Khalaf has arguably contributed more fine studies on the history and sociology of modern Lebanon than has any other scholar alive. That notable achievement explains both the strength and the weakness ...

Key political events in Lebanon's recent history: — 1952: Riad Solh, first prime minister of independent Lebanon (search), assassinated. — 1958: Six-month civil war between Muslims and leftists loyal ...

Lebanon has a long and varied history, but schools steer clear of teaching about the country's recent past, as the BBC's Natalia Antelava found out when she visited a school in the capital, Beirut.

Editor’s Note: Each month, Inside the Middle East takes you behind the headlines to see a different side of this diverse region. April 13, 1975 – one of the darkest dates in Lebanese history. An ...

Lebanon today stands at a turning point in its history. After years of economic collapse, political paralysis and the corrosive dominance of the Iranian-backed party and armed paramilitary group ...

QANA, Lebanon — Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 27 people over the last 24 hours, officials said Wednesday, including more than a dozen in a southern town where ...

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Cannon fire echoed through Lebanon over the weekend, reawakening the sounds of history. Drum beats, crackling campfires and booming muskets set the scene, transporting people back to the 1800s at ...