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Can the age of Middle East train travel return?
It was once possible to take trains from the Mediterranean to modern-day Saudi Arabia
Lebanon's Interior Minister announces partial results of elections
Lebanon's Interior Minister Bassam Al Mawlawi has announced partial results of Lebanon's parliamentary elections
Polls close and vote counting begins in Lebanon's elections
Election officials began to count votes in Lebanon's parliamentary elections after voting closed.
Beirut voters split on change in Lebanon
Some want wholesale change of political class, while others remain loyal to established parties
Why one Lebanese woman will vote for the first time in her life
Lama Ramadan plans to vote for the first time in her life in Sunday's parliamentary elections in Lebanon. She's fed up, primarily with the lack of accountability enjoyed by the political classes.
Explainer: How to vote in Lebanon's parliamentary elections
Nissrine Chahine takes The National through the necessary steps to register a vote in Lebanon's parliamentary elections.
Beyond the Headlines: desperation to death at sea
Postcard from Lebanon: why jallab is still the Ramadan drink of choice
Nostalgia surrounds beverage made from syrup of rose water and date molasses
Five female Arab filmmakers receive Netflix grant, helping bring their work to life
Netflix offers a one-time grant to five women producers and directors in the Arab world - from Tunisia, Lebanon and Morocco - to bring their fiction and non-fiction projects to life
Ramadan means booming business for Beirut juice shop
Times are tough in Lebanon, but Ramadan is always busy for this Beirut juice shop.
Isolated community celebrates Easter at ancient mountain monastery in Lebanon
Nestled in the Qadisha Valley, the Deir Qannoubine monastery has for centuries been a refuge for Christians fleeing persecution
Saudi ambassador visits Lebanon's president
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Lebanon visited President Michel Aoun, in a sign of thawing relations between the two countries.
New candidates enter turbulent world of Lebanese politics
New candidates and political campaigners enter the rough-and-tumble world of Lebanese politics.
Lebanon's skiing army commander confident mountain base will survive long winter
'The National' visits the snow-covered Youssef Rahme Barracks in the peaks above Bcharre
Behind the scenes at Lebanon's historic army ski school
Take a look inside the Lebanese army's mountain ski academy.