2018 in Lebanon
Incumbents
Events
- 6 May – The 2018 Lebanese general election was held; 128 members from 15 districts were elected to the Parliament.[1]
- 30 September – The Miss Lebanon 2018 beauty pageant had 30 candidates, and was won by Maya Reaidy.[2]
Deaths
- 14 March – Emily Nasrallah, writer and women's rights activist (b. 1931).[3]
- 4 July – Ali Qanso, politician (b. 1947/1948).[4]
- 1 October – Antoine Sfeir, journalist and professor (b. 1948).[5]
References
- "Breakdown of Lebanon's new parliament". en.annahar.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "The new Miss Lebanon looks just like her most famous predecessor: 1971's Miss Universe". thenational.ae. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Lebanese writer Emily Nasrallah dies at 87". dailystar.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- Minister Ali Qanso dies after battling cancer
- Le journaliste et politologue spécialiste du Moyen-Orient Antoine Sfeir est mort (in French)
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