Lebanon

Kfar Abida Residents Protest Encroachment on Public Maritime Property
Kfar Abida Residents Protest Encroachment on Public Maritime Property

Residents of Kfar Abida organized a protest on Sunday in front of the house of journalist R.D., condemning her encroachment on the village’s maritime public property. The journalist is restricting free access to the sea, and filed a complaint against residents who advocated for the enforcement of laws to preserve their right to access the ...

Mortada Suspends Conservatory Director's Decisions
Mortada Suspends Conservatory Director's Decisions

Caretaker Minister of Culture Mohammad Mortada has frozen all decisions by the Acting Director of the National Conservatory of Music, Hiba Kawas, to "put an end to her unilateral whimsical practices," according to a statement issued by his press office on Sunday. The text explains that the decision was taken following numerous complaints against ...

South Lebanon: Death of a Wounded Civilian in Attack on Kafra
South Lebanon: Death of a Wounded Civilian in Attack on Kafra

Ghada Abadi died on Saturday night after being critically injured in an Israeli raid on the outskirts of Kafra, a few days ago. Both she and her husband were wounded in the attack. Around 3:00 p.m on Sunday, the Israeli army shelled the town of Aitaroun in the Bint Jbeil district, as well as the outskirts of Naqoura, and the village of Kfar Kila. ...

'Fantasy of a Pianist' Concert Inspires Hope in Lebanon
'Fantasy of a Pianist' Concert Inspires Hope in Lebanon

The “Fantasy of a Pianist” concert at Casino du Liban theater, performed by Bassam Challita, captivated audiences on Saturday with a blend of music, visuals and art, inspiring hope and resilience.

Druze Sheikh Akl Warns Against Double Allegiance
Druze Sheikh Akl Warns Against Double Allegiance

The spiritual leader of the Druze community in Lebanon, Sheikh Akl Sami Abi al-Muna, regretted the fact that "today we are faced with a state of anxiety about our destiny," stressing the need to "transcend rivalries and work for the supreme national interest." Sheikh Akl spoke on Sunday morning during a prayer on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. He ...

Rai Calls for an Exceptional, Patriotic, Honest, and Courageous President
Rai Calls for an Exceptional, Patriotic, Honest, and Courageous President

What did the Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Rai, mean when he drew up a portrait of the new head of state and called for the emergence of a new parliamentary and governmental authority, with parliamentary elections just two years away? The head of the Maronite Church, who regularly calls for the election of a new president, fiercely criticizing Amal ...

Audi: The Concept of Victory Varies Among Groups
Audi: The Concept of Victory Varies Among Groups

During his Sunday sermon at St. George's Cathedral, the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut, Elias Audi, pointed out that the concept of victory varies significantly among different groups, creating a gap in how events and historical figures are judged. The metropolitan was mainly referring to the concept of victory, frequently emphasized in ...

Hochstein Heads to Tel Aviv and Beirut as Gallant Heads to Washington
Hochstein Heads to Tel Aviv and Beirut as Gallant Heads to Washington

US envoy Amos Hochstein scheduled an urgent visit to both Tel Aviv on Monday and then Beirut on an emergency mission assigned by the US administration, aiming to “regulate the confrontation” between Israel and Hezbollah, according to Asharq Al-Awsat. Hochstein's visit to Beirut coincided with the return of the US ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa ...

The Profane Syriac Maronite Literature of the 17th-18th Centuries
The Profane Syriac Maronite Literature of the 17th-18th Centuries

  Literature upholds its rights against the myth behind the notion that Syriac died out after the Middle Ages, or was never more than a liturgical language confined to a few solitary monks in Mount Lebanon. The 17th, 18th and even the 19th and 20th centuries uncover a vast wealth of Syriac Maronite literary production, encompassing both the ...

The New Silk Road: Xi Jinping's 'Project of the Century' Also Involves Lebanon
The New Silk Road: Xi Jinping's 'Project of the Century' Also Involves Lebanon

  Initiated in 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping's New Silk Road project aims to secure China's supplies and, more broadly, to restructure global governance. In this context, Lebanon would once again become a key stop in the Levant, but this time oriented towards the East. A "shared future for mankind." These words, first spoken by Chinese ...

U.S. Officials Fear Escalating Israeli Attacks preliminary to Full-Scale War on Lebanon
U.S. Officials Fear Escalating Israeli Attacks preliminary to Full-Scale War on Lebanon

American officials are increasingly alarmed that a recent surge in violence between Israel and Hezbollah could erupt into a full-scale war, according to a CBS News report. The officials are particularly concerned that the more frequent rocket fire from Lebanon could "result in unintended consequences that trigger an event Israel feels compelled ...

Southern Front: Israeli Raid Kills Islamic Jihad Fighter in Bint Jbeil
Southern Front: Israeli Raid Kills Islamic Jihad Fighter in Bint Jbeil

Tensions between Hezbollah and Israel have continued to escalate since the assassination of a senior Hezbollah official in Jwaya on Tuesday. An Israeli raid targeted a motorcycle in Bint Jbeil on Saturday morning, killing one person and wounding another. The motorcycle caught fire on the roadside at the intersection of Bint Jbeil and Maroun ...