By the Lebanese Constitution, the president of Lebanon must always be a Maronite Catholic. And the 128 parliamentary seats are evenly divided between Christians and Muslims/Druze. Christians ...
Until the start of Israel’s ground invasion, a Lebanese army unit had stayed in Rmeish and helped organise movement in and ...
Led and dominated by the Christian Maronite elites, Lebanon was vibrant and liberal, projecting a civic polity, a rich cultural tapestry, sophisticated banking institutions. Lebanon enjoyed a ...
The Lebanese Forces party was founded by Bashir Gemayel, a Maronite Christian, during the Lebanese civil war in 1976, uniting several Christian factions. The party has long been a critic of ...
The village of Joun is home to Greek Catholic, Shiite Muslim and Maronite Christian communities. It lies 13 kilometers (8 miles) northeast of the port city of Sidon and nearly two kilometers (1.2 ...
It was a remark attributed to Boulos by Al-Jadeed TV that sparked the most intrigue: the suggestion that he would personally lead US efforts to mediate the Israel–Lebanon crisis once Trump returned ...
On October 8, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Lebanese people to rise up against Hezbollah, giving them a ...
Rmeish, just 2km (1.2 miles) from the border, is home to 7,000 Maronite Christians - and surrounded by firing on all sides. “There’s lots of damage. Maybe 90% of houses have damage of some ...
Rmeish, just 2km (1.2 miles) from the border, is home to 7,000 Maronite Christians - and surrounded by firing on all sides. “There’s lots of damage. Maybe 90% of houses have damage of some ...
Tensions among multiple sects in the country have long lurked just below the surface. As hundreds of thousands flee Israeli ...