Lebanon
Hundreds of disillusioned doctors leave Lebanon, in blow to healthcare
Middle East
November 12, 2020
Hundreds of disillusioned doctors leave Lebanon, in blow to healthcare
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fouad Boulos returned to Beirut in 2007 from the United States having trained there in pathology and…
Frantic search after medicines vanish from Lebanon shelves
Middle East
November 11, 2020
Frantic search after medicines vanish from Lebanon shelves
BEIRUT (AP) — She is a nurse at a Beirut hospital, and still Rita Harb can’t find her grandfather’s heart…
Two Lebanese youth offer migrant workers a way back home
Middle East
November 9, 2020
Two Lebanese youth offer migrant workers a way back home
BEIRUT (AP) — In a damp room with a few rotting pieces of furniture and old mattresses on the floor,…
Lebanon’s president seeks evidence behind US sanctions on son-in-law
Middle East
November 7, 2020
Lebanon’s president seeks evidence behind US sanctions on son-in-law
BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that Lebanon would seek evidence and documents from the United States…
Assad blames Syria’s current economic woes on Lebanese banks
Middle East
November 6, 2020
Assad blames Syria’s current economic woes on Lebanese banks
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad said much of his country’s current economic distress is a direct result…
Robert Fisk, veteran foreign correspondent, dies at 74
Middle East
November 3, 2020
Robert Fisk, veteran foreign correspondent, dies at 74
BEIRUT (AP) — Veteran British journalist Robert Fisk, one of the best-known Middle East correspondents who spent his career reporting…
Arab Music Festival launches in Cairo, concerts to be broadcast live
Music
November 2, 2020
Arab Music Festival launches in Cairo, concerts to be broadcast live
The 29th edition of Arab Music Festival was inaugurated on Sunday at the Cairo Opera House’s al-Nafoura Theater, with its…
Lebanon, Israel hold 2nd round of maritime demarcation talks
Middle East
October 29, 2020
Lebanon, Israel hold 2nd round of maritime demarcation talks
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon and Israel held a second round of US-mediated talks Wednesday over their disputed maritime border and…
Lebanese divided over hopes for wider peace with Israel
Middle East
October 24, 2020
Lebanese divided over hopes for wider peace with Israel
“Did you hear that!” says a café owner to customers over the sound of his coffee maker in Beirut’s Gemmayze district.…
US sanctions 2 senior members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Middle East
October 24, 2020
US sanctions 2 senior members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) — The US Treasury has sanctioned two high-ranking Hezbollah officials, including a former military commander in the country’s…