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The Lebanese pound fell on the black market Saturday, trading at LL12,000 against the dollar to end a three-day winning streak after hopes were revived a new government could be … Read More

The Persian New Year, Nowruz, begins on the first day of spring and celebrates all things new.

Turkey’s president has fired the central bank governor, who in his four months in office had won the praise of investors for hiking interest rates and promising tighter monetary policies.

Nejmeh dislodged archrivals Ansar at the top of the standings Friday, edging Ahed 1-0 as the Lebanese Premier League returned from another lengthy hiatus imposed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Architect Hala Warde’s project creates a conversation among architecture, painting, poetry, video and photography, with the help of Etel Adnan, Fouad Elkoury, the late Paul Virilio and Alain Fleischer

The excellently preserved figurine was transported to a lab and initial examination indicates it dates from the Geometric period of ancient Greek art, roughly 1050 B.C. to 700 B.C.

Lebanon announced Friday that restaurants and gyms will be allowed to reopen as of Monday in line with a plan to gradually ease lockdown restrictions, despite coronavirus cases still high.

Lebanon’s maximalist position in negotiations over the disputed maritime border with Israel may have left them at loggerheads, but the Lebanese team plans not to back down and is waiting … Read More

With overtones of David Cronenberg, Come True is a slow-burn experience that also feels very indie. The cast is scarcely recognizable and it was made with a slim crew. Burns … Read More

Lebanon announced Friday that restaurants, bars and gyms will be allowed to reopen as of Monday in line with a plan to gradually ease lockdown restrictions, despite coronavirus cases still … Read More