Lebanon's oldest barbershops are more than places for haircuts, they are living archives where generations of Beirutis have preserved the city's memories, traditions and stories through everyday conversation.
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Editors' pick
The blast, the survivors, the trial ahead
They survived the blast. They are still waiting for justice. Six years after Aug. 4, The Beiruter brings together survivors' testimonies and an exclusive explanation of the legal process as the Beirut port explosion case reaches its most consequential stage yet.
By Joanne Naoum
Maha Zouwayhed makes Forbes' accessibility 200
Maha is the only Arab woman recognized on the 2026 Forbes Accessibility 200 list, which spotlights global changemakers advancing a more inclusive future. Through her initative ABLE, or Accessibility for a Bolder Learning Experience, Maha builds accessibility solutions that open paths toward bright and independent futures for Lebanon’s disabled.
By The Beiruter
Beirut Port Explosion: The Countdown to indictments
Nearly six years after the Beirut Port explosion, Lebanon's investigation is nearing indictment, bringing dozens of senior officials closer than ever to trial in a landmark case seeking accountability for one of the world's deadliest non-nuclear explosions.
By Joanne Naoum
Politics
Lebanon’s ministries: "Agencies without gatekeepers!"
The suspicious fire at the Ministry of Telecommunications' Dekwaneh warehouses has reignited concerns over public safety, accountability, and the protection of Lebanon's state assets, exposing broader weaknesses in the management and security of government facilities.
By The Beiruter
In numbers, Hezbollah’s wars on Lebanon
For years, Hezbollah has repeatedly dragged Lebanon into wars it did not choose, fought in the name of the "Axis of Resistance," the "Unity of the Fronts," and Iran's regional agenda. The Beiruter compares the human and economic toll of the wars of 2006, 2024 and 2026, while security analyst Riad Kahwaji explains that “Hezbollah suffered tremendously and its situation is irreversible”
By Joanne Naoum
The new geopolitics of the high seas
As geopolitical competition intensifies across the world's oceans, the international rules that have governed maritime space for decades are facing growing pressure from strategic rivalry, technological change, and competing claims over shared waters.
By The Beiruter
Economy
Lebanon’s human capital is no longer enough
Through the lens of the Belgium Business Council's "From Crisis to Continuity: Safeguarding Lebanon's Economy" conference, business leaders and policymakers argue that Lebanon's greatest economic assets cannot overcome a deficit of confidence in its financial institutions.
By The Beiruter
Recovery scenarios: How Lebanon could rebuild by 2030
A new IMF-backed report highlights how Lebanon’s economic future hinges on the implementation of the U.S.-Israel framework agreement, domestic reforms, and the resolution of frozen deposits, with recovery scenarios ranging from fragile growth to robust stabilization by 2030.
By Rana Saarti
The global competition for the world's wealthiest residents
As private wealth becomes more globally mobile, governments are competing to attract the entrepreneurs and investors behind it through tax incentives and residency policies, transforming the competition for investment into a competition for people.
By The Beiruter
The EU's bet on Lebanese innovation
At the conclusion of the EU-funded Lebanon Innovate program, Lebanese ministers and European officials outlined plans to strengthen research commercialization, entrepreneurship and technology as part of a broader strategy to build a knowledge-based economy.
By The Beiruter
New maritime routes to link Jounieh with Cyprus, Syria, and Turkey
Lebanon is preparing to reconnect with the Eastern Mediterranean through a new ferry network linking Jounieh to Cyprus, Syria, and Turkey, marking the country’s first major regional maritime transport revival in nearly two decades.
By The Beiruter
The B
The keepers of Lebanon's leather heritage
Once at the heart of Lebanon's manufacturing economy, the country's leather industry has dwindled to a handful of family-run workshops, where artisans are fighting to preserve a century-old craft through innovation, resilience, and tradition.
By Jenna Geagea
A legal roadmap for Lebanon's next entrepreneurs
Lebanon has launched a new bilingual legal guide to help entrepreneurs navigate business registration, intellectual property, and legal compliance, strengthening the country's startup ecosystem and supporting sustainable business growth.
By The Beiruter
Beyond the Orange House: Mona Khalil's lasting legacy
After devoting more than two decades to protecting endangered sea turtles on Lebanon's southern coast, Mona Khalil leaves behind a community-based conservation movement that continues to safeguard both the coastline and the species she dedicated her life to protecting.
By The Beiruter
Technology
The court ruling testing the limits of AI Liability
A German court's decision holding Google liable for defamatory AI-generated content is becoming one of the first major legal tests of corporate responsibility for AI-generated information as generative AI becomes embedded in everyday services.
By The Beiruter
When algorithms police the future
As advances in artificial intelligence enable authorities to anticipate risks before crimes occur, debates over predictive policing are expanding from questions of effectiveness to concerns about surveillance, bias, and the prospect of governing on the basis of probabilities.
By The Beiruter
The case for an AI sovereign wealth fund
As artificial intelligence generates trillions of dollars in value, economists and policymakers are debating whether governments should acquire stakes in AI companies and infrastructure to ensure that the wealth created by the technology benefits society more broadly.
By The Beiruter
The new frontier of neurotechnology
From Neuralink's brain implants to AI systems that translate imagined speech into text, neurotechnology is bringing researchers closer to both interpreting and influencing neural activity, transforming medicine while challenging long-held assumptions about mental privacy.
By The Beiruter
