Dozens of Lebanese men and their children protested outside the Canadian embassy on Friday morning after fraudulent websites convinced them that the country is offering free immigration. Most of the men were unemployed and from Tripoli. Ziad Bouz said: “I went along with my children — Najeeb, 6, and my young one who is 10-months-old — I pray they accept my application for my kids to have a future.” Some ...
![Although the Special Tribunal for Lebanon has been heralded as a watershed moment for international justice, many in the country say they have very little faith in the U.N.-backed court. [ijhl]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/STL.jpg?itok=-SJb_Byb "Although the Special Tribunal for Lebanon has been heralded as a watershed moment for international justice, many in the country say they have very little faith in the U.N.-backed court. [ijhl]")
![Relatives and friends carry the coffin of 16-year-old Lebanese Mohammad al-Chaar, who died in a bomb attack that killed former Lebanese finance minister Mohammad Chatah. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/lebanon/000_Nic6279966.jpg?itok=xICP4lck "Relatives and friends carry the coffin of 16-year-old Lebanese Mohammad al-Chaar, who died in a bomb attack that killed former Lebanese finance minister Mohammad Chatah. [AFP]")
![Captagon pills seized at Beirut port, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013. [The Daily Star/Mohammad Azakir]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/capt.jpg?itok=a6B8xvUG "Captagon pills seized at Beirut port, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013. [The Daily Star/Mohammad Azakir]")
