August 4: Sit-In by Victims' Families in Front of the Courthouse

Families of the victims of the August 4 double explosion held a sit-in in front of the Beirut Justice Palace on Thursday, condemning the maneuvers being used by the political class to block the investigation, the latest being Judge Sabouh Sleiman's revocation of the arrest warrant in absentia against Youssef Fenianos, a former minister accused ...

1701: A Resolution That Has Never Been Implemented

As the US envoy Amos Hochstein is set to arrive in Lebanon, the issue of implementing UN Resolution 1701 comes to the forefront. The key question is to understand the conditions of the resolution’s implementation, concurrently with addressing the terrestrial demarcation of the borders between Lebanon and Israel. Notably, both parties had ...

Costa Brava: A Looming Waste Crisis?

A potential new waste crisis could break out, as municipalities in the southern suburbs of Beirut are threatening to forbid – starting Sunday, January 7 – the dumping of waste from the Chouf, Aley and Baabda regions into the Costa Brava landfill. Located in Choueifat, the landfill is at risk of imminent saturation, compounded by the daily ...

Displaced Face Housing Luxury Amid Falling Real Estate Market

Securing housing becomes a luxury for the displaced... Nonetheless, the real estate market is experiencing a decline. This Is Beirut met with three families who fled the border regions of south Lebanon in the aftermath of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation initiated on October 7, seeking refuge in more secure areas. These families decry a substantial ...