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A glimmer of hope in a time of war: The Beirut Museum of Art’s mission to heal and regenerate Lebanon through art
Amid the ongoing calamity of war in Lebanon, the country’s cultural scene is determined to work against the odds to keep its ...
A lion cub evacuated from Lebanon to a South African sanctuary escapes airstrikes and abuse
When Sara first arrived at her rescuers’ home, she was sick, tired, and was covered in ringworms and signs of abuse all over ...
Creating in the dark: Lebanese artists struggle to keep creativity alive in a nation at war
As Israel presses a deadly offensive against armed group Hezbollah in his home country, Lebanese artist Charbel Samuel Aoun ...
Israel drops massive bomb in Beirut strike, as Lebanon mulls cease-fire
Israel has stepped up strikes on the city’s southern suburbs in recent days, an area Israeli officials say hosts Hezbollah ...
AP PHOTOS: An AP photographer captures a bomb falling on a building in his childhood neighborhood
A few weeks earlier, another AP photographer, Bilal Hussein, had captured a nearly identical scene as a similar powerful bomb ...
To shield art from bombs, Beirut museum's walls hang bare
STORY: The Sursock Museum's white ... invite visitors to one of Lebanon's few museums of modern and contemporary art. But to ...
Traumatized by war, hundreds of Lebanon's children struggle with wounds both physical and emotional
Children have often been the victims as Israel has escalated its bombardment in Lebanon since late September. More than 100 ...
Lebanon's prime minister asks Iran to help secure a cease-fire in Israel-Hezbollah war
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, asked Iran to help secure a cease-fire in the war between Israel and ...
Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks, seeks end to 'problems'
Iran backs any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a senior Iranian official said on Friday ...
Children brought from Gaza to heal from war wounds become caught in another war, in Lebanon
Seven-year-old Halima Abou Yassine was brought to Lebanon from Gaza for treatment after an Israeli strike left her near death ...