In 2023, then-chief prosecutor Ghassan Oweidat ordered the release of 17 detainees, including port and customs officials, who ...

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Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of supporters gathered in downtown Beirut on Friday to mark the 20th anniversary of former Lebanese ...

Beirut has suffered endless catastrophes — its art galleries offer a glimmer of hope on facebook (opens in a new window) Beirut has suffered endless catastrophes — its art galleries offer a ...

Lebanese director Katia Jarjoura has picked up the top Red Sea Souk Production Award for Robbing Beirut, a heist thriller that includes a $75,000 grant award, as prize giving at the Jeddah ...

Syria's General Authority for Land and Sea Ports said on Wednesday that it had agreed to a new contract with French shipping ...

A MEMBER OF THE FLEET: THE SEA BEIRUT-- STILL TOXIC In December 1999, the 27-year-old cargo ship Sea Beirut, flying the Liberian flag, broke down off the coast of France and was towed into Dunkirk ...

When I sit back and reflect on my journey, I’m always transported to the city where I was born, somewhere between the Mediterranean Sea and the mountains. Back then, Beirut seemed to be ...