‘Everything has changed’: bittersweet emotions as Lebanese return south

Determined to see their homes, displaced residents use shaky ceasefire to journey to their villages – but the mood turns sombre when they arrive Mohammed Ashour was on the road at 5am, speeding towards his hometown of Shaqra. The Lebanese army, the Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah had all told residents of south Lebanon not to return, that it was still dangerous despite a ceasefire. But the 60-year-old had been displaced for 44 days – he had counted each day – and he would not wait another...

By Abbas Abdelkarim in south Lebanon and William Christou in Beirut

Displaced Lebanese woman returns to find home destroyed after ceasefire

A displaced woman returned to southern Lebanon after a ceasefire to find her house reduced to rubble.

Commentary: Returning to work after cancer is harder than we think

Instead of being recognised for their skills at work, people affected by cancer may feel defined by the diagnosis, says Tan Kwang Cheak of the Singapore Cancer Society.

10 Pinoy sailors from Qatar return home

Ten Filipino crew members of the motor tanker MT Aqua 1 have returned to the country, arriving last Friday on a Malaysia Airlines flight at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 in Pasay City.

By Christine Boton

RMG exports brace for a gathering storm - The Daily Star

RMG exports brace for a gathering storm  The Daily Star

Displaced Lebanese hesitant to return home permanently - Kuwait Times

Displaced Lebanese hesitant to return home permanently  Kuwait Times