Clashes in Tripoli as rival PM tries to take power: Fighting broke out in Tripoli after the prime minister appointed by the parliament, Fathi Bashagha, attempted to overthrow the government in Tripoli, Reuters reports. Bashagha entered the capital in an attempt to take control of the government from Abdul Hamid Dbeibah who has refused to cede power after national elections were delayed in December. Dbeibah was appointed the country’s interim prime minister following UN-backed talks in 2021, and was supposed to step down ahead of the planned vote. This prompted the country’s parliament to appoint Bashagha as the country’s prime minister in March.

Egypt is following the latest developments “with concern,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement yesterday, and urged all parties to remain calm.

Hezbollah and its allies lost their majority in Lebanon’s parliament in Sunday’s general election, according to a final tally by Reuters. The Iran-backed group secured around 62 of parliament’s 128 seats, down from the 71-seat majority they had after the 2018 election.