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Four years ago, at 16, Rana's husband forced her into prostitution...Asked why she ignores the risks of contracting HIV or STDs she simply says: "I don't want to lose the client." So far there are no recorded HIV cases among...

Assyrians Without Borders (AWB) announced on Monday its education scholarship program for Assyrians residing in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. “The importance of education among the Assyrian people in the native country is large,” said Thomas Aydin of AWB....

Tuesday that Hezbollah’s political platform reveals its activities, which negatively affect Lebanon’s foreign policy. He added that there is no deadline for Hezbollah to give back its weapon. He also said that he does not believe in a defense strategy,...

President Michel Sleiman stressed Tuesday that the abolishment of political sectarianism should preserve diversity, adding that national unity was a pre-requisite to tackle major issues. “Abolishing political sectarianism must preserve fundamentals such as diversity and equal power...

Palestinian refugees in Lebanon may soon receive passports from the Palestinian Authority. Speculation that the Palestinian Authority is planning to issue passports to Palestinian refugees in Lebanon began as embattled Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced plans to raise...

Sardouk stressed on the importance of the occasion, saying De la Fuente’s presence allowed Lebanon to acquire further information about the campaign, the voting and the grotto’s current rank. “We can learn how to multiply our efforts to reach first...

Head of the national program Kamel Mhanna also gave a speech during the gathering and explained that although NGOs in Lebanon were helping to control the disease, their role needed to be reinforced.  He then mentioned some of the goals...

Authorities in Detroit have been alerted to be on the lookout for a Lebanese-American suspect in a Thanksgiving day shooting that killed four people in Jupiter, Florida, officials said Monday. “Any time we uncover anything about the suspect’s past, we...

Prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), Daniel Bellemare, arrived in Beirut Tuesday for a week-long visit. According to his press office, the main objectives of Bellemare’s visit are to make courtesy calls on Lebanese officials in the wake of...