Lebanon Travel News

ELIZABETH JACKSON: Lebanon's war-ravaged capital has long been heralded by Western visitors as one of the most secular stopovers in the Middle East.

An exciting business year for Burger King Lebanon marked with an upbeat expansion plan in 2013; saw the prominent brand getting bigger everywhere in the country despite the volatile economic situation.

Visiting special assistant to U.S. President and White House coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and Gulf Region Philip Gordon expressed Tuesday the United States' grave concern about the situation in Syria, calling on all parties in the region "to avoid any actions that would exacerbate the crisis in Syria." According to a statement by ... (more)

Isaac Hasbani is a Chicago based Engineer. He was born in November 1947 to a Syrian Jewish family in Beirut.

BEIRUT: Farmhands will be leaving Lebanon's fruit orchards with gloved hands soaked blood red in the coming months, as mulberry season has arrived.

Schnitzel, waffles and spring rolls aren't the only treats that New Yorkers can buy on four wheels.

The second exhibition of Iranian products is underway in the Lebanese capital city, Beirut, to boost bilateral economic relations between Lebanon and Iran, Press TV reported.

BEIRUT: The first Saturday of every month, beginning in June, will be an opportunity for people to visit the presidential palace in Baabda.

From refreshments to Facebook announcements and even movies from the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival, the Philippine Embassy in Beirut has resorted to creative means to encourage as many voters as possible - a necessity in a country where most OFWs are household service workers, with day off only on Sundays.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) May 09--BEIRUT -- Few things are more annoying than filling out bureaucratic paperwork and standing in line at a government office only to discover you're missing something -- except for doing it over and over again.

Lebanon has a reputation as the most liberal country in the conservative Middle East, but even a night on the town for gays can end in arrest and humiliating sexuality "tests". They might be less persecuted than elsewhere in the region, but outside a few areas of the capital Beirut, Lebanese homosexuals are largely stigmatised and discriminated ... (more)

El Salvador's lone UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Joya de Ceren pre-Columbian farming community buried under a volcanic eruption, had a personal visit Tuesday from UNESCO's visiting chief.

The Canadian Badlands tourism region of southeastern Alberta has been selected as the location for a new luxury eco lodge that will be a first-of-its-kind in Canada.

BEIRUT: Dubai is seeking to boost "brotherly" ties with Lebanon - the country Emiratis consider their second home - caretaker Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud said Tuesday.

BEIRUT: With bright green and yellow balloons, booths and beachwear in honor of Rio de Janeiro, the American University of Beirut campus gave the real place some competition this weekend in showing the city spirit.

They say that in Lebanon, when Hassan Nasrallah speaks, everyone listens. On April 30, the Hezbollah chief made one of his most anticipated addresses since the start of the Arab Spring -- making it clear that despite the risks, his fighters will never abandon their support for the nearly universally-loathed Assad regime.

Late Sunday morning here, as thousands of young men swam in the Mediterranean Sea and sunbathed on the rocks, the sound of chanting voices drifted down from the cliff-side road above.

Lufthansa connects Beirut to Europe and North America via its hub in Frankfurt more than ever.

SIDON, Lebanon: More than a thousand children ran through the southern city of Sidon Sunday as part of a race intended to foster coexistence between Lebanese and Palestinians.

Walter Maciel Gallery is presenting an exhibition entitled WHAT'S LEFT by New York based artist John Jurayj.