List of Lebanon articles
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Najib Mikati is seen at his residence in Beirut. Lebanon’s Billionaire Prime Minister Can Only Buy Time
A year after Beirut’s devastating port blast, the country’s political class is desperately trying to avoid a political reckoning.
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A crowd cheers members of the Lebanese Civil Defense during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the Beirut port explosion on Aug. 11, 2020. Beirut’s Port Explosion, One Year Later
Compounding economic and political crises have made for a pyrrhic recovery from the brink. Here’s why.
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Family members mourn assassinated Prime Minister Rafik Hariri In Lebanon, the Wheels of Justice Do Not Grind
The Hariri tribunal hasn’t led to a single arrest. Biden should let it expire and help Lebanon in better ways.
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Saad Hariri outside the Lebanon Tribunal on August 18, 2020 in The Hague, Netherlands. No Prime Minister—and No More Hope—for Lebanon
The resignation of Saad Hariri is forcing the country to reckon with just how bad things have gotten.
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French President Emmanuel Macron plants a tree. Lebanon’s Failure Is Partly Macron’s Fault
France developed a plan to save its former colony. It went wrong from the start.
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A picture taken on an army-organized press tour shows Lebanese army commandos standing on a hill they recently took from the Islamic State in Jurud Ras Baalbek on the Lebanese-Syrian border on Aug. 28, 2017. The Lebanese Army Needs Cash
The force is the United States’ best partner in the country, but should Washington pay up?
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Lebanese mourn the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Lebanon’s Economic Woes Threaten Terrorism Tribunal
Without new funding, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon will close next month with little to show for more than a decade of work.
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Lebanon’s Cardinal Bechara al-Rai is in Bkerke. The Christian Priest Who Wants to Redeem Lebanon’s Sins
The country wants an end to sectarian strife. Can the leader of the Maronite church deliver?
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A couple walks past a graffiti mural in Lebanon. Nobody Knows What Lebanon’s Currency Is Worth Anymore
In Lebanon’s absurd economy, money’s value depends on whom you ask.
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Migrant domestic workers carry placards during a protest to abolish the kafala system in Beirut on May 5, 2019. Why Lebanon Can’t Kick Its Addiction to Indentured Labor
The country is almost bankrupt, but it still forks out on migrant workers under the heavily criticized kafala system.
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Friends and family members of slain prominent Lebanese activist and intellectual Lokman Slim, attend a memorial ceremony in the garden of the family residence in the capital Beirut's southern suburbs, a week after he was found dead in his car, on Feb 11, 2021. The Increasingly Violent Conflict Between Shiites and Iran’s Proxies
A killing in Lebanon is a symbol of a growing regional backlash against sectarian politics.
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Members of the Shiite movement Hezbollah hold a military parade in the town of Riyaq in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Feb. 13, marking the annual anniversary of the group's so-called martyred leaders. Hezbollah Is Vulnerable. Lokman Slim’s Assassination Proves It.
The Biden administration and the French government must draw clear red lines, or the group will escalate its campaign of terror.
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A recent undated picture shows prominent Lebanese activist Lokman Slim, who was found dead in his car in southern Lebanon on Feb 4. In Publisher’s Death, Lebanese See One More Unsolved Murder
Hezbollah suspected in the killing of Lokman Slim but accountability is unlikely.
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A statue of a woman by Lebanese artist Hayat Nazer, made out of leftover glass, rubble, and a broken clock marking the time (6:08 PM) of the mega explosion at the port of Beirut is placed opposite to the site of the blast in the Lebanese capital's harbour, to mark the one year anniversary of the beginning of the anti-government protest movement across the country, on October 20, 2020. Syria’s Hidden Hand in Lebanon’s Port Explosion
Signs are adding up that the explosives in Beirut may have been intended for Damascus—but Lebanese elites are trying to slow the investigation.
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A view of a building damaged by the August 4 blast in Beirut on Nov. 5. Lebanon’s Concrete Cartel
How business interests prevent Lebanon from rebuilding its infrastructure, government, and economy.
