimed victory in early results. Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah claimed victory on Monday after elections it said legitimised its military branch, leaving Saudi-backed Prime Minister Saad Hariri as the main loser. The two main protagonists of the country’s… Read more »
France 24 On Sunday afternoon, Mohamed al-Amin was in Beirut when he got a text message from a relative saying his father had been attacked in their ancestral village of Shaqra in southern Lebanon. The 28-year-old tech industry worker immediately called his mother in Shaqra, but she had no idea what he was talking about. “My mother hadn’t heard anything about… Read more »
Al Jazeera New electoral law has citizens divided over upcoming general election happening for the first time in years. Beirut, Lebanon – The last parliamentary elections in Lebanon were held nine years ago. Since then, the country has seen its executive body sit vacant for two years, watched parliament extend its tenure twice, and witnessed a prime minister abruptly resign and just as suddenly retract his… Read more »