Lebanon, facing rampant power cuts and skyrocketing inflation, relies on the diaspora for hard currency.

Lebanese officials agree to invite US senior energy adviser Amos Hochstein to Beirut to mediate dispute with Israel.

Newly elected reformist MPs said they would not compromise in their efforts to change the way Lebanon is run.

The black market rate, widely used across the country, now sits at 35,600 to the US dollar.

Fragile calm in Beirut’s Ain el-Remmaneh area, home to longtime rival parties that are now key players in parliament.

Global News Insight discusses with analysts what lies ahead as power has shifted in Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system.

Sunday’s parliamentary elections were ‘marred by intimidation’ and violence, according to local and foreign observers.

Hezbollah allies lose seats in parliamentary elections to rivals, as independent candidates make inroads.

Partial results show change in the balance of power in parliament where Hezbollah and allies once held a majority.