A senior U.S. diplomat has sparked a storm of criticism in Lebanon after telling local journalists to "act civilized" and not "animalistic." The remarks, widely condemned as insulting, have led to calls for a public apology and reignited debate about Washington's attitude toward the Middle East.

BEIRUT: US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack sparked outrage Tuesday after telling Lebanese journalists to “act civilized” and avoid behaving in an “animalistic” manner during a press…

Reporters demand apology from Tom Barrack, US special envoy to Syria, after his remarks at Beirut press conference

U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack on Tuesday triggered a storm of criticism in Lebanon after referring to journalists’ behavior as “animalistic” during...

At a delicate moment in Lebanese politics, the envoy, Thomas J. Barrack Jr., provoked outrage by warning journalists at a news conference there not to be “animalistic.”

Tom Barrack’s remarks to journalists trigger calls for an apology and media boycott.

A senior U.S. diplomat has sparked a storm of criticism in Lebanon after telling local journalists to "act civilized" and not "animalistic." The remarks, widely condemned as…

Protesters decry Tom Barrack visit amid Hezbollah disarmament push, warning to journalists not to act ‘animalistic’.

BEIRUT: A US diplomat apologized Thursday for using the word “animalistic” while calling for a gaggle of reporters to quiet down during a press conference in Lebanon earlier this…

Tom Barrack says he was telling Lebanese journalists to ‘be civilised’ but notes that they were ‘just doing their job’.

A U.S. diplomat apologized Thursday for using the word “animalistic” while urging reporters to quiet down during a news conference in Lebanon earlier...