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Increase in violence against women in Lebanon amid calls for legal action

Readiness had been raised after Hezbollah terror group flew drones toward Karish gas field off Israel’s Mediterranean coast

As Israel lauds supposed recognition by enemy state, Beirut insists no political significance; US fetes 'historic' deal; Hezbollah claims 'great victory,' will stand down forces

Bassam al-Shaikh Hussein became an instant hero a week ago when he entered the Federal Bank of Lebanon with a hunting gun and a jerrycan

While Lebanon is enduring a severe economic crisis, seeds of hope from the private sector emerged to prove once again that Lebanon, through its human talents and innovative businesses, can always stand out, especially in the technology s...

Thank you to EMS providersToday is the last day of National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week. While Lebanon’s dedicated firefighters and emergency medical service workers provide exceptional service 24/7/365, this week has been our opportunity as...

While Lebanon is facing unprecedented economic meltdown, the consequences of the huge explosion in Beirut port and the spread of Covid -19 pandemic, last Thursd

Belgium supports Lebanon in the surveillance and control of desert locust Format desert locust incursion, which crossed the border from the Syrian Arab Republic. While Lebanon does not harbour desert locust breeding areas, it can be exposed to rare incursions during upsurges in the region, such as those that occurred in 2004 and 2013. In response to this latest incursion, the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) was able to quickly mobilize to manage the invasion as soon as it was identified...

National poverty targeting and employment programs September 12, 2018 The conquest of poverty is a core target of the World Bank. Even as it often is viewed—or maligned—as an instrument of capitalism and capitalist interests, the World Bank’s focus on poverty alleviation and on achieving the United Nations’ sustainable development goals means that the multilateral institution has a strong role to play wherever countries struggle with poverty. In Lebanon, efforts to overcome poverty are ...

BEIRUT: It was a choice between containing a spiraling virus outbreak and resuscitating a dying economy in a country that has been in steady financial and economic meltdown over the past year. Authorities in Lebanon chose the latter. Now, virus patients struggling to breathe wait outside hospitals — hoping for a bed or a even chair to open up. Ordinary people share contact lists of oxygen suppliers on social media as the the critical gas becomes scarce, and the sound of ambulances ferrying th...