Lebanon News News Lebanon » Religion: What Would a Liberal Democracy in Lebanon Look Like?
In September 2024, when Israel escalated its bombing campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, Shiite sheikh Rabih Koubayssi was one of the few clerics, Muslim or Christian, to stay in the targeted ...
News Lebanon » Religion: Grace at work: how Muslims welcomed a Christian center in Lebanon
Near the biblical city of Sidon, Christians are building a new ministry center to serve local Lebanese in a predominantly Muslim area.
News Lebanon » Religion: Pope Leo in Turkey and Lebanon: What to expect from his first international trip
Commemorating the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and its Creed, as well as reaffirming hopes for peace in the Middle East, Pope Leo XIV will travel to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27-Dec. 2.
News Lebanon » Religion: Pope Leo plans symbolic debut foreign trips to Turkiye and Lebanon
Pope Leo XIV has chosen Turkiye and Lebanon as the destinations for his first trip abroad as pontiff. The Vatican said on Tuesday that Leo, the first pope who hails from the United States, will travel ...
News Lebanon » Religion: Grassroots Efforts Bring Together Diverse Sects in Iraq
I hope our grassroots work will push the leaders, but I don’t know.” His uncertainty is warranted for Iraq as well. Under the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein, a Sunni, the nation had a nominally ...
News Lebanon » Religion: Who are the Middle East’s Druze religious community?
The Druze are spread across Syria, Lebanon and Israel - Copyright AFP Peter PARKS The Druze are spread across Syria, Lebanon and Israel - Copyright AFP Peter PARKS ...
News Lebanon » Religion: Lebanese MP proposes replacing term 'Israelite' with 'Jew' in official documents
Lebanese MP Paula Yaacoubian has resubmitted a bill to replace the term ’Israelite’ with Jews, arguing that this better represented the community.
News Lebanon » Religion: The Druse: An Insular Faith, Facing a Fractured Middle East
Spread across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, the secretive religious minority has long balanced integration and independence. Now, members are at the heart of the region’s shifting power struggles. By ...
News Lebanon » Religion: Lebanon's speaker calls for national dialogue on Hezbollah's weapons, criticizes US pressure
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese military will soon present a plan to the government on disarming Hezbollah by the end of the year. BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament speaker on Sunday criticized Washington ...
News Lebanon » Religion: Israel criticized for dropping grenades near UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military said later Wednesday that it didn't intentionally target the peacekeepers, but dropped several sonic bombs near a suspect in a border area. BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli ...