Lebanon
Domestic Workers Are Using WhatsApp to Organize and Escape Abuse
The hugely popular messaging service provides an unlikely lifeline for migrant women working as live-in maids and nannies.
Seven Years of Syria
VICE traveled to the Syria-Lebanon border to meet teen refugees whose youth has been destroyed by war.
What it's Like to Turn 18 in a Syrian Refugee Camp
This week marks the seventh anniversary of the Syrian War. Meet some of the young people who've grown up amidst its chaos.
Kaoteon Want to Smash "Middle Eastern Metal" Stereotypes
Stream the Lebanese black metallers (who feature members of Obscura and Marduk)'s new album, 'Damnatio Memoriae,' and read about their typical, atypical metal journey.
Two Canadian hostages freed from Syria
It’s unclear what the two Ontario residents were doing in Syria or how their rescue was organized.
Inside the Private Spaces Women Can Call Their Own
Rania Matar's photos of teen girls in their bedrooms celebrate similarities between America and the Middle East.
Lebanese Government Hackers Hit Thousands of Victims With Incredibly Simple Campaign
Security researchers uncover several years-long espionage and hacking campaigns, pinpointing them to a specific building in Beirut, Lebanon.
Basketball's Battle of Lebanon: VWOS Rivals
In Lebanon, political rivalries come to a head when it comes to the court.
The Lebanese Belly Dancer Who's 'Too Queer' for His Country
Belly-dancer, singer, and artist Moe Khansa turns masculinity on its head in the Middle East.
Ma3azef Brings the Arab World's New Music to the Whole Planet
We speak to Maan Abu Taleb about the challenges of running the world's premier Arabic-language online music magazine
The Vice News Guide to the World — Week of November 20
Parents have been protesting outside the kindergarten in Beijing’s upscale Chaoyang district since claims emerged that the toddlers of at least eight parents had been molested, fed pills and given injections.
Bosnian Genocide, Navy Aircraft Crash, and a North Korean Defector: The VICE Morning Bulletin
All you need to know to catch up with the world.