Lebanon in crisis
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Poor and overpopulated, some of the big Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon have become islands of lawlessness, bound to provoke new crises in a country plagued by political instability.
Palestinians’ return scarred by Lebanese war
With instability going through Lebanon, officials emphasise the importance of preventing the emergence of new militant strongholds inside Palestinian refugee camps
Lebanese parliament fails to vote on new president
Lebanon’s parliament has failed to choose a new president after a boycott by opposition MPs denied the anti-Syrian majority the required two-thirds quorum for a vote.
Killing casts shadow over Lebanese poll
The killing of Antoine Ghanem, the fourth anti-Syrian MP to die in an attack since the elections in May 2005, comes less than a week before parliament is due to convene to choose a new president
Beirut car bomb kills anti-Syrian lawmaker
A car bomb killed an anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker and at least six other people in Beirut, just six days before parliament was due to elect a new president
Hizbollah exhibit celebrates war ‘heroes’
A new exhibition mixes gore and kitsch to mark last year’s war with Israel. Displays include battle reenactments and scenes of ‘heroism’ in the fight against Israel
By-elections strengthen Lebanon opposition
The bloc opposing Lebanon’s western-backed anti-Syrian government has emerged strengthened from two by-elections that were called to replace assassinated coalition legislators
High turnout as Lebanon’s Christians contest seat
Lebanese voters turned out in their thousands in two by-elections that have provided the latest battleground between the pro-western government and his pro-Syrian opponents
Lebanese by-elections may prove dramatic
The former president, is running to replace his son who was murdered in 2006. The contest might also have the most impact when parliament chooses a new president later this year
Lebanon shells refugee camp militants
Lebanese troops shelled a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon after al-Qaeda-inspired militants killed two soldiers there, security sources said
UN holds its ground in Lebanon
An unprecedented attack that killed six UN peacekeepers was a heavy blow to the stability of the Lebanese-Israeli border, less than a year after a strengthened Unifil was put into place.
