An artistic force in Lebanon, Ziad Rahbani was a composer and musician first and foremost. But he was also a playwright, whose critiques and satires earned him a reputation as the “voice of the ...

Christmas, a cherished time worldwide honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, brings its own magic to the Arab world. You might think that in the Arab world, where Islam is the predominant religion, ...

Their actual church is a pile of rubble. The Melkite Greek Catholic St George Church, just steps away from this Mass, was destroyed last year by an Israeli bombing attack. The main prayer hall is now ...

In an attempt to inscribe the name of the Land of the Cedars in the Guinness World Records, a group in Lebanon will sing ...

Released in 1994, Jraass El Eid is the Arabic adaptation of Jingle Bells. It is a favourite played during Christmas concerts ...

Lebanese singer-songwriter Yasmine Hamdan returns with mournful minimalism, Mohinder Kaur Bhamra’s 1982 album of Punjabi disco makes a comeback and Venezuelan-Guatemalan duo Titanic serve up ecstatic ...

Through Peace Tracks, students from countries such as Ukraine, Palestine, and Lebanon virtually write and record music ...

For the Maronite community in the US capital region, Christmas is like a homecoming. Even though it is thousands of ...

Why is Lebanon the only Arab country to text Arabic with Latin letters instead of just using al abjadiyah like everyone else?

Western and Arab diplomats have toured Lebanon's border with Israel, where Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers are working ...

Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri dismissed what he called efforts to intimidate the Lebanese and underscored the "fundamental principles” that he says anchor negotiations with Israel via the ...

On 12 August 1999, Fairuz arrived in Geneva, representing Lebanon and the Arab world with her characteristic composed grace. She had accepted the International Red Cross’s invitation to take part in ...