Saudi Arabia has said it is prepared to do all it can to prop up Lebanon’s ailing economy, 24 hours after Qatar announced a $500 million aid package for...

Lebanese film 'Capernaum' is praised for its depiction of poverty in the slums of Beirut

Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul-Gheit said on Sunday that half of all refugees “come from our Arab world,” agencies reported. At the opening session of the...

Mohamed Choucair, head of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture, discussed Monday the possibility of a visa-free policy between Lebanon and Algeria to boost tourism, local media reported....

Qatar will buy $500 million worth of Lebanese government bonds in a bid to support the country’s economy, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today. In a statement,...

After maintaining a neutral stance on the Saudi-led blockade of Qatar, Lebanon’s position has edged towards the tiny Gulf State. The blockade has been in place since June 2017,...

Arab countries are facing an urgent need for a plan to fight poverty in light of the world’s changing balances of economic powers, Mahmoud Mohieldin, senior vice president of...

A Lebanese activist has accused the Beirut municipal police of chasing and causing the death of Syrian child who works as a shoeshiner in the capital city. The Orient...

An economic development summit held in Lebanese capital Beirut concluded on Sunday, Reuters reports. Organized by the Arab League, the 4th Arab Economic and Social Development Summit is attended by only...

Qatar’s emir will visit Beirut on Sunday for an Arab economic summit which has been marred by regional rifts and internal Lebanese disputes even before it began. Lebanese President...

The Bahrain Centre for Dialogue and Tolerance says it has documented the arrest of more than 5,000 prisoners of conscience, as well as 200 victims of excessive use of...

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been able to make up the deficit in its budget following the US move...

Nine months after being voted into the 128-seat Lebanese parliament as one of six female lawmakers, Paula Yacoubian is urging fellow legislators to help change discriminatory laws that are...

What was Sondos thinking as she huddled with her three children in their tent and set it on fire? Did the tears of her children not move her? Didn’t...

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has ordered that $50 million be allocated to support Syrian refugees and displaced people, local media reported Tuesday, Anadolu reports. According to the...

The diplomatic crisis between Libya and Lebanon intensified on Monday against the backdrop of Lebanese Shia factions, including the Amal movement led by Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri, allegedly disrespecting...

Syrian refugees in the Lebanese town of Arsal, east of Tripoli near the Syrian border, continue to suffer as a result of extreme weather conditions. About 60,000 Syrian refugees...

A member of the PLO Executive Committee called on Sunday for donors to fulfil their pledges made for the reconstruction of Nahr Al-Bared, a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon,...

Israel said on Sunday it had completed a search for Hezbollah tunnels from Lebanon after uncovering at least six of the passages dug secretly under the border by the...

Lebanon’s dollar-denominated sovereign bonds tumbled for a second day on Friday following a Bloomberg report quoting the finance minister saying a fiscal reform plan included a debt rescheduling, reported...

Lebanon announced on Thursday that it has decided to file a complaint against Israel to the UN Security Council. The complaint will refer to Israeli’s military activities in the...

The living conditions have worsened as a result of the decrease in aid reaching the region in recent years and harsh winter weather

A delegation from the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has met with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri. The delegation included a member of Hamas Political Bureau and Head of Arab...

The Iraqi Parliament Speaker, Mohammed al-Halbousi decided on Thursday to form a committee of inquiry to investigate allegations claiming that three Iraqi delegations visited Israel in 2018. Parliamentary sources...

Congratulations are in order for Nadine Labaki. It’s been announced that the Lebanese director’s Capharnaüm is up for another prestigious award. The politically-charged film, which already took home the...

Evacuations are underway in the Syrian refugee camps across Lebanon after they were hit by snow storms and floods as part of Hurricane Norma. UN High Commission for Refugees...

Lebanese President Michel Aoun yesterday warned of the “Israeli threats” which could lead to new wars, displacement and ethnic cleansing. Speaking before members of the diplomatic corps accredited to...

Storms in Lebanon have flooded Syrian refugee camps, ruining tents, mattresses and food and compounding the misery of people enduring powerful winter winds and biting cold, Reuters reports. More...

Mufti of Mount Lebanon Sheikh Mohamad Ali Al-Jozo yesterday stressed that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has never been an obstacle ahead of forming a Lebanese government, Egypt’s official news...

A tripartite proposal prepared by Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan will be presented at a meeting of permanent representatives of the Arab League’s member countries to discuss ways to allow...

Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil has contacted several Arab countries to discuss inviting Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to attend the Arab League meeting to be held in Beirut. Reporting...

Lebanese civil servants staged a general strike Friday to protest Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s failure to draw up a new cabinet and resolve the country’s ongoing economic crisis. Responding...