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Parents of US Reporter Missing In Syria Urge Captors To Reach Out
The parents of Austin Tice, a freelance reporter who went missing in Syria nearly five years ago, urged their son's...
3 Tigers Resettled In France After Lebanon Rescue
Three Siberian tigers rescued in Lebanon from an attempt to smuggle them into war-ravaged Syria were being resettled to...
Court Says NY Skyscraper Linked To Iran Can Be Seized
The Piaget Building at 650 5th Avenue in New York may be seized by the US government, as the building's owners' link to...
Lebanon Dam Planned Atop Fault Line Stirs Fears
Lebanon's government says a dam planned for a valley near Beirut is vital to tackle chronic water shortages, but the...
UN Refugee Cash Card Scheme Boosts Lebanese Grocers
In three years, Lebanese grocer Ali Khiami hired six staff, invested in property and funded his children's university...
UAE Warns Qatar Over Neighbours’ Demands
The United Arab Emirates on Friday warned of "divorce" with Qatar unless it takes seriously a list of demands including...
Garbage Dumped In Sea Off Lebanon Sparks Outrage
A "mountain of garbage" dumped at sea off Beirut under a deal between the government and a company has sparked outrage...
A Refugee In Lebanon Finds A Dream At Sea
Ali Kassem had never seen the sea before he fled his home in Syria for Lebanon, but now he's a regular in the waves and...
Palestinian Violinist Brings Music To Young Refugees
As a boy, Ramzi Aburedwan found himself caught up in the first Palestinian uprising, a well-known photo at the time...
George and Amal Clooney Welcome Twins
Amal Clooney has given birth to twins – a girl named Ella and a boy named Alexander. They were born in London on...
Amal Clooney’s Parents ‘over the Moon’
Amal Clooney's parents said they were elated Tuesday to welcome their twin grandchildren Ella and Alexander, and added...
Palestinian Refugees’ Dreams of Returning Home Fade
Fifty years ago, Sobhi Awwad left the ancient West Bank city of Jericho with his parents, running to dodge the...
50 Years After Six-Day War, Israeli-Palestinian Divide Widens
Israelis and Palestinians mark 50 years since the Six-Day War next week as the gap between them further widens, with...
Saudi Activist ‘deported’ From Qatar
Qatar has deported a Saudi human rights activist who was on his way to Norway where he hoped to seek asylum, a watchdog...
Gay Lebanese Scrap Pride Event Because of Threats
Gay Lebanese celebrated privately Sunday the closing ceremony of the first gay pride rally in their country and the...
Blacklised Hezbollah Official Says Trump Administration ‘crazy’
A Hezbollah leader blacklisted this week by the United States and Saudi Arabia on Sunday branded the administration of...
As Trump Sets Out, US and Saudi Arabia Blacklist ‘terrorist’
As US President Donald Trump prepared to head to Saudi Arabia on Friday, Washington and Riyadh issued their first...
Gay Lebanese Dare To Tell Their Stories
When they grabbed the microphone in Beirut this week, Lea boldly declared she preferred women to men, but Joseph...
US Accuses Syria of Mass Executions and Burning the Bodies
The Syrian government has been accused of carrying out mass killings of thousands of prisoners by the US government -...