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1 – 10 of 28The country’s economic crisis and the Christian community's demographic fears have increased anti-refugee sentiment, which politicians weaponised around the May 2022 elections. In…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280957
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Lebanon is experiencing a political vacuum against the backdrop of an economic meltdown. Politicians have failed to elect a president since Michel Aoun’s term ended on October 31…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275623
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On December 18, two months after Michel Aoun was elected president of Lebanon, Prime Minister Saad Hariri finally announced agreement on a ‘government of national accord’. The new…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216920
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This comes amid a recent rise in Israeli military operations in Syria as part of efforts to prevent Iranian military entrenchment and supply of weapons to sympathetic groups.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241805
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However, in 2021 they will all face two common challenges: recovering from major economic shocks in 2020 and reorienting to US policy shifts under a Biden presidency. From…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257604
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ISRAEL: Netanyahu will exploit Hezbollah accusations
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES242542
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Legislators re-elected Hariri as premier on May 24, despite his bloc’s loss of seats in the May 6 polls and the increased parliamentary dominance of Shia political-military…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235210
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The country’s various sectarian groupings have been unable to agree on a new electoral law in time for polls due on May 21. After the failure of a last-ditch committee of cabinet…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220259
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Aoun is a former commander of the Lebanese armed forces and a strong ally of Hezbollah, a local Shia political and military grouping, backed by Iran. Following a deal with the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214660
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LEBANON: The new cabinet may tilt towards Damascus