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Hezbollah members accused over Irish peacekeeper killing -source

A Lebanese military tribunal has formally accused five members of Hezbollah and the allied Amal Movement of killing an Irish U.N. peacekeeper in 2022, a senior Lebanese judicial source told Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters · Jun 1, 2023

Father of peace deal that ended Lebanon's civil war dies

Hussein Husseini, a former Lebanese parliament speaker and the father of the 1989 Taif Agreement that ended the country’s 15-year civil war, has died after days of illness

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

Lebanon: Former Speaker Hussein Husseini Dead at 86

Former Lebanese Parliament Speaker Hussein Al-Husseini died on Wednesday at the age of 86. "Today Lebanon has lost an authentic national and constitutional figure,” caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said. He announced a three-day official mourning, during which flags will fly at half-mast. Husseini was one of the founders of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 11, 2023

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Beirut Sees Popular Rallies in Memory of Blast Victims, Calls for Accountability

Grief and rage filling the families of victims of the Beirut port explosion is eclipsing any kind of positivity drawn from economic activity returning to the harbor. Two years after the largest non-nuclear explosions in history ripped through the Levantine country’s capital, Lebanese people are angered by the impunity given…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 4, 2022

Lebanon: LF, FPM Won’t Nominate Mikati

Lebanon’s parliamentary consultations at the Baabda Palace on Thursday will see the deputies of Hezbollah and Amal Movement, as well as a number of Sunni and independent representatives, name caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to head the next government. Two other groups will also designate Mikati, including the National Moderation…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 23, 2022

Iran respects Lebanese people's decision in parliamentary vote - official

Iran said on Monday it respected the votes cast by people in Lebanon’s parliamentary election, where unofficial results showed some of Tehran-backed Hezbollah's oldest allies suffering losses and their opponents gaining more seats.

Reuters · May 16, 2022

Hezbollah Pressures Another Shiite Candidate to Withdraw from Electoral Race

Pressure continues on the Shiite candidates in the Baalbek-Hermel district, where the Lebanese Forces party is leading an electoral battle against the Shiite duo, represented by Hezbollah and the Amal Movement. Candidate Rifaat Al-Masry is the third Shiite candidate to announce his withdrawal from the electoral race, following a similar…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 29, 2022

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Lebanese opposition election candidates face threats and attacks

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

Al Jazeera · Apr 23, 2022

At Least One Killed, 7 Injured in Explosion Near Lebanon’s Sidon

At least one person was killed and seven were injured in an explosion at a scout center affiliated with the Amal Movement near Sidon in southern Lebanon, officials told Reuters early on Tuesday. The blast demolished the building and army personnel were searching through the rubble for any further casualties,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 12, 2022

At least one person killed, 3 injured in explosion near Lebanon's Sidon - security source

At least one person was killed and three were injured in an explosion near a scout centre affiliated with the Shi'ite, Hezbollah-allied Amal Movement near Sidon in southern Lebanon, a security source told Reuters early on Tuesday.

Reuters · Apr 11, 2022

Tunisian Lawmaker on Trial for Criticizing President

Tunisian lawmaker Yassine Ayari appeared again before the military court for criticizing President Kais Saied who announced the extraordinary measures last year, according to an informed source on Tuesday. The MP’s assistant Amin Gamal told the German News Agency (dpa) that the new case relates to posts published by Ayari…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2022

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