Asia Lebanon A submarine found the remains of at least 10 migrants who drowned when their boat sank earlier this year off the Lebanese coast with around 30 people on board, the navy announced
Asia Lebanon The Iraqi government has agreed to continue supplying the Lebanese power company with heavy fuel oil for another year in an attempt to help alleviate some of the country's severe power shortage
Asia Lebanon Two religious ceremonies at at Geitawi hospital and at St. George’s Cathedral and protests in demand for justice for the victims of the disaster took place in Beirut on 4 August, 2nd anniversary of the port explosion which killed 200 people injuring 6.000
Asia Lebanon Miss Lebanon contest has now finally elected a new Miss, after having been suspended for 3 years due to political instability caused by the 2019 national protests, pandemic, massive 4/08/2020 Beirut explosion and financial collapse
Asia Lebanon Employees of the two Lebanese state-owned news organisations, National News Agency (NNA) and Radio Lebanon, have launched a two-day strike to protest against deteriorating working and living conditions
Asia Lebanon The country is once again seeking to bring Syrian refugees on its territory back to to their homes, with talks underway with Syria to ensure a "safe and dignified" return of refugees, although international guarantees are lacking
Asia Lebanon The civil marriage controversy is being discussed, with civil rights activists accusing religious courts of discriminating against women and claiming that Lebanese are treated differently depending on their religious affiliation
Asia Lebanon The return of live performances at the Baalbeck International Festival in July raises the country's hopes for an influx of 1 million people, which would boost the country's revival given the power of word of mouth among tourists
Asia Lebanon 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
Asia Lebanon Authorities have begun removing concrete barriers around the parliament building after the elections; placed with the outbreak of massive anti-government protests in 2019, they will be now eased with the election of a dozen new reformists
Asia Lebanon While the final results for the composition of the 128-seat parliament have yet to be determined, gains have been reported for the Lebanese Forces, a Christian group opposed to Hezbollah
Asia Lebanon The government has instructed the military to investigate the deadly sinking of a boat of Libanese migrants last weekend; survivors' claims that the navy was responsible have unleashed rage across the country
Asia Lebanon A sudden upheaval in Lebanon's exchange rate has angered people ahead of parliamentary elections; according to economist Hobeika, the turmoil should motivate people to "vote for change and not re-elect those in power"