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Ramy Finge spent two years braving tear gas and rubber bullets, sometimes trying to scale the cement walls surrounding Lebanon’s parliament during anti-government protests. Soon he'll be able to walk in through the front door.

Lebanon's opposition blocs and figures are set to face several challenges, beginning with the election of the parliament speaker and his deputy, followed by naming a prime minister, forming a government, and electing a president. It will "test" the unity and coordination among its members to prove whether they can…

Hezbollah's opponents might rejoice at their loss of majority in parliament but Lebanon's packed political calendar now sets the stage for protracted deadlocks at best or violence at worst. Sunday's polls passed without any major incident, in itself an achievement in a country which has a history of political violence…

Shot by security forces during protests over the 2020 Beirut port blast and frozen out of his bank savings during Lebanon's financial collapse, Firas Hamdan has plenty of grievances against the authorities. On Sunday, Hamdan hopes to start changing things for the better by winning a seat in parliament, one…

Lebanon holds a parliamentary election on May 15, with candidates vying for 128 seats that are divided among 11 religious groups according to a sectarian power-sharing system.

Opposition candidates in the upcoming election accuse supporters of traditional parties of disrupting their campaigns.

Kuwait's Ambassador to Lebanon Abdelaal Al-Qenaei announced on Tuesday that his country's initiative is a "success." He held talks with parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, declaring afterwards that the initiative will be the "basis for further bolstering relations between brothers." Berri also met with Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid…

Lebanon's Cabinet on Wednesday approved a long-delayed draft capital control law that still requires final approval from parliament amid a worsening financial crisis now in its third year, Information Minister Ziad Makari said in televised remarks following the session. Formal capital controls are a policy recommendation of the International Monetary…

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Friday that Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati welcomed Iran’s readiness to contribute in building two power plants in Lebanon, linking their realization with reaching a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. During his second day visit to Beirut, the Iranian Minister separately…