Lebanese elections

MP Paula Yacoubian
Interview
Society
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Reform and rights: MP Paula Yacoubian's vision for Lebanon

The New Arab sat with MP Paula Yacoubian to discuss reform, women's and civil rights, and the challenge of voter apathy ahead of Lebanon's 2026 elections

Jonathan Cole
02 December, 2025
Two women post their ballots
Lebanon
MENA
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Hezbollah, fate of 'Change MPs' hang over Lebanese election 2026

Nicholas Frakes
18 November, 2025
The funeral ceremony held for Hezbollah members killed in Israeli attacks, on April 4, 2025 in the town of Mais al-Jabal in southern Lebanon. (Photo by Ramiz Dallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon pushes ahead with south vote despite Israeli attacks

The New Arab Staff
20 May, 2025
Lebanese voters take part in a first round of municipal elections, at a polling station in the Ghobeiry neighbourhood of Beirut's southern suburb on May 4, 2025. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon: Reformists challenge status quo in Beirut, Baalbek vote

The New Arab Staff
18 May, 2025
A Lebanese voter arrives to cast her vote in the first round of municipal elections, at a polling station in the Haret Hreik suburb south of Beirut on May 4, 2025. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon holds local polls in first vote since Israel-Hezbollah war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 May, 2025
Saudi Arabia's top diplomat landed in Beirut on Thursday to meet the country's new leaders [TNA]
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Prince Faisal in first Saudi FM Lebanon visit in over a decade

The New Arab Staff
23 January, 2025
Paula Yacoubian was verbally attacked by Salim Aoun during a parliamentary session [Getty]
Lebanon
MENA
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Paula Yacoubian and Salim Aoun clash in Lebanese parliament

The New Arab Staff
10 January, 2025
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Lebanon
MENA
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Why were foreign dignitaries at Lebanon's presidential vote?

The New Arab Staff
09 January, 2025
Lebanon
Video

Lebanese lawmakers fail to elect a president for the 12th time

Alexander Durie
14 June, 2023
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon MPs fail to fill vacant presidency for 9th time

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 December, 2022
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Lebanon
Analysis
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Hezbollah's grip on choosing Lebanon's next president

Nicholas Frakes
24 November, 2022
A Lebanese election official sits at a polling station at the Lebanese embassy in Tehran on May 6, 2022. - Lebanese expatriates began casting their votes today for parliamentary elections, state media said, two years into an unprecedented economic crisis that spurred a mass exodus
Lebanon elections 2022
Society
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Anti-establishment parties in Lebanon face electoral strife

The New Arab Staff

Clément Gibon

10 May, 2022
Lebanon women
Lebanon
Society
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Lebanese women and the upcoming general elections

The New Arab Staff

Clément Gibon

06 April, 2022
Graffiti critical of television on a shuttered shop in Beirut, Lebanon.
Lebanon
In-depth
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Disinformation and electronic armies in Lebanon's elections

Justin Salhani
13 January, 2022
Michel Aoun
MENA
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President Aoun approves Lebanon elections set for 15 May

The New Arab Staff
30 December, 2021
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Lebanon
Society
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Lebanon's civil society groups seek to oust political elite

The New Arab Staff

Nada Issa

22 November, 2021
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon's Aoun rejects March date for legislative elections

The New Arab Staff
20 November, 2021
Gebran Bassil
Gebran Bassil
MENA
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Lebanese party appeals electoral law amendments

The New Arab Staff
16 November, 2021
Lebanese Parliament Building
Lebanon
MENA
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Lebanon parliament confirms 27 March legislative elections

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 October, 2021
Hariri Getty
Saad Hariri
MENA
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Saad Hariri set to continue as Lebanon prime minister

The New Arab & agencies
24 May, 2018
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Syria
MENA
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Tillerson kicks off 'difficult tour' of tense Middle East

The New Arab & agencies
12 February, 2018