BEIRUT: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he was ready for reconciliation talks with rivals Hamas, hinting that the Islamist group may be more...
BEIRUT: When Hassan Alayan was summoned to the immigration authorities in the United Arab Emirates, he was not prepared for what happened next. After 27 years...
BEIRUT: As the revolt against President Mohammad Mursi’s rule got underway in Egypt this week, hundreds of thousands thronged to the streets, but one key...
BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s intervention in Syria places the interests of the party’s foreign backers above those of Lebanon, a top American diplomat said...
BEIRUT: Expectant mothers across the country could see their maternity leave extended to 70 days if Parliament approves the measure in a vote this week. But...
BEIRUT: Egypt’s envoy to Lebanon said Tuesday that Hezbollah’s military intervention in Syria was a mistake, and that Lebanon should maintain its...
SIDON, Lebanon: The violence that engulfed swathes of Sidon Monday transformed it into a battle zone, with sporadic but relentless gunfire echoing through...
BEIRUT: Lebanese Shiites and their families living in the Gulf face an uncertain future as they find years of livelihood threatened by an escalating cold war...
ABRA, Lebanon: Residents in Abra were coming to terms Wednesday with the violence that quickly engulfed this eastern suburb of Sidon as supporters of Salafist...
BEIRUT: As the Constitutional Council failed again to address legal challenges to Parliament’s extension, its judges found their own legitimacy questioned by...