In this photo from Lebanon's government, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri reads a statement after his meeting with Lebanon's president, Michel Aoun, in Baabda, Lebanon, on Wednesday. Dalati Nohra/AP hide caption
Lebanon
Wednesday
Tuesday
France's President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri, prior to a Paris meeting in September. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption
Friday
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri traveled to Paris at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday. Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
A poster of resigned Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri with Arabic that read, "We are all with you," hangs on a street in Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption
Monday
Supporters of Saad Hariri hold up placards demanding his return from Saudi Arabia at the starting line of Beirut's annual marathon on Sunday. Rumors have swirled that he is being held in Saudi Arabia against his will. Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
After Lebanese Leader's TV Appearance, Doubts Grow About His Future — And Lebanon's
Sunday
In his first live interview since suddenly resigning, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri denied rumors that Saudi Arabia was holding him against his will. He said he planned to return to his country within days. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption
Thursday
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who resigned last week in a televised speech from the Saudi capital, Riyadh, stares out from a poster on the side of a road in Tripoli, Lebanon. Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, center, in October arriving for a mass funeral of 10 Lebanese soldiers at the Lebanese Defense Ministry. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption
Saturday
Syrian refugee children play at an informal refugee camp in Lebanon's Bekaa valley. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption
In Lebanon, Syrian Refugees Met With Harassment And Hostility
Tuesday
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri during a joint news conference in the Rose Garden Tuesday. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Friday
In Beirut, an audience listens to testimonies about encounters with the police over homosexuality. The event was part of Beirut Pride week – the city's first. Alison Meuse/NPR hide caption
At Beirut's First Pride Week, A Chance To Celebrate — And Take Stock Of Challenges
Tuesday
Maamoul, a shortbread cookie stuffed with date paste or chopped walnuts or pistachios and dusted with powdered sugar, is the perfect reward after a month of fasting during Ramadan and Lent. These cookies are waiting to be baked. Amy E. Robertson for NPR hide caption
Thursday
A group of students visits the Beirut mansion that architect Mona El Hallak is working to transform into a museum making sense of Lebanon's civil war. Alice Fordham/NPR hide caption
In A Bullet-Riddled Mansion, A Beirut Architect Envisions A Museum Of Memory
Friday
Slain Hezbollah top military commander Mustafa Badreddine smiling during a meeting in a photo released by the group Friday. AP hide caption
Thursday
Trombonist and composer Reginald Cyntje was born in Dominica and raised in the U.S. Virgin Islands on a diet of reggae, calypso, classical and jazz. Patrick Jarenwattananon/NPR hide caption