expressed hope that the saplings “will become a symbol of friendship between Japan and Lebanon.” “The Lebanese cedar is considered a ‘revered tree’ in our country,” he said.

The area is the site of the Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve, which has a large Lebanon cedar forest - the tree on the country's national flag. Lebanon's civil defence authority has tweeted regular ...

A Christmas tree stands among the fallen stones of what remains of St. George Melkite Catholic Church in southern Lebanon.