Lebanon News

Internationally recognised Human Rights Watch has complained to Saudi authorities about a death sentence imposed on a Lebanese national convicted of practicing witchcraft.

BEIRUT: The Economy and Trade Ministry indicated that the reduction of tariffs on vegetable imports, as part of Lebanon's accession to the World Trade Organization, would have minimal impact on either Lebanese producers or consumers, as most of these imports already come from countries that are subject to very low or no customs duties, as reported ...

Professionally filmed video footage of the all-star band HAIL! a ' comprised of bassist David Ellefson , guitarist Andreas Kisser , Tim "Ripper" Owens and recently added sticksman Paul Bostaph a ' performing the SEPULTURA classic "Territory" on November 20, 2009 at Hektic Hall in Beirut, Lebanon can be viewed below.

An international human rights group has urged a Saudi court to overturn a death sentence imposed on a Lebanese man convicted of practicing witchcraft.

Two Lebanese men were charged on Tuesday with attempting to provide material support to Lebanese militant group Hezbollah by exporting machine guns to Syria from Philadelphia, U.S. authorities said.

British officials searching for a British journalist kidnapped in Lebanon more than two decades ago said they had recovered human remains on Tuesday.

Crossing back and forth from Lebanon into Syria is woven into the daily habits of Hassan Atiyeh and other residents of this remote border valley.

By Rana Moussaoui The city centre, devastated during Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war and paralysed between 2007-2008 by an opposition sit-in and by the Israel-Hezbollah war in 2006, is bustling with activity today Brimming with style, Beirut is regaining its reputation as a shoppers' paradise, with luxury labels such as Christian Dior and Louis ...

November 21, 2009 - Comments Lebanese anti-aircraft guns opened fire on Saturday on an Israeli drone that entered Lebanese airspace in the south of the country, the military said in a statement.

BEIRUT: The presidents of Syria and the United States wished Lebanon prosperity on the occasion of the country's Independence Day marked on November 22.

Forensic experts may have discovered the remains of a British journalist kidnapped by Palestinians a quarter of a century ago in Lebanon.

British investigators are hopeful that a body recovered from the eastern Bekaa Valley could be the remains of Alec Collett, a British journalist who was kidnapped and executed by a Palestinian group in 1986 during Lebanon's civil war.

Experts searching for the remains of a British hostage kidnapped during Lebanon's civil war discovered on Tuesday the remains of two people in an area where he was believed to have been buried, Lebanese security officials said.

By: Andrew Lee Butters Beirut- It's been an almost endless summer in Lebanon, with beach weather and relative political harmony continuing well into November.

If those in Lebanon watching the news on 11/12/09 blinked they might have missed an interesting news item.

BEIRUT: Early marriages are making an unwelcome comeback in impoverished Lebanese villages and among the Palestinian refugee community, spurred on by the global economic crisis and harmful gender stereotypes, women's rights activists warned Monday.

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman speaks with his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad at the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus on Thursday DAMASCUS - The Lebanese and Syrian presidents vowed during talks in Damascus on Thursday to keep up coordination between the two Arab neighbours amid signs of improved ties.

The Israeli reactions to the conclusions reached by the Goldstone Commission about Operation Cast Lead are characterized by large doses of affront and anger.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined world leaders in welcoming the new unity government in Lebanon but warned of more work to come.

Beirut - While Lebanon may be far from adept at making governments, food is another matter.