Lebanon
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8,000 to leave Syria-Lebanon border zone as ceasefire deal advances
Jul 30, 2017News Hour: About 8,000 people have registered to leave the Lebanese border region near Arsal for a rebel-held area of Syria as part of a local ceasefire between Hezbollah and the Nusra Front, a security source... -
Conservationists strive to protect Lebanon’s sea turtles
Jul 29, 2017News Hour: On Lebanon’s beaches, endangered sea turtles have a human ally to help them in the face of myriad threats. Mona Khalil, 77, founded The Orange House Project in 2000 to protect sea turtles on... -
Lebanon kicks off renowned Baalbek music festival
Jul 9, 2017News Hour: Thousands of music fans will pour into the stadium of the Roman Temple of Bacchus in Lebanon’s Baalbek on Friday night for the opening performance of the oldest music festival in the region. On... -
WFP executive director to visit Lebanon and Syria
May 1, 2017News Hour: The Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, will make an official visit to Lebanon and Syria. This is the first visit of the newly appointed Executive Director to WFP operations... -
France’s Le Pen cancels meet with Lebanon grand mufti over headscarf
Feb 21, 2017News Hour: French far-right National Front presidential candidate Marine Le Pen canceled a meeting on Tuesday with Lebanon’s grand mufti, its top cleric for Sunni Muslims, after refusing to wear a headscarf for the encounter. Le... -
WFP appreciates China’s support for more than 15,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Jan 26, 2017News Hour: The World Food Programme (WFP) received this month a generous donation of US$500,000 from the People’s Republic of China to support WFP to provide food assistance for some 15,700 of the most vulnerable Syrian... -
Canada gave food support to Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Jan 7, 2017News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today transferred US$9.8 million onto the electronic food assistance cards which it provides to Syrian refugees in Lebanon. This funding, from Canada, will benefit more than 310,000... -
Michel Aoun has been elected as Lebanon’s president
Oct 31, 2016News Hour: Michel Aoun, the former Lebanese army chief, has been elected president of Lebanon, ending more than two years of deadlock surrounding the vacancy. Aoun, 81, secured the presidency by winning the support of 83 MPs,... -
Lebanon is set to end stalemate by electing president, but divisions run deep
Oct 29, 2016News Hour: Lebanon’s parliament is set to end more than two years of stalemate on Monday by electing ex-general Michel Aoun as president, but the vote is unlikely to heal deep political divisions. Aoun, a Christian... -
German Minister meets Syrian refugees at WFP shop in Lebanon
Oct 10, 2016News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) yesterday welcomed Dr. Gerd Müller, Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, to Lebanon, where vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian refugee families receive monthly WFP food assistance...
