by bytheeast.com — Tina Abou Rizk— Sidon is almost a six thousand year old city in Lebanon which reaped benefit this summer from the international tourism boom, whereby tourists flocked to the city rich with its historical links. The National News Agency reported that the “caretaker Tourism Minister Avedis Guidanian” commented that in 2018 Lebanon witnessed […]

The president of Lebanon is accusing the international community of a double standard when dealing with the Middle East. In his address to world leaders at the U.N. Wednesday, President Michel Aoun criticized the Trump administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem and the capital of Israel while cutting aid to Palestinians and to the U.N. agency […]

by catholicnewsagency.com — Pope Francis took responsibility Tuesday for the agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China, noting that in any such negotiation, “both sides lose something.” He was asked about the agreement Sept. 25 during the flight from Tallinn to Rome by Antonio Pelayo of Vida Nueva. The agreement on […]

BEIRUT, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) — Lebanon’s parliament on Tuesday endorsed the 120-million-U.S.-dollar World Bank loan for the health sector after a heated debate. “We should benefit from these loans at low interest rates since our revenues are very limited,” caretaker Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil was quoted as saying by the National News Agency. This […]

By Marisa Fernandez – Axios Facebook rolled out its new dating vertical, called Facebook Dating, in Colombia on Thursday. Why it matters: Its potential is huge — Facebook says 200 million users identify as single on their profiles, per Recode. The details: CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants the dating service to be for meaningful relationships, not […]

Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has blamed Israel for attempts to split the Middle East along social and religious lines. “In the Middle East Israel is trying to carve up the region into a patchwork of secular and religious entities, quasi-states, in a bid to put together a sectarian puzzle,” Aoun said in an interview with […]

  ‘Capharnaum’, a snap shot of poverty in Beirut, has been nominated for Best Foreign Film Acclaimed Beiruti writer-director, Nadine Labaki — most notable for her work in Where Do We Go Now? (2011) and Caramel (2007) — will be representing Lebanon in the 2019 Oscar’s for ‘Best Foreign Film’. Her nominated movie and regional […]

(MENAFN) Mohamed Choucair, head of the Chamber of Commerce, stressed the significance of eliminate all the difficulties that stand against the process of exporting Lebanese goods to Brazil shop. Choucair said, “The presence of Lebanese businessmen in Brazil, already facilitates the increase in trade between the two countries, but more efforts should be done, to […]

BEIRUT, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) — A group of the maritime Lebanese army rescued Saturday 30 Syrian refugees trying to escape Lebanon illegally off Akkar shore, local media reported. After being rescued, the escaping refugees were transferred to one of the army centers in El Abde, according to Elnashra, an independent online newspaper. Meanwhile, Al Mustaqbal […]

by AP — Lebanon says FBI Director Christopher Wray has expressed support to the Lebanese army during a visit to Beirut. A statement released by the presidential palace in Beirut said President Michel Aoun received Wray on Friday and told him that Lebanon has succeeded in fighting terror groups thanks to U.S. support and that […]