Asia Lebanon Pope Francis will visit the country by the end of this year "if conditions permit", given Francis' concern and closeness to the Lebanese people and Church at this very difficult time
Asia Lebanon Works have begun on the lighting of the tunnel in front of the Phoenicia Hotel in downtown Beirut; Ministry of Public Works and Transport confirmed next phase will include cleaning, repairing damaged tiles, and the overall rehabilitation of the tunnel
Asia Lebanon With the Litani River drying and Lake Qaraoun at record lows, rainfall drastically diminished, aid groups warn the crisis could spiral into a nationwide emergency as Lebanon faces its worst drought in 65 years
Asia Lebanon Record cocaine seizures, elimination of a drug lord, destruction of cannabis fields, dismantling of captagon factories: authorities are announcing operations against drugs every day after they made it clear that combating narcotics is a priority
Asia Lebanon Pope Leo XIVcould be visiting Lebanon on his first foreign visit, Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi said, a trip that would give a chance to speak in broad terms about peace in the Middle East and the plight of Christians there