Lebanon's prime minister forms new government, without Hezbollah dominance
Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam formed a new cabinet made up of specialized and clean-handed ministers, ending past dominance by Hezbollah and its allies, with the mission of introducing needed ...
Lead investigator resumes Beirut port blast probe and plans to question senior officials
A Lebanese judge has resumed his investigation into the devastating 2020 Beirut Port explosion. Judge Tarek Bitar questioned six port employees on Friday.
Future looks dire for UN Palestinian refugee agency, says UNRWA chief
The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday that while an Israeli ban has not yet forced the agency to ...
Just 1 in 5 women are employed in this region. Investing in the care economy could change that
In the Middle East and North Africa, just 18% of women are formally employed, according to the World Bank. Experts say more ...
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New Nadia Saikali exhibition demonstrates Beirut’s role as a hub for abstract art in the 1970s and 1980s
For Nadia Saikali, abstraction is akin to dancing on the canvas. The Lebanese artist, who was born in 1936, has often ...
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Displaced Syrian Women Are Optimistic—but Very Cautiously
After the fall of the Assad regime, displaced Syrian women are feeling more hopeful. But there is still plenty of uncertainty ...
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Another car bomb in northern Syria city kills at least 19, mostly women
DAMASCUS, Syria — Another car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a city in northern Syria on Monday, killing at least 19 ...
Another car bomb in a northern Syria city kills at least 19, mostly women
A hospital worker says at least 19 people are dead after the latest car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian ...