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Lebanon
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After the Beirut Explosion, a Photographer Captures a Drive for Reform
By Karl Vick
Inside Beirut After the Explosion
By Francesca Trianni
Beirut Was Already Suffering. Then Came a Deadly Explosion
By Joseph Hincks
'This Revolution Has Raised the Bar.' How Lebanon's Protests Have Created a Surprising Space for LGBT Rights
By Ali Harb/Beirut
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Lebanon's PM Resigned. Protesters Aren't Content
Here's how protesters responded on the ground — and what happens next
By Rebecca Collard / Beirut
October 30, 2019
Protests in Lebanon Are Entering Their Sixth Day
The protests are the biggest for a decade
By Rebecca Collard / Beirut
October 22, 2019
Israel Is Escalating Its Shadow War With Iran. Here's What to Know
Israel-attributed attacks on targets in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq highlight the risks of a wider confrontation
By Joseph Hincks
August 29, 2019
The Saudi Crown Prince's Plot to Reshape the Middle East Backfires
Ever since Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri abruptly resigned during a visit to Saudi Arabia on Nov. 4, he has struggled to assure his people--and the world--that he was not coerced, that he is not...
By Aryn Baker
November 16, 2017
Fury Grows in Lebanon as Saad Hariri Stays Put in Saudi Arabia
If one thing is uniting Lebanon, it's anger at Saad Hariri's perceived "abduction" by Saudi Arabia
By Rebecca Collard / Beirut
November 13, 2017
Lebanon Follows Jordan in Scrapping 'Marry the Rapist' Law
The law gave rapists amnesty from prosecution if they married their victims
By Joseph Hincks
August 17, 2017
France's Le Pen Snubs Lebanese Cleric Over Headscarf
France's far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen canceled a meeting with Lebanon's grand mufti on Tuesday after refusing to wear a headscarf for the encounter. The media office of Lebanon's grand mufti, Sheikh Abdel-Latif Derian,...
By Tara John
February 21, 2017
The Arab Christians Who Want to Keep the Faith in the Middle East
Some Iraqi and Syrian Christians want to keep the faith in their own communities
By Rebecca Collard / Beirut
February 14, 2017
Meet the Arabs Who Say Trump Will Make the Middle East Great Again
"I would have voted for Trump"
By Rebecca Collard / Beirut
February 3, 2017
The Election Is Driving You Insane. So Here Are 5 Good News Stories From Around the World
It's not all bad everywhere
By Ian Bremmer
November 4, 2016
Lebanon's New Leader Aims to Keep 'Regional Fires' at Bay
Lebanon's parliament elected retired general Michel Aoun as President on Oct. 31, ending a 29-month political stalemate during which the country had no head of state. Aoun's ascension fills a vacuum but provides few long-term...
By Jared Malsin
November 3, 2016
10 Years After the Lebanon War: The Photos That Moved Them Most
18 photographers reflect on the 2006 Lebanon War
By Alice Gabriner
July 12, 2016
Lebanese Father Won't Drop Charges Against Ex-Wife in
60 Minutes
Kidnapping Case
Sally Faulkner and a television crew were trying to retrieve her children in Lebanon
By Nash Jenkins
April 19, 2016
Australian Mother Told to Accept Lebanon Custody Deal
An Australian
60 Minutes
TV crew remains in detention over its role in the alleged kidnap of two children in Lebanon
By Simon Lewis
April 14, 2016
Australian
60 Minutes
Crew Charged Over 'Kidnapping'
TV reporter Tara Brown and her crew were filming an Australian mother's attempt to get her children back from their Lebanese father
By Simon Lewis
April 13, 2016
Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon Used as 'Slave Labor'
More than a million Syrians have fled their country to Lebanon
By Nash Jenkins
April 12, 2016
Angelina Jolie Pitt Makes Emotional Appeal to Help Syrian Refugees
"It is not wrong to feel unsettled face by a crisis of such complexity and such magnitude. But we must not let fears get the better of us"
By Lindsay Kimble / People
March 15, 2016
See the 'River of Trash' That's Taken Over Beirut's Suburbs
The city's garbage situation is in crisis
By Sarah Begley
February 24, 2016
Vulture Returned to Israel After Bird Is Cleared of Spying
Villagers who found the bird were suspicious of its tracking device
By Katie Reilly
January 30, 2016
Kuwait Detains Group for Supplying Weapons to ISIS
Those arrested include two Australians and five Syrians
By Rishi Iyengar
November 20, 2015
A Dysfunctional Lebanon Fears ISIS Will Strike Again
Suicide bombings by ISIS a day before the terror attacks in Paris killed at least 43 people in Beirut. Are the dark days of the 1980s back?
By Jared Malsin / Beirut
November 17, 2015
Nine Suspects in Beirut Bombing Arrested
Seven of those apprehended are from Syria
By Rishi Iyengar
November 15, 2015
Saudi Royal Detained After Drugs Found on Private Jet
Involving two tons of Captagon pills, it was the largest-ever smuggling operation uncovered at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport
By Cassandra Vinograd and Mustafa Kassem / NBC News
October 26, 2015
The Real Cause of the Great Migration
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
September 14, 2015
3,000 Refugees Expected Daily in Macedonia
The influx has already been described as Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War II
By Joanna Plucinska
August 25, 2015
Why the International Criminal Court Is Broken
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
June 17, 2015
Lebanon's Hash Farmers Join the Fight Against ISIS
The military once battled hash farmers, now they face the same threat
By Rebecca Collard/Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
February 12, 2015
Israeli Infiltration Suggests Hizballah Is Having a Mid-Life Crisis
The Party of God was set up to fight Israel but is now a large organisation with a massive budget
By Thanassis Cambanis/Beirut
January 6, 2015
Visa Limits Imposed on Syrian Refugees Headed to Lebanon
Syrians wanting to cross into Lebanon must now apply for a visa at the border
By Helen Regan
January 4, 2015
U.N.: $8.4 Billion Needed for Syria and Neighbors Hosting Refugees
Nations hosting refugees to also benefit from improvements to infrastructure and services
By TIME Staff
December 19, 2014
DNA Tests Confirm Lebanon Is Holding ISIS Leader's Child
The woman also detained is believed to be al-Baghdadi's ex-wife
By Helen Regan
December 5, 2014
ISIS Leader's 'Wife' May Not Have Been Arrested
Some say the woman has no relation to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
December 3, 2014
Wife of ISIS Leader Could Be 'Best Source of Information' About ISIS
Saja al-Dulaimi is being held by the Lebanese military with her child
By Vivienne Walt
December 2, 2014
In
Fury
, Brad Pitt Wins WWII, Again
The
Inglourious Basterds
star returns for another tour in this grisly account of an American tank crew in the war's last month
By Richard Corliss
October 15, 2014
The Hajj Airlift You've Probably Never Heard Of
After thousands of pilgrims were stranded in Beirut on their way to Mecca, one American diplomat saw an opportunity to lend a helping hand.
By Noah Rayman
October 2, 2014
Missiles from Lebanon are Landing in Israel—But Hizballah Isn't the Suspect
Lebanon's most fearsome anti-Israel militant group has stayed out of the Gaza crisis. That could change if Israel overreacts to rockets coming from Lebanon
By Aryn Baker
July 17, 2014
Report Details Hardships of Syria's Refugee Mothers
Some 145,000 refugee households are headed by women
By Andrew Katz
July 8, 2014
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