It was a century ago on Sept. 1, 1920, that a French general, Henri Gouraud, stood on the porch of a Beirut palace surrounded by local politicians and religious leaders and …
Mercato partners with UNHCR to raise funds for refugees and displaced people in Yemen and Lebanon
The campaign and the booths invites shoppers to meet and interact with UNHCR staff and learn more about the plight of refugees and internally displaced people in Lebanon and Yemen, while providing the …
Beirut blast: support grows for ambassador to become Lebanon’s next PM
Mustapha Adib, the ambassador to Germany, is backed by four former prime ministers as French president flies in to press for new political pact …
Macron marshals Lebanon’s leaders to choose designated PM
The expected nomination followed contacts by the French President over the past 48 hours to press for an agreement on a candidate, just ahead of his visit to Lebanon this week.
Lebanon: Mustapha Adib front-runner for PM after Beirut blast
Mustapha Adib has been Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany since 2013 Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is on course to become the country’s next prime minister after securing major political …
Lead Lebanon Negotiator for IMF and Eurobond Restructuring Quits
Lebanon’s lead negotiator for Eurobond restructuring and a key member of the government’s negotiating team with the International Monetary Fund has resigned.Talal F. Salman, a Harvard graduate who has …
Lebanese thank Qatar for instant, effective aid
Shukran Qatar (Thanks Qatar) slogans have filled the streets of Beirut after Qatar pledged to help the blast hit Lebanon and aid began to be flown from Doha into the crisis-hit Middle East country.
Egypt detains second suspect in alleged rape case, three more held in Lebanon
Egyptian public prosecutors have ordered the detention of a second man suspected of being involved in an alleged gang rape at a luxury hotel in Cairo in 2014 pending investigations, they said in a …
More than half of Lebanon could face food shortages: UN
More than half of Lebanon’s population risk facing a food crisis in the aftermath of a Beirut port blast that compounded the country’s many woes, a UN agency has warned. “More than half of the country …
Hezbollah open to discussing new political order in Lebanon, says Nasrallah
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday the powerful Shi’ite movement was open to discussing a new political order in Lebanon if all factions agree to it, as foreign donors press for …