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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 ...

Lebanon’s Marian Consecration in a Fractured World

At the end of August, in a Lebanon beset by crisis, Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Rai stood once more before the altar to renew the nation’s consecration to the Heart of Mary. First Lady Nehmat Aoun joined the faithful in this solemn act, a gesture first made in 2012 during Pope Benedict XVI’s Synod on the Middle East, and again in 2017 ...

Israeli Incursion in Odaisseh, Fatal Strike in Aitaroun

At dawn, Israeli forces advanced into the outskirts of the town of Odaisseh, where they carried out an explosion. Meanwhile, an Israeli drone dropped a bomb near the old square of Kfar Kila. The Israeli Army also reported that a Hezbollah member was killed in an airstrike last night in the Aitaroun area of southern Lebanon. A drone later flew ...

Aoun: Bachir Gemayel’s Dream Remains Alive

On the eve of the 43rd anniversary of President Bachir Gemayel’s assassination (September 14), President Joseph Aoun declared that his killing “did not only deprive Lebanon of a president or a political leader, but also represented an attempt to kill an authentic Lebanese dream. Yet, dreams do not die with those who carry them; they remain ...

Daniel Alhaiby: Redefining the Flute

A trailblazer of his generation, Daniel Alhaiby redefines the flute, blending classical sophistication with the pulse of jazz, rock and Oriental melodies, creating a bridge between East and West, tradition and innovation.