Lebanese civil war
The blast that blew away Lebanon’s faith in itself
Middle East
December 25, 2020
The blast that blew away Lebanon’s faith in itself
BEIRUT (Reuters) – They gather in groups, wearing black, in the shadow of buildings gutted by the explosion that shook…
Lebanon’s Aoun sees ‘civil war’ climate as critics boycott meeting
Middle East
June 25, 2020
Lebanon’s Aoun sees ‘civil war’ climate as critics boycott meeting
BEIRUT (Reuters) — President Michel Aoun warned on Thursday of an “atmosphere of civil war” during recent unrest in Lebanon…
In Lebanon, financial collapse and security concerns loom
Middle East
November 28, 2019
In Lebanon, financial collapse and security concerns loom
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of Lebanese women marched across a former front line in the Lebanese capital Wednesday carrying white…
Lebanese daily publishes blank edition to protest crisis
Middle East
August 9, 2019
Lebanese daily publishes blank edition to protest crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s only English-language daily protested the country’s deteriorating economic and political conditions by publishing a blank edition…
Lebanese town bans Muslims from buying, renting property
Middle East
June 26, 2019
Lebanese town bans Muslims from buying, renting property
BEIRUT (AP) — Mohammed Awwad and his fiancee, both Muslims, recently found an affordable apartment for rent online in a…
Fadl Shaker returns to singing through Ramadan series intro
Art news
May 8, 2018
Fadl Shaker returns to singing through Ramadan series intro
Al-Adl Group announced that Lebanese singer Fadl Shaker will return to singing, eight years after his retirement, through the intro…
‘Bye Bye Babylon’: War through the eyes of a child
Books
October 16, 2011
‘Bye Bye Babylon’: War through the eyes of a child
Lamia Ziade’s “Bye Bye Babylon: Beirut 1975-1979” opens with bright, pop-art representations of US and UK products. We see Bazooka…