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1 – 10 of 15Lebanon 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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This comes as the US Congress is finalising a bill, the Caesar Act, that would substantially increase the sanctions pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. As…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242464
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LEBANON: Aoun’s leaving speech inflames politics
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES273703
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LEBANON: Israeli tensions could spiral out of control
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES270620
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Lebanon also only has a caretaker government with restricted powers, at a time when the economy has contracted for four consecutive years. A staff-level IMF package worth USD3bn…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273730
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The Shura Council was first proposed in 2003 but fears that it would prove a combative institution prompted the authorities three times to postpone its introduction. Since it was…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273123
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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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LEBANON: Leaders will divert explosion accountability
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES258166
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LEBANON: Disputes could leave a constitutional vacuum
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES220233
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LEBANON: Christian-Shia row could paralyse government