Lebanon

PoliticsWhen Emigrants Pay the Price of Exile

Johnny Kortbawi 23/05 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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None of the emigrants chose to leave voluntarily. They left either in pursuit of education abroad or to find work that could provide them with economic stability and safety amid the wars in Lebanon. When the electoral law was amended to include expatriates in the actual voting process, enthusiasm soared, and in the last election, a quarter of a ...

Lebanon Regains WHO Voting Rights, Pledges Health Reforms

This is Beirut 23/05 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon has regained its voting rights at the World Health Organization (WHO) after a two-year suspension due to unpaid membership fees. Speaking from the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Minister of Public Health Dr. Rakan Nassereddine said the reinstatement “restores Lebanon’s influential role in the organization’s discussions and ...

Tom Barrack Appointed US Special Envoy for Syria

This is Beirut 23/05 19:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Trump administration announced on Friday the appointment of Tom Barrack, the current US ambassador to Turkey and a longtime ally of the president, as the new Special Envoy for Syria. The announcement marks a significant shift in US engagement in the Middle East following the fall of the Assad regime. Barrack is a billionaire real estate ...

Aoun Tells ATFL Lebanon Is Committed to Lawful Recovery

This is Beirut 23/05 18:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese President General Joseph Aoun addressed the American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL) via video during a Washington dinner on Friday. He stated that Lebanon is firmly on the path to national recovery through legal reform and full state sovereignty. “We have made measurable progress and are steadily building a lawful and just state,” ...

Municipal Elections in Southern Lebanon: Clinging to Power

Elie Ziadé 23/05 16:00 - Reading : 17 minute(s)

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Tomorrow, Saturday, May 24, 2025, nearly one million voters (993,582) in Southern Lebanon will cast their ballots to elect 3,486 municipal councilors and 781 mukhtars across 272 municipal councils. This Saturday also marks the end of this municipal election month, the first in 9 years; the last elections were held in ...

Disarmament of Palestinian Camps to Begin Mid-June

This is Beirut 23/05 14:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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At the invitation of Ambassador Ramez Dimashqieh, head of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee, the first meeting of the joint committee tasked with monitoring the situation in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon was held. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam opened the meeting by welcoming President Mahmoud Abbas’s decision to resolve the issue ...

SpotlightAt Last: Saida Votes

Chelsea Al Arif 23/05 12:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Municipal Elections Saida Municipals 2025

As the fourth and final phase of Lebanon’s municipal and mukhtar elections approaches, the southern city of Saida stands at a pivotal moment in its political history. Scheduled for Saturday, May 24, the elections come after intensive administrative and security preparations led by Minister of Interior and Municipalities Ahmad al-Hajjar. His ...

Sexual Harassment During School Outing: Minor Arrested, Park Sealed by Authorities

This is Beirut 23/05 12:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Following a sexual harassment incident involving several children during a school activity, the park where the incident occurred was sealed on Friday by judicial order from the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal Prosecutor, Judge Mohammad Barakat. Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced on Thursday the arrest of a minor suspected of ...

Israel Maintains Pressure on Hezbollah

This is Beirut 23/05 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel’s military “will continue to target Hezbollah positions throughout Lebanese territory,” under what it describes as an “American cover,” according to a report by the Al Arabiya news channel citing an Israeli security source. The same source claimed that Hezbollah is attempting to rebuild its military capabilities through ...

Teachers’ Law Reissue or a Return to Street Protests

Maurice Matta 23/05 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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On April 17, President Joseph Aoun submitted two appeals to the Constitutional Council. The first challenges Law No. 1, which automatically came into effect and regulates leases of non-residential properties. The second targets Law No. 2, also automatically enacted, which amends specific provisions related to private school faculty and school ...

South Lebanon Municipal Elections: Final Preparations as Dozens of Councils Elected By Default

This is Beirut 23/05 10:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

South Lebanon Municipal Elections Nabatiyeh

On the eve of Saturday’s municipal elections in the South Lebanon and Nabatiyeh governorates, final preparations are in full swing. From the central electoral operations room at the Ministry of Interior, Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar is closely supervising the distribution of ballot boxes to polling station heads and clerks, ahead of the official ...

Israeli Raids in South Lebanon on Eve of Municipal Elections

This is Beirut 23/05 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A sudden spike in violence was recorded between Thursday and Friday in South Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley, where the Israeli army carried out a series of air raids targeting Hezbollah positions, according to its spokesperson. The escalation comes as municipal elections are scheduled to be held in South Lebanon on Saturday and just three days ...