German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday promised a $100 million loan to troubled Jordan, where mass protests over austerity measures forced the prime minister to resign earlier this month. Merkel visited the kingdom amid an escalating domestic row over migration. Standing next to...

There are around 5.9 million Palestinian refugees around the world, making up the largest refugee population, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). In a statement on Wednesday, the PCBS said Palestinian refugees live in 58 camps in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and...

General Security’s decision not to stamp Iranian passports upon arrival in Beirut is a “normal” procedure, and the arrival and departure of Iranians is automatically registered in a database, the agency’s head said in remarks published Monday.

 Passports of Iranian travellers entering Lebanon will not being stamped, the Lebanese General Security has announced. Instead, landing slips will be issued. The decision has raised eyebrows in the country where Iranian-influence seems to be at an all-time high. The...