Lebanon

May 25, 2013

Who would have thought that scandalous Razan would be the one introducing dubstep to the Arab world?
05:00 GMT

Done with the shooting of her upcoming new drama, the Lebanese sexpot will launch her new "dubstep" style clip this month.

May 24, 2013

Last song for "Arab Idol"? Najwa wants her father to be better before she returns on stage.
07:33 GMT

Lebanese singer Najwa Karam will not confirm her presence as a guest in next season of "Arab Idol" until her father's health condition improves.

May 23, 2013

Nancy Ajram is returning to her roots and connecting with her fans.
14:57 GMT

Nancy Ajram is making a new music video, and it will include dozens of willing fans. Come one, come all!

Members and supporters of Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah movement carry the coffin of their comrade Saleh Ahmad Sabbagh during his funeral in the southern port city of Sidon on May 22 (Mahmoud Zayyat / AFP)
12:54 GMT

Opposition-aligned Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports 104 Hezbollah militants killed since the conflict began

Sunni Salafist gunmen, who back the Syrian opposition, are seen in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on May 23 (AFP)
10:47 GMT

Fighting overnight in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli have left at least two people dead, bringing the total number of people killed since Sunday, to 16

No yawns, but plenty of Yanni coming to the Byblos International Festival
10:23 GMT

Byblos International Festival has unveiled the exciting lineup of performers at Lebanon's most exciting summer event.

Fete de la Musique is coming soon!
05:00 GMT

On June 21, several venues around town – along with 430 other cities around the world – will celebrate the “Fete de la Musique”, an international music festival started over 30 years ago.

A boy watches Lebanese soliders as they drive between the Sunni and Alawite sections of Tripoli. AFP
04:00 GMT

Gunfire rang out through Tripoli on Wednesday, as the spillover of the Syrian crisis in the Lebanese city claimed the lives of 12 over the weekend.

May 22, 2013

British Foreign Secretary William Hague waves during a press conference in Amman on May 22 (AFP)
13:06 GMT

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague reaffirmed the British position that Bashar al-Assad has no place in any political solution to the conflict

Lebanese youth are loving break dancing
09:42 GMT

Amped up on Red Bull energy drinks, B-boys from around the world dance their way through the competition in Beirut, where the pastime has become quite popular.

Lebanese soldiers. AFP photo
03:17 GMT

Three people were killed during sectarian clashes in Tripoli, in northern Lebanon, on Tuesday as the spillover from the Syrian crisis increases its deathtoll and impact.

Saudi security forces (AFP)
03:00 GMT

Saudi officials announced on Tuesday that it had arrested 10 members of an alleged Iranian spy ring, including Saudi, Lebanese and Turkish citizens.

May 21, 2013

A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on May 20, 2013, allegedly shows a Syrian soldier scanning the area for hostiles in the the town of Qusayr in Homs province (SANA / AFP)
12:55 GMT

Three members of the militant Lebanese group reported dead on Tueday

Aishwarya Rai is stylin' at the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in an Elie Saab dress on May 19, 2013 (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)
09:09 GMT

Lebanese designer goods made it onto the red carpet at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in France over the past week.

Israeli soldiers in the occupied Golan Heights (AFP)
08:59 GMT

IDF soldiers came under fire from inside Syria late Monday evening and returned fire