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Aya Iskandarani

Aya Iskandarani

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Aya Iskandarani is a correspondent for The National in Beirut, previously based in Abu Dhabi and Paris.
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Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati, centre, has pledged to hold parliamentary elections in 2022. AFP
What reforms does Lebanon need to win international support?

Diplomats and experts say they are cautiously optimistic about new government

LebanonSeptember 17, 2021
A woman tosses rose petals as people gather to welcome tankers carrying Iranian fuel, upon their arrival from Syria in the city of Baalbeck, in Lebanon's Bekaa valley, on September 16, 2021. - Dozens of tankers carrying Iranian fuel and transported by the Shiite Hezbollah movement arrived from Syria in Lebanon, in the grip of severe fuel shortages. (Photo by - / AFP)
Hezbollah supporters celebrate as Iranian fuel arrives in Lebanon

Hezbollah is framing the move as a major victory in a country where petrol is scarce

LebanonSeptember 16, 2021
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab has so far avoided judges investigating the Beirut port blast. Reuters
Families of Beirut blast victims accuse ex-PM of evading investigation

Hassan Diab said he was visiting his sons at university in the US

LebanonSeptember 15, 2021
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. Photo: EPA
Ministerial plan to save Lebanon to be signed on Thursday

New government to be officially sworn in after parliament's approval

LebanonSeptember 15, 2021
'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' host George Kordahi. Victor Besa For The National
Who is Lebanon’s TV star-turned-minister George Kordahi?

The popular presenter has expressed support for Hezbollah and the Syrian regime

LebanonSeptember 13, 2021
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the country 'requires exceptional measures'. AFP
'We all have to sacrifice' Lebanon's PM tells public

Najib Mikati's Cabinet is expected to prioritise tackling the country's economic collapse

LebanonSeptember 13, 2021
Najib Mikati named his government on Friday. AFP
New Lebanese government could curb country's freefall

Cabinet has the mammoth task of mitigating the crisis and overseeing elections

LebanonSeptember 10, 2021
A Syrian rebel fighter keeps watch near the frontline in Deraa. AFP
Syrian regime agents 'tortured, abused and killed returning refugees'

Refugees were also arrested and charged large amounts for their release, Amnesty report says

LebanonSeptember 07, 2021
Syrian Army soldiers near the police headquarters in central Damascus, Syria. Reuters
Syrians disappeared near Beirut embassy face deportation, lawyer says

Former rebel fighters face death and torture if returned to regime forces, families and rights activists say

LebanonSeptember 05, 2021
People are led to safety as Lebanese soldiers assemble amid clashes in Khalde between Hezbollah and Sunni clansmen. AFP
Lebanon: Economic collapse fuels sectarian tension and 'total chaos'

Financial hardship revives old divides as desperate residents fight over scarce resources

LebanonSeptember 04, 2021
Syrian refugees waiting to be evacuated from their refugee camps in the village of Arsal, Lebanon. EPA
Six Syrians arrested in Lebanon at risk of deportation, says Amnesty

The rights group urges Lebanese authorities not to return them to the Syrian regime

LebanonSeptember 02, 2021
Motorcycle drivers wait to get fuel at a gas station in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
UN allocates $10 million to fight fuel crisis in Lebanon

The aid will go to hospitals, dispensaries and water stations

LebanonSeptember 01, 2021
Ahmed Al Assir, pictured addressing a crowd in Beirut in 2012, was sentenced by the Military Court in Lebanon. AFP
Lebanon: Extremist cleric sentenced to 20 years of hard labour

Ahmad Al Assir was convicted for the killing of Lebanese soldiers

LebanonAugust 31, 2021
Soldiers from the Italian contingent of the UN peacekeeping mission patrol Lebanon's southern border with Israel. AFP
UN Security Council extends Lebanon mission and asks it to provide aid to army

Economic collapse weighs on Lebanese soldiers’ morale and the army’s capabilities

LebanonAugust 30, 2021
Motorists wait in a queue outside a closed petrol station in Beirut. Lebanon's central bank has been struggling to secure foreign currency to import fuel. AFP
Fuel fight escalates into sectarian clashes in south Lebanon

The incident sparked fears that economic collapse is intensifying divisions

LebanonAugust 29, 2021
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