“This should be front-page news in mainstream media,” said one observer. “But it probably won’t even warrant mention in this climate. Crazy.” Amnesty International on Tuesday shared evidence that Israel has unlawfully used artillery shells containing white phosphorus in southern Lebanon amid intensified fighting with the militant group Hezbollah as Israeli forces wage war on the Gaza Strip. […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Lebanese man convicted of air piracy after he hijacked a commercial airline in 1996 was removed from the United States Sunday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Saado Mohamed Ibrahim, 47, of Lebanon, was convicted of air piracy and sentenced to 20 years […]
Many in Lebanon are outraged and the Lebanese government has initiated an official investigation into the circumstances surrounding an instagram post of Miss Israel, Miss Lebanon, Miss Japan and Miss Slovenia while in south Florida recently. While the photo isn’t one that would normally merit news coverage, because the photo shows Miss Lebanon and Miss […]
BEIRUT—Visa restrictions have been imposed on Syrians entering Lebanon, as further efforts are made to limit the flow of refugees into the country. The new measures mean Syrians now have to obtain a visa before crossing into Lebanon, which is already struggling to cope with more than a million refugees. The move was announced by […]