SpotlightFrom Sport to Crime: Lebanon’s Hunting Freeze

Michael al-Andary 2025-10-06 15:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Hunting Litani Elie Mazraani Lebanese Hunting Club

Hunting, long regarded worldwide as the “sport of kings,” has become an illegal pastime in Lebanon following recent government decisions aimed at protecting wildlife. On September 22, 2025, the Ministries of Environment, Agriculture and Interior and Municipalities issued a joint circular banning all wild bird hunting nationwide, citing the ...

Member of Hezbollah Air Defense Unit Killed in Israeli Strike in Nabatiyeh

This is Beirut 2025-10-06 14:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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On Monday, an Israeli strike targeted a car on the road to Zebdine in the Nabatiyeh district of southern Lebanon, killing a couple and injuring another person, the Ministry of Health reported. Correspondents from This is Beirut indicated that the man, who had previously lost his sight during the pager explosion in September 2024, was in the ...

AnalysisSect over State: The Struggle for a Lebanese National Identity

Samar El-Kadi 2025-10-06 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Lebanon Communities Christians Muslims Hezbollah

“Shia, Shia, Shia,” the cri de guerre of Hezbollah’s partisans for mobilizing and rallying the Shia community in a country that is religiously, culturally, and politically diverse, is a blatant demonstration of communal allegiance over national belonging. Lebanon is one of the world’s most divided countries. Its diversity has complicated ...

AnalysisDiplomacy, Political Brinkmanship and the Murderous Dystopias 

Charles Chartouni 2025-10-06 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Hamas Iran United States Donald Trump

The peace plan submitted by President Trump is a major breakthrough after two years of open-ended cycles of violence in Gaza. Welcomed by Europeans, the Palestinian authority, Arab states, Russia, and China, it can definitely serve as a platform for a negotiated end of war. It could be a major diplomatic feat to end the unspeakable humanitarian ...

EditorialIn the Face of State Sabotage, Firmness Is the Only Imperative

Michel Touma 2025-10-06 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Joseph Aoun UN Security Council Amal Hezbollah Internal Security Forces

It relentlessly edges toward the peak of destructive behavior, pushing ever closer to its darkest extremes. Hezbollah’s leadership—loyal to directives from its Iranian patron—offers daily, tangible proof of the malicious strategy it pursues without any regard for law or principle in Lebanon: a strategy aimed at dismantling the state and ...

Audi: 'Nations Are Built Through Dialogue, Under the Protection of a Single Army'

This is Beirut 2025-10-05 14:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut, Elias Audi, called for national dialogue, stressing that “this is precisely what our beloved country lacks, as each group seeks to dominate the other through ideas, actions or even weapons.” “This is not how nations are built or societies flourish,” he said during Sunday Mass at Saint George ...

VideosOum el-Nour: 36 Years of Commitment and Hope

Pierre Daccache 2025-10-05 12:30 - Reading : less than a minute

For 36 years, Oum el-Nour has tirelessly pursued its mission: prevention, rehabilitation and reintegration. On Saturday, October 4, donors, friends and public figures gathered to celebrate this exceptional journey and support a cause that has become a national emergency. Beyond the speeches, the evening was marked by moments of emotion, music and ...

AnalysisThe Post-Hezbollah Era

Amine Jules Iskandar 2025-10-05 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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While all eyes are fixed on Hezbollah – the force that has dismantled the state, battered the country and decimated its people – another tumor is advancing quietly but steadily. It watches for openings, for posts waiting to be filled, for the countless assets available for acquisition, and the institutions ready to be dominated. Nothing could ...

Naim Qassem Blasts Trump’s Plan and Criticizes the Lebanese Government

This is Beirut 2025-10-04 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah’s Secretary General, Naim Qassem, denounced Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, accusing it of being designed to whitewash Israel and serve its regional interests. In a televised speech on Saturday, marking the first anniversary of the assassination of two Hezbollah leaders, Souhail al-Hosseini and Nabil Kaouk, he also urged the Lebanese ...

VideosFive Years and Two Months Later, the Families of August 4 Victims Refuse to Forget

This is Beirut 2025-10-04 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Beirut Port

The families of the victims of the August 4, 2020, double explosion held their monthly sit-in on Saturday at the entrance to the Port of Beirut. For five years and two months, they have been demanding justice, hoping the new government will finally keep its promises.

Chronicle'Sar Wa’et el-Haki' by Philippe Aractingi: Lost Languages, Found Words

Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-10-04 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon Philippe Aractingi Theater Culture Catharsis

Attending “Sar wa’et el-haki” (It’s Time to Talk), Philippe Aractingi’s solo performance, is to dive headfirst into a whirlwind of memories, languages and emotions. The show, staged at the Monnot Theatre from September 30 to October 12, 2025, in Beirut, after a notable tour in France, Germany and Tunisia, was directed by Lina ...

An Arrest Warrant Issued for Al-Manar Reporter Ali Berro

This is Beirut 2025-10-04 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Judge Jamal Hajjar, has issued an arrest warrant for Al-Manar TV reporter Ali Berro, according to information relayed by several local media outlets. This warrant was issued after the journalist refused for the third time to appear before the competent judicial authority, as part of the ...