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A man gestures as he drives a car with the picture of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on it, on election day in Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon on Sunday. Photo: Reuters/Aziz Taher
Posted inIran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

Hezbollah in shock election win, gets control of Lebanese parliament

by Sami Moubayed May 7, 2018February 18, 2020

The pro-Syrian, pro-Iranian team in Lebanon, known as the March 8 Alliance, has just grabbed control of the Lebanese Parliament, winning 67 out of 128-seats. In landmark elections held on Sunday, the first time in almost a decade, all of Hezbollah’s main allies made it into the chamber of deputies, dealing a heavy blow to […]

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Riyadh. This photograph was released by the Saudi Royal Court on November 11, 2017. Photo: Handout via Reuters
Posted inChina, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Saudi Arabia aims to sway Lebanon elections

by Sami Moubayed April 15, 2018February 18, 2020
Steven Spielberg poses on the red carpet before the European premiere of the The Post, in London, on January 10, 2018. Photo: AFP / Daniel Leal-Olivas
Posted inAT Finance, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Vietnam, World

Attempt to ban Spielberg film raises liberals’ fears in Lebanon

by Sami Moubayed January 23, 2018February 18, 2020
Saad al-Hariri. Photo: Reuters / Mohamed Azakir
Posted inIran, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

Win for Hezbollah as Saudi-backed Lebanese premier resigns

by Sami Moubayed November 6, 2017February 18, 2020
Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during a media conference with Iraqi Defense Minister Arfan al-Hayali and Iraq's Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji (not pictured) in Najaf, Iraq  May 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani
Posted inIran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Iraqi Shiite powerbroker gambles with Sunni embrace

by Sami Moubayed August 18, 2017February 18, 2020

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