Mediterranean

News of a new study showing that a “Mediterranean diet” is good for your health isn’t really news for people in Spain.

The Showtime drama Homeland follows a CIA agent hot on the trail of a suspected al Qaeda-like mole. The show recently picked up four Emmys, now, the show is making waves for something else: worst portrayal of Beirut, according to the Lebanese government.

Some Greeks are choosing to return to the land, and begin farming like their parents and grandparents before them. Anchor Aaron Schachter learns more from Evangelos Vergos of the American Farm School in Thessaloniki.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Nada Abdelsamad about her book and documentary film which shed light on the dwindling Jewish community in her native Beirut, Lebanon.

Lebanon is enjoying a boom in its real estate and banking industries. The World’s Aaron Schachter reports that the country’s success is due to smart banking practices and the the high price tag for land.