BEIRUT - Former exiled general Michel Aoun made a dramatic comeback in the penultimate round of Lebanon's legislative elections, sweeping 21 seats out of the 58 contested. The Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader's unexpected victory represents a major upset to...
Murder of Lebanese Journalist Points to Rising Crisis
BEIRUT - The prominent anti-Syrian journalist Samir Kassir was killed in a car explosion in a Christian residential neighborhood of Beirut Thursday morning, in an attack that drew widespread condemnation. The bomb was placed under the driver's seat of Kassir's car...
Aoun Returns to Lebanon
BEIRUT - Lebanon closed a chapter in its bloody civil war Saturday with the return of army general Michel Aoun from 14 years of forced exile in France. The staunchly anti-Syrian Christian leader's homecoming is expected to profoundly affect the country's political...
That Wartime Feel Returns to Lebanon
BEIRUT - Lebanon's recent string of bomb attacks directed against Christian areas around Beirut has resulted in a war-weary population returning to old behavioral patterns. Set against the backdrop of an ongoing political crisis spurred by the assassination of former...
In Lebanon, Fear and Hope
BEIRUT - The political upheaval that has engulfed Lebanon following the assassination of former premier Rafik Hariri has given rise to fears of renewed sectarian bloodshed and hopes that it can be avoided. The upheaval has resulted in an ongoing standoff...


