EIRUT: The Lebanese Consulate in Sao Paulo outright rejected a television report about the status of Arab women, particularly in Lebanon, saying the show demonstrated ignorance of the situation in Lebanon. “The Consulate General of Lebanon in Sao Paulo vehemently condemns the report Globo presented on Sunday 29.6.2014 addressing the situation of women in the […]

A grenade thrown into a cafe hurt four people on Wednesday in the northern city of Tripoli, security officials said. The motive for the attack was not immediately clear, but there were suspicions the cafe was targeted for opening its doors during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. "Four people, including two Syrian nationals, were […]

  ASPEN, Colo.—To Westerners who don’t follow Middle East news closely, it can all get a bit confusing—a jumble of corrupt leaders who seized power from other corrupt leaders. But in trying to understand why there’s so much instability in the region, it can be helpful to think of the dynamics within certain Arab countries […]

  BEIRUT: Lebanese banks are confident that a proposed United States law tightening financial sanctions on Hezbollah won’t affect the local banking sector, bankers said Wednesday. “A delegation from the Association of Banks in Lebanon met recently with U.S. officials and congressional leaders in Washington, and we discussed the bill targeting Hezbollah’s finances. We made […]

  BEIRUT, Lebanon — When Iman Hasbani first arrived in Beirut last November to do a month-long artist residency, she didn’t know if she had any art left in her.  Ms. Hasbani, a Damascus-based installation and performance artist, had not done any personal work for the past two years, instead focusing on using art therapy […]

Bkirki is engaged in a battle to elect a new head of state only and rejects to interfere in details that impede the poll as the Maronite Patriarch is holding onto his decision that all matters should be postponed until the parliament selects a president. A source close to Bkirki refused to comment on Free […]

  IO DE JANEIRO: Pouring Kaslik-pressed olive oil atop pots of fresh hummus as a faint sea-breeze blew past, guests sitting on the sidewalk tables of Amir Restaurante relished what could have been a fine Mediterranean afternoon. Lebanese, Brazilian and hyphenated iterations of the two have enjoyed authentic Levantine fare at the eatery, located just […]