Even following Interior Minister Marwan Charbel’s Monday announcement that the government would not approve a recently executed civil marriage in Lebanon, the bride in question told The Daily ...

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Many Syrians in Lebanon lack official marriage certificates They usually go to unregistered sheikhs They cannot register their marriages because they lack legal residency This means they cannot ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

For centuries, Lebanon stood on the sidelines of world history, but at the same time, it was an important point of transit and a land of great allure for many: crusaders and pilgrims, novelists and ...

Today, she is married to a Lebanese man but since she doesn’t have any nationality documents, the marriage could not be registered. Without a marriage certificate she could not register the birth of ...