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...