Lebanon

Hezbollah–Israel: Heading Toward “Round 2” of the War?

Natasha Metni Torbey 07/11 16:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Things are moving fast in Lebanon, a country now walking a tightrope. In just forty-eight hours, an open letter from Hezbollah, increasingly intense Israeli raids in the south, new U.S. sanctions, and a shaky government response to Hezbollah’s disarmament have reignited fears of a “renewed” conflict. It all (re)started on Thursday morning, ...

Bsat: IMF Seeks to Impose Losses on Banks... Say Goodbye to Deposits!

This is Beirut 07/11 15:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Lebanese Economy and Trade Minister Amer Bsat made several key statements during his appearance on the television program “Sar El Waet.” He addressed multiple sensitive issues, including the financial-gap law, bank restructuring, and negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Bsat emphasized that it is not possible to commit to ...

SpotlightWhen Samir Hammoud Sacrifices Depositors to Please the IMF

This is Beirut 07/11 15:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Negotiation skills refer to the capacities and methods used by an individual when engaging in discussions with another party in order to reach an agreement that satisfies both sides, without sacrificing the rights or interests of either. Key negotiation skills include planning, managing expectations, persuasion, problem-solving, decision-making, ...

Boukra Nour: Healing the Future, Training Adults, Rebuilding Hope

Makram Haddad 07/11 14:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A modest room, chairs in a circle, guided breathing. At the end of the workshop, a middle-school girl scribbles “I feel lighter” on a sticky note. An ordinary scene in a pilot center of Boukra Nour, an NGO recently founded by Lea Jabre, Georges Debbas, and Me Nada Abdelsater. Their challenge: help children and adolescents reweave emotional ...

PoliticsHezbollah and the Endless Bloodshed

Bassam Abou Zeid 07/11 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hezbollah does not want the Lebanese state to negotiate with Israel, yet it has offered no alternative for liberating occupied areas, releasing prisoners, or resolving the disputed points along the Blue Line. It wants neither negotiation nor fighting against Israel. It aims to maintain the status quo, thereby blocking solutions that would secure ...

New U.S. Sanctions Target Hezbollah Financial Intermediaries

This is Beirut 07/11 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on Thursday new sanctions against several individuals accused of transferring tens of millions of dollars from Iran to Hezbollah in 2025 through Lebanese money exchange houses. According to the Treasury, these networks exploit Lebanon’s largely cash-based and informal financial system to fund the ...

Cabinet Approves Electoral Law Amendment and Praises Army Plan

This is Beirut 06/11 21:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Council of Ministers decided to transmit to Parliament a bill bearing the status of double urgency, aimed at suspending, for one time only, the implementation of Article 112, in accordance with the formula adopted in 2022. This measure will allow Lebanese expatriates to vote for all 128 members of Parliament in the 2026 elections, without ...

SpotlightWriting Off Banks’ Capital Wipes Out Deposits

This is Beirut 06/11 18:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, Karim Souhaid, clarified the situation by declaring that Lebanon’s crisis is not purely a financial one but rather a systemic crisis in which the banking sector has become a victim. This is what Souhaid stated clearly during the parliamentary session dedicated to discussing the 2025 budget draft, ...

Israel Launches Series of Raids in South Lebanon Following Warnings

This is Beirut 06/11 17:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Tensions rose sharply in southern Lebanon on Thursday as the Israeli army launched a series of air raids hitting alleged Hezbollah targets in several villages. In the late afternoon, the town of Kfardunin (Bint Jbeil) was targeted after the Israeli army issued a warning to residents located near the building that was hit, located about ten meters ...

Closed Again: Jeita Grotto, a Victim of a Failing State

Natasha Metni Torbey 06/11 16:50 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Jeita Grotto is temporarily closed. This was confirmed Thursday morning by Tourism Minister Laura Lahoud. Lebanon’s iconic karstic wonder is shutting its doors for the second time in less than a year. The first closure came after the death of Mapas-Lebanon CEO Nabil Haddad in November 2024, leaving the site without an official manager for eight ...

SpotlightLebanon Faces ‘Environmental Disaster’ From Syrian Refugee Camps

Hala Abdallah 06/11 14:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Lebanon launched the eighth wave of voluntary returns of displaced Syrians on Thursday morning, with 448 refugees departing from the Rachid Karami International Fair in Tripoli toward the Al-Abbudieh border crossing in Akkar. The returnees were transported in five groups aboard 14 buses and 14 trucks, as part of an organized repatriation program ...

Hezbollah’s Obstinate Defiance: A State Within a State

This is Beirut 06/11 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hezbollah issued an unprecedented “open-letter” on Thursday, addressed to President Joseph Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam as well as to the Lebanese people. It presents itself as a solemn political message in defense of Lebanon’s sovereignty and unity. Yet behind its polished language about “national ...