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Hundreds of disillusioned doctors leave Lebanon, in blow to healthcare
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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