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Lebanon’s hidden gold wealth between salvation and sacrilege

By Josiane Hajj Moussa for bne Beirut bureau Lebanon’s vast gold reserves have become the focus of a fierce national debate ...

Photos of Shiite Muslims displaced from Syria living at a newly opened camp in Lebanon

Thousands of Shiite Muslims who fled Syria after former President Bashar Assad's government was toppled in an offensive by ...

Lebanon’s government approves a deal to transfer Syrian prisoners back to Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Cabinet on Friday approved an agreement to transfer Syrian prisoners serving their sentences in Lebanon back to their home country.

Al Habtoor Group exits Lebanon and lays off employees after dispute with authorities

Al Habtoor Group, based in the United Arab Emirates, is closing its operations in Lebanon and laying off all employees ...

Lebanon approves Syrian prisoner transfer; first 300 to be handed over

Lebanon said it will hand over some 300 Syrian prisoners out of more than 2,500 being held in Lebanese prisons and detention ...

Qatar announces aid package to help Lebanon’s ailing electricity, refugee return

Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi announced on Monday a comprehensive aid ...

With Iran in turmoil, the U.S. pressures Lebanon's Hezbollah to disarm

Hezbollah is being squeezed in Lebanon as Iran's economic crisis limits support, and the U.S. presses Beirut to force the group to disarm while Israel keeps bombarding Lebanon.