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Saudi freed in Lebanon after kidnapping

Lebanese interior ministry says that nine people had been arrested in connection with Sunday’s kidnapping.

Al Jazeera

Riyadh asks diplomatic staff in Beirut to stay home after man kidnapped

Saudi Arabia asked its diplomatic staff in Lebanon to stay home after a Saudi national was abducted in Beirut on Sunday, Saudi media reported on Monday.

Reuters

Kitten trapped in Beirut drain pipe for three days found alive in heartwarming video

Volunteers from the charity Animals Lebanon worked for days to dislodge the young cat from the pipe and there were calls to name her 'Beirut' after the incredible rescue

Daily Mirror

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Egyptian activist’s arrest sparks safety fears in Lebanon

The reasons for Abdelrahman Tarek’s brief detention were unclear, with activists concerned over handling of dissidents.

Al Jazeera

Iconic museum in Beirut reopens three years after damages from port blast

Lebanon’s Sursock Museum has reopened to the public, three years after a deadly explosion in Beirut's port - set off by tons of improperly stored chemicals - reduced many of its treasured paintings and collections to ashes.

France 24

From ashes and debris, iconic Beirut museum reopens 3 years after massive damage from port blast

Lebanon’s Sursock Museum has reopened to the public, three years after a deadly explosion in the nearby Beirut port reduced many of its treasured paintings and collections to ashes

The Independent UK

Lebanon central bank chief faces travel ban after Interpol red notice

Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salameh attended a judicial hearing in Beirut on Wednesday where his Lebanese and French passports were confiscated following an Interpol red notice against him over embezzlement and money-laundering charges.

Reuters

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Arab League nations welcome back longtime pariah Syria at annual summit

BEIRUT — In March 2013, with almost 100,000 dead in the then two-year Syrian revolution against President Bashar Assad, a Muslim cleric who headed the Syrian opposition was welcomed to take the country's seat at the annual summit of Arab leaders.

Los Angeles Times

Lebanon cenbank governor says he will appeal against French arrest warrant

French prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salameh, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, a move the governor said he would challenge through an appeal, calling it a violation of law.

Reuters

New US embassy complex in Lebanon sparks controversy

An estimated $1 bn will go towrad the new US embassy compound

The Independent UK

Before and after the Nakba: Palestinian literature of resistance and love for a lost homeland

When a society experiences oppression and trauma, literature helps its people by giving them a voice and reinforcing their identity. It gives the trauma those people have suffered a universal resonance. So it is for Palestinians, whose literature – particularly that of resistance – plays this role. Indeed, Palestinian writers…

The Conversation

Iran’s FM: Lebanese Presidential Elections Are an Internal Matter, We Support Consensus

From Beirut, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian declared on Friday an agreement to reopen the Iranian and Saudi embassies in Riyadh and Tehran in the coming days.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia, Iran to reopen embassies 'within days'

Saudi Arabia and Iran will reopen embassies in each other's capitals "within days," Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Friday in a sign of warming relations after the two countries closed their missions seven years ago.

Reuters

Iran Supports Any Agreement Between Lebanese Parties to Elect New President

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Thursday that his country supports any agreement between Lebanese parties to elect a new president. He made his remarks during a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib in Beirut where he is on an official visit until Friday. Abdollahian…

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Syrians in Lebanon Fear Deportation

Samer and his family thought they had found safety in Lebanon after fleeing Syria's war nearly a decade ago, but amid growing anti-refugee sentiment, Beirut handed his brother to the Syrian army. Syrians poured into Lebanon after civil war broke out in 2011, with Damascus's brutal suppression of peaceful protests.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Businessman Flees Sudan Conflict to a Nation in Economic Crisis

As Lebanese businessman Ahmad Shams sheltered in the hotel he ran in Khartoum from the gunfire and shelling that erupted there this month, it brought back flashbacks of the civil war that had shattered Lebanon's capital in his youth. "It's the same picture – there are militias, there are international…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU, Other Nations Warn Lebanese Officials on Worsening Economic Crisis

The European Union and seven other countries said in a joint statement on Thursday that Lebanon “faces one of the worst economic crises in modern history” and called for “meaningful reforms.” “This month marks one year since Lebanon reached a Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),” said…

Reuters

European investigators question Lebanon central bank chief's assistant in fraud probe

European investigators in Beirut questioned an assistant to Lebanon's central bank governor on Thursday as part of a probe into whether the governor embezzled and laundered hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds, local media and a judicial source said.

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Abdollahian Points to ‘Initiatives’ to Resume Nuclear Negotiations

Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Hossein Abdollahian announced on Wednesday that his country had heard ideas regarding negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal on Iran, expressing his gratitude for the constructive role of the Sultan of Oman and its sincere intentions in this regard. On the second day of his…

France 24

Film show: 'Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous', a tale of star-crossed lovers in Beirut

Contemporary Beirut is not usually a fairytale setting, but director Wissam Charaf has created something of a modern fable in his latest film "Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous". He tells us about the Syrian refugee and Ethiopian domestic worker at the centre of his romance, and why re-writing their dehumanising experiences was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Omani, Iranian FMs Discuss Regional Developments

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has held consultations with his Omani counterpart, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, in Muscat, before heading to Beirut to meet with Lebanese politicians. Abdollahian arrived on Tuesday in the Sultanate on an official visit to hold regional consultations and bilateral talks, according to the Iranian Ministry…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Central Bank Chief’s Brother Skips European Fraud Probe Hearing

The brother of Lebanon's central bank governor did not attend a hearing in Beirut on Tuesday with European investigators probing whether the siblings embezzled and laundered hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds over more than a decade. Governor Riad Salameh is being investigated alongside his brother Raja in…

Reuters

French prosecutors accuse Lebanon central bank chief of hiding fraud

French prosecutors have told Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salameh they plan to press preliminary fraud and money laundering charges against him, partly based on allegedly forged bank statements used to conceal his wealth, according to French court documents seen by Reuters.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rulings in Khaldeh Incident Renew Debate on Lebanon’s Military Court

Judicial rulings against people from the Arab tribes of Khaldeh, south of Beirut, renewed the debate about the military court in Lebanon, which some accused of bias as it did not convict any of the supporters of Hezbollah involved in a dispute in Aug. 2021. On Wednesday, the military court…

Al Jazeera

Lebanon’s political impasse continues despite Iran-Saudi deal

The Saudi-Iran rapprochement has yet to reflect on Lebanon’s political deadlock.

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