Lebanese elections political equivalent of 2006 July war: Hezbollah chief

Hassan Nasrallah said that political parties failed to offer support to the Lebanese people in an economic crisis, focusing on disarming the resistance instead

Lebanese elections will determine if next president is ‘patriotic or pro-Israel’: Hezbollah MP

The resistance movement has expressed concerns about possible US meddling in the country's upcoming elections

Lebanese diaspora vote in general elections amid economic crisis

This marks the first election since a series of tragic domestic events, beginning with the 2019 economic collapse

Saudi ambassador hosts Lebanese officials, candidates weeks before elections

Among those present were Prime Minister Najib Mikati and far-right leader Samir Geagea, who was recently charged for last year's massacre of unarmed protestors in Beirut

Billionaire Najib Mikati named Lebanese PM for the fourth time

Mikati will now be tasked with forming a new government, a process experts believe will take weeks, if not months

Lebanese president launches consultations to elect prime minister

Hezbollah and Amal have announced their support for current PM Najib Mikati, as several other political forces decide not to name anyone for the post

Lebanese Forces leader warns of ‘major confrontation’ with Hezbollah

The Christian leader said his party will boycott a government that includes members of Hezbollah, ignoring calls by the resistance for political cooperation

‘Lebanese health sector is dying’: Health Minister

Lebanon’s Minister of Health also expressed his support for a strike by healthcare workers, who are demanding the payment of their wages

Lebanese currency hits all-time low as healthcare workers, bakers strike

Since 2019, Lebanon has been experiencing the world's worst economic crisis in 150 years, according to the World Bank

Final results for Lebanese election show no clear majority alliance

Independent candidates made big strides, winning over a dozen parliament seats, while the Saudi-backed Lebanese Forces party gained 19 seats

Vote count ongoing in Lebanon one day after critical elections

Hezbollah and the Lebanese Forces have both claimed major gains in parliament ahead of the release of official results

Lebanese energy minister visits Syria to discuss energy transfer plan

The long-awaited plan to receive energy transfer from Egypt via Syria has stalled due to US refusal to grant sanction waivers to the nations involved

Lebanese Central Bank guilty of human rights violations: UN

UN officials have lambasted Lebanon for 'appalling levels of wealth concentration at the top, 'tax policies that favor evasion,' and for an 'inadequate social protection system'

The ultimate explainer to Lebanon’s 2022 elections

Even the Lebanese struggle to understand the mechanics of their elections. So The Cradle has provided a handy guide to understand the basics.

Lebanese diaspora voter turnout below 60 percent

According to reports, Saudi intelligence was put in charge of recruiting voters across the kingdom to support the Lebanese Forces and the Progressive Socialist Party

Lebanese Christian leader accuses US of creating economic collapse

The leader of the popular Free Patriotic Movement has had a political alliance with Hezbollah for almost two decades

Aux armes, citoyens: dissecting the stage-managed French elections

Macron's second presidency was as calculatingly managed by France's liberal elite as his first. As the country's economic and geographic schisms widen further, yesterday's Yellow Vest protests will seem like a tea party by comparison.

US embassy attempting to delay elections in Lebanon: Hezbollah chief

Hassan Nasrallah also hailed the Palestinian resistance against Israel, saying that Tel Aviv would be 'delusional' to think Palestinians will fall prey to despair

Will Lebanon’s Arab tribes fill Saudi Arabia’s ‘Hariri void’ in upcoming elections?

The Arab Tribe Federation of Lebanon has grown into a powerful political force that may be poised to replace the Future Movement as Saudi Arabia’s main Sunni political ally. 

Lebanese Forces leader charged for Tayouneh massacre

A military court has charged far-right leader Samir Geagea for his involvement in last October's shooting of Hezbollah and Amal supporters in Beirut

Far-right Lebanese leader urges Saudi Arabia to ‘return to Lebanon’

Samir Geagea has been linked to efforts by both Riyadh and Tel Aviv to influence the results of Lebanon's coming elections

Lebanon approves $18 million towards parliamentary elections

The elections will be Lebanon's first since the outbreak of demonstrations against the backdrop of economic meltdown in 2019

Washington to provide $67 million in ‘aid’ to the Lebanese Armed Forces

In 2021 alone the White House transferred almost $200 million in funds to the Lebanese Armed Forces

Iraq’s Muqtada al-Sadr rejects mediation offer by Iranian, Lebanese resistance groups: Report

The leader of the Sadrist Movement has also welcomed a decision by the Supreme Court to ratify the first session of parliament

Former Lebanese PM Saad Hariri announces end to political career

Hariri has also called on his party, the Future Movement, to sit out from the upcoming general elections

Western powers support postponing Lebanon’s 2022 elections if LAF commander is named president: Report

The upcoming elections set for March 2022 will come amid a deepening political standoff and a growing controversy over the Beirut Port blast investigation

Stealing Lebanon’s elections: the Saudi plan to seize the state

Saudi Arabia is banking on sectarian strife and street violence to usher in its new alliance to an electoral victory in Lebanon's March 2022 elections

Lebanese authorities announce government formation one year after the last one resigned

The new Lebanese government is expected to hold its first official meeting on 13 September

‘Saudi ambassador sowing sedition in Lebanon’: Hezbollah official

Sheikh Qawook stated that silence in the face of Saudi interference in Lebanese affairs exposes all those who falsely raised slogans on the preservation of Lebanon's independence and sovereignty

US behind IMF refusal to finance energy imports for Lebanon: Hezbollah official

Despite the plan to import energy from Egypt and Jordan via Syria having been brokered by Washington, US officials have so far failed to issue the necessary sanctions waiver