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April 3rd, 2019 - 02:03 GMT

A Conversation Between The Daughter and Her Mom at Sea

Liliane Angela Daou recalled her mother telling her “You’ve changed” after she returned from a four-month voyage at sea, where she studied and traveled to 11 countries around the world on a ship.

Trucks are seen next to piles of garbage in Jdeideh, a Beirut suburb, ahead of moving it to the country's largest landfill of Naameh, just south of the Lebanese capital, on March 20, 2016. (AFP/Anwar Amro)

March 21st, 2016 - 08:30 GMT

Lebanon: 8,000 tons of trash brought to Naameh in second day of collection

Workers use a front-loader to move piles of garbage from Jdeideh, a Beirut suburb, to the country's largest landfill of Naameh, just south of the Lebanese capital, on March 20, 2016. (AFP/Anwar Amro)

March 21st, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Back to square one? Lebanon trash back at Naameh landfill

Smoke from Israeli shelling covers the Lebanese town of Al-Majidiyah on the Lebanese border with Israel on January 28, 2015. (AFP/Ali DIia)

March 10th, 2016 - 10:12 GMT

Israel’s military deploys heavily near Lebanese border

Lebanese soldiers role into the border town of Arsal. (AFP/File)

March 10th, 2016 - 08:02 GMT

Daesh attacked Lebanese army posts, one killed

A representational image of smoke rising from the countryside. (Shutterstock)

March 9th, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Israel launches smoke bombs into Lebanon

The resilience of Lebanon's property market will be tested if political instability continues into the longer term. (File photo)

March 7th, 2016 - 06:21 GMT

For now, Lebanon's property market weathers the economic crisis

Around $5.5B of remittances come from Lebanese working in the GCC. (File photo)

February 29th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Lebanon banks deny Gulf nationals are withdrawing deposits

A Lebanese court has sentenced retired Lebanese pop star Shaker to five years on fresh charges. (File photo)

February 28th, 2016 - 08:31 GMT

Singer-turned-jihadist Fadel Shaker sentenced to 5 years in prison

In 2015, remittances from the GCC fell by 27 percent to reach $4.5 billion. (Twitter)

February 25th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Gulf expulsions threaten Lebanese remittances

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February 24th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Lebanese banks removed from financial watchdog list

On February 21, 2016, Rifi announced his resignation, blaming political rivals Hezbollah and their allies for the country's political crisis, which has seen it without a president for 21 months and paralyzed state institutions. (AFP/File)

February 21st, 2016 - 02:00 GMT

Lebanon’s Justice Minister resigns over Hezbollah's ‘unacceptable practices’

The drop from $120 per barrel in 2014 to under $35 today is the result of a 2% change in the supply-demand balance. (File photo)

February 16th, 2016 - 08:30 GMT

Oil prices on the brink, could drop below sustainable levels