Israel looking to delay border deal with Lebanon until after November elections

Tel Aviv is also reportedly looking to push back the extraction of gas from Karish

Dollars for democracy: Corruption was the real winner in Lebanon’s election

Bribing desperate voters during an economic crisis may have led to Lebanon’s parliamentary impasse. If candidates are bought, how can the country fix anything?

Tensions rise between Lebanon’s Shia and Christian parties as election results trickle out

A Hezbollah MP has warned the Lebanese Forces party against 'inciting a new civil war' after the LF threatened to form a government that excludes Shia parties

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

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.

Saudi embassy in Lebanon directly interfering in upcoming election: Report

Behind-the-scenes Saudi influence on the upcoming Lebanese election comes in stark contrast to the Saudi ambassador's recent claims to respect Lebanon's sovereignty

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

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

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

France to host summit on Lebanon without Lebanese representation

France, the US, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Egypt will take part in the summit, as all five have previously said they want to see army commander Joseph Aoun named president of Lebanon

US sanctions individuals in Lebanon for alleged Hezbollah connections

Lebanese money exchanger Hassan Moukalled is at the center of the sanctions

Ghajar: The flashpoint town between Lebanon, Syria, and Israel 

The Syrian-Lebanese town of Ghajar, occupied by Israel since 1967, is fixed at the center of a regional geopolitical confrontation.

Qatar dangles aid in front of Lebanon in exchange for naming army chief as president: Report

Doha has joined Saudi Arabia, France, and the US in supporting General Joseph Aoun for president of the cash-strapped nation

Lebanon’s presidential vacuum allows for French interference

France considers Joseph Aoun as a west-leaning candidate who can balance the relationship between Hezbollah and Lebanon's western allies

‘US plague and epidemic afflicting Lebanon’: Hezbollah chief

Hassan Nasrallah accused US officials of blocking Lebanon from accepting foreign aid as part of a strategy to push the country into 'compete collapse'

‘Our way, or collapse’: US and Saudi officials on Lebanon

Barbara Leaf, a US State Department official, believes the collapse of Lebanon will allow the country to be 'rebuilt from the ashes, freed from the curse of Hezbollah'

Israel’s Lapid investigated for corruption over maritime agreement with Lebanon

Despite all of Netanyahu's efforts to nullify the agreement, it is unlikely to happen, as the maritime deal was reviewed by the supreme court and various heads responsible for Israel's security

Lebanese PM assures maritime agreement protection, even if Netanyahu wins elections

According to mediator and US energy envoy Amos Hochstein, the agreement will be upheld regardless of the outcome of the Israeli elections

Lebanon’s Sunni Arab tribes demand dismissal of ‘disrespectful’ Saudi ambassador

Tribe leaders denounced the Saudi envoy after he left minutes into a scheduled visit to the Bekaa Valley

Netanyahu wants to neutralize maritime border agreement with Lebanon

Netanyahu staged fierce opposition to the agreement signed by Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Lebanese President Michel Aoun

Israeli supreme court supports maritime agreement with Lebanon

Officials from Lebanon and Israel will visit the UN base in Naqoura on Thursday to sign the final US-mediated deal

Lebanon Parliament Speaker suggests open dialogue to elect new president

Just a few days ago, the parliament failed once again to name a successor to President Michel Aoun

Lebanon fails to elect president for third time

The Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri has called for another session to avoid a political deadlock before the term of President Michel Aoun ends on 31 October

Netanyahu rejects Israeli PM invitation to ‘futile’ briefing on Lebanon maritime deal

In response to Netanyahu's refusal, Lapid called him an 'irresponsible opposition leader'

Can any Lebanon-Israel maritime deal be trusted?

While the demarcation agreement is yet to be signed, skepticism on both sides signals conflict ahead

Israel will profit from Lebanon’s gas extracting operations: Israeli PM

Israel says the US-drafted proposal to end the maritime border dispute with Lebanon has 'great economic value'

Hurdles may derail maritime deal progress between Lebanon, Israel

Israel alleges that it will receive royalties from Lebanon for all gas sales from the disputed territory

Israeli opposition attempts to derail maritime deal with Lebanon

Benjamin Netanyahu has renewed his accusations that interim Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has given into Hezbollah’s demands