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World Sep 29, 2018
Syria says important Nassib crossing into Jordan will be reopened in October
Syrian state media said Saturday the major Nassib border crossing with Jordan will reopen on Oct. 10, three years after the trade route was captured by rebels and closed. The closure of the crossing in 2015 cut an important transit route for hundreds of ...
World / Social Issues Jul 18, 2018
Migrants in Lebanon seek to break stereotypes with new radio show
by Heba Kanso
Since arriving in Lebanon, Sudanese migrant worker Abdallah Afandi has been turned away from beach resorts, mistaken for a cleaner and prevented from renting an apartment — all because of the color of his skin. Now he is hoping to challenge the "racism and prejudice" ...
World May 25, 2018
U.S. targets airlines in sanctions over Iran proxies in Syria and Lebanon
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on several Iranian and Turkish companies and a number of aircraft in a move targeting four Iranian airlines. The companies targeted were linked to Mahan Air and Meraj Air, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement. It ...
World / Social Issues Apr 19, 2018
In Lebanon camp for years, hundreds of refugees return to Syria area recaptured by regime
Several hundred Syrians who have lived for years as refugees in Lebanon left for their home country on Wednesday in a rare case of a mass return of those who left the country since the Syrian civil war began in 2011. Nearly 500 people, including ...
World Feb 19, 2018
Residents of the Lebanese city of Tripoli donned bright, curly wigs and dark body paint Sunday for Zambo, a festival on the eve of the start of the Orthodox Christian period of Lent. The origins of the annual celebration remain unclear and it only seems ...
World / Politics Feb 16, 2018
U.S. top envoy Rex Tillerson says Hezbollah role poses threat to Lebanon
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Lebanon on Thursday that the Iran-backed Hezbollah group's growing arsenal and involvement in regional conflicts threatened Lebanon's security. Speaking alongside Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in a Beirut news conference, Tillerson also said the United States was engaging ...
Business / Tech Jan 19, 2018
Researchers uncover vast spying operation using infected messaging apps
An espionage campaign using malware-infected messaging apps has been stealing smartphone data from activists, soldiers, lawyers, journalists and others in more than 20 countries, researchers said in a report Thursday. A report authored by digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation and mobile security firm Lookout ...
Entertainment News Jan 18, 2018
Lebanon allows Spielberg flick 'The Post' after censorship threat
Lebanon will let cinemas show Stephen Spielberg's latest film "The Post" after the interior minister ruled on Wednesday against a request to ban it over the director's links to Israel. Activists had campaigned against the film because Spielberg gave financial support to Israel during its ...
World / Social Issues Dec 27, 2017
Syrian refugees in Lebanon drop below 1 million for first time since 2014: UNHCR
The number of registered Syrian refugees in Lebanon has dropped to below 1 million for the first time since 2014, the United Nations told AFP on Tuesday. As of the end of November, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) counted 997,905 Syrian refugees — a vast ...
World Dec 23, 2017
U.S. orders probe into Obama government's handling of Hezbollah drug initiative
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday ordered an investigation into allegations that the Obama administration undermined efforts to target drug trafficking by the militant Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran. The announcement comes after Politico reported that the Drug Enforcement Agency ...
World / Crime & Legal Dec 18, 2017
A British woman employed at the U.K. embassy in Lebanon has been found murdered, a senior official said Sunday, adding that the crime did not appear to be political. "Our first impression is that it's not politically motivated," the official, who is involved in the ...