Lebanon’s precarious sectarian balance is tipping as militias take hold again.
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Conflict between Lebanon and Israel looms – it would throw the Lebanese economy further into crisis.
Hezbollah dominates Lebanon’s sectarian political system, giving the paralyzed government little choice if the militant group chooses to join Hamas’ war against Israel.
The election of independent parliamentarians in Lebanon is a move away from sectarian politics, say experts.
Lebanon is in the depths of one of the worst financial crises in history.
Lebanon is in trouble: a million Syrian refugees, one of the worst financial crises in more than 100 years and a corrupt and divided political system.
The underlying issues of inequality, corruption and poverty are still dogging the region, ten years after the protests.
A power-sharing agreement that shares power between Lebanon’s different sectarian communities is no longer fit for purpose.
From Chile to Lebanon and Iraq to Hong Kong, the same masks have become a common language to register dissent.
Site of some of the most iconic images from the ongoing protests, Lebanon’s second largest city, Tripoli is a place of contrasts and extremes.
Why the armed group, Hezbollah, doesn’t want ongoing protests to upset the ruling coalition in Lebanon.
Lebanon’s 1989 peace deal ended a civil war by sharing political power between religious factions. That created a society profoundly divided by religion – something today’s protesters hope to change.
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