Lebanon
Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018: UN
World
June 19, 2019
Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018: UN
More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real…
Photos: Arab Image Foundation stuns audiences with online archives from Egypt and Middle East
Culture
June 18, 2019
Photos: Arab Image Foundation stuns audiences with online archives from Egypt and Middle East
The Arab Image Foundation (AIF), a Beirut-based NGO, has launched an online platform amassing around 25,000 vintage, rare photographs out…
Lebanese actress Haifa Wehbe receives treatment for liver disease: Media
Culture
June 12, 2019
Lebanese actress Haifa Wehbe receives treatment for liver disease: Media
Lebanese actress Haifa Wehbe received treatment in Lebanese hospital after falling ill from liver disease according to Lebanese press reports,…
Nizar Zakka: Iran frees US resident imprisoned for espionage
Middle East
June 12, 2019
Nizar Zakka: Iran frees US resident imprisoned for espionage
Iranian authorities said on Tuesday that they had released Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese businessman arrested in Tehran in 2015 after being accused of…
President Sisi, Lebanese Prime Minister hold talks in Saudi Arabia
Egypt
June 1, 2019
President Sisi, Lebanese Prime Minister hold talks in Saudi Arabia
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Friday met with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on the sidelines of the Islamic…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah vows to confront US Middle East plan
Middle East
June 1, 2019
Lebanon’s Hezbollah vows to confront US Middle East plan
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah pledged on Friday to confront the US Middle East plan that President Donald Trump…
Syrian TV says Damascus targeted ‘from direction of’ Israel
Middle East
May 18, 2019
Syrian TV says Damascus targeted ‘from direction of’ Israel
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Loud blasts echoed across Damascus late on Friday, residents said, as Syrian state media reported “enemy targets”…
Lebanese government to tighten soldiers’ eligibility for frontline benefits
Middle East
May 11, 2019
Lebanese government to tighten soldiers’ eligibility for frontline benefits
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese government said on Friday that only soldiers serving at the frontline with Israel would benefit…
Egypt ready to invest in Lebanon’s electricity sector: Egypt’s Prime Minister
Egypt
May 4, 2019
Egypt ready to invest in Lebanon’s electricity sector: Egypt’s Prime Minister
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced that Egyptian companies are ready to enter into tenders set to be announced by…
Syrian refugees risk journey home amid dire situation in Lebanon
Middle East
April 30, 2019
Syrian refugees risk journey home amid dire situation in Lebanon
The sparsely furnished room lights up when Bassam H. enters it. His smile comes from the heart. He feels he…