parliamentary elections

Few Women, Minorities Win Seats in Syria Parliament Ballot

Women and minorities were underrepresented in a weekend ballot for members of Syria's transitional parliament, results announced Monday showed, for the first assembly to form since the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. In a process criticized as undemocratic, several thousand members of local committees cast their ballots Sunday to elect ...

Syria Selects Members of First Post-Assad Parliament

Members of local committees in Syria began on Sunday selecting members of a transitional parliament in a process criticized as undemocratic, with a third of the members appointed directly by interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. The assembly's formation is set to consolidate the power of Sharaa, whose Islamist forces led a coalition that ...

Parliamentary Elections: Expat Registration from October 2 to November 20

The Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affairs announced in a joint press release on Tuesday that registration for expatriates at Lebanese embassies abroad will open on October 2, ahead of the May 2026 parliamentary elections. The statement added that the process will close on November 20, noting that the timeframe was set “in line with legal ...

Lebanese Cabinet Approves Starlink Agreement and Appoints Regulatory Authorities

The Lebanese Cabinet, in its regular session on Thursday, approved the licensing of Starlink Lebanon to provide internet services across the country via satellites operated by SpaceX. The Cabinet also approved the long-awaited appointments of regulatory bodies in both the telecommunications and electricity sectors, 20 years after their creation ...

Kabalan Calls for Full Mobilization in Favor of Hezbollah and Amal for Parliamentary Elections

In his sermon on Monday, marking Eid al-Fitr celebrations, Jaafarite Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Kabalan cautioned against the political and strategic stakes of the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for May 2026. He emphasized that Lebanon’s political and strategic survival depends on full mobilization in favor of Hezbollah and the Amal ...