Lebanon

Lebanon

Embroidered dolls tell the stories of mothers in war-torn Aleppo

56-year old Amina is one of 80 Syrian women in a Beirut refugee camp who are embroidering designs onto dolls that share the stories and dreams of mothers still living in war-torn…

31/03/2017

Lebanon

Beirut tax protest turns angry

Thousands of people marched through Beirut to protest against a broad tax hike they say unfairly targets the less affluent sectors of the country's population.

19/03/2017

Lebanon

France's Le Pen refuses to wear headscarf to meet Lebanon's Grand Mufti

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has refused to go into a meeting with Lebanon’s Grand Mufti after being asked to wear a headscarf.

21/02/2017

Lebanon

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah threatens to hit Israel's Dimona nuclear facility

The Leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has reportedly threatened to strike Israel’s Dimona nuclear reactor in the south of the country.

16/02/2017

Lebanon

Hariri officially invited to form new Lebanese government

Hariri was prime minister of Lebanon from 2009 to 2011 and he's expected to take up that role again as part of a political deal

03/11/2016

Lebanon

Lebanon celebrates election of new president

Party time in central Beirut as Lebanese celebrate election of a new president ending 29 months of political stalemate

01/11/2016

Lebanon

Lebanon's political vacuum finally filled

After two and a half years without a President, Michel Aoun has taken office but the real test is yet to come

31/10/2016

Lebanon

Ex-army commander Michel Aoun elected new president of Lebanon

Michel Aoun won a vote in parliament after more than two years of political deadlock

31/10/2016

Lebanon

Hariri gambles on Aoun to break Lebanon political deadlock

Saad Hariri has taken a bold gamble endorsing Michel Aoun for Lebanon's presidency. Despite Aoun's closeness to nemesis Hezbollah, Hariri may pick up the prime minister's job.

21/10/2016

Lebanon

Syrian children: Growing up with no education

Lebanon is no stranger to refugees even long before the Syrian conflict.

22/07/2016

Lebanon

Multiple suicide attacks on Lebanese border village

At least six die and 19 are injured in the attack in the mostly Christian village of Qaa, several kilometres from the border with Syria.

27/06/2016

Lebanon

Hundreds attend Beirut funeral for Hezbollah commander

Hundreds of people have turned out for the funeral of a top Hezbollah commander in southern Beirut. Mustafa Badreddine is said to have died in an

13/05/2016

Lebanon

The plight of Syrian refugees born in Lebanon and who could become stateless

Born stateless, nowhere they can truely call home. Fifty thousand Syrians have been born without papers in Lebanon according to the United Nations

04/05/2016

Lebanon

Hollande wraps up Lebanon trip with visit to Syrians due to be resettled in France

The second and final day of the French president’s visit to Lebanon took him to the Bekaa Valley camp for Syrians, in the east of the country

17/04/2016

Lebanon

French President kicks off middle east tour in Lebanon

Francois Hollande begins his four-day regional visit by talking arms and refugees in Beirut

16/04/2016

Lebanon

Protesters kick up stink over Beirut's rubbish problems

Thousands of protesters have marched to the Lebanese government headquarters in Beirut amid a mounting row over the city’s rubbish problems. With

13/03/2016

Musica

Shakespeare celebrated at Beirut's Al Bustan festival

This classical music festival marks 400 years since England's greatest poet and playwright died.

03/03/2016

Lebanon

Gulf Arab states label Hezbollah a terrorist group

The Shi’ite militant group Hezbollah is facing further sanctions after a decision by the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to class it as a

02/03/2016

Lebanon

Geagea strikes deal backing Aoun presidency in Lebanon

A possible end to the political deadlock at the summit of Lebanese politics may be in sight. Christian Michel Aoun’s presidential candidacy has been

19/01/2016

Lebanon

Why is Hezbollah targeting Israeli troops?

The militant group vows to retaliate for the death of a prominent Lebanese militant in a missile strike on Damascus last month.

04/01/2016

Lebanon

Syrian refugees struggle to keep warm during winter in Lebanon

Nearly two million Syrian refugees have settled in Lebanon. As another harsh winter sets in, many people struggle to keep their tents warm enough for

02/01/2016

Lebanon

Lebanon's growing garbage mountains

The Lebanese cabinet met on Monday to discuss how to deal with huge garbage mountains that have accumulated in Beirut and Mount Lebanon. The crisis

22/12/2015

Lebanon

Son of former Libyan leader Gadhafi freed after being kidnapped

Hannibal Gadhafi, a son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi, has reportedly been freed after being kidnapped by an unknown Lebanese group. He

12/12/2015

Lebanon

Islamist militant kills his mother and wife in Lebanon blast

A suspected Islamist militant killed died along with two members of his family when he blew himself up as the army raided his home in northern

05/12/2015

Lebanon

Prisoner swap frees Lebanese soldiers and ISIL leader's ex-wife

16 Lebanese soldiers and policemen held captive by Al Qaeda’s Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, have been released. The group was kidnapped during an

01/12/2015

Lebanon

Lebanon arrests terror suspects, including several Syrians

Lebanon’s government said on Monday that authorities have detained at least nine people, including several Syrians, who they suspect of involvement

16/11/2015