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Tag: Beirut (Lebanon)
A Giant Protest. A Nervous Toddler. Time for ‘Baby Shark.’
As the boy watched in wide-eyed amazement, demonstrators in Lebanon tried to put him at ease with an impromptu performance.
Lebanon Roiled by Second Day of Protests as Frustration Over Chronic Corruption Boils Over
Demonstrators massed outside the government palace in downtown Beirut, blocked the airport road and burned posters of politicians.
War Zone Stories, Liberated via Social Networking
Vivian Yee and Hwaida Saad, who cover the Middle East, have found Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and YouTube vital to getting information out of Syria.
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Gave $16 Million to South African Model
Saad Hariri did not make the payments while he was prime minister, South African court records show, but the revelation is likely to tarnish his image.
Arabic Readers in Israel Have to Hope the Border Guards Are Sloppy
Books by famed Arab authors, and Arabic translations of writers like Orwell and Joyce, are scarce because of an Israeli ban on imports from Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.
Lebanon Accuses Israel of 2nd Attack in 2 Days
Lebanon’s president compared the attacks to “a declaration of war” as tensions between Israel, Iran and groups backed by Iran mount across the region.
Hezbollah Says Drones That Crashed in Beirut Suburbs Came From Israel
The incident added to tensions between the United States and its regional allies on one hand and Iran and the regional forces it back on the other.
A Canadian Citizen Held in Syrian Prisons is Set Free
Lebanese security officials helped negotiate the release of Kristian Lee Baxter, who had traveled to Syria last year in search of adventure.
Lebanon Dispatch: Basketball Is ‘War, Minus the Shooting’ in Sectarian Lebanon
The professional basketball season resembles an election campaign, with party colors adorning team jerseys and banners of political patrons hanging in stadiums. Then there are the insults and riots.