Two Orthodox bishops kidnapped in Syria in April 2013 are currently in the northern city of Raqqa and held captive by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). According to a report published in al-Akhbar newspaper on Saturday, the two bishops are “in good health” and are currently detained in the region of […]

  Despite complaints across the board that rent in Beirut and the cost of buying a property are pushing out locals due to high, sometimes extortionate prices, a new report from will bring a smile to the face of the Lebanese real estate sector. According to CNN, the report by Savills World Research, Candy & Candy […]

  Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi allegedly will not hesitate in calling for protests and civil disobedience over the ongoing presidential deadlock, urging the U.S. administration in a letter to facilitate the matter in cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia. According to As Safir newspaper published on Friday, al-Rahi expressed readiness a day […]

  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is due to arrive in Beirut Wednesday on a short visit expected to focus on the presidential election stalemate and the flow of Syrian refugees into Lebanon, political sources said.   Making his first trip to Lebanon since becoming secretary of state, Kerry will meet separately with Speaker […]

  German prosecutors have filed terrorism charges against a Lebanese man accused of belonging to a hard-line Islamic group in Syria, and two suspected accomplices. Federal prosecutors said Wednesday the main suspect, identified only as Ismail I., was charged with membership in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, an al-Qaida breakaway group. His brother, Ezzeddine […]

Lebanese design firm GM Architects will be presenting its “Museum of Civilization” at the Time Space Existence exhibition of the 2014 Venice Biennale. The firm will be the only group representing Lebanon at this year’s exhibition. Their museum design addresses the Biennale’s theme of fundamentals by exploring the historical basis of architectural culture in the […]

World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim was in Beirut on Tuesday for talks with Lebanese officials on the country’s economic situation and mainly a proposal to fund an electricity project, which was welcomed by Prime Minister Tammam Salam. Al-Liwaa newspaper quoted sources as saying that Salam reacted positively to the funding that is expected to […]

  The Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rai on Friday said the Lebanese state must not deal with its citizens who fled to Israel in 2000 as “criminals.” During a visit to the Druze village of Isfiya near the northern Israeli city of Haifa, al-Rai said he was “profoundly hurt” by those who have criticized his historic […]

 Six reasons why faith communities should refuse to be enemies. “Christians in the Middle East and Africa are being slaughtered, tortured, raped, kidnapped, beheaded, and forced to flee the birthplace of Christianity. One would think this horror might be consuming the pulpits and pews of American churches. Not so. The silence has been nearly deafening,” […]