Maria Chami 2025-10-18 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
At an age when they should be playing and learning, these children are weighed down by harsh realities. One hand offers chewing gum, flowers or tissues for sale; the other carries the burden of a childhood stolen too soon. School is a distant dream. Safety is out of reach. Innocence is lost. A UNICEF and Save the Children report reveals that ...
Yara Germany 2025-10-17 19:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Beirut Scars dream revolution hope
Six years later, Beirut still bears the scars of an unfulfilled, or rather broken, dream. Across the city linger the silent shadows of yet another unkept promise of hope, once again betrayed.
This is Beirut 2025-10-17 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli drone strike on a car in the town of Kherbet Selm, located in the Bint Jbeil district of southern Lebanon, resulted in the death of one person on Friday. In parallel, the National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israeli soldiers opened fire toward a group of residents harvesting olives in the al-Anq area of the nearby town of Aitaroun, ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-17 14:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Libya Hannibal Gaddafi Muammar Gaddafi Musa al-Sadr
Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was released on Friday by Investigative Judge Zaher Hamadeh of Lebanon’s Court of Justice after posting $11 million in bail, with a travel ban preventing him from leaving the country. Gaddafi’s lawyer denounced the bail amount as “illogical,” saying his client “does not ...
Rayan Chami 2025-10-17 14:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Revolution Lebanon Color Revolutions October 17
What started as a protest against a simple tax quickly escalated into a nationwide uprising. Cries for justice, dignity and change echoed through the streets—but behind the slogans and sense of unity, deeper questions remained. Was this truly a spontaneous movement of the people, or part of a larger, orchestrated plan?
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-10-17 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Covid-19 Ukraine revolution October 17
Six years have passed since the October 2019 uprising, an upheaval whose effects continue to heavily weigh on Lebanon. In just a few days, the country appeared to unite against a political class widely seen as corrupt and incapable of averting the looming economic collapse. This surge of public anger culminated in the resignation of Saad ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-17 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Ceasefire Hezbollah Tehran
Iran on Friday condemned strikes by its arch-foe Israel on southern Lebanon, a stronghold of its close ally Hezbollah. The foreign ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baqaei, called the strikes a "blatant violation of Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity," in a statement. Of course, this claim is rich coming from Iran, a country ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-17 10:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Army South Lebanon UN Security Council Hezbollah CENTCOM
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) have cleared nearly 10,000 rockets, 400 missiles and more than 205,000 fragments of unexploded ordnance in the past year as part of a sweeping disarmament campaign in southern Lebanon, according to a statement released on Thursday by US Central Command (CENTCOM). The figures were highlighted during the 11th ...
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-10-17 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Amal Hezbollah Elections Nabih Berri
The upcoming parliamentary elections are highly important, marking a defining moment in Lebanon’s history. Since independence, the country has held many elections, each shaped by its own circumstances. Some of these elections have stood out as true turning points, reshaping Lebanese politics and strengthening the balance of power in the ...
Tylia El Helou 2025-10-17 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In October 2019, Lebanon was on its last breath. Decades of corruption, clientelism, and mismanagement had pushed the country to the brink of collapse. The announcement of a tax on WhatsApp calls was the spark: hundreds of thousands of Lebanese, from all sects, poured into the streets, shouting their anger at the political class. The slogans ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-17 07:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Six Lebanese soldiers were killed on August 9 in a powerful explosion in the Zebqine valley near Majdel Zoun, in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district. While initial reports pointed to an accidental explosion, a U.S. intelligence source said that contacts within the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) confirmed the unit “was led into a ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-16 22:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Baalbeck South Lebanon Beqaa Hezbollah
Israeli warplanes are carrying out a large-scale assault, launching dozens of air raids on the area and the valleys surrounding the towns of Ansar, Sinay, and Zarariya in south Lebanon. Intense airstrikes also targeted the area between the towns of Ansar, Sinay, and Bsafourah, marking one of the sharpest escalations in recent weeks. At least one ...