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In-depth: Saad Hariri is back by unpopular demand after winning the backing of a narrow majority, almost exactly a year after he resigned amidst an unprecedented civil uprising.
Comment: Researchers at the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies take an in-depth look at how a Lebanese cabinet backed up with real legislative authority would help address Lebanon's multiple crises.
US sanctions Iranian-Iraqi businessman who 'smuggled weapons to Yemen'
The United States on Friday confirmed it had imposed sanctions on an Iranian-Iraqi businessman for his alleged involvement with the Iranian elite Quds Force.
Protests bring Iraq's muhasasa system to its knees
Comment: Iraqis have wholesale rejected a system that fostered corruption and inequality, but a viable alternative is yet to present itself, ...
Lebanon Rises: Special coverage of Lebanon's historic anti-corruption uprising
The New Arab is covering the protests day by day, offering news updates, analysis, commentary and much more. Follow this regularly updated ...
Iran quadruples production of enriched uranium
Iran stressed the uranium would only be enriched to the limit set under the 2015 nuclear deal, but by increasing production it will soon exceed the accord's stockpile limitations.
Lebanon bids farewell to prominent ex-Maronite patriarch
The former patriarch of its Maronite church Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir wielded considerable political influence during the country's civil war and ...
Lebanon's ex-Maronite patriarch dies days before turning 99
Lebanon's former patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, who was vocal in a campaign against the Syrian army in his country, has died.
About a War: Motives and trauma from Lebanon's war
Film review: 'About a War' explores complex personal motivations behind ex-fighters' decisions to take up arms - and what happens when they try ...
French president: Post-war Syria must adopt 'Lebanon's pluralist model'
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the Syrians to seek inspiration from Lebanon's model of governance for their post-war polity, in ...
Lebanese president asks ex-PM Hariri to form new government
Video: Lebanon’s newly elected president, Michel Aoun, has asked former Prime Minister Saad Hariri to form a new government.
For this year's Halloween, Lebanon dresses as itself
The people of Lebanon are frantically searching for metaphors to help them decypher the dramatic twists and turns in their country's politics
Turning the page: Lebanon commemorates anniversary of civil war
Today marks 41 years since the civil war erupted in Lebanon, a few decades before more brutal repeats thereof came to Syria, Iraq, Yemen and ...
Lebanon's presidential crisis and the Taif Accord
Comment: The deal to end the Lebanese civil war has not helped the country's leaders to build a viable state, writes Karim Barakat.
Politics and lolcats: Lebanon's 'stand-up' former warlord rulez Twitter
Blog: MP Walid Jumblatt, described by some as the Woody Allen of Lebanese politics, has a huge following on Twitter, where he shares jokes, ...
Is a Syrian 'Taif agreement' imminent?
Comment: With the arrival of new Russian and Iranian firepower in Syria, Western leaders may be more open to the idea of a "peaceful political transition", writes James Denselow.
Lebanon: Nasrallah reiterates support for Michel Aoun's presidential bid
Hizballah leader says support for his Christian ally Michel Aoun remains strong, dismissing claims he is willing to compromise on supporting ...
Lebanon marks longest period without a president
Lebanon has now entered the longest presidential vacuum in its history, after rival party blocs fail to agree on the election of a new leader.
Lebanon: one year, no president, many problems
Feature: Lebanon has not had a president for more than a year, but to many Lebanese the issue is either a distraction or has little bearing on ...
Dilemma for Lebanon's Christians
Comment: Christians dominated Lebanese politics for decades until the civil war broke the status quo. Now, the community is split on what path ...
Comment: On the 40th anniversary of Lebanon's civil war, it is worth asking whether the period of relative peace since 1990 has merely been ...
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