Lebanon News

Army Commander General Joseph Aoun received at his office in Yarzeh Slovenian Military Attaché, with talks reportedly touching on means of bolstering military cooperation relations between the armies of both countries. General Aoun also met with former Minister Abdullah Farhat on top of a delegation […]

Member of Parliament, Alain Aoun, eulogized the heatedly debated salary scale via twitter on Wednesday evening, warning that it is currently in danger of being “hit by snipers who have taken their positions amid the ongoing parliament session.” “The wages scale has been thrown in […]

The parliament on Wednesday approved hiking the value-added tax (VAT) and other taxes as part of measures aimed at funding the long-stalled new wage scale. The VAT was raised from 10 to 11% as other taxes on financial transactions were also hiked, state-run National News […]

BEIRUT: A variety of shared workspaces are now active in the city, going by names with a vibe such as Antwork, Submarine, the Beirut Digital District, and the Innovation Factory, with more expected for opening within the year. These co-working spaces are part of a […]

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s capital bore witness Monday to massive bumper-to-bumper traffic jams at the city’s three main entrances as a result of poor weather conditions in what has become a regularly expected scene, especially when “half a million cars move in and out the city on […]

“Levantine Christians look forward to this trip with hope, to ensure that Lebanon remains a powerful model for the East and the world.” President Michel Aoun departed Wednesday morning to the Vatican. He arrived with the Lebanese first Lady Nadia al-Shami Aoun, and the accompanying […]

Army chief, Joseph Aoun met on Tuesday at his Yarze office with the Ghanaian Defense Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, accompanied by the Chief of Staff, Obed Boamah Akwa, and discussed ways to boost bilateral ties between the armies of both countries. Also, Aoun received US Ambassador […]

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard on Tuesday held a reception to “honor and showcase the positive contributions of Lebanese women in security and the rule of law, and to celebrate the dynamic, diverse, and positive roles that women play in society,” a U.S. Embassy […]

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil warned Tuesday that rejecting a proportional representation system that allows political minorities to be represented in the political system would lead the country into “civil war and disintegration.” “Whoever rejects proportional representation would be rejecting the other and the […]