Lebanese consumers smoke an average of 1.955 cigarettes per year, highest rate in the region followed by Kuwait and Libya, according to the 7th edition of the Tobacco Atlas report, an anti-smoking initiative published by the American Cancer Society

A second aid ship carrying 3.000 tonnes of relief materials was sent to Lebanon by the United Arab Emirates; supplies include food, winter clothing and specific items for children and women

Two art galleries reopened after the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect on 27 November: 'as long as we can work, we will,' said a spokesman for Sfeir-Semler Gallery

A flurry of evacuation warnings have been issued and Israeli ground troops reached parts of Litani River, notwithstanding the emerging US-brokered ceasefire deal with Lebanon’s Hezbollah that Netanyahu said he would accept

Arab media recently reported that over the past year Israel has killed at least 208 health workers and carried out more than 280 attacks on emergency medical facilities in Lebanon, including 66 attacks on hospitals and 220 on emergency medical services