Lebanese University

Free Mobile Internet for Public Sector Students and Teachers

Teachers and students in public institutions can now take advantage of a free 20 GB package from mobile providers Alfa and Touch. Alfa and Touch have started offering a free 20 GB package to teachers and students whose names are on the Ministry of Education’s lists, according to a press statement released by the Ministry of Telecommunications ...

Seventeen Killed in Israeli Bombardment on Tyre... 14 Airstrikes on the Southern Suburb

The death toll from the Israeli airstrikes in many Lebanese regions is rising steadily. Seventeen people, including a pregnant woman and a child, were killed in Tyre, where raids were carried out on several neighborhood of the city, on Friday evening, according to the Ministry of Health, as rescue workers continued to search through the rubble of ...

Ongoing Strikes on Baalbeck, Deadly Raids on Haret Saida and Ghaziyeh

Israel intensified its attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon on Sunday afternoon. Without waiting for the deadline its army had set for civilians to leave the targeted districts to pass, its air force attacked Baalbeck and nearby villages. In less than an hour, the historic town was the target of no fewer than five successive raids, with two ...

Israeli Attacks Continue in South, Bekaa and Chouf

At around 1 PM, an Israeli raid targeted the Dar Salam hotel in the Wardanieh locality of Iqlim el-Kharroub, in the Chouf caza. Preliminary figures put the death toll at “six and injuries at ten.” The hotel housed some 82 people, mostly displaced families from south Lebanon. This was the fourth raid in the space of a few days to target the ...

Lebanon Sets Official School Year Start Amid Ongoing Confrontations

Caretaker Minister of Education and Higher Education Abbas Halabi announced that the official start of the academic year will be on Monday, November 4. During a press conference, Halabi stated, “Private schools may conduct remote learning based on their available resources.” He also added that “the decision for in-person classes will be the ...

Private University Students Face Favoritism Upon Transfer to Lebanese University

At the Lebanese University, passing the official certificate exam isn't enough: students must also face another 'Made in Lebanon' type of test that determines their professional future. Either their application receives political support, enabling them to pursue their dreams, or they succumb to reality and seek a new path. University students in ...

The Lebanese University, Against All Odds

Faced with a financial crisis and constant threats of strikes that deeply affect its proper functioning, the Lebanese University (LU) has managed over the years to overcome all obstacles, ranking first among the six Lebanese universities that meet the criteria of the "QS World University Rankings," according to the 2025 world ranking evaluation. ...

Lebanese University's Contractual Professors on Strike

The Lebanese University Contractual Professors' Committee has announced a week-long general strike, starting Monday, March 4. In a statement issued on Sunday, the committee called on all contractual professors to "take part in a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education on Tuesday, March 5, at 11 AM." The aim of the ...