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South Lebanon border villages - IDF positions south Lebanon - UN Resolution 1701 - UNIFIL Lebanon - South Lebanon - UNIFIL - Lebanese Army

Can Lebanon take control of its own south?

A look at Lebanon’s transition after UNIFIL, exploring the future of the international presence in the south, the role of the Lebanese Army, the implementation of Resolution 1701 and the challenges surrounding security and sovereignty.

By Emile Aoun

Hezbollah - Ali al-Taher - Southern Lebanon - Underground tunnels - Grey zone plan

The fall of Ali al-Taher and Israel’s “Grey Zone” plan

Israel’s capture of Ali al-Taher ridge reshapes southern Lebanon’s security landscape, highlighting Hezbollah’s military setback and future border arrangements.

By The Beiruter
Southern Lebanon conflict - Southern Lebanon border - Southern Lebanon - Hezbollah influence - Hezbollah wars - Israel-Hezbollah conflict - South Lebanon

Devastating outcome of a failed strategy

How Hezbollah’s weapons, once justified as a means to protect southern Lebanon, have become the center of a debate over sovereignty, deterrence, displacement and the devastating cost borne by the communities they were meant to defend.

By Dr. Ramzi Abou Ismail
Lebanon population - Lebanese births - Civil registry - Hospital birth records - Demographic change

Lebanon’s demographic puzzle: When official numbers collide

Lebanon’s differing official birth and death counts complicate efforts to track demographic change amid declining births and an ageing population.

By Chelsea Al Arif
Lebanon - Accountability - Anti-corruption - Lebanon Judiciary - Lebanese Constitution - Higher Council for the Trial of Presidents and Ministers

Why Lebanon’s “highest” accountability body remains paralyzed

Lebanon’s Higher Council for the Trial of Presidents and Ministers remains unable to deliver accountability amid political obstacles and institutional paralysis.

By The Beiruter
Tripoli port - Turkey - Lebanon economy - Syrian reconstruction - Regional trade - Erdoğan - Turkish investment

Turkey’s economic ambitions in northern Lebanon

In Part II of its investigation, The Beiruter examines how Syria’s post-Assad order has revived northern Lebanon’s economic potential and why Turkey will prove critical to restoring long-neglected Tripoli to its historic role as a gateway to Syria.

By Katharine Sorensen - Soraya Johnson
Southern Lebanon - Sjoerd Sjoerdsma - Netherlands - Humanitarian aid - War damage - Agricultural recovery

Exclusive to The Beiruter: Dutch minister pledges millions as southern Lebanon struggles to recover

Residents and farmers welcome international attention but demand concrete action, safety and accountability after years of destruction.

By Angie Mrad
Egypt - Nile River - Water security - Ethiopia - International law - GERD

Can Egypt invoke self-defense concerning the GERD dispute?

Egypt’s reference to Article 51 in the UN Charter has renewed debate over whether water security threats can justify self-defense under international law.

By The Beiruter
European Union - EU security mission - Border security - UNIFIL - Lebanese Armed Forces

LAF's operational readiness: Europe's new security bet

Europe’s proposed military mission aims to strengthen Lebanon’s Armed Forces, enhancing security capabilities as the country prepares for a post-UNIFIL era.

By The Beiruter
Wasta - Corruption - Political patronage - Clientelism - Public services

Why is being a citizen not enough in Lebanon?

Lebanon’s wasta system blurs the line between survival and privilege, turning public rights into personal favors and making connections more powerful than equal citizenship.

By Michel Tawk
Turkey - TİKA - Northern Lebanon - Lebanese Turkmen - Turkish soft power - Ottoman heritage - Erdoğan - Kouachra

A Turkish revival in northern Lebanon

In Part I of its investigation, The Beiruter traces how Turkey’s local-level engagements addressed gaps left by the Lebanese state and rebuilt a shared affinity rooted in history, religion, and culture.

By Katharine Sorensen - Soraya Johnson
Pope Leo XIV - Mutua Concordia - Eastern Catholic Churches - Maronite Church - Lebanese Synod of 1736

The code of Cannons: The ability for Eastern Churches to remove their own patriarch

Pope Leo XIV’s reform gives Eastern Catholic synods a formal path to remove patriarchs for grave cause with papal assent, reshaping church accountability with particular significance for the Maronite Church.

By Nami El Khazen
Lebanon energy sector - Lebanon electricity reform - Electricité du Liban - Law No. 462 - Privatization

Privatization or not: EDL's Union of workers & employees resist

Lebanon’s electricity reform faces resistance from Union of Workers and Employees of EDL as electricity sector restructuring sparks debate over privatization, accountability, workers’ rights, and Law No. 462.

By The Beiruter

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Politics

Can Lebanon take control of its own south?

The fall of Ali al-Taher and Israel’s “Grey Zone” plan

Devastating outcome of a failed strategy

Lebanon’s demographic puzzle: When official numbers collide

Why Lebanon’s “highest” accountability body remains paralyzed

Turkey’s economic ambitions in northern Lebanon

Exclusive to The Beiruter: Dutch minister pledges millions as southern Lebanon struggles to recover

Can Egypt invoke self-defense concerning the GERD dispute?

LAF's operational readiness: Europe's new security bet

Why is being a citizen not enough in Lebanon?

A Turkish revival in northern Lebanon

The code of Cannons: The ability for Eastern Churches to remove their own patriarch

Privatization or not: EDL's Union of workers & employees resist