Lebanon

Gemayel Voices Support for Aoun’s Leadership and Policies

Kataeb party chief and MP Samy Gemayel expressed his support for President Joseph Aoun’s policies and public statements following a meeting with the president on Tuesday. Gemayel thanked Aoun for his speech marking the anniversary of former President Bashir Gemayel’s assassination, saying it “confirms that all Lebanese leaders are now ...

The Surge of Pages and Rumors

In recent months, pages linked to the Axis of Resistance have grown on social media like fungi. There is no longer any way to keep track of them: every day or two, a new page appears under a different name but with the same content promoting the axis’s narrative in all its domestic and regional dimensions. These are not mere social media ...

Beirut Blast Suspect Detained in Bulgaria on Interpol Notice

Igor Grechushkin was arrested on September 5 at Sofia Airport in Bulgaria, after arriving from Paphos, Cyprus, on the basis of an Interpol red notice. The news was reported by AFP, citing a Bulgarian judicial source on condition of anonymity. A 48-year-old Russian-Cypriot national, Grechushkin had been identified by the ship’s former ...

Aoun Welcomes Convening of Arab Media Forum in Beirut

President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday welcomed the decision to hold the Arab Media Forum in Beirut, during a meeting with the forum’s Secretary-General Madi al-Khamis, in the presence of Information Minister Paul Morcos. Aoun affirmed that “Lebanon has been, and will remain, a leading Arab and international media hub, a platform that upholds ...

Israeli Strike Targets ‘Hezbollah Command Center’ in Nabatieh

At least eight people were wounded on Monday evening in an Israeli airstrike that targeted an apartment in a residential building in the Ksar Zaatar neighborhood of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. The casualty toll is preliminary, as rescue operations remain ongoing. The injured have been taken to hospitals across the region. Ksar Zaatar is known to ...

Biathlon: Four Silver Medals for Lebanon in the Balkans

In Serbia, the young Lebanese biathlon team made a remarkable breakthrough at the Balkan Championship, winning four silver medals in both the men’s and women’s events. This result marks a real turning point for a discipline launched in the country barely two years ago. Lebanon leaves Serbia with solid achievements in the bag. Paul Keyrouz ...

Israel Reveals Identity of Hezbollah Operative Killed in Nabatiyeh

Israeli army Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced Monday that the Hezbollah member killed in Sunday’s Israeli airstrike in the Nabatiyeh area of southern Lebanon was Mohammed Ali Yassine. In a post on X, Adraee said Yassine had been involved in weapons production and development during the war. He added that the operative’s ...

Mitri Seeks Judicial Accord with Syria

Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri stressed that addressing the detainee file requires a shared legal framework with Damascus.  “We discussed establishing a judicial cooperation agreement between Lebanon and Syria to address the detainee issue,” Mitri told Syria TV. He clarified that talks on the detainees have not yet reached the stage of ...

Rai: Lebanon Lives Only Through Freedom and Sovereignty

Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai presided over a mass at Saydet Ilige Church in Mayfouq for the souls of the martyrs of the “Lebanese Resistance.” He stressed that “Lebanon is not a battlefield but an oasis of freedom and human dignity,” adding that “the martyrs of the Lebanese Resistance have become a resounding cry that Lebanon lives ...

Politicians Remember Bachir Gemayel

On the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Bachir Gemayel, several political leaders paid tribute to the president-elect, who was killed on September 14, 1982. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam wrote on X, “More than four decades have passed since the assassination of President Bachir Gemayel... his slogan remains: Lebanon on 10,452 ...

Struggling Back to School in Southern Lebanon’s Border Villages

In a world where going to school is a basic right, stepping into a classroom in southern Lebanon requires courage. The 2025–2026 school year is far from being ordinary. In the border villages of Taybeh, Mays al-Jabal, Rmeish, Khiam and Bint Jbeil, returning to classes feels like navigating through the remnants of recent conflict. Each lesson ...