Rita Harb as Joumana in the Arabic adaptation Hob Aa Waraq. Photo: MBC Shahid

Rita Harb on why Arabic remakes of Turkish dramas are not ‘carbon copies’

Hob Aa Waraq star says local dialect, humour and social codes give popular imports their distinct Arab identity

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CommentIraq and Lebanon must rise together or fall one last time

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CommentLebanon must get ready as Israel and Turkey battle for influence in the Levant

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Iran's ambassador to Lebanon granted six-month visa as resident, not diplomat

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Lebanese influencer 'Dr Food' arrested in drugs case

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Future of peacekeeping forces in Lebanon on Aoun's agenda for talks with Meloni

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World Bank projects Lebanon's GDP to contract by 6.4 per cent in 2026

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Pope Leo XIV greets Lebanese President Joseph Aoun during a private audience at the Vatican. Vatican Media / AFP

Aoun turns to Pope amid stalled Lebanon-Israel talks

Visit to Italy comes as Beirut seeks international support for process to oversee Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon

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Lebanon hands over Assad-era general to Syria in first case of its kind

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ExclusiveUS 'considering support for Lebanon’s electricity sector'

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on the reconstruction vacuum in Lebanon

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Israeli strikes kill 11 in southern Lebanon

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VideoHow Lebanese grandmothers are baking the future

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US ambassador says Israeli attacks in south Lebanon will continue until Hezbollah is disarmed

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A home in the southern Lebanese village of Ansar damaged by the strike on August 15, 2026. EPA

Israeli strikes kill 11 in southern Lebanon

Latest strike marks one of deadliest attacks in Lebanon since June's truce

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VideoHow Lebanese grandmothers are baking the future

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US ambassador says Israeli attacks in south Lebanon will continue until Hezbollah is disarmed

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InterviewLebanon and Syria push economic reset with Damascus investment conference planned

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