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Interviews The president of the Lebanese American University in Beirut (LAU), Dr. Michel Mawad.

Michel Mawad: Lebanon’s Education Sector to Witness Five Lean Years

The president of the Lebanese American University in Beirut (LAU), Dr. Michel Mawad, said that the education sector in the country would witness five lean…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Features Lebanese people await survivors or victims of a boat sinking off the Arida crossing with Syria. (AFP)

‘Death Boats’ from Lebanon … Journey to the ‘European Dream’ or Bottom of the Sea

Lebanon had transformed in the past two years into a platform for the departure of migrants to Europe. Over 85 journeys left the country in 2022 alone. A…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World A fisherman dangles his line to catch fish, in Naqoura, near the Lebanese-Israeli border, southern Lebanon, October 6, 2022. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

Lebanon Downplays Reports of Israeli Rejection of its Proposals

Lebanese officials downplayed the importance of reports that pointed to Israel’s rejection of Lebanon’s remarks on the draft agreement pertaining to the…

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Interviews US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea (L) presents a letter to Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) during their meeting at Berri's house in Beirut, Lebanon, 01 October 2022. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: US Draft Proposal on Maritime Deal is ‘Positive’

US mediator Amos Hochstein has presented a written proposal for maritime boundary demarcation between Lebanon and Israel that establishes a qualitative…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese President Michel Aoun holding a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Baabda last August (Dalati & Nohra)

Combined Salaries of Lebanon’s President, Speaker & PM Drop Below $1,000

The financial and economic collapse sweeping Lebanon has managed to drastically change the lifestyle of many Lebanese as it continues to threaten stability in…

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Interviews Gemayel speaks during an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat.

Sami Gemayel: We Refuse to Be Held Hostage by Hezbollah

The head of the Lebanese Kataeb Party, Sami Gemayel, warned against some opposition parties resorting to a settlement with Hezbollah in the upcoming…

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Arab World  Prime Minister Najib Mikati talks with US mediator Amos Hochstein during a recent visit to Beirut. (Reuters)

Lebanon Maintains Silence on Border Demarcation Talks with Israel

Lebanese officials maintained silence over the negotiations to demarcate the maritime borders with Israel, led by US mediator Amos Hochstein, amid recent…

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Features Arafat leaving Beirut on August 30, 1982 (Getty Images)

Beirut Remembers Arafat’s Departure 40 Years Ago

On this day 40 years ago, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat departed Beirut, which was under Israeli siege, to Tunisia, his first leg on a journey back to a…

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