There is breaking news in the Middle East. “Miss Lebanon’s selfie with Miss Israel sparks uproar.” That was Monday morning’s headline in The Daily Star, a Lebanese newspaper.

Miss Israel, Miss Lebanon Respond to Uproar Over Controversial Selfie Both Miss Universe contestants took to social media after their photo sparked an online debate.

In 1993, the country stripped its Miss Lebanon, Ghada al-Turk, of her title after Agence France Press distributed a photo of her smiling arm-in-arm with her Israeli contender.

Explosive confrontations are nothing new for Israel and Lebanon, but the latest spat between the longtime foes is perhaps the first to have been caused by an alleged photo-bomb.

Miss Universe contestants often call for "world peace," but a selfie on Instagram of Miss Lebanon, Saly Greige, and Miss Israel, Doron Matalon, has become the source of hostility between ...

When Miss Israel beamed her Crest-commercial grin for a selfie with Miss Lebanon last week, she likely didn’t know the Instagram would become international headline news.

Miss Universe Lebanon and Miss Universe Israel “innocently” ended up in photo together, Miss Universe Organization says.

She may become Miss Universe, but she can kiss Miss Congeniality goodbye. The international beauty pageant may need to add a diplomatic relations competition after Miss Lebanon Saly Greige accused … ...

In Lebanon, that was apparently a very bad idea. A few days later, Saly Greige, a.k.a. Miss Lebanon, posted a version of the photo with Miss Israel cropped out. She claimed she had been "very ...

When the photo was spotted on social media, Miss Lebanon began being criticized for posing with Matalon since, technically, Lebanon and Israel are at war.