The Ambassador of Lebanon’s tenure comes to an end
The grouping, made up of Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa, is a challenge to the West on Israel’s war in Gaza
The genocidal state asks the West for help to fight the fires while its military burns children and adults alive in Gaza.
Israel’s seemingly limitless brutality is rooted in ‘the logic of dehumanisation’
The current administration delivered an American foreign policy that continues to benefit vested interests. Different administration, different party, same script
US President Joe Biden said Sinwar’s death marked “a good day” for Israel, America, and the world
The global community cannot remain indifferent to the violation of international law, Dirco said
The attack claimed more than 1 200 lives, while more than 41 000 people, the majority civilians, have been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza
Many of Lebanon’s domestic migrant workers are haunted by memories of the Beirut port explosion four years ago
The US Secretary of Defence ordered the activation of air defence systems and notified additional forces that they may be deployed soon
As the rich world ages, Africa and its young population are increasingly becoming a crucial source of labour. With client dictators and a hostile Europe blocking migration north, people are forced to go through labour brokers, opening themselves up to exploitation.
The 4 August 2020 explosion at Beirut port killed more than 200 people, wounded thousands more and destroyed swathes of the capital.
‘Baghdad Central’ lacks authenticity, like so many films about foreign lands made by foreigners
Dumped by their employers, and then stranded by their governments, African workers in Lebanon just want to go home. But it’s not that simple
The second blast sent an enormous orange fireball into the sky, immediately followed by a tornado-like shockwave that flattened the port and shattered windows across the city
Kicked out of Lebanese homes and denied entry into the Ethiopian consulate, Beirut’s Ethiopian house helpers are being abandoned on the streets
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Ghosn made his first public appearance since his audacious December escape at a combative press conference in Beirut on Wednesday
The steady stream of coffins being shipped from Lebanon to Ethiopia, won’t be slowing any time soon
The sheer volume of protests across the world suggests that there may be common themes that run through them.
People are revolting against inequality, but it is clear that the elites have no plan B
The first-person shooter game is a low-cost spinoff of bestseller "Call of Duty" that glorifies the group’s battles in the ongoing Syrian conflict.
Two Lebanese citizens are expected to appear in court for allegedly illegally exporting components of drones to Hezbollah in Lebanon
According to US court documents, dollars were said to have been transferred to SA company bank accounts for the apparent purchasing of the items
Not only did Hariri rescind his resignation, but Riyadh’s power play led divided Lebanese factions to come together to avoid a political breakdown
Not only did Hariri rescind his resignation, but Riyadh’s power play led to the joining of divided Lebanese factions to avoid a political breakdown.
Their migration on a "road of death" is fuelled by endemic corruption, political dysfunction, unemployment and poverty.
The situation for refugees in the Bekaa Valley is desperate.
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has indicated that the grant is likely to be spent partly on weapons from France as a counterweight to Hezbollah.
Rockets fired from Lebanon have struck northern Israel and triggered retaliatory artillery fire.
Thousands of refugees are continuing to stream into the Lebanese border town of Arsal as clashes intensify in the nearby Qalamoun mountains.
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The World Health Organisation has confirmed a polio outbreak among young children in north-east Syria, adding that the risk is high for it to spread.