VideosThe Cabriolet Film Festival Spreads Its Wings Across Lebanon

Élie-Joe Kamel 07/06 10:20 - Reading : less than a minute

Cabriolet Film Festival Short Films Cinema

The Cabriolet Film Festival returned on Friday evening to the Saint Nicholas Stairs in Gemmayzeh. Forty-two short films are being screened across various regions of Lebanon through June 8. For the second consecutive year, the festival will take place in several regions of Lebanon, from Beirut to Jounieh, passing through, Byblos, Baalbek, Saida, ...

VideosIn Lebanon, Male Dance Between Taboo and Assertion

Yara Germany & Maroun Chahine 07/06 09:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Dance Male Lebanon Dancers Taboo

Long stigmatized and gendered, male dance in Lebanon is gradually stepping out of the shadows. Thanks to social media, urban culture and the progressive opening of the artistic world, more and more men dare to dance, express themselves and assert their identity. They challenge norms, break taboos and redefine the codes. Mentalities are ...

Op-edWhere Law Meets Anxiety

Johnny Kortbawi 06/06 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Elections Parliament

Lebanon is poised to enter a contentious and unpredictable debate ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections, with disputes already emerging over the electoral law that will govern the vote. Tensions escalated after Speaker Nabih Berri rejected expatriate voting and called for a new electoral law, describing the current legislation as a ...

Preliminary Report Details Airstrike Damage in Beirut Suburbs

This is Beirut 06/06 16:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Southern Suburb Israël Hezbollah

The Reconstruction Committee in Beirut has released preliminary statistics detailing the damage caused by Thursday’s Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of the capital. The figures reveal widespread destruction across multiple neighborhoods, with residential buildings, institutions, and private property bearing the weight of the ...

Jbeil's Municipality Clarifies Its Summer Beach Rules

This is Beirut 06/06 16:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Byblos Beach Summer Jbeil Lebanon

At the start of the summer season, the Municipality of Jbeil (Byblos) has announced a series of measures aimed at ensuring the safety, cleanliness, and comfort of its beachgoers. Elise Merhej, a member of the Jbeil Municipal Council, issued a clarification that explained that these decisions stem from the municipality’s responsibility to ...

Illegal Weapons: Geagea Slams State Inaction Amid Israeli Attacks

This is Beirut 06/06 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese Forces party leader Samir Geagea strongly criticized the state’s failure to resolve the issue of illegal weapons and to act amid ongoing Israeli attacks. He warned that Lebanon remains dangerously exposed due to the government's inability to assert exclusive control over military decision-making. In a statement issued Friday, Geagea ...

SpotlightDoping on the Loose, Health Under Threat

Karl Hajj Moussa 06/06 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

On May 26, 2025, the president of the Lebanese Order of Pharmacists, Joe Salloum, called on the authorities to “put an end to the unchecked sale of performance-enhancing stimulants in gyms and on social media.” In gyms and across social media, doping stimulants are being openly sold under the guise of dietary supplements. These ...

ExplainerIsrael Steps Up Military Pressure on Lebanon’s Official Authorities

Bassam Abou Zeid 06/06 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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As the Israeli Army issued a warning to Beirut’s southern suburbs on Thursday, Lebanon sought to avoid Israeli airstrikes on the targeted sites. The Lebanese representative to the Ceasefire Monitoring Committee approached the committee’s chairman, US General Michael Leeney, promising that the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) would enter and inspect ...

VideosBeirut Southern Suburbs After Fourth Israeli Attack Since Ceasefire

This is Beirut 06/06 12:30 - Reading : less than a minute

Israel Lebanon Southern suburb Hezbollah

A series of Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs on Thursday night, after the army warned it would target Hezbollah's underground drone factories.  

Lebanese Army Warns of Rising Tensions, Reaffirms Commitment to 1701

This is Beirut 06/06 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon army Israel war ceasefire

The Lebanese Army accused Israel of escalating its attacks on Lebanon and warned of a potential freeze in coordination with international ceasefire monitors. In a strongly worded statement on Friday, released by the Army Command, the military condemned what it described as a “clear attempt by Israel to undermine Lebanon’s recovery and ...

Lebanon’s Hospitality Sector Declares Full Readiness for Summer 2025

This is Beirut 06/06 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

nightlife summer Lebanon hospitality

The Syndicate of Owners of Restaurants, Cafés, Nightclubs and Pastry Shops officially announced that Lebanon’s hospitality and nightlife sector is fully ready for Summer 2025. “The tourism sector is fully prepared and will offer the highest level of service,” said Syndicate President Tony Ramy during a ceremony held on Thursday at ...

ExclusiveHale to This Is Beirut: Lebanon Should Seize the Opportunity of Peace

Tylia El Helou 06/06 10:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Peace Iran United States Donald Trump

Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and former US Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale spoke to This is Beirut about the possibility of brokering peace with Israel and the repercussions of the US-Iranian nuclear deal, as well as the situation in Syria.