BEIRUT (AP) — It was an ordinary day in Beirut. In one part of Lebanon's capital, a church was inaugurated, with the leader of the Christian Phalange party there. In another, Palestinian factions held ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - When Lebanon's civil war erupted 50 years ago this month, its national museum became a flashpoint of its capital's deadly frontline, with militants barricaded among ancient ...

The term “Political Maronitism” entered Lebanon’s political lexicon on the eve of the country’s civil war (1975–1990). Its introduction was due to the leadership of the Druze Jumblatt family, which ...

Half a century has passed since the outbreak of the 15-year Lebanese Civil War, a vicious, multifaceted conflict characterised by sectarianism, foreign intervention, powerful militias and a state ...

Former foes Nassim Assad and Georges Mazraani revisit Beirut's Ain al-Remmaneh district — Anwar AMRO Near front lines where they once battled each other, former fighters in Lebanon's civil war now ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Mona Ziade, who helped The Associated Press cover major events out of the Middle East during the 1980s and ’90s, including the taking of Western hostages during Lebanon’s civil war and ...

Lebanon’s civil war is a taboo subject. A group of Christians and Muslims is broaching it. Eight somber Muslims sat around white plastic tables on the gold-tinged red carpet of Sayyida Aisha Mosque in ...

Debora Patta is a CBS News senior foreign correspondent based in Johannesburg. Since joining CBS News in 2013, she has reported on major stories across Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Edward R.

What happened on April 13, 1975, would change the course of Lebanon. BEIRUT — It was an ordinary day in Beirut. In one part of Lebanon's capital, a church was inaugurated, with the leader of the ...