Lebanon
Why have guns gone quiet on the Israel-Lebanon border?
Middle East
October 13, 2023
Why have guns gone quiet on the Israel-Lebanon border?
Marjeyoun, Lebanon CNN — The silence on Lebanon’s border with Israel is deafening. After five days of near constant crossfire…
On journalism and politics
Opinion
August 29, 2023
On journalism and politics
President Sadat was a journalist by nature and by profession. For a period of his life he worked in Dar…
Protesters demand answers on third anniversary of Beirut port explosion
Middle East
August 5, 2023
Protesters demand answers on third anniversary of Beirut port explosion
CNN — Hundreds of protesters gathered in Lebanon on Friday to mark the third anniversary of a devastating explosion that…
A massive new US embassy in a tiny Middle East nation is raising eyebrows
Middle East
May 13, 2023
A massive new US embassy in a tiny Middle East nation is raising eyebrows
A massive new US embassy complex in Lebanon is causing controversy for its sheer size and opulence in a country…
Two flight attendants file lawsuit, claim they were assaulted by former Lebanese PM Saad Hariri
Middle East
April 2, 2023
Two flight attendants file lawsuit, claim they were assaulted by former Lebanese PM Saad Hariri
CNN — Two flight attendants claim they were sexually assaulted by then Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri aboard his…
Lebanon reverses decision on Daylight Saving, amid confusion on two different timezones
Middle East
March 28, 2023
Lebanon reverses decision on Daylight Saving, amid confusion on two different timezones
Lebanon’s government has walked back a controversial decision to delay winter clock changes by a month, after last week’s announcement…
Lebanese court clears Nancy Ajram’s husband of murder charges
Culture
February 14, 2023
Lebanese court clears Nancy Ajram’s husband of murder charges
Lebanese court issued on Monday its final decision in the case of Nancy Ajram’s husband, Fadi al-Hashem. Hashem stood…
Lebanon devaluates Lira by 90%
Economy
February 1, 2023
Lebanon devaluates Lira by 90%
Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon (Banque du Liban) Riad Salameh said Lebanon will adopt a new official exchange…
Lebanon to restore UN payments ‘immediately’ after losing voting rights in General Assembly
Middle East
January 21, 2023
Lebanon to restore UN payments ‘immediately’ after losing voting rights in General Assembly
Lebanon vowed to restore its payments to the UN’s operating budget on Friday after losing its right to vote in…
Sherine Abdel Wahab’s lawyer denies she was interrogated in Lebanon
Art news
January 6, 2023
Sherine Abdel Wahab’s lawyer denies she was interrogated in Lebanon
Yasser Kantoush, the lawyer of Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel Wahab, denied that his client and her husband, singer Hossam Habib,…