Beirut

Beirut's Barber-On-A-Bike Offers Curbside Cuts

Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 30, 2018

Mobile barbers were once ubiquitous in Beirut, but regular salons have since become more popular.Abo Tawila, 18, works in both, spending most of his day in a barbershop before hitting the tarmac on his bike.

Beirut's Dapper Barber-On-A-Bike Offers Curbside Cuts

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 30, 2018

Dressed in an old straw hat and navy suspenders, Abo Tawila pedals around a southern district of Beirut. A rare sight in modern-day Lebanon, the young barber-on-a-bike is looking for his next customer.

Anti-Trump Protests Wane In Jerusalem, West Bank; Flare In Beirut

World News | Reuters | Sunday December 10, 2017

Palestinian protests waned in the occupied West Bank and in the Gaza Strip on Sunday while violence flared near the U.S. embassy in Beirut over U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri Back In Lebanon After Shock Resignation

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 22, 2017

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri, back in Beirut for the first time since his shock resignation, was expected Wednesday to explain his surprise decision and his extended stay in Saudi Arabia.

Resigned Lebanon PM Saad Hariri Says He Is 'Free', Will Return To Beirut

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday November 13, 2017

Saad Hariri pledged on Sunday he would return to Lebanon from Saudi Arabia "very soon," in his first television interview since his shock resignation as prime minister eight days ago.

Lebanese Activists Intensify Protest Against Controversial Rape Law

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 22, 2017

Lebanese activists ramped up their campaign to scrap a controversial law allowing rapists who marry their victims to go free, with a dramatic installation today along Beirut's sunny seaside.

6 Years On, Aleppo Dreams Of An End To Syrian War

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday March 13, 2017

When the army recaptured Aleppo in December, Mohammad Baqdul left Beirut and returned with his family to his native city, convinced the end of Syria's six-year war was near.

In America's Democratic Showcase, The World Sees A Model Of What Not To Do

World News | Griff Witte, The Washington Post | Sunday November 6, 2016

In the seaside cafes of Beirut, the whole thing looks "like a bad joke." To persecuted journalists in Burundi, it amounts to "a total loss of dignity." The government-scripted press of Beijing diagnoses "an empire moving downhill." And the spin doctors of the Kremlin see cause for pure and unambiguous delight.

UNICEF Says 25 Children Reported Killed In Syria

World News | Reuters | Monday June 27, 2016

Twenty-five children were reportedly killed in air strikes that hit heavily crowded areas in a town in eastern Syria, the United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) has said.

In Gaza, Hand Surgery Gets Remote Assistance From Beirut

Health | Reuters | Wednesday May 4, 2016

At a hospital in northern Gaza, a young patient is being prepared for hand surgery as one of the doctors leading the operation watches on -- from nearly 200 miles away in Beirut.

Lebanon Shocked Over Sex Trafficking Of Young Syrian Women

World News | Associated Press | Wednesday April 13, 2016

Back in Syria, the young women were told they would get well-paid jobs at restaurants and hotels in Lebanon. But when they arrived, their belongings and mobile phones were taken away, and the women were locked up in two hotels north of Beirut and forced into prostitution.

Al Arabiya TV Closes Beirut Office Amid Saudi Tensions With Lebanon

World News | Reuters | Friday April 1, 2016

The Saudi-owned television news channel Al Arabiya has shut its offices in Lebanon and dismissed 27 employees, two of its journalists said today, in a sudden move that comes amid political tensions between Riyadh and Beirut.

Buses Carrying 450 Evacuees From Syria Cross To Turkey, Lebanon

World News | Reuters | Monday December 28, 2015

Buses and ambulances carrying around 450 fighters and civilians evacuated from two besieged areas in Syria have crossed into Turkey and Lebanon, sources at the border crossings said.

Evacuation Of 3 Syrian Towns To Go Ahead Today Under Rare Deal: Sources

World News | Reuters | Monday December 28, 2015

Besieged rebel fighters in a Syrian border town and families trapped in two Shi'ite towns in northern Syria are expected to be evacuated today in the second stage of a rare, UN backed deal between warring sides in Syria's war, sources close to negotiations said.

Hezbollah Readies Beirut Funeral For Militant Dead In Damascus Air Raid

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 21, 2015

Lebanon's Shia movement Hezbollah was today organising the funeral in Beirut of controversial militant Samir Kantar who was killed in a suspected Israeli air strike in Damascus.