1992 - 1996: After the end of the Civil War, Syria maintains its presence in Lebanon, citing the weakness of the Lebanese national army to implement the Taif Accord. In 1992, the Brotherhood, Cooperation...
With Lebanese politics already divided over the relationship between Lebanon and Syria, the revolt that begins in Syria in 2011 and ultimately led into a war inevitably has its impact on the political...
1975: On 13 April, members of the Phalangist militia open fire on a busload of Palestinians in the Beirut area of Ain el-Remmaneh, marking the start of the Lebanese Civil War. Slowly, all sects and classes...
Bechara Al-Khoury
1943: The first government of independent Lebanon is formed, with Bechara al-Khoury as the first elected president. In response to the government’s demand to make Lebanon fully independent,...
Saida is most famous for its Crusader Sea Castle and nearby Echmoun Temple, while some well-preserved Roman temples can be found in Niha and Qsarnaba. A great sample of an early 19th-century architecture...