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UK criminalises support for Hezbollah

How is the UK helping to accelerate Lebanese tech startups?

The UK Lebanon Tech Hub (UKLTH) is an international programme supporting the growth of Lebanon’s knowledge economy.

no comment 15/09/2018

Watch: Millions join global cleanup campaign

Millions of people marked World Cleanup Day on Saturday, joining what was set to be the biggest-ever single day of volunteer-based waste collection efforts.

Inspire Middle East 14/09/2018

Marwan Zgheib speaks of a crisis in global architecture

Whilst building towers of record breaking height was once a priority for many modern Middle Eastern countries, today affordable and efficient developments are on the rise.

Lebanon 08/09/2018

Could incinerators be the answer to Lebanon's critical waste problem?

the global conversation 31/08/2018

Full interview: Lebanon PM Hariri on the Syrian war, Putin as an ally, and Hezbollah

Watch in full Euronews correspondent Anelise Borges' exclusive interview with Prime Minister Saad Hariri.

world news 31/08/2018

Exclusive: Lebanese PM Hariri addresses resignation, Syria, and relationship with Hezbollah

Exclusive: Lebanese PM Hariri addresses working with Hezbollah and previous resignation

Inspire Middle East 17/08/2018

Celebrity voice coach and producer Oussama Rahbani talks fame and family in Baalbeck

A member of one the most celebrated families on the Middle East’s cultural scene, Oussama Rahbani, has composed countless scores and chart-topping songs. His family has played a major role in the development of the region's theatrical scene since the 1950’s.

Inspire Middle East 17/08/2018

Lebanese comedian Georges Khabbaz sends message of unity at Baalbeck International Festival

The Baalbeck International Festival, one of Lebanon’s most popular and acclaimed cultural events, kicked off on July 8th and will run until August 18th.

Syria 29/07/2018

Hundreds of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon return home

Around 900 Syrian refugees who had been in Lebanon have returned to their homeland over the weekend. This is the fourth round of people to return to Syria in a one-month period

Cult 24/07/2018

Beiteddine Art Festival in Lebanon is a real treat

The annual summer event takes place in the large 200-year-old Beiteddine Palace in the Chouf Mountains in the southeast of Beirut. The Spanish flamenco dance group performed dance adaptations of Federico Garcia Lorca's "Blood Wedding"

Egypt 10/07/2018

Lebanese woman jailed in Egypt for Facebook video post

Lebanese tourist, Mona el-Mazbouh, has been jailed for eight years in Egypt for posting a Facebook video in which she was critical of the country.

brussels bureau 14/05/2018

US embassy against 'just solution' for Mideast, says Lebanon

"We are going to resist, refuse and fight if we are attacked," foreign minister tells Euronews

Lebanon 08/05/2018

Hezbollah and its allies make electoral gains in Lebanon

Unofficial results are showing that Hezbollah and its political allies made significant gains. They appear to have won just over half of all parliamentary seats.

Lebanon 07/05/2018

Hezbollah makes gains in Lebanese election

Hezbollah does well in Sunday's parliamentary election but it does not give them overall power as Prime Minister Saad Hariri is likely to form a new coalition.

Lebanon 06/05/2018

Voting ends in Lebanese elections

The Lebanese election sees a battle between a Western and Saudi-backed coalition headed by Hariri and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group.

world news 30/04/2018

Lebanon's long-awaited parliamentary elections: analysis

These are the first parliamentary elections held in Lebanon since 2009, despite the constitution’s provision for electoral processes every four years. In order to understand what is at stake, we spoke with Marwan Maalouf, a political analyst at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslisk in Beirut