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A former inmate of Khiam prison holds a mock gallows during a sit-in near a military court where an arrest warrant was issued for Lebanese-American Amer Fakhoury, who confessed he'd worked for Israel during its occupation of Lebanon for nearly two decades, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, September 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
November 21, 2019, 6:49 pm
Lebanon delays trial of Lebanese-American accused of collaborating with Israel
Amer Fakhoury was arrested after returning from the US to visit relatives; he had worked for the Israeli-backed South Lebanese Army during Lebanese civil war
By TOI staff and Agencies
A Lebanese protester kisses the helmet of a riot policeman as protesters face off with security forces near the parliament headquarters in the capital Beirut, on November 19, 2019. (Anwar AMRO/AFP)
November 19, 2019, 1:24 pm
Besieged by protesters, Lebanon parliament postpones session
Lawmakers had planned to discuss bill granting amnesty to thousands convicted of a range of offenses, angering anti-government demonstrators seeking overhaul of political class
By Tony Gamal-Gabriel
A police officer raises his baton to anti-government protesters during clashes in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 19, 2019. (Hassan Ammar/AP)
November 19, 2019, 11:21 am
Scuffles break out in Beirut as protesters block lawmakers’ path
Demonstrators say parliamentary meetings are unconstitutional when there is no government, clash with riot police who cordon off parliament building
By Hassan ammar
In this October 29, 2019 file photo, an anti-government protester shouts slogans after he is attacked by Hezbollah supporters, in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
November 18, 2019, 11:07 am
Lebanese protests test Hezbollah’s role as Shiites’ champion
Hezbollah finds itself ’attacked by the very constituency they purport to speak for,’ as many Lebanese demand end to corruption and ouster of political elite
By Bassem Mroue and MARIAM FAM
Lebanese demonstrators clash with anti-riot police on the road leading to the Presidential Palace in Baabda, on the eastern outskirts of Beirut on November 13, 2019, nearly a month into an unprecedented anti-graft street movement. (Anwar Amro/AFP)
November 15, 2019, 1:14 pm
Lebanon protesters angered by reported new PM pick Safadi
‘He’s an integral part of this leadership’s fabric,’ one demonstrator says of businessman and ex-finance minister apparently set to be tapped as new leader
By AFP
File: Saad Hariri, right, speaks with then-transportation minister Mohammad Safadi at the French ambassador's residence in Beirut, Lebanon, July 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Marwan Naamani, Pool)
November 15, 2019, 12:33 pm
Major Lebanese parties said set to tap former finance minister as new PM
Local media says agreement to nominate Mohammad Safadi came in meeting between resigning leader Saad Hariri and groups Hezbollah and Amal
By TOI staff and Agencies
Lebanese soldiers open a blocked road followed scuffles between rival groups in the town of Jal el-Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon, November 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
November 14, 2019, 5:51 pm
Major roads reopen in Lebanon after 2-day shutdown
Lebanese troops clear blocked thoroughfares as president says protesters’ demands will be among ‘top priorities’ of the next government
By Bassem Mroue
Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
November 11, 2019, 7:14 pm
Hezbollah chief: Chance of US-Iran war down by 99%, Trump’s strategy failed
Hassan Nasrallah also claims he doesn’t need Iranian arms: ‘We have so many missiles, we don’t know where to put them’
By TOI staff
Singer Tania Saleh takes pictures with her mobile phone at the martyrs square where the ongoing anti-government take place everyday, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, November 8, 2019 (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
November 10, 2019, 1:40 am
In Lebanon, protests test young people’s hope to escape sectarianism
As the memory of the civil war fades, so does the threat of violence that kept previous generations from challenging the status quo
By MARIAM FAM
Lebanese anti-government protesters rest on a pavement in front of members of security forces in a central neighborhood of the capital Beirut on November 4, 2019 (Patrick BAZ / AFP)
November 4, 2019, 3:01 pm
Lebanon protests rage on as politicians stall
Demonstrators vow to keep up their street activism until all their demands are met, including the formation of a technocratic government
By Hashem Osseiran and Anwar Amro
Israeli Army soldier Samuel Boujenah, center, gestures as he explains the Israel-Lebanon conflict to foreign journalists in the military base of Har Dov on Mount Hermon, a strategic and fortified outpost at the crossroads between Israel, Lebanon, and Syria, on October 30, 2019. (JALAA MAREY/AFP)
November 3, 2019, 9:04 pm
Wary of Hezbollah, Israel unsure if Lebanon turmoil an opportunity or threat
IDF spokesman says recent demonstrations could be a ‘good opportunity’ to limit terror group’s power, but increased pressure could also push Nasrallah into diversionary attack
By Guillaume LAVALLÉE
Supporters of Lebanese President Michel Aoun hold a poster of him during a counter-protest near the presidential palace in Baabda on November 3, 2019 (ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
November 3, 2019, 6:10 pm
Thousands rally in support of Lebanon president amid turmoil
Addressing backers, Michel Aoun urges citizens to accept proposed reforms; anti-government demonstrations set to resume
By Anwar Amro and Tony Gamal-Gabriel
British embassy worker Rebecca Dykes, found dead by the side of a road in Beirut, Lebanon, December 16, 2017. (Family handout photo)
November 2, 2019, 8:53 am
Lebanese Uber driver sentenced to death for murder of UK woman
British Embassy in Beirut says it hopes ruling in case of Rebecca Dykes ‘will provide a degree of closure,’ stresses opposition to death penalty
By Agencies and TOI staff
Supporters of Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon's Hezbollah terror group, watch him speak through a giant screen at a mosque in the Lebanese capital Beirut's southern suburbs on November 1, 2019. (AFP)
November 1, 2019, 7:04 pm
Nasrallah vows Hezbollah will ‘clean up’ Lebanon’s skies from Israeli incursions
After firing at Israeli drone over southern Lebanon, terror chief claims group employed a weapon IDF had thought it ‘would not dare to use’
By TOI staff
A client enters a bank with a front window shattered during anti-government protests in Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
November 1, 2019, 12:46 pm
Lebanon’s banks reopen after 2-week closure due to protests
Private banks appear to have imposed restrictions on withdrawals and transfers amid concerns of a rush on financial institutions
By Bassem Mroue
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