Lebanon

First batch of Filipinos repatriated from Lebanon amid US-Iran tensions arrives

(Eagle News)-- The first batch of Filipinos repatriated from Lebanon following US-Iran tensions over a US airstrike that killed  a…

Forming a new government in Lebanon: What’s the snag?

by Hashem Osseiran and Bachir El-Khoury Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Lebanon is facing its worst economic crisis since…

Hundreds wounded in weekend of Lebanon clashes

by Rouba El-Husseini and Tony Gamal-Gabriel BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Lebanese anti-riot police dispersed stone-throwing protesters with tear gas in…

Bello: Filipinos in Iran, Lebanon no longer covered by gov’t mandatory repatriation

(Eagle News) -- Filipinos in Iran and Lebanon are no longer covered by the government's mandatory repatriation, Labor Secretary Silvestre…

Planes, trains and boxes: Carlos Ghosn’s audacious escape

  by Richard CARTER Agence France Presse Private jets, bullet trains and boxes with holes for breathing: Carlos Ghosn's escape…

Bello: Repatriation is mandatory for Filipinos in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon

(Eagle News)--The mandatory repatriation applies to Filipinos in Iran, Iraq and Lebanon, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said. Bello made…

DFA repatriates around 30 victims of trafficking from Lebanon

(Eagle News)--The Department of Foreign Affairs has said it has repatriated around 30 Filipinos who were victims of trafficking to…

Lebanon cabinet fast-tracks reforms as protests rage on

  by Layal Abou Rahal and Joe Dyke Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Lebanon's teetering government approved an…

Israel says uncovers Hezbollah unit led by notorious commander

Israel's army said Wednesday it had uncovered a unit recently created by Hezbollah across the ceasefire line in the Syrian…

Lebanon sinks old tanks to create underwater dive ‘park’

SAIDA, Lebanon (AFP) -- Lebanese environmentalists on Saturday sank 10 old tanks and armored vehicles to the bottom of the…

Jacques Saade, founder of French shipping giant, dead at 81

by Francois BECKER Agence France-Presse MARSEILLE, France (AFP) -- French-Lebanese businessman Jacques Saade, who founded CMA CGM, which went on to become…

Election fever hits Lebanon, nine years since last legislative vote

  by Maya Gebeily Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- As its first parliamentary vote in nearly a decade approaches, Lebanon…

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