Israel signs historic free trade deal with United Arab Emirates
Also this week, Lebanon's newly elected parliament held its first session. Among the 128 MPs are 13 independent newcomers who won seats in the May 15 election. Despite being split on a range of issues, they are determined to dismantle what they describe as the corrupt ruling class from the inside. Our Beirut correspondents Sally Farhat and Zeina Antonios went to meet two of the new lawmakers.


