AJ NADDAFF | The Seattle Times

April 26, 2022 at 11:37 pm

Lebanon vote holds little hope for change despite disasters VIEW

On May 15, Lebanese vote in national parliamentary elections, the first since their country's economy took a nosedive.

Nation & World

March 14, 2022 at 11:36 pm

Ukraine war recalls trauma for survivors of Aleppo siege VIEW

Survivors of the Russian-backed siege of the Syrian city of Aleppo are watching in shock as Ukrainians face familiar horrors.

March 9, 2022 at 10:24 pm

Closed for decades, theater returns to Lebanon’s Tripoli VIEW

Lebanon’s second city, known for crushing poverty, extremism and outbound migration, seems an unlikely place for a cultural revival.

Entertainment

March 7, 2022 at 1:20 pm

EXPLAINER: Humanitarian corridors, from Syria to Ukraine

Russia has announced the establishment of safe corridors to allow civilians to leave Ukrainian towns and cities under siege.

Nation & World

March 3, 2022 at 10:52 pm

Horrific deja vu in Ukraine for those who fled other wars VIEW

The endless stream of people walking in line, heading to the border to escape Russia's war on Ukraine, has marked a jarring déjà vu for...

February 28, 2022 at 10:27 pm

Russia’s Syria intervention provided hints for Ukraine war VIEW

Russian President Vladimir Putin's first military campaign outside former Soviet Union areas was in Syria, where in 2015 he threw his country's firepower behind President...

Nation & World

FILE – In this April 25, 2019, file photo, former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn leaves Tokyo’s Detention Center for bail in Tokyo. By jumping bail, Ghosn, who had long insisted on his innocence, has now committed a clear crime and can never return to Japan without going to jail. (Kyodo News via AP, File) TKSJ810 TKSJ810

January 1, 2020 at 11:05 pm

Lebanon receives Interpol notice for ex-Nissan fugitive VIEW

BEIRUT (AP) — Interpol issued a wanted notice Thursday for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who jumped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon rather...

Business

December 20, 2019 at 10:24 am

Syrian troops make new push into rebel-held northwest Idlib

BEIRUT (AP) — Government troops Friday captured four villages in Syria's northwest as part of a new ground offensive to push into rebel-held Idlib province,...

December 17, 2019 at 4:31 am

Assailants attack several protest camps across Lebanon VIEW

BEIRUT (AP) — Assailants attacked several protest camps in north and south Lebanon early on Tuesday, according to state-run media, demolishing tents and burning down...