Beirut, Lebanon – “We have never seen days this dark,” says Souzan, a 50-year-old mother of two. Speaking by phone from her small home in Beirut’s southern suburbs, nearly a month into the country’s …
$30M Lebanon retirement community partly funded through energy program
Owners of a $30 million assisted living complex to be developed in Lebanon have been cleared to take advantage of a program designed to encourage energy-efficient building.
Kuwait has 93 new cases, infections now total 1,751
Expatriates returning from Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon arrive to be re-tested at a Kuwaiti health ministry containment and screening zone for COVID-19 coronavirus disease in Kuwait City. — File photo …
IDF: Security fence with Lebanon was damaged in three locations
The Israeli army on Friday identified three separate locations where damage was done to the border fence between Israel and Lebanon, but said that there had been no infiltration into Israel territory.
Coronavirus lockdown brings Lebanon’s migratory birds up close
With Lebanese confined to their homes by the new coronavirus, migratory birds in the Mediterranean country are winging their way into the midst of quieter city life. From flocks of white pelicans and …
Why this remote town in Lebanon has become a coronavirus hot spot
Widespread testing in the town over the past two weeks has revealed numbers that are likely going unrecorded in other parts of the country [Nicolas Tawk/Al Jazeera] Beirut, Lebanon – When Nicolas Tawk …
Pandemic raises fears over welfare of domestic workers in Lebanon
Lockdown could leave migrant workers across Middle East confined to employers’ households without pay, NGOs warn …
New Lebanon County restaurant owner: ‘We had a really good first five days.’
Boyer’s Tavern in Rexmont was only open for five days when the pandemic hit. Owner said: “Honestly, I didn’t expect things to go as well as they have.” …
Israeli drone targets Hezbollah car in Syria near Lebanon border
An Israeli drone has targeted a car carrying members of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement near Syria’s border with Lebanon, according to reports. The attack on Wednesday just inside Syria caused no …