In the middle of the vast, rocky desert, a little boy, separated from his family, was found wandering alone, carrying all his worldly possessions in a plastic bag half his height. Marwan, who is 4, came across blue-vested aid workers from the United Nations, one of whom leaned over to seemingly ask why he was all alone. The stark photo ... Read More »
A new government led by Prime Minister Tammam Salam was formed in Lebanon Saturday after a 10-month deadlock. According to a decree signed by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Samir Mokbel has been appointed as defence minister and vice prime minister, Gebran Bassil as minister of foreign affairs, Nouhad Machnouk as minister of interior, Ali Hassan Khalil as minister of finance, ... Read More »
Israel bombs Syria – Israeli warplanes bombed the outskirts of Damascus early Sunday for the second time in recent days, according to Syrian state media and reports from activists, signaling a sharp escalation in tensions between the neighboring countries that had already been exacerbated by the conflict raging in Syria.Though there was no official confirmation that Israel had carried out ... Read More »
When two girls lift a tractor off their dad, it makes headline news, even if the town is 20 minutes away from town. Sources say two Oregon teens saved their father’s life by lifting a 3,000-pound tractor off his chest after being trapped underneath. In their small town of Lebanon, they are being hailed as heroes. In the quiet country ... Read More »
Lebanese are really fed-up with all the constant protests in the street, they were so fed-up that they actually protested against the protests! Now that is how protests should be handled, with just another protest. Dozens of Lebanese, exasperated by rampant tire-burning protests across the country, rolled out tires and stopped traffic in the capital Beirut on Thursday. Police armed ... Read More »
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