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Scarred by crisis, election newcomers aim to unseat Lebanon's elite

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.

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Lebanon Issues 11 Licenses for Small-scale Solar Power Projects

The Lebanese government has issued licenses to 11 companies to construct solar power plants capable of producing 15 megawatts each, energy minister Walid Fayyad said on Thursday at a news briefing. The companies, which include both local and international firms, would have a year to secure funding, the minister said.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Blames Lebanese Politicians for Forcing Population Into Poverty

Lebanon’s political and financial leaders are responsible for forcing most of the country’s population into poverty, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty, Olivier De Schutter, said in a report published Wednesday. He stressed that the Lebanese State, including its Central Bank, is responsible for human rights violations, including the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Lebanon: How Will Vote Impact Crisis-hit Economy?

The Lebanese parliament voted in on Sunday will have to tackle overdue reforms required for international assistance the cash-strapped country desperately needs. After Lebanon struck a conditional deal with the International Monetary Fund for a $3 billion aid package, AFP looks at the challenges that await incoming lawmakers in a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese state violated human rights by mismanaging crisis, UN poverty envoy says

Lebanon's government and its central bank have committed human rights violations by impoverishing people through the "callous destruction" of the country's economy, an independent United Nations report said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Lebanese parliamentary elections: High stakes for first poll since 2019 protests

On May 15, parliamentary elections will take place nationwide in Lebanon. The Lebanese diaspora, estimated to be double the size of the domestic population, already cast their ballots last week. Around 60 percent of people across 58 countries turned out, slightly more than in 2018. We bring you a special…

France 24

Lebanese Vow 'Revenge' against Ruling Elite at the Ballot Boxes

Joe, a Lebanese man in his 30s, is determined to "seek revenge" against his country's ruling elite by voting for forces of change and the opposition in Sunday's parliamentary elections. Joe, who hails from the region of Jezzine, east of the southern city of Sidon, told Asharq Al-Awsat: "I want…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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World Bank Approves Emergency Loan to Fund Wheat for Lebanon

The World Bank (WB) approved a $150 million emergency loan for food security to support wheat imports to Lebanon and provide stability of bread prices during the coming nine months, a Lebanese minister announced on Monday. Economy and Trade Minister Amin Salam said in a press conference that he had…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Minister: Pope Postpones Visit to Lebanon for Health Reasons

Pope Francis has postpone a planned visit to Lebanon next month due to health reasons, a Lebanese Cabinet minister said Monday. Minister of Tourism Walid Nassar did not specify the ailment, but the pope is known to be suffering acute knee pain that has greatly curtailed his mobility in recent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pope may postpone visit to Lebanon due to knee problem

A Lebanese Cabinet minister says Pope Francis may postpone a planned visit to Lebanon next month due to health reasons

The Independent UK

World Bank grants Lebanon $150 million food security loan

Lebanon's economy minister says the World Bank has approved a $150 million soft loan for food security in crisis-hit Lebanon to stabilize bread prices during the coming months

The Independent UK

Overseas Lebanese vote in key poll with high stakes for crises-hit country

Lebanese expats cast their ballots in France and dozens of other countries on Sunday in early voting for the May 15 parliamentary elections. Their numbers have swelled due to the economic crisis and calls for change have multiplied. But can the confessional system, entrenched political interests and opposition divides bring…

France 24

Pope's trip to Lebanon in June postponed for health reasons-sources

Pope Francis's planned trip to Lebanon next month has been postponed because the 85-year-old pontiff has experienced difficulty walking recently, sources said on Monday.

Reuters

Protest by Other Means: Lebanon Activists Run in Election

As a law student in late 2019, Verena El Amil joined mass street protests against Lebanon's political elite.

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Lebanon's descent into turmoil: assassinations, war, financial collapse

Lebanon holds an election on May 15 that could see a shift of power that sends shockwaves far beyond this small country squeezed between Syria and Israel.

Reuters

A rival sits out Lebanon's election. Now Hezbollah could fill the void

The stakes are high in Lebanon's election. The heavily armed Hezbollah movement has seen one of its main rivals descend into disarray, handing it an opportunity to cement power over a divided country that's sinking into poverty.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Abroad Vote in Parliamentary Elections

Lebanese in more than 40 countries voted in a national election on Sunday, days after a similar vote was held in 10 nations. Just under 200,000 Lebanese living overseas are eligible to participate in the vote for the 128-member legislature, the first since the 2019 financial collapse and port blast…

Reuters

'I want change': Lebanese abroad vote in May 15 election

Lebanese in more than 40 countries will start voting in a national election on Sunday, with many set to back political newcomers after the worst crisis since Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war led to widespread poverty and prompted a wave of emigration.

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The Independent UK

Lebanese in 48 countries voting in parliamentary elections

Thousands of Lebanese living in nearly 50 countries began early voting in the country’s closely watched parliamentary elections, days after a similar vote was held in 10 predominantly Muslim nations

Asharq Al-Awsat

Siniora to Asharq Al-Awsat: Boycott of Parliamentary Elections Hands Lebanon over to Hezbollah

Former Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora is racing against time to persuade Sunnis to take part in the upcoming parliamentary elections, which kicked off with expatriate voting on Friday.

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US man charged with wife’s murder wins Republican town primary from jail

Andrew Wilhoite, 40, of Lebanon, Indiana, accused of killing Nikki Wilhoite with flower pot and dumping her body in nearby creek

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: Army Chief Pledges to Complete Impartial Probe into Tripoli Boat Sinking

Lebanon’s Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, has urged the families of the victims of the migrant boat that capsized off Tripoli’s coast last month, “not to allow the tragedy to be [politically] exploited”, stressing that investigations would be completed “with all transparency and impartiality.” The boat sank off the coast…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Abroad Cast Votes in Parliamentary Polls

The first phase of Lebanon’s parliamentary elections kicked off on Friday morning, for expats residing in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Syria, Oman, Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq and Iran. The rest of the expatriates will vote in the second phase in 48 other countries on Sunday. Prime Minister Najib Mikati inaugurated…

Al Jazeera

Lebanese expatriates vote in parliamentary elections

Opposition hopes for significant diaspora votes amid economic crisis, but analysts say status quo likely to be upheld.

The Independent UK

Expats begin voting in crisis-hit Lebanon's general election

Thousands of Lebanese living in Arab and Muslim countries began voting Friday in the crisis-hit country’s parliamentary elections, nine days before the vote is scheduled to be held at home

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