Lebanon

Between forming a cabinet and collapse in Lebanon

Khairallah Khairallah

Simplifying things can help you understand – even if just a little – the Lebanese situation and its complications including the difficulty of forming a new cabinet by Saad Hariri. There is no government in Lebanon although it’s been three and-a-half months since the parliamentary elections were held on May 6. This is not the first time there is delayRead more

Lebanon says foiled IS holiday attacks

Beirut - Emiratesvoice

Lebanon thwarted jihadist plans to attack places of worship and government buildings over the holidays after gaining rare access to an Islamic State group operative, the interior minister said Friday. Nuhad Mashnuq said at a press conference that an elite unit in Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF) had arrested an Iraqi IS commander in Beirut last June. The commander, knownRead more

For Palestinian refugees, US cuts spell 'catastrophe'

Lebanon - Emiratesvoice

The UN's agency for Palestinian refugees is the only reason Umm Mohamed could afford a C-section delivery, send her five children to school or have her rubbish collected. So the massive funding cuts to UNRWA announced this week by the United States' pro-Israeli administration mean nothing less than catastrophe for the 42-year-old and her family. "People are going to sufferRead more

Lebanon bans Spielberg film and adventurer biopic

Beirut - Emirates voice

Lebanese authorities have banned Steven Spielberg's latest film, political thriller "The Post", and Australian drama "Jungle" to comply with a boycott of Israel, an official told AFP Monday. "Screening of the film 'The Post' has been banned," said the official from Lebanon's General Security authority, speaking on condition of anonymity.Spielberg "is blacklisted by the Arab League's boycott office, which Lebanon compliesRead more

Lebanon reverses ban on Spielberg's 'The Post'

london - Emiratesvoice

The Lebanese government has allowed the release of Steven Spielberg's latest film, "The Post", overturning a ban by the General Security authority, a ministry said Wednesday. The security body had on Monday announced it was banning the Hollywood thriller to comply with an Arab League boycott targeting supporters of Israel. In a rare move, the interior ministry chose not toRead more