Lebanon
Mohamed Salah relaxes in Lebanon, films documentary about his life
Egypt
July 1, 2018
Mohamed Salah relaxes in Lebanon, films documentary about his life
Egypt and Liverpool’s football legend Mohamed Salah is currently staying in Beirut, having been warmly welcomed, Lebanese newspaper Al…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says US embassy move in Jerusalem ‘worthless’
Middle East
May 14, 2018
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says US embassy move in Jerusalem ‘worthless’
The Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah on Monday dismissed the U.S. decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem as a…
Fadl Shaker returns to singing through Ramadan series intro
Art news
May 8, 2018
Fadl Shaker returns to singing through Ramadan series intro
Al-Adl Group announced that Lebanese singer Fadl Shaker will return to singing, eight years after his retirement, through the intro…
Local tensions flare up before Lebanese election
Middle East
April 24, 2018
Local tensions flare up before Lebanese election
Incidents of political violence including an assault on one candidate and an attack on the office of another are casting…
Lebanon wins pledges exceeding $10 billion in Paris: finance minister
Middle East
April 6, 2018
Lebanon wins pledges exceeding $10 billion in Paris: finance minister
Lebanon won pledges of grants and loans exceeding $10 billion on Friday at a Paris conference aimed at rallying international…
Israeli drone crashes in southern Lebanon
Middle East
March 31, 2018
Israeli drone crashes in southern Lebanon
An Israeli drone crashed in southern Lebanon overnight between Friday and Saturday, the Israeli military and Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV reported.…
UN gives strong backing to Lebanon’s political independence
Middle East
March 21, 2018
UN gives strong backing to Lebanon’s political independence
The UN Security Council reaffirmed its strong support Tuesday for Lebanon’s political independence following a report by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…
Lebanese author, feminist Emily Nasrallah dies at age 87
Middle East
March 15, 2018
Lebanese author, feminist Emily Nasrallah dies at age 87
Acclaimed Lebanese author and feminist Emily Nasrallah, who articulated women’s experiences in her writing about Lebanon’s civil war, has died…
Hezbollah: Lebanon must be firm in Israel energy dispute
Middle East
February 17, 2018
Hezbollah: Lebanon must be firm in Israel energy dispute
Hassan Nasrallah, the head of the Iranian-backed movement Hezbollah, urged Lebanon’s government Friday to stand firm against Israel, with force if…
Zawya Cinema continues to screen ‘The Insult’ in face of backlash
Culture
February 9, 2018
Zawya Cinema continues to screen ‘The Insult’ in face of backlash
Zawya Cinema will be screening Ziead Al-Doweiry’s “The Insult” despite protests against the movie being played in Egypt, in addition…