https://cdnph.upi.com/ph/st/th/7381786514418/2026/upi_com/092d89a358d6bbeb2e29f48d4b2d3cb3/v1.5/Lebanon-becomes-first-Middle-East-country-to-abolish-death-penalty.jpg" /> Lebanese lawmakers on Tuesday approved a law prohibiting the death penalty, making it the first Middle Eastern country to end capital punishment.