Protests erupt in response to Bassil’s slur against Berri, Aoun urges forgiveness and stability

February 2nd, 20180 BEIRUT — On Tuesday, President Michel Aoun called for forgiveness and stability in Lebanon after a political row involving his son-in-law triggered street protests and deepened a rift with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil called Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri a "thug" in a closed meeting. Berri...

Local Yemenis feel marginalized as Lebanese brethren gain momentum

July 7th, 20171 DEARBORN — The daughter of Yemeni immigrants who'd fled war and poverty a couple decades ago and found home in Metro Detroit grew up feeling like she always had to prove herself more than others. Hanan Yahya, a 23-year-old recent college graduate and current administrator at a Dearborn-based education organization, said as long as...