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Short film on ‘war-torn’ Levant selected for Big Sky Documentary film festival in US
A short film on the lives of several people struggling to survive in the “war-torn” Levant region has been selected for the Big Sky Documentary film ... Entertainment -
Israeli security says downed drones show Hezbollah surveillance
Israeli security sources claimed Friday that drones captured after being flown across the frontier from neighboring Lebanon have provided insight into ... Middle East -
Lebanon PM says beleaguered minister must prioritize national interest
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on Information Minister George Kordahi to “prioritize national interest” but stopped short of asking him ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s diplomatic crisis is a self-inflicted wound
One of Lebanon’s founding myths lies in its special geographic position and the vital role Lebanon played in the formation of many of the Arab Gulf ... Middle East -
How Beirut blast led Bahraini psychologist to launch a Lebanon mental health lifeline
A Bahraini psychologist shared how the Beirut blast in 2020 led her to co-found a vital mental health support lifeline in Lebanon to provide help to ... Features -
Alvarez and Marsal to resume Lebanon central bank audit, presidency says
Restructuring consultancy Alvarez & Marsal will resume its forensic audit of the Lebanese central bank on Thursday, the presidency said, indicating ... Middle East -
Lebanese diaspora vote will not be enough to force change on a corrupt establishment
The Lebanese diaspora has always been the pride and joy of this enterprising nation of around six million residents, with over 14 million members of ... Middle East -
Celebrating Lebanon’s new cabinet is a fool’s errand until Hezbollah held to account
For over a year the Lebanese waited anxiously for their political elite to form a new cabinet, one which would theoretically implement structural ... Middle East -
Lebanon receives $1.139 bln from International Monetary Fund: Statement
Lebanon’s Finance Ministry said on Friday it had been informed by the Central Bank that $1.139 billion in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) from the ... Middle East -
Beirut blast judge issues arrest warrant for Lebanon’s ex-minister: Source
The judge leading Lebanon’s investigation into last year’s devastating Beirut port blast issued an arrest warrant for an ex-minister who failed to ... Middle East -
Hezbollah brings Iranian fuel into Lebanon: Reports
Hezbollah began bringing Iranian fuel into Lebanon via Syria on Thursday, a move the Shia group says aims to ease a crippling energy crisis but which ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s PM, President sign decree to form new govt after over a year
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati and President Michel Aoun signed a decree forming a new government in the presence of parliament speaker Nabih ... Middle East -
US plans to normalize Syria-Lebanon relations are doomed to fail
Recent attempts to normalize relations between Bashar al-Assad and Lebanon for the alleged benefit of the Lebanese are not only doomed from the outset ... Middle East -
Lebanon-Egypt gas wild theories unfounded: US plan is pro-Iran, pro-Hezbollah
The US ambassador to Lebanon, Dorothy Shea, confirmed recently that the Biden administration is facilitating the export of Egyptian natural gas and ... Middle East -
Medevac flight arrives in Abu Dhabi carrying Akkar explosion victims
A medevac flight has arrived at the Abu Dhabi International Airport, carrying victims of a fuel tank blast that killed at least 28 people in northern ... Gulf -
Gunfire or ignited lighter may have caused Lebanon fuel tanker explosion, 28 killed
Mixed reports have surfaced on the cause of a fuel tank explosion that killed 28 people and injured 79 others in northern Lebanon early on Sunday.For ... Middle East -
Lebanon sees rise in food poisoning cases amid power cuts, pollutants: Reports
Cases of food poisoning in Lebanon have been rising at a disturbing rate compared to the past several years as the country experiences continued power ... Features -
Hezbollah members intercepted by locals in rare challenge to Iran-backed group
Hezbollah fighters who fired rockets towards Israeli forces from Lebanon on Friday were intercepted by locals afterwards, the group said, a rare ... Middle East -
Israel army does not want Lebanon ‘escalation’ but ready
Israel said it was ready for an “escalation” on the Lebanese border after an exchange of fire with the Iran-backed Hezbollah organization but played ... Middle East -
Hezbollah, Israel exchange fire across southern Lebanon border
Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah organization said it had fired dozens of rockets at open ground near Israeli positions in the disputed Shebaa Farms ... Middle East -
International ‘favoritism’ of those who murdered Lebanon and its people
In its handling of the Lebanese dilemma, the international community resembles a judge to whom a woman resorts to seek refuge from an abusive husband ... In Translation -
Corruption is not to blame for Beirut blast
Human Rights Watch has issued a report on the horrific explosion that took place on August 4th, 2020, and devastated downtown Beirut, killing 218 ... In Translation -
Seven-year-old girl killed by stray bullets outside Lebanon home
A seven-year-old girl was killed in Lebanon after being hit by stray bullets as she stood outside the entrance to her home, according to media reports ... Middle East -
‘They kill us every day’: Survivors of Beirut port blast call for justice one year on
Elsa Hajjar, 27, did not expect the wedding dress fitting moment to turn into a deadly catastrophe. In just a moment or two, she went from being in a ... Features -
Obstruction to Beirut blast probe ‘shameless’: Amnesty International
Amnesty International on Monday accused the Lebanese authorities of relentlessly and shamelessly obstructing the investigation into last year’s deadly ... Middle East -
Beirut blast one year on: Wife of killed firefighter still waits for answers, justice
One year on, Karlen Hitti-Karam still remembers August 4, 2020, as if it were yesterday. She recalls every moment, every detail. She recounts how her ... Features -
Lebanon’s Mikati says he hopes to form government in near future
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati said on Wednesday that he hoped to form a government shortly after securing the approval of President ... Middle East -
Najib Mikati named Lebanon’s Prime Minister: The political establishment strikes back
Prime Minister designee Saad Hariri resigned, with former PM Najib Mikati taking up the mantel as the new designee. Mikati, a billionaire and ... Middle East -
The Lebanon-Cyprus East Med deal is a new test for Turkey, one it is likely to fail
Every time two Mediterranean countries meet to discuss oil and gas in the eastern basin of the sea, Turkey feels boxed in. Doubly so if Cyprus, which ... Middle East -
The Beirut Port blast investigation will not bring justice unless Lebanese act
Over eleven months have passed since the titanic Beirut port explosion, which claimed 214 innocent lives and injured thousands of people, leaving many ... Middle East