Nabih Bulos

NABATIEH, Lebanon — The Ottoman-era arches of this city’s Old Market had stood witness to the many conflicts that have plagued Lebanon’s south.

For those determined to stay out of the fight between Hezbollah and Israel, the war in Lebanon can feel at a remove.

BEIRUT — Down a quiet street in one of Beirut's fancier neighborhoods, couples huddle over designer cocktails. The music of jazz trumpeter Enrico Rava washes over the dining room as

World leaders swiftly weighed in, ranging from early and enthusiastic congratulations to more somber and circumspect assurances of continuity in the relationship with Trump, whose mercurial first presidency upended many longstanding diplomatic norms.

A thunderstruck world took in Donald Trump's victory in the U.S presidential election, with ordinary people and political titans voicing jubilation, dismay

A thunderstruck world took in Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election, with ordinary people and political titans voicing jubilation, dismay or bafflement on Wednesday as allies and adversaries struggled to recalibrate their vision of a vastly altered American landscape.

KFARAKKA, Lebanon — In normal times, you'd rarely hear of Kfarakka, a hamlet nestled in the lush green mountains of north Lebanon whose primary claim to fame is that it's the country's top olive oil producer.

KFARAKKA, Lebanon — In normal times, you'd rarely hear of Kfarakka, a hamlet nestled in the lush green mountains of north Lebanon whose primary claim to fame is that it's the country's top olive oil producer.

The foreign leader who has most engaged President-elect Donald Trump is undoubtedly Benjamin Netanyahu.

BEIRUT — During his first term as president, Donald Trump took a bold if controversial approach to the Middle East.