Lebanon
Lebanon hires firm to clear dangerous material from shattered Beirut port
Middle East
November 20, 2020
Lebanon hires firm to clear dangerous material from shattered Beirut port
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s authorities signed a contract this month with a German company to clear dangerous material stored for…
Lebanon begins two-week lockdown to limit spread of virus
Middle East
November 14, 2020
Lebanon begins two-week lockdown to limit spread of virus
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese police on Saturday patrolled the streets of the capital Beirut, ordering shops to close as the…
Lebanese security chief visited Syria in efforts to free US captive
Middle East
November 14, 2020
Lebanese security chief visited Syria in efforts to free US captive
AMMAN (Reuters) – Lebanese Security Chief Abbas Ibrahim visited Damascus after a trip to Washington as part of efforts to…
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…