Beirut
BEIRUT - Lebanon on Tuesday granted the country's 400,000 Palestinian refugees the right to work in the same professions as other foreigners, lifting a decades-old ban that has relegated the refugees to only the most menial jobs.
BEIRUT - The discovery of large natural gas reserves under the waters of the eastern Mediterranean could potentially mean a huge economic windfall for Israel and Lebanon, both resource-poor nations - if it doesn't spark new war between them.
BEIRUT - Another blockade-busting ship with activists and aid on board could be bound for Gaza within a few days after Lebanese authorities granted permission Monday for it to sail first to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
DEARBORN, Mich. - With a massive mosque, minarets and scores of Arabic-signed stores and restaurants, parts of this city look like the Middle East.
BEIRUT - A Lebanese newspaper says the global financial crisis coupled with regional tensions have derailed its hosting of a world gathering of newspaper executives and editors planned for next month.
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