Lebanon
Photo: Beyonce wears costume of Queen Nefertiti by Lebanese designer
Life & Style
April 26, 2019
Photo: Beyonce wears costume of Queen Nefertiti by Lebanese designer
Lebanese Designer Nicolas Jebran released via social media on Thursday two posters for the new documentary “Homecoming” acted by American…
Amnesty urges Lebanon to help end domestic worker abuse
Middle East
April 24, 2019
Amnesty urges Lebanon to help end domestic worker abuse
Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Lebanon to end what it described as an “inherently abusive” migration sponsorship system governing the…
Trump’s Golan move causes concern in Lebanon for land owners
Middle East
April 11, 2019
Trump’s Golan move causes concern in Lebanon for land owners
CHEBAA, Lebanon (AP) — Akram Kanaan looked toward an Israeli military position on a snow-capped mountain that overlooks the village…
In Syria’s Aleppo, restored Armenian church hosts first mass
Middle East
March 31, 2019
In Syria’s Aleppo, restored Armenian church hosts first mass
Armenians in Syria’s war-torn Aleppo packed their Forty Martyrs Cathedral Saturday for the first mass in the centuries-old church since…
UN Security Council to meet on Golan at Syria’s request
Middle East
March 28, 2019
UN Security Council to meet on Golan at Syria’s request
The UN Security Council will hold an urgent public meeting Wednesday at Syria’s request on the US decision to recognize…
Pompeo heads to Lebanon, where Hezbollah is at peak strength
Middle East
March 21, 2019
Pompeo heads to Lebanon, where Hezbollah is at peak strength
BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hopes to use his first visit to Lebanon this week to…
UN agency calls for more access in Syria to help refugees return
Middle East
March 10, 2019
UN agency calls for more access in Syria to help refugees return
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United Nations refugee agency should have a bigger presence inside Syria to observe and help refugees…
Lebanon warns against using its territory for EastMed pipeline
Middle East
March 7, 2019
Lebanon warns against using its territory for EastMed pipeline
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon on Thursday warned its Mediterranean neighbors that a planned EastMed gas pipeline from Israel to the…
Revolutionary Guards’ Soleimani flexes political muscle
Middle East
March 5, 2019
Revolutionary Guards’ Soleimani flexes political muscle
(Reuters) – Qassem Soleimani’s role in a political crisis in Iran highlights the influence of the leader of the Revolutionary…
Hezbollah slams Britain’s terrorist group listing
Middle East
March 1, 2019
Hezbollah slams Britain’s terrorist group listing
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese group Hezbollah condemned on Friday the British government’s decision to list it as a terrorist…