It felt like an eternity rather than just a few minutes as haute couture fashion designer Elie Saab scrambled to make sure his 200 staff members, including his son, were safe when this month’s massive explosion shook Beirut. Like many Lebanese on Aug. 4 when chemicals at the port detonated, the 56-year-old felt the blast […] Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Lebanon Thursday to assure the Lebanese people that French aid to the country following the huge blast that rocked the capital this week would serve them first, and have a real impact on the ground. Macron said that Lebanon was facing a “political, moral, economic and financial crisis” that […] Read more
Those who violate quarantine rules will be fined, Health Minister Hamad Hasan announced Monday, as Lebanon had recorded consecutive record highs in daily COVID-19 cases. “The fines will range from LL600,000 to LL5 million,” Hasan said, since those who are violating quarantine rules are causing the spread of the virus. People who arrive to Lebanon […] Read more
Some 20 activist groups called on Facebook to stop the spread of “hate speech” targeting sexual minorities in the Middle East and North Africa through its platform. “We the signers below are concerned about the increase of hate speech against the LGBTQI+ community on Facebook,” the groups from several countries in the region said in […] Read more
