Aoun Calls on US Diaspora to Engage More in Lebanon

This is Beirut, 25/09 12:05 - Reading : less than a minute

Joseph Aoun New York Diaspora Legislative Elections UN General Assembly

Aoun: No One Is Above the Law in the Fight Against Corruption

This is Beirut, 12/08 16:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday reaffirmed that “no one is above the law” as the government moves to combat corruption, warning that some actors are intent on destroying Lebanon. Addressing a delegation of students from the Maronite Foundation for the Diaspora, Aoun said the government’s priority is to restore confidence between the ...

Arms and Ballots: Hezbollah’s Political Stakes

Philippe Abi Akl, 08/07 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Hezbollah Amal Israel Elections Diaspora

The most recent parliamentary session exposed deep divisions among Lebanon’s political forces over the electoral law – particularly on the issue of expatriate voting. The rift was so intense it raised concerns that the entire electoral process could be derailed, especially by parties whose interests have been harmed by recent local, regional ...

What Is the Shia Issue with the Diaspora?

Johnny Kortbawi, 01/07 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Amal Hezbollah Expat Vote Diaspora Shiite

The issue of expatriate voting - if it makes it onto Parliament’s agenda - has taken on a sectarian dimension, placing the Shia community in an increasingly contradictory position, both in relation to the broader Lebanese diaspora and to the very idea of Lebanese emigration itself. This tension is especially perplexing given that Shias ...

Lebanon’s Shia Bloc and the Emigrant Vote Dilemma

Johnny Kortbawi, 27/06 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Amal Hezbollah Diaspora Vote Elections Lebanon Shia

Lebanese emigrants have found themselves entangled in a crisis not of their making—namely, the existential crisis of the Shia community amid unfolding developments across the Middle East. Calls to amend the provision governing emigrant voting—whether by assigning them to Electoral District 16 or allowing them to vote for MPs in their home ...

The Lebanese Diaspora in Canada Spells Out Its Vision for the Aspired President

This is Beirut, 08/01 12:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Hezbollah President Election Diaspora Canada

The Lebanese-Canadian Coordinating Committee (CCLC) has presented its “vision for the Lebanese president,” as a session to elect a new head of state is scheduled for Thursday. “We need a president who puts the well-being of the nation above his personal interests (...) who unites all Lebanese (...) who ensures respect for the Taif Agreement ...