Gemayel's coffin was carried somberly on Wednesday through the streets on Lebanon's independence day, a day normally filled with cheer, as the country began three days of mourning. "We are like ...

This event set the stage for the development of a unique multicultural state in the Middle East, celebrated annually as Lebanese Independence Day. Following World War II, political pressure and ...

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We further call on you to strengthen judicial independence in Lebanon, including by working with parliament towards the adoption of a law on the independence of the judiciary, which meets ...

A coalition of rights groups and families of victims from the deadly 2020 Beirut explosion released an open letter on Friday urging Lebanon’s new government to strengthen judicial independence and ...