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2 June 20200231 Neville Teller

Hezbollah Brings Lebanon to Its Knees

Lebanon is in a poor way. By January 2020 its currency had lost over 50 percent in purchasing power against the US dollar, and the country wa

On 6 May 2020, Israel’s UN ambassador, Danny Danon, said that Israel is demanding major changes in the way the UN peacekeeping mission in southern

17 February 20200336 Neville Teller

Ever since October 2019 Lebanon has been in a sort of civil war – people against parliament. Over the months the mass protests and demonstrations

3 November 20190386 Neville Teller

Lebanon is in chaos. For more than a week mass protests have been blocking city streets and town squares across the country. The crowds are dema

11 October 20180289 HRW

Lebanese General Security officers unlawfully attempted to shut down a conference on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pe

5 February 20170377 Neville Teller

Uniquely among the 50 Muslim-majority nations of the world, Lebanon has a Christian president. The inauguration of Michel Aoun on 1 November 2016 en

26 July 20160230 Neville Teller

In about 1980 – the exact date is disputed – Hezbollah descended like an incubus on Lebanon’s body politic, fastening itself onto a sleeping victim

1 July 20160255 Sulome Anderson

Young Syrians living in Lebanon are attempting suicide in ever greater numbers TRIPOLI, Lebanon — At a makeshift refugee camp just south of this no

10 June 20160342 Sami Gemayel

Kataeb Party chief MP Sami Gemayel hinted Thursday that his party's ministers might resign or suspend their participation in cabinet sessions sh

18 May 20160412 Neville Teller

There are two major and long-standing areas of controversy in Lebanon – one political, the other judicial – and a casual observer might be forgiven