The team compared the genomes of these ancient Canaanites with those of 99 Lebanese people currently living in the country, as well as with previously published genetic data from modern and ...

The DNA of the mysterious ancient Canaanites was found in modern-day Lebanese people, new genetic research shows. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA ...

Israel strikes Lebanon's ancient Baalbek city, ... It said at least 60 people, including children, were killed earlier in the week in Israeli attacks in the surrounding Bekaa Valley.

A Lebanese scientist following the genetic footprint of the ancient Phoenicians says he has traced their modern-day descendants, but stumbled into an old controversy about identity in his country.

Modern Lebanese people descended from this ancient Levant group . ... The researchers also determined that modern Lebanese people can attribute about 93 percent of their ancestry to the Canaanites.

Lebanon, a tiny country of around 5 million people in the eastern Mediterranean, is steeped in history, and boasts five other locations designated as World Heritage sites by the United Nations ...

The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike targeting Baalbek in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley on November 7. The ancient city's Roman temple is seen in the background.

BYBLOS, Lebanon — The anguish in Lebanese archaeologist Nader Siklaoui’s voice is clear as he films Israeli missiles slamming down near ancient Roman columns he has spent much of his life ...

As Israel intensified attacks in the Lebanese city of Baalbek, residents fled to an ancient Roman temple, hoping the site's UNESCO status might save them.