NAQOURA, Lebanon: “There are many mines in Lebanon,” Chief Warrant Officer Rath Mom told The Daily Star, under the shade of a khaki tent erected at a demining...
BEIRUT: As the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon’s annual mandate renewal approaches at the end of August, a flurry of springtime activity takes...
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s caretaker government is yet to meet the required conditions for the World Bank social security $246 million loan, despite the deadline...
BEIRUT: For months now, psychiatrist Dr. Joseph al-Khoury receives a message from patients at least three times a day asking for an alternative medicine to...
BEIRUT: Lebanon is seeking to negotiate its northern maritime border with Syria, after reports that Syria has pressed ahead and granted a Russian oil and gas...
BEIRUT: The Health Ministry has established a new COVID-19 vaccine committee to “fix the gaps” in the national vaccination plan, particularly in...
BEIRUT: Health Ministry data shows the number of coronavirus infections has dramatically declined among health care workers in Lebanon over the last six weeks...
BEIRUT: American University of Beirut will be transferring $100 million from its overseas endowment fund to assist with academics and staff salaries in light...
BEIRUT: Employees of Middle East Airlines were the first in Lebanon to receive the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine Tuesday, after the acquisition of 1 million...
BEIRUT: Nearly two months on from the oil spill off the coast of Israel that polluted the Lebanese coastline, local authorities are still witnessing daily new...
BEIRUT: Pharmaline, a Lebanese pharmaceutical company, is the first private sector initiative to assist the country’s national COVID-19 vaccination program...
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s maximalist position in negotiations over the disputed maritime border with Israel may have left them at loggerheads, but the Lebanese...
BEIRUT: “Soldiers are suffering and they’re hungry,” were the frank words of the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, spoken last week in...
BEIRUT: Since the start of the civil war in Syria 10 years ago, Lebanon has not been exempted from its neighbor's battles, as the country became bloated...
BEIRUT: Lebanon will be receiving 92,000 jabs of the Oxford-AstraZeneca-developed coronavirus vaccine next week, the head of the national coronavirus...
BEIRUT: As the world marks this year’s International Women’s Day, the women of Lebanon face a country deteriorating on economic, health, political and social...
BEIRUT: After successful lobbying from trade associations, the caretaker government allowed the premature reopening this week of retail stores, but with...
BEIRUT: The Lebanese University has orchestrated an independent coronavirus vaccination program for staff and students, which is expected to begin this month...
BEIRUT: The Chinese government has decided to donate 50,000 doses of their homemade Sinopharm vaccine to Lebanon to help with the country’s battle...
BEIRUT: As Lebanon enters its second week of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program, doctors from Beirut’s top hospitals have expressed concern...
BEIRUT: Exactly one year ago on Feb. 21, the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Lebanon after the arrival of a woman on a flight travelling from Iran. At...
BEIRUT: Following the devastating explosion at Beirut Port last summer, NGOs with the help of foreign aid, were quick to mobilize and begin the recovery...
BEIRUT: “I am feeling excited” clinical pharmacist Serena Chiha, 24, told The Daily Star as she left the newly established COVID-19 vaccination...
BEIRUT: The migrant worker community in Lebanon has not been included in the government’s national coronavirus vaccination program, leaving the Labor...
BEIRUT: Dana Abou Zeki’s parents were both hospitalized with severe cases of COVID-19 in October. Her 79-year-old mother was rushed to the emergency...