Lebanon
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…
Lebanese prosecutor demands death for killer of UK woman
Middle East
February 9, 2018
Lebanese prosecutor demands death for killer of UK woman
Judicial officials say an investigative judge is demanding the death penalty for a suspected killer of a British woman whose…
Lebanese to enter Egypt without visa, other Arab nationalities to soon follow
Egypt
February 7, 2018
Lebanese to enter Egypt without visa, other Arab nationalities to soon follow
The city of Alexandria witnessed on Sunday the inauguration of the first charter airline connecting Alexandria to another Arab capital…
Lebanon’s public sector plagued by inefficiency, waste
Middle East
February 6, 2018
Lebanon’s public sector plagued by inefficiency, waste
The corridors are dark in Lebanon’s Public Transport and Railway Administration. A few employees scroll through mobile phones in mostly…
New hunting law falls prey to old habits in Lebanon
Middle East
January 26, 2018
New hunting law falls prey to old habits in Lebanon
To bird lovers, the scenes are upsetting. Dozens of dead buzzards lie on a carpet of feathers on a rocky…
Lebanon holds candle-lit vigil for four murdered women
Middle East
December 24, 2017
Lebanon holds candle-lit vigil for four murdered women
Dozens of people have gathered in Beirut to denounce violence against women after four murders in less than a week.…
Uber driver confesses to murder of British Embassy employee
Middle East
December 19, 2017
Uber driver confesses to murder of British Embassy employee
A Lebanese Uber driver has confessed to murdering a 30-year-old female employee of the British Embassy in Beirut, judicial sources…
Lebanese film ‘The Insult’ shortlisted for Oscars best foreign film
Cinema/TV
December 18, 2017
Lebanese film ‘The Insult’ shortlisted for Oscars best foreign film
Kadiya Rakm, translating to the The Insult became the first Lebanese film in history to be shortlisted as a nominee…
Lebanon sets May date for first parliamentary vote in nearly a decade
Middle East
December 16, 2017
Lebanon sets May date for first parliamentary vote in nearly a decade
Lebanon has set a date of May 6 next year to hold its first legislative election in nearly a decade,…
Major powers to push Saudis, Iran to stop interfering in Lebanon
Middle East
December 8, 2017
Major powers to push Saudis, Iran to stop interfering in Lebanon
Major powers will try to shore up Lebanon’s stability on Friday by pushing Saudi Arabia and Iran to stop interfering…