BEIRUT (AP) — It was an ordinary day in Beirut. In one part of Lebanon's capital, a church was inaugurated, with the leader of the Christian Phalange party there. In another, Palestinian factions held ...
Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said his group will not “surrender its weapons” while Israel, which significantly weakened Hezbollah during a 14-month war last year, remains a threat and continues ...
Near front lines where they once battled each other, former fighters in Lebanon's civil war now gather to bear the same message, half a century after the devastating conflict erupted: never again. The ...
Half a century has passed since the outbreak of the 15-year Lebanese Civil War, a vicious, multifaceted conflict characterised by sectarianism, foreign intervention, powerful militias and a state ...
The U.S.'s special envoy for Syria has called Lebanon “a failed state,” highlighting frustration with Beirut’s “paralyzed government.” ...
Hezbollah must be disarmed if its threat is to be truly eliminated. The past offers some lessons on how it might be done sensibly.
Inside the Lebanese Embassy on 28th Street NW, the air smells of stress. It's cigarette smoke, actually, for Carla Jazzar, the new diplomat in charge, has relaxed the no-smoking rule. It is just a ...
BEIRUT (AP) — It was an ordinary day in Beirut. In one part of Lebanon’s capital, a church was inaugurated, with the leader of the Christian Phalange party there. In another, Palestinian factions held ...
Former foes Nassim Assad and Georges Mazraani revisit Beirut's Ain al-Remmaneh district — Anwar AMRO Near front lines where they once battled each other, former fighters in Lebanon's civil war now ...