Lebanon

March 24, 2013

Lebanese soldiers arrest a man in Tripoli after fighting broke out in the city (AFP Photo)
10:15 GMT

At least 12 people have been killed in three days of fighting, as Syrian conflict erupts over the border

Strikers stop the traffic in Beirut (Daily Star)
06:15 GMT

End to the mass strike action is one glimmer of light in Lebanon which is in the midst of political chaos after the government resigned on Friday evening.

March 23, 2013

Al Kamandjâti has been organizing festivals and concerts in some unlikely places.
07:00 GMT

Away from the grand concert halls, one former refugee has gone back home with his musical talent in hand.

An image grab taken from the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) news channel on March 22, 2013 shows Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati announcing the resignation of the Lebanese government during a press conference in Beirut. (AFP PHOTO/LBC)
05:10 GMT

Prime Minister Mikati announced the moved on Friday after Hezbollah allies tried to stop them organizing a group to supervise the summer elections.

March 22, 2013

Assi Helani was a cheeky hit on 'The Voice' talent show.
05:00 GMT

Making room for a younger generation, the 'Voice' judge helps his daughter get her first concert in Beirut.

March 21, 2013

Milhim Barakat
11:59 GMT

Lebanese singer/composer Milhim Barakat's been on the war path again, laying in to the good and great of Arab music.

Dolly Shaheen
11:05 GMT

The Lebanese lovely put out a track in honor of her mom on Arab Mothers' Day.

Fares Karam is preparing to launch his new album
09:58 GMT

Lebanon's favorite musical export, Fares Karam, is to launch his new album to coincide with the start of spring and Mother's Day.

Yara tells all about that delayed album release.
09:39 GMT

The Lebanese songstress has delayed her album for months but says she's still in the game.

Protestors near Beirut airport earlier in the week (Daily Star)
08:55 GMT

The country is facing its biggest protest yet with roads across Lebanon expected to close

March 20, 2013

Elissa won't take stick from nobody.
08:09 GMT

The X Factor judge responds on her Twitter account to her new "cruel" nickname.

Lebanon's Labor Minister announced a new plan on Tuesday to crackdown on child labour in the country.
07:37 GMT

Lebanon's Labor Minister, Salim Jreissati, announced a new plan on Tuesday to crackdown on child labour in the country.

New pay increases for public sector workers in Lebanon will be funded by tax hikes an increase in VAT
06:33 GMT

Lebanon's long-awaited new salary scale draft law will be tied to an increase in working hours of civil servants and a tax hike on luxury goods, according to the country's State Minister.

March 19, 2013

Lebanon's President, Michel Sleiman, described Syria's airstrike on Lebanon as "unacceptable"
16:06 GMT

Lebanon's President, Michel Sleiman, slammed a Syrian airstrike on Lebanese territory as “unacceptable,” while Damascus denied any attack of that nature.

Carole Samaha has been accused of pinching the tune for her hit record 'Layat Hub'
13:20 GMT

It's shaping up to be a bad week for the Arab celebosphere's favorite talent show beauties, Carole Samaha and Nancy Ajram, with both superstars accused of stealing.