BEIRUT: Leading businessmen and merchants Thursday warned that the ongoing anti-government protests in Beirut Central District are further exacerbating the...
BEIRUT: Downtown Beirut was the scene of hit-and-run battles between peaceful demonstrators and riot police Wednesday. Protesters assembled in front of...
BEIRUT: Despite the Lebanese authorities’ total failure in addressing the garbage crisis, which has triggered massive popular demonstrations, some...
BEIRUT: Thousands of protesters braved distance and an unrelenting sandstorm to rally in Martyrs’ Square and partake in a daylong demonstration...
BEIRUT: Many Beirut residents are deeply pessimistic about the National Dialogue session called for by Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, and are convinced...
BEIRUT: The American University of Beirut’s first Lebanese president spoke at a ceremony inaugurating the new semester Monday, amid student demonstrations...
BEIRUT: A fair election law and protecting the rights of Christians were the reasons that thousands of Free Patriotic Movement supporters cited as their...
BEIRUT: A scandal has erupted following the announcement of the dismal pass rate of the government’s makeup exams. Of the 14,260 who sat the tests, only...
BEIRUT: For the past two weeks Lebanon has been witnessing unprecedented protests calling for an end to the garbage crisis and governmental corruption, but...
BEIRUT: The Mohammad al-Amine Mosque glowed in the mist of the night sky as tens of thousands of people gathered in Martyrs’ Square for the largest...
BEIRUT: Citizens have mixed feelings about what more anti-government protests might bring – some were elated that Lebanese are finally demanding their rights,...
NAAMEH/BAOURTA, Lebanon: Residents of Naameh and surrounding villages had mixed feelings about Environment Minister Mohammad Machnouk’s proposal to...
BEIRUT: You Stink activists rejected the result of the bidding process to treat Lebanon’s waste describing it as “null” during a news...
BEIRUT: Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil was selected as the new president of the Free Patriotic Movement Thursday, following an internal settlement...
BEIRUT: Hezbollah and the Syrian army stepped up their military push to retake Zabadani Sunday, a day after a truce to allow a negotiated ending to the...
BEIRUT: The atmosphere in Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square was festive Wednesday, almost jubilant. Youths posed for selfies, while others drank, with whiskey-ridden...
BEIRUT: A 72-hour cease-fire came into effect Wednesday in Zabadani, a major rebel stronghold along Syria’s border with Lebanon, to give more time for...
BEIRUT: As Lebanese martial artists continue to make their mark internationally, Lebanon is set to host the Middle East’s very first martial arts...
BEIRUT: Step by step, the little talked about Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission is protecting citizens from harmful radioactive waste. Last Friday, the...
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s stand-up paddle boarding record was broken Sunday by Ahmad Farhat, in a race organized by the Lebanon Water Festival. The race kicked...
BEIRUT: Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi unveiled Friday a draft law proposing the establishment of specialized judicial bodies to prosecute suspected terrorists...
BEIRUT: After a tense public debate, it is still unclear whether Horsh Beirut, one of the last remaining green spaces in the capital, will finally be opened...
BEIRUT: The garbage crisis, power rationing, the heat and the presidential vacuum – Lebanese have had a lot to cope with this year, and many say they...
BEIRUT: Mary Khoury sits indignantly arranging printouts of the Lebanese flag under the scorching July sun – a banner for her brother George, who for...
BEIRUT: Highly decorated Army Maj. Rabih Kahil, who succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained during a roadside altercation over the weekend, will be laid to rest...