Lebanon

The premier has promised to return soon from Riyadh and denied he is under constraint -- but few Lebanese believe him

Politicians in Beirut present a common front for now, fearing Riyadh has kidnapped their premier

After a rare year of consensual politics, Lebanese politicians are eager to avoid hosting a new proxy war

Rising Saudi-Iran tensions have killed Beirut's long-awaited 'functional' coalition government

After long delays, parliament has approved the country’s first budget in twelve years, by a large majority

Lebanon’s Hezbollah is in the front line as Tehran awaits Washington’s new policy on the nuclear deal

Political and sectarian fissures are again undermining efforts to put the economy on a sounder basis

Politicians have united to resist any suggestion that refugees could be resettled, even temporarily