The Arab Center of Research and Policy Studies has published Lebanon: Studies in Society, Economy and Culture, a joint effort from multiple authors and edited by Khalid Ziadeh …
Geagea says delaying vote would condemn Lebanon to ‘slow death’
One of Lebanon’s main Christian politicians accused foe Hezbollah and its allies of working to postpone a parliamentary election set for March over fears of electoral losses, warning such a move would …
Lebanon’s president in Qatar for talks over Gulf crisis
President Michel Aoun’s face-to-face meetings with the emir of Qatar and other Qatari officials come as Lebanon is sinks deeper into its economic crisis, the worst in its modern history. The country’s …
The Tippling Point | Lebanon’s national drink is called ‘milk of the lions’. Here’s why
With 53% to 60% alcohol, Lebanese arak not only warms but sometimes burns your cockles. One part arak and two parts water is the correct proportion to mix a drink.
Lebanon’s farmers fear losing ‘white gold’ as pests ravage pine nut trade
Pine seed production supports roughly five per cent of Lebanon’s population but farmers fear the industry could be wiped out within decades, report Sam Tarling and Sahar Albashir in Mtein Valley …
Germany contributes 25 million euros in support of Palestine refugees in Gaza and Lebanon
Views Jerusalem /PNN/ The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the Governmen …
‘Get up!’ Pope prays that Lebanon can get back on its feet
Pope Francis told Lebanon’s prime minister on Thursday that he was praying that God would help Lebanon “get up” and get back on its feet following an unprecedented economic crisis that has thrown …
Pope promises to help moribund Lebanon rise again
Pope Francis, meeting the prime minister of Lebanon, on Thursday compared the country to a dying person and promised to do everything in his power to help it “rise again”. Francis and Prime Minister …
Lebanon mixed-use plan calls for 1,850 new homes, office and commercial space
A large mixed-use development in Lebanon that includes homes along with commercial and office space could break ground in early 2022 now that additional land has been rezoned. The development plan for …
Children skipping meals in majority of families in Lebanon, UNICEF says
More than half of families in Lebanon had at least one child who skipped a meal by October 2021 amid a “dramatic deterioration of living conditions”, the UN’s children’s fund said in a report released …