Several Arab countries are tussling over the next Arab summit, scheduled to be held in March. Will it go ahead in Lebanon as planned? Zeina Abu Rizk reports from Beirut
A tense stand-off between Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi and Lebanon's Shi'ite (...)
The newly-founded Arab Forum for Resisting Globalisation held its first conference in Beirut last weekend. The coming WTO meeting in Doha was a constant theme. Zeina Abu Rizk reports from Beirut
Last weekend, almost five hundred people took part in (...)
Seeking to calm public anger, Lebanese authorities released nearly all those who were arrested after rumours of a plot to undermine state security. Zeina Abu Rizk reports from Beirut
The authorities plainly wanted to ease the growing tension (...)
Syria has redeployed its troops in Lebanon but denies that the move is a result of opposition to its military presence. Zeina Abu Rizk reports from Beirut
Syrian troops began a long-awaited redeployment in Lebanon last week. Lebanese officials (...)
Supporters and opponents of the Syrian presence in Lebanon took their battle to the street this week, Zeina Abu Rizk reports from Beirut
Controversy over the Syrian presence in Lebanon turned into a religious rift pitting Christians, who call for a (...)
By Zeina Abu Rizk
Following the death two weeks ago of the head of the Lebanese Higher Shi'ite Council, Sheikh Mohamed Mehdi Shamseddine, a reassessment of the council's political and religious role as a major Shi'ite authority in Lebanon appears (...)
