Katia Kahil 2025-11-16 14:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
One year after the bombings that ravaged southern Lebanon, the villages are slowly rebuilding. Walls are repainted, schools have reopened, yet behind the desks, young hearts remain fragile. The children of this region carry a silent trauma, born from the roar of bombs, sleepless nights, and constant fear. Where the sirens have fallen silent, the ...
This is Beirut 2025-11-15 18:55 - Reading : less than a minute
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President Joseph Aoun has asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Youssef Raji, to instruct Lebanon’s permanent mission to the United Nations to file an urgent complaint with the Security Council against Israel, which has begun building a concrete wall along Lebanon’s southern border that extends beyond the Blue Line drawn after ...
This is Beirut 2025-11-15 15:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon and the eastern Mediterranean basin are currently affected by a weather depression centered north of Turkey, accompanied by cold air masses that are causing temperatures to drop below seasonal averages, along with occasionally heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and strong winds. Snowfall is also expected at altitudes starting from 2,200 ...
Yara Germany 2025-11-15 14:55 - Reading : less than a minute
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A show that revives the magic of the Shahroura: music, emotion, glamour and nostalgia come together to celebrate the incomparable Sabah. Blending tributes, reinterpretations and modernity, “Iyam Loulou” carries the audience back to the good days… the days when everything felt right.
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-11-15 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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France’s focus on Lebanon is closely aligned with that of its American and Saudi partners. French envoys in Beirut highlight active coordination with Washington and Riyadh on a range of critical issues, most notably the military situation in the south, Hezbollah’s disarmament, financial reforms—particularly the proposed fiscal gap law—and ...
Rayan Chami 2025-11-15 11:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Generation Alpha is growing up in a world where artificial intelligence and social media are part of everyday life. For many, these tools are no longer just entertainment. They shape ambitions and open doors to new career paths. Yet, despite the digital omnipresence, some say their dreams remain unchanged.
Amine Jules Iskandar 2025-11-15 10:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Following Saint John Maron of Kfar-Hay (685–770) and Saint George of Yanouh (770–1120), Patriarch Peter I established his seat at Our Lady of Ilige in 1121. Ilige lies in a valley of the Mayfouq region, high above Byblos, annually cloaked in a thick mantle of snow. The monastery of Our Lady was built upon the remains of a Phoenician temple, ...
This is Beirut 2025-11-14 20:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The new United States ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, landed in Beirut on Friday to begin a particularly delicate mission. His arrival comes at a time when Washington is seeking to redefine the scope of its engagement in a country caught in a deep institutional crisis, latent tensions in the south, and growing international pressure over ...
Liliane Mokbel 2025-11-14 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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On November 14, 2025, BDL issued Decision No. 13769, Circular No. 3, introducing a new “Know Your Customer” (KYC) form for all cash, foreign exchange, and money transfer transactions of $1,000 or more, and their equivalent. The measure applies to all non-banking financial institutions under BDL’s supervision, including financial companies, ...
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-11-14 16:05 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Instead of properly closing a case that should never have existed, the report published on November 13 about the Jeita Grotto incident only deepens the concern, revealing a far more troubling reality. Institutional and scientific oversight is disturbingly lax. Procedures are improvised, responsibilities evaporate, decisions are made without a ...
This is Beirut 2025-11-13 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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One person was injured on Thursday afternoon when an Israeli drone targeted a car in the town of Toul, in the Nabatieh caza, the Public Health Ministry announced in a statement. The strike reportedly occurred at the roundabout near Ayoub Station and Sheikh Ragheb Harb Hospital, in the heart of the town, on a street typically congested at that hour ...
Salam El Zaatari 2025-11-13 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In early November 2025, Israeli bulldozers began erecting a concrete wall on Lebanese soil—a seven-meter-high scar from Maroun al-Ras to Aitaroun—cutting through farmland, razing homes, and casting a shadow over what remains of Lebanon’s sovereignty. Israel calls it “defensive fortification,” while Lebanon calls it “occupation.” But ...