Clooney's Foundation to Open 7 Schools for 3,000 Syrian Refugee Children

George and Amal's donation will hopefully stop 3,000 Syrian refugee children from becoming "a lost generation" without education.

By Jeanne Goddard

02 August 35 Views

Watch Hilarious Mannequin Guys Surprise Unsuspecting Passersby

Need a laugh? Well, it's hard not to chuckle while watching two guys dressed as mannequins surprise random pedestrians.

By Jeanne Goddard

03 November 35 Views

Refugee Selling Pens Saw Huge Outpouring, Now Owns Bakery, Hires Refugees

A refugee selling pens on the street four months ago now runs three businesses and has given jobs to 16 people.

By Jim Stout

10 December 39 Views

Rival Lebanese Factions Meet to Defuse Tensions

In another effort to defuse sectarian tensions in Lebanon and to build working relationships, the country's top rival Sunni and Shiite Muslim leaders met in a landmark session on Sunday.

By Jeanne Goddard

30 October 30 Views

Lebanese Kids TV Series Aims to Heal Societal Rifts

Kilna Bil Hayy (All of Us in the Neighbourhood) was created in the hope of enlightening young viewers to the commonalities shared between Lebanon's different communities. Finding understanding and common ground between 6 different communities is the idea behind the television series for kids that premiered this month.

By Jeanne Goddard

27 June 34 Views

$1.3 million Worth of Art Auctioned for Syrian Refugee Children

An estimated $1.3 million worth of art from more than 130 international artists, mostly from Syria and Lebanon, is being auctioned at below-gallery prices in Beirut to raise money for Syrian refugee children, reports Reuters News.

By Jeanne Goddard

31 October 30 Views

Pets Orphaned by Lebanon War Airlifted to U.S.

Some 300 homeless dogs and cats, many left behind by owners who fled Lebanon during the Hezbollah-Israel war, are headed to new sanctuaries in the United States for adoption, thanks to Beirut for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, reports the AP.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 September 33 Views

Accord Signed to End North Lebanon Violence

Alawites and Sunnis in northern Lebanon's main city signed a reconciliation accord late on Monday aimed at restoring state control to the port and ending sectarian bloodshed there. At least 23 people were killed in Tripoli during clashes in May.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 September 33 Views

Election Victory for Pro-Western Coalition in Lebanon

Despite pre-election forecasts that the Hezbollah-led opposition might gain seats, the pro-Western coalition won 71 of the 128 seats in parliament — picking up one seat — while the Syrian- and Iranian-backed opposition alliance led by Hezbollah won 57. Both the White House and State Department congratulated the Lebanese people for carrying out a peaceful […]

By Patricia Ross

10 June 29 Views

Solar Power Rescues Lebanon Schools from Frequent Black-outs

With Lebanon's chronic power shortages, public school classes are often plunged into darkness during the winter, but now, a set of rooftop photovoltaic panels producing renewable electricity from one of Lebanon's most abundant natural resources, the sun.

By Jeanne Goddard

31 October 32 Views

Gala for Animals Lebanon Raises $45K for Critter Welfare

Animals Lebanon took center stage for animal welfare in Lebanon less than two years ago, but the determination of its five founders quickly built a movement involving schools and businesses that has spayed and neutered 600 animals in that time and rescued countless more.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 June 32 Views

Global Outpouring for Refugee Father and Child Selling Pens on Street

A striking photo of exhausted refugees selling pens to make ends meet, inspired people in 100 countries to help them start a new life.

By Jim Stout

31 August 32 Views