BeirutVoice – Voice of Beirut

Taboo-breaking podcasts for Arab audiences are shattering the silence that has stymied sex education at home and in the classroom.

Roy Hodgson is to step down as Crystal Palace manager at the end of the season, the club announced Tuesday.

After a closure of more than six months, the gardens at Giverny that inspired Monet’s world-famous paintings of water lilies and other masterpieces reopen on Wednesday

Egypt has sent 65 tonnes of medical aid to neighbouring Gaza after a week of Israeli strikes left more than 200 Palestinians dead and hundreds more wounded, health officials said.

Palestinians across Israel and the occupied territories went on strike in a collective action against Israel’s policies

Cross-border fighting between Israel and Hamas appeared to abate slightly with no fatalities logged in Gaza for the first time since hostilities erupted

The launching of BDL’s platform had no impact on the devaluation of the pound against the dollar as banks and exchange dealers are still trying to adapt to the new … Read More

Aoun says the foreign minister’s critical comments about Gulf states did not reflect official policy, seeking to avoid a further strain on ties with countries that have been Lebanon’s allies … Read More

IMF member countries have agreed to clear Sudan’s arrears to the institution, France’s president said on Monday, removing a final hurdle to the African nation getting wider relief on external … Read More

The UN Security Council was due to hold an emergency meeting Tuesday amid a flurry of urgent diplomacy aimed at stemming Israel air strikes that have killed more than 200 … Read More