Lebanon
Lebanon goes to the polls
Lebanon goes to the polls on Sunday to choose a new parliament. International political analysts are watching this election intensely,......
Hezbollah to challenge in Lebanese elections
Lebanon’s parliamentary elections are in June, and militant group Hezbollah is leading an opposition alliance to challenge the Government. The......
A year on – the plight of Lebanon’s economy
It’s been more than a year since the Lebanese Israeli war began and ended, but the people of Lebanon are......
Behind the violence in Lebanon
79 people are dead in what has been the worst outbreak of violence in Lebanon since the end of the......
Lebanon in turmoil again
Tensions are set to rise between Lebanon and its neighbours following the murder of a prominent minister today. Cabinet minister......
UN peacekeeping force seeks a leader
A UN peacekeeping force planned for Southern Lebanon is still struggling to find enough recruits. The force would aim to......
Human Rights Watch makes hay while the sun shines in Lebanon
Its morning in the middle east and as we speak residents of the region are tentatively venturing out of doors......
What Australia’s Arab community are thinking
Over the past month, the media coverage of the Israel/Lebanon crisis has been intense. Given the events in London overnight,......
Waiting for the sound of a siren
Images of the war between Israel and Lebanon in the media are of violence, death and destruction. But amidst the......
Ceasefire plans fail to impress
French and American Diplomatic maneuvers over the ongoing war between Hezbollah and Israel have failed to impress the Lebanese government.......