BEIRUT: Around 17,000 refugees in the eastern Bekaa Valley have been ordered by the Lebanese Army to vacate their informal camps, according to UNHCR,...
BEIRUT/TRIPOLI/SIDON: The montage of political posters and party banners that have become part of the cityscapes of Beirut, Sidon and Tripoli were taken down...
BEIRUT: At the end of last week, on an otherwise insignificant Sunday, something momentous happened: Lebanon became home to the region’s first domestic...
BEIRUT: Within the space of a few hours, two Israeli soldiers were dead, and Wednesday had turned from just another weekday to the day that Lebanese started...
BAABDA, Lebanon: Ululating, gyrating, smoking – the crowd of dancing women could well be a party anywhere in Lebanon. But it’s not anywhere,...
BEIRUT: Five hundred Syrian children in camps plus 500 disposable cameras equals 500 raw snapshots into life as a refugee in Lebanon. It’s a...
BEIRUT: The Sursock Museum has been officially out of action for eight years, a long time by any measure. For many, though, its absence has been felt for much...
AL-MARJ, Lebanon: As the minibus pulled inside Hamdanieh refugee camp in the snow covered Bekaa Valley town of Al-Marj, the passengers fell silent. One woman...
BEIRUT: The verdict on Saturday night’s shock attack on a cafe in an Alawite Tripoli neighborhood was clear: Lebanon, get ready, this is the beginning of a...
BEIRUT: The flip side to the terrible weather over the last few days is that, as the storm subsides, one big question is on many people’s minds: Can we ski...
CAIRO: When American actress Bette Davis, playing a rich kleptomaniac in the 1978 film “Death on the Nile,” turned to her maid and asked if she...
BEIRUT: The recent burst of revelations about the level of corruption and mismanagement in Lebanon, from radioactive goods at the airport to moldy labneh, can...
BEIRUT: A new year means new starts, new trends, new bars, new restaurants ... how much fun would life be if we continued with the same things year after...
BEIRUT: After months of uncertainty and turmoil, 2014 is finally nearing its end, and few will be sorry to see it go. From suicide bombings to a 7-month-old...
BEIRUT: It’s been many months since Lebanese security forces put a stop to the campaign of suicide bombings and terror plots that plagued this country...
BEIRUT: Gemmayzeh residents woke up Friday to the sound of a historic Art Deco building being pulled down, prompting complaints from local businesses and a...
BEIRUT: Countries other than Syria’s immediate neighbors must take in more refugees, Lebanon is expected to insist at a conference in Geneva Tuesday....
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Stunning architecture, sweeping scenery, quirky bars, hearty meat dishes and fascinating history. It’s unlikely that...
BEIRUT: Winter is here – more or less – and it’s time to wrap up warm and dig out all those jumpers and jackets that have been tucked away...
BEIRUT: Unanswered questions and rumors swirled Tuesday about the identity of a woman and child detained by Lebanese security forces 10 days earlier, with...
BEIRUT: Education Minister Elias Bou Saab Friday gave around 400 public schools in Beirut and Mount Lebanon permission to accept more Syrian students than...
BEIRUT: In a corner shop in Al-Tariq al-Jadideh whose walls were lined with precariously balanced towers of pomegranates and oranges, Khaled Lababidi was...
BEIRUT: The approaching winter is likely to lead to an increase in attacks by extremist groups ISIS and the Nusra Front either at weak points along the border...
AIN AL-HILWEH, Lebanon: “Ain al-Hilweh, it’s not like other places in Lebanon, it has hundreds of problems,” said Ali Salam, the Sidon area...
BEIRUT: Can it be possible that “The Taste” is only just coming to the Middle East, a place where food isn’t just something you eat, but a...