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Municipal elections: Voters and candidates, here's what you can and cannot do

3 days ago | today.lorientlejour.com | Zeina Antonios

L’Orient Today reviews administrative procedures ahead of the municipal elections. /OLJ / By Zeina ANTONIOS, 11 May 2025 17:52 Can voters in Lebanon change their voting location, modify their personal data with authorities, vote or run for office after removing the mention of their religious affiliation from identity documents?
Joe Issa al-Khoury to OLJ: Lebanon can double its exports without major investments

3 days ago | today.lorientlejour.com | Fouad Gemayel

The Minister of Industry also considers revising some free trade agreements.
Union of Municipalities, the mother of battles

4 days ago | today.lorientlejour.com | Yara ABI AKL

Christian parties gear up for fierce battles in Metn and Zgharta ahead of 2026 parliamentary vote. OLJ / By Yara ABI AKL, 10 May 2025 19:20 After the municipal elections in Mount Lebanon, political attention is turning to the next contest: control over the Union of Municipalities.
Municipal elections: Races to follow in North Lebanon

5 days ago | today.lorientlejour.com | Salah Hijazi

One of the main challenges will be to determine the balance of power between different Sunni actors in a post-Hariri and Assad climate. /OLJ / By Salah HIJAZI, 09 May 2025 16:52 A week after municipal elections in Mount Lebanon, voters in the North and Akkar governorates are set to elect their local councils on Sunday, May 11.
'EBRD is ready to resume its investments in Lebanon': Matteo Patrone

5 days ago | today.lorientlejour.com | Philippe Hage Boutros

While Lebanon awaits the launch of the reforms that have been requested, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is looking for ways to finance certain projects, according to its vice president. L'OLJ / By Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 09 May 2025 16:08 Matteo Patrone is the first senior executive of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to have made an official visit to Lebanon last April.
When will newly elected municipal officials take office?

5 days ago | today.lorientlejour.com | Gabriel Blondel

L’Orient-Le Jour explains the rules governing the post-election process. L'OLJ / By Gabriel BLONDEL and Lyana ALAMEDDINE, 09 May 2025 14:23 On Sunday, Lebanese citizens headed to the polls to elect new municipal officials for a six-year term.
Sharaa’s Paris visit paves way for his international recognition

5 days ago | today.lorientlejour.com | Amélie Zaccour

The Syrian president’s ultimate goal of having U.S. sanctions lifted has prompted him to increase goodwill gestures toward the United States and Israel. L'OLJ / By Amélie ZACCOUR, 09 May 2025 11:55 French President Emmanuel Macron, the first Western leader to receive Ahmad al-Sharaa in Paris on May 7, has paved the way for the Syrian leader’s recognition on the international stage.
Trump's provocation around Persian Gulf: Affront to Iran's national pride?

5 days ago | today.lorientlejour.com | Clara Hage

The American president is considering changing the name of this body of water to "Arabian Gulf" before his Middle East tour, sparking anger in Tehran. L'OLJ / By Clara HAGE, 09 May 2025 09:51 Once again, geography offers American President Donald Trump a vast playground to distribute the good and bad points of his foreign policy.
Why Washington brokered separate cease-fire with Houthis

6 days ago | today.lorientlejour.com | Noura Doukhi

The agreement announced Tuesday does not include hostilities between Tel Aviv and the Yemeni rebels. L'OLJ / By Noura DOUKHI, 08 May 2025 13:35 It ends seven weeks of intense American bombing in Yemen. More than 50 days after Washington launched Operation "Rough Rider" aiming to prevent Houthis from attacking commercial ships navigating the Red Sea, in support of Gaza, a separate truce between the United States and the Yemeni rebels was announced Tuesday by Oman.
Government cancels 2-year delay granted to cement plant sites

6 days ago | today.lorientlejour.com | Suzanne Baaklini

The previous cabinet's decision was challenged before the State Council by the Federation of Municipalities of Koura, in cooperation with the Legal Agenda. L'OLJ / By Suzanne BAAKLINI, 08 May 2025 11:10 In response to a request from the Environment Ministry, the government canceled on May 2 a decision made on Dec. 4, 2024, by the previous cabinet, granting Chekka cement plants an exceptional two-year period for operating their quarries in the same region.