Following reports in Damascus that the Lebanese government is ripe to fall, tensions are renewed in Lebanon between pro- and anti-Syrian forces, writes Mohalhel Fakih
Another crisis was averted in Lebanon after Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's (...)
Following further violence, demonstrations against bombings and assassinations colour the streets of Beirut as investigations continue into their source, writes Mohalhel Fakih
Lebanese youths have again taken to the streets of downtown Beirut, to (...)
Old rivalries reappear at the opening of Lebanon's multi-confessional parliament, reports Mohalhel Fakih from Beirut
Muslim Shia parties in Lebanon have rejected calls by Christian Maronite MPs and the Maronite Church to offer amnesty to former (...)
Nabih Berri begins a record fourth term as speaker of Lebanon's parliament, with rosy promises, reports Mohalhel Fakih
A pledge to fight corruption, bolster national reconciliation and enhance public freedoms was how the Muslim Shia parliament (...)
Lebanon has a new parliament, dominated by an opposition movement that successfully expelled Syria from the country and forced a sea of political change, reports Mohalhel Fakih from Beirut
Lebanon's most daunting tasks lie ahead. MPs representing a (...)
Lebanon's antiquated confessional political system could well prove an obstacle to reform, reports Mohalhel Fakih from Beirut
Former prime minister Omar Karami, who until his resignation in February presided over a Lebanese cabinet hand-picked by (...)
Although electoral alliances guarantee the victory of the opposition, cracks emerged in the anti-Syrian camp, writes Mohalhel Fakih
It is Lebanon's first legislative elections in 30 years without Syria's military presence. Alliances are concocted in (...)
Two weeks before Lebanese elections, a clear picture has yet to emerge, writes Mohalhel Fakih
Lebanon is preparing for its first parliamentary elections without Syrian involvement in three decades. The polls will take place under a controversial law (...)
Alliances are shifting in Lebanon ahead of crucial legislative elections next month, reports Mohalhel Fakih from Beirut
The Lebanese opposition is expected to sweep into victory ending 15 years of Syrian-dominated rule. But controversy over an (...)
It is now up to the Lebanese to rebuild their polity, writes Mohalhel Fakih from Beirut
Syria's reign in Lebanon is coming to a close. Its intelligence headquarters in the Bekaa Valley town of Anjar -- a symbol of Syria's grip on the country -- has (...)
Larsen emphasises the urgent need for free and fair elections in Lebanon and Syria, reports Mohalhel Fakih from Beirut
United Nations special envoy to the Middle East Terje Roed-Larsen has maintained international pressure on Lebanon to hold (...)
The disarmament of Hizbullah seems off the agenda, at least for now, as Lebanon struggles in political turmoil, writes Mohalhel Fakih
Lebanon's most serious political turmoil since the end of the civil war in 1990, along with a wave of car bombings (...)
Pro- and anti-Syrian groups in Lebanon continue to vie, in a delicate balance, over the future of the country, writes Mohalhel Fakih
Lebanon's opposition is pressing prime minister-designate Omar Karami to form a new government and lead the country (...)
Al-Hariri's assassination has galvanised and strengthened anti-Syrian opposition in Lebanon, Mohalhel Fakih reports from Beirut
The assassination of former prime minister Rafiq Al-Hariri in Beirut has given rise to an anti-Syrian independence (...)
Civil peace in Lebanon was hanging by a thread yesterday, as hundreds of thousands of Lebanese buried their former prime minister in an emotionally charged funeral. Mohalhel Fakih reports from Beirut
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Al-Hariri (...)
Lebanon is in shock following the assassination of Rafiq Al-Hariri, reports Mohalhel Fakih from Beirut
Three hundred and fifty kilogrammes of explosives killed Rafiq Al-Hariri in the heart of the city he helped rebuild after it was devastated by (...)
In Lebanon, as elsewhere in the Arab world, groups calling for greater democracy are being branded as agents of Western intervention. Mohalhel Fakih reports from Beirut
The rapidly growing anti-Syrian opposition movement in Lebanon warned the (...)
With four months left until the parliamentary elections in Lebanon, internal dissent and international pressure to disengage the Syrian-Lebanese front are running high. Mohalhel Fakih reports from Beirut
The Lebanese and Syrian governments are (...)
Lebanon has a new prime minister, but the worst political crisis to hit the country since the civil war is far from being over. Mohalhel Fakih, in Beirut, reports
Lebanese Prime Minister is not promising "miracles", although he could use one to (...)
Lebanon is facing its most serious internal crisis since a bloody civil war ended more than a decade ago, writes Mohalhel Fakih from Beirut
The United States and France have finally decided to force a Syrian withdrawal in Lebanon nearly two decades (...)
A second attempt to impose restrictions on the Syrian role in Lebanon through the UN failed again this week, Mohalhel Fakih reports
Syria and Lebanon are bracing for another United Nations Security Council condemnation. The UN Security Council is (...)
Walid Jumblatt remains defiant. An attempt on the life of one of his top allies failed to silence him, reports Mohalhel Fakih from Beirut
Walid Jumblatt spurned pressure to join a new government and his colleagues in the Christian Qornet Shehwan (...)
International controversy over the Syrian military presence in Lebanon seems no nearer resolution, writes Mohalhel Fakih from Beirut
The countdown to the 2 October United Nations Security Council deadline outlawing "foreign" interference in Lebanon (...)
Amending Lebanon's constitution by Syrian dictate has thrown the country into political turmoil, writes Mohalhel Fakih
Lebanon's government is in crisis after four ministers tendered their resignation in protest over a vote in parliament that (...)
Syria has made no friends in Lebanon or abroad by amending the Lebanese constitution to allow Emile Lahoud's term as president to be extended, reports Mohalhel Fakih from Beirut
Syria is in the grips of unprecedented Lebanese and Western criticism (...)