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During a visit to Lebanon’s southeastern Christian border villages with a humanitarian convoy led by the Maronite Patriarch, residents described why they remain despite escalating Israeli operations.

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Faith and survival in Jerusalem

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre remains a sacred site shaped by centuries of conflict, where faith, power, and restricted access continue to collide in 2026.

By Jenna Geagea

On Lebanon’s southeastern front, they stay

Amid the aftermath of Israel’s “Operation Eternal Darkness,” testimonies, official figures, and Amnesty International’s findings were gathered to highlight Lebanon’s civilian toll, urgent humanitarian crisis, and calls for accountability, protection, and adherence to international law.

In honor of the fallen victims

By Anthony Chamoun

Gibran Khalil Gibran: Lebanon’s enduring voice

Nearly a century after his death, Gibran Khalil Gibran’s legacy endures as a timeless voice on identity, exile, and the universal human experience.

Sports as a force for peace, development, and dignity

In Lebanon, sport is emerging as a powerful force for unity, resilience, and youth empowerment amid ongoing national challenges.

What began as a niche outlet for Lebanese wealth is becoming a wider trend, as more investors turn to Cyprus for security and financial stability.

The Lebanese paradox: Private excellence, public failure

Lebanon’s crisis reflects a deeper failure of moral leadership and social cohesion, where individual success outpaces collective responsibility and ethical restraint.

By Dr. Wissam Raji

Lebanese investment reshaping Cyprus real estate

In its simplicity and authenticity, a short film struck a chord with international audiences.

Director Joseph Hanna’s stroke of genius with a Jacquemus dust bag

A wave of attacks across Europe raises fears of Iranian-linked sleeper networks using proxy actors and covert tactics to expand conflict beyond the Middle East.

The quiet confrontation: Is Britain an ally, or a rival in the shadows?

A quiet global power shift is unfolding as the U.S., China, and Britain compete to control trade routes, financial systems, and the future structure of the world order.

By Philip Honein

The rise of Iran’s sleeper cells in Europe

By Tony McMahon

Maamoul, the taste of Easter in the Levant

Maamoul has a deep history across the Levant and has evolved into a shared Easter tradition, involving gifting, hospitality and community, and containing symbolic meanings behind its shapes and fillings.

China is positioning itself to gain from any outcome while refusing to shape the outcome itself.

All China can do is wait

By Peter Chouayfati

Aging in motion: Preserve mobility after 60

Maintaining mobility after 60 is essential to stay independent and active. Expert-backed ways can help preserve it.

By Nada Merhi

The spirit of Easter in Lebanon

Easter in Lebanon is a deeply spiritual and cultural celebration, marked by a blend of religious rituals, family traditions, and a renewed sense of hope that resonates in the country’s resilience.

In Lebanon, Good Friday carries the weight of daily pain, yet remains a living testament to a faith that endures, holding on to the promise of resurrection.

Good Friday in Lebanon: A covenant renewed

By Michella Rizk

The urgency for international action in Lebanon

International law expert Patricia Elias advocates urgent international action for Lebanon, proposing R2P, Chapter VII measures, and a specialized UN mission.

On World Autism Awareness Day, Zeina Boustany, Director of the Lebanese Autism Society, unpacks the realities of autism, the societal responsibility it calls for, and the need to see children beyond their diagnoses.

Beyond the Spectrum: Understanding Autism

In today’s conflicts, perception is weaponized where stories, images, and narratives can turn civilian spaces into targets before the first missile is fired.

Pallywood, IRGC, and the weaponization of human rights

By Dr. Elie Elias

Mount Hermon and the emerging Israel-Lebanon front

An Israeli incursion via Mount Hermon into Lebanon introduces a new confrontation axis, enhancing surveillance and pressure on Hezbollah while raising risks of escalation.

Lebanese farmers: Guardians of the land

International Farm Workers Day honors the resilience and dedication of Lebanon's farm workers, whose hands have cultivated the land for generations, despite growing challenges.

A comedian’s ingenuity in saving stand-up’s reputation and his devotion to helping his community.

Shawn Chidiac: Vouching for comedy in the Middle East

On World Bipolar day, we pause to sit with a condition that is far more than its clinical name suggests, far more common, and far more misunderstood, than most people know.

The truth behind bipolar disorder

From studying Radio/TV in Notre Dame University Lebanon, to building a massive digital following in Los Angeles with his comedy and music.

Iran’s dual grip: Military and political power in Lebanon

A closer look at Nabih Berri’s role as Lebanon navigates rising Iranian influence and internal political contradictions.

By Marwan El Amine

Rudy Ayoub: Bringing the Habibi Spice to Los Angeles

Palm Sunday in Lebanon blends faith and tradition, where children, candles, and olive branches bring a sacred story to life across generations.

Palm Sunday: Lebanon's most tender procession

The abandoned properties of Lebanon and Syria’s vanished Jewish communities worth billions of dollars are quietly entering the calculus of regional diplomacy. Featuring an exclusive interview with Peter Geffen, a Jewish educator and community leader.

The forgotten Jews of Lebanon and Syria

By Josiane Hajj Moussa

Who keeps Lebanon’s collective memory?

In the absence of a centralized archival system, a fragmented network of institutions has taken on the work of preserving Lebanon’s vast and contested historical record.

The man who taught the piano to sing

From Beirut to the world’s greatest stages, Abdel Rahman El Bacha turned the piano into a voice that sings, breathes, and transcends borders.

How words like “Eid” and “Allah” reveal the complexity of Lebanese identity, often lost in Western misunderstandings.

Misleading Arabic words

By Michael Karam

Beirut's theater stage refuses to go dark

On World Theatre Day, Le Monnot's Josyane Boulos on passion, resilience, and a city that keeps writing its own tragedy.

Despite ongoing fighting, Iran may have already lost the war where it matters most credibility, deterrence, and regional influence.

The story of “Aryan”, from ancient identity to Nazi ideology

An ancient term, a modern distortion: How a linguistic concept became an ideological tool.

By Christiane Gemayel

Why Iran has already lost the war

By Hicham Bou Nassif

Modern warfare's limits in the air campaign against Iran

After an initial surge of strikes, the U.S.–Israel air campaign against Iran is revealing how cost, inventory, and operational limits shape the ability to sustain modern warfare.

Lebanese woodcraft transforms centuries of cedar and fruitwood tradition into objects that carry history, skill, and enduring beauty into contemporary life.

The wood that built temples, ships, and a nation's identity

Since the outbreak of the conflict, Turkey has remained unable to shape the course of events, yet is increasingly apprehensive about their consequences.

What about Türkiye?

By Peter Chouayfati

How Omar Abou Ezzeddine defied the corporate autopilot

From the high-stakes pressure of a takeover at 28 to scaling regional disruptors across the Middle East, the Lebanese entrepreneur has made a career of stepping off the "hamster wheel" to build something entirely his own.

Lebanese social media feeds mix tragedy, humor and solidarity as the war unfolds online.

Scrolling through the crisis

Lebanon declared Iran’s ambassador persona non grata and recalled its envoy, signaling escalating tensions over sovereignty, diplomatic violations, and Iranian influence, while invoking international law to assert state authority and non-interference.

Persona non grata: Lebanon draws the line with Iran

Spring allergies affect up to 30% of people in Lebanon, with pollen, pollution, and genetics driving symptoms that can escalate into asthma if left untreated.

Spring: Hello, allergies

By Nada Merhi

Politics

The rise of nationalism

Nationalism is resurging worldwide as voters reclaim sovereignty and push back against decades of globalized, technocratic governance.

By Nami El Khazen

Hezbollah’s central role in building Iraqi militias

From al-Sadr’s doctrine to the institutionalization of the popular mobilization forces via the Lebanese “Laboratory”.

By Omar Harkous

Weapons to Iran protesters that never arrived

Amir Karimi rejects Trump’s claims that weapons for Iranian protesters were diverted by Kurds, framing them as unverified, politically sensitive allegations that risk escalating regional tensions and mischaracterizing peaceful protest movements.

“Saraya al-Thabat” signals a new escalation phase, exposing Lebanon’s deep sovereignty crisis as armed factions expand operations, turning the country into a fragmented battleground shaped by external agendas and conflicts.

“Saraya al-Thabat”: a new front for an existing axis

Peter Dickinson discusses Zelenskyy’s Syria visit as part of Ukraine’s broader Middle East strategy, highlighting security cooperation, geopolitical diversification, and Kyiv’s effort to reposition itself as a regional partner and security provider.

Behind Zelensky’s visit to Syria

Hezbollah’s fate in the shadow of Iran’s war

A widening U.S.–Israeli war with Iran could redefine regional power dynamics, with Hezbollah’s future hinging on whether Tehran’s post-war regime severs its ties to Lebanon.

By Marwan El Amine

How Lebanon got sidelined from the US-Iran ceasefire

China's invisible hand in Iran’s F-35 success

Chinese online military analysis has raised questions after predicting how Iran could counter US F-35 jets using low-cost air defense tactics.

Escalating tensions at Lebanon’s Masnaa crossing have driven the examining Israel’s threat of strikes, border paralysis, economic risks, emergency measures, and implications affecting Lebanon’s only vital land trade route.

Lebanon’s lifeline at risk: The Masnaa factor

As Trump’s deadline nears its end, and both Washington and Tehran intensify warnings, what is Pakistan’s perceived role in this war and how will it be able to navigate the rising tensions in the region?

Pakistan at the center of the US-Iran war

Legal and constitutional expert Said Malik argues that Iran bears legal responsibility for Lebanon’s war damages through Hezbollah’s actions, prompting calls for international litigation and compensation.

Iran’s responsibility for compensation

Europe shifts toward Syrian refugee repatriation through engagement with Damascus, while Lebanon remains stalled amid political paralysis.

Europe moves ahead on returns, Lebanon left behind

Israel’s new law imposing death penalty on Palestinians convicted of killings triggers domestic division and global condemnation, raising concerns over discrimination, legality, and potential escalation of violence.

The Kharg Island play

The deployment of a U.S. amphibious strike group near Iran signals escalating tensions, with multiple strategic targets under consideration amid uncertainty over Washington’s true objective.

By Nami El Khazen

Israel’s death penalty law sparks global condemnation

Mounting deployments, strategic signaling, and debate over a potential US ground operation against Iran raise questions about escalation, its consequences, and limits of hard power in shaping long-term political outcomes.

Washington’s looming ground offense in Tehran

GPS interference across the Gulf is exposing a critical vulnerability in the Israel–Iran war.

GPS warfare in the Israel–Iran conflict

The Meerab III National Convention presents a decisive sovereignty-focused agenda, calling for accountability, state restoration, legal measures, and institutional authority.

Reclaiming the State and its compromised sovereignty

Nabil Fahmy’s appointment as Arab League Secretary-General highlights his diplomatic background, the League’s structural limits, internal divisions, and the prospects for strengthening Arab cooperation.

Nabil Fahmy: The Arab League’s new chief

Pakistan’s role in US-Iran crisis diplomacy has become central, highlighting its mediation efforts with KSA, Turkey, and Egypt, and cautious prospects for de-escalation amid the ongoing regional war.

Islamabad at the center of US-Iran crisis diplomacy

As tensions rise in the Iran war, Europe and NATO face a strategic dilemma between distancing themselves or aligning with the US to secure global stability.

Wavering Powers and Hormuz rising risks

By Mohamed Chebaro

How does the Iran War fuel the defense industry?

The Iran war drives defense industry growth through surging demand, expanded production, rising stocks, and foreign arms sales, highlighting how modern conflicts fuel profits, corporate influence, and long-term military spending.

While external military pressure deals significant damage to Iran’s entrenched regime, lasting political transformation entails other equally important factors and conditions.

The question of toppling the Iranian regime

As tensions around the Strait of Hormuz disrupt global oil flows, the crisis is accelerating a strategic shift that could reshape energy markets and weaken dollar dominance.

Hormuz and the new global power game

By Nami El Khazen

Between diplomacy and escalation, is the war really nearing an end?

The US-Iran conflict faces a fragile diplomatic moment as Trump’s 15-point plan seeks to end hostilities, but Washington’s hardline demands, Iran’s rejection, Israel’s concerns, and strategic mistrust challenge prospects for a lasting resolution.

Lebanon could follow its 1958 precedent to file a complaint against Iran, arguing that Tehran’s support for Hezbollah (including weapons, training, and IRGC presence) constitutes indirect aggression and sovereignty violation.

Should Lebanon file a complaint against Iran?

Lebanon and Iraq face parallel struggles to assert state monopoly over arms, as entrenched militias, political integration, and regional influences complicate disarmament efforts, exposing the fragility of state sovereignty and the potential risks of escalation.

Lebanon and Iraq: Parallel struggles over disarmament

A record surge in journalist killings reveals a pattern of targeted violence, restricted access, and global impunity that is systematically erasing the witnesses of war.

The silenced press

Russia quietly bolsters Iran’s war effort through intelligence-sharing, satellite imagery, and drone technology, enhancing Tehran’s operational effectiveness while maintaining plausible deniability and avoiding direct confrontation with the US.

Russia’s quiet hand in Iran’s war effort

Lebanon’s stalled decision-making and internal divisions undermine its ability to confront Hezbollah’s military role or advance meaningful negotiations amid escalating regional conflict.

Negotiations' narrow margins

By Marwan El Amine

When displacement shelters risk demographic shift

An exclusive interview with former Minister of Social Affairs and prominent political figure in Beirut, Dr. Richard Kouyoumjian, explores the proposed Karantina displacement shelter controversy, highlighting security fears, demographic concerns, and governance challenges amid Lebanon’s fragile balance between humanitarian response and political realities.

Lebanon’s war through a systems thinking lens

Lebanon’s ongoing war reveals a fragile system of interdependent forces, where political paralysis, external influence, and feedback loops drive continuous instability.

Laser shield: The next frontier in drone defense

The US tests high-energy laser systems to counter increasingly common drones, offering precise, cost-efficient air defense, while nations like Israel and Ukraine advance directed-energy weapons amid technical and environmental challenges.

Damascus prepares its first official Nowruz celebration, marking a historic shift toward Kurdish cultural recognition, national inclusivity, and post-Assad transformation.

Hezbollah’s human shield strategy

As conflict intensifies, Lebanese civilians are increasingly exposed to danger as military activity becomes embedded within populated areas.

By Dr. Elie Elias

Nowruz in Damascus: From ban to celebration

The South Pars strike and Iran’s retaliatory attacks on Gulf energy hubs escalate the Middle East conflict, threatening global oil and gas supplies, spiking prices, and signaling a dangerous new phase in regional warfare.

South Pars strike sparks global energy shock

Lebanon’s telecommunications sector, repeatedly damaged by war and crises, survives through rapid adaptation and emergency planning, yet remains trapped in survival mode, struggling to modernize amid recurring conflict and economic challenges.

Muslim Brotherhood influence declining among Arabs

A new index reveals the Muslim Brotherhood’s declining influence in the Arab world but highlights its shift toward decentralised, global networks that may sustain its relevance.

By Tony McMahon

Telecommunications sector under threat again

Brigadier General Khalil Helou, in an exclusive interview with The Beiruter, analyzes Israel’s targeting of southern bridges, its strategic objectives, as well as the military, political, and humanitarian implications for Lebanon.

Lebanon’s southern bridges at the center of conflict

Amid escalating war fears, Bkerké and the Vatican intensify diplomatic and humanitarian efforts to protect Lebanon’s Christian border villages and support displaced residents.

Vatican- Bkerké movement to protect the villages of the South

By Gabriel Mrad

Egypt between escalation and containment

Caught between geography and economic fragility, Egypt navigates the regional war through cautious containment, balancing diplomacy, security, and survival.

As the Iran war disrupts oil markets, China’s dual strategy of securing discounted crude while scaling electrification is insulating its economy and widening the gap with fossil fuel dependent states.

Economy

China’s edge in the Iran war energy shock

Southeast Asia’s energy squeeze

The Iran war has triggered a severe energy shock in Southeast Asia, exposing the region’s dependence on Middle Eastern supply routes and accelerating shifts in energy policy.

Lebanon’s agricultural sector faces $40 million in losses from ongoing war, with widespread land damage, farmer displacement, disrupted production, and rising food prices, despite mitigation efforts to stabilize supply, exports, and markets.

$40 million worth of losses in Lebanon’s agricultural sector

A temporary US-Iran ceasefire sparked a global market rally, easing oil prices and boosting equities, while persistent uncertainty keeps investors cautious amid fragile diplomacy and unresolved geopolitical and economic risks.

US-Iran ceasefire triggers global market relief

Lebanon’s economy slips back into contraction

Lebanon’s private sector contracted sharply in March 2026 as war-driven uncertainty hit demand, output, and exports.

The Iranian oil market twist

Iranian crude has risen above Brent prices following a temporary US sanctions waiver, reshaping global oil flows amid supply disruptions.

Cryptocurrency is reshaping modern warfare by enabling states and networks to bypass sanctions, move funds globally, and turn finance itself into a strategic battlefield.

How crypto became a tool of geopolitical power

By Anna Kachouh

War economies run on price gaps

In the 2026 Iran war, fragmented markets are creating price gaps that sustain trade by incentivizing the movement of goods across unevenly priced regions.

The 2026 Iran war is intensifying pressure on Lebanon’s maritime sector, with rising costs and declining demand hitting shipyards and ports.

The war disrupting Lebanon’s maritime lifelines

Lebanon’s hotel sector faces its hardest test

Lebanon’s hotel sector is collapsing under the weight of war and economic crisis, with plummeting occupancy rates driving irreversible losses and threatening livelihoods.

Lebanon’s remittance lifeline is exposed to the Middle East war

Lebanon’s reliance on remittances, especially from the Gulf, is under threat due to the ongoing regional war, risking further economic instability.

War is reshaping how waste is produced and managed in Lebanon, exposing the limits of a system built on disposal, rather than reuse.

Waste management in times of war

Lebanon is losing $60 to $80 million per day, while economic activity has dropped by up to 50 percent as the war disrupts imports, production, and household spending.

How the Iran war is hitting Lebanon’s economy

As oil prices rise, a strengthening dollar is transmitting the war’s economic impact across currencies, inflation, and global financial systems.

The currency shock of the Israel–Iran war

Lebanon missed its golden moment, worth $11 billion

A sharp drop in global gold prices has erased billions from Lebanon’s reserves, raising questions about missed opportunities and future recovery.

In the current war, rising inflation and tighter monetary policy are reshaping the financial conditions that have historically supported gold.

Gold and war, misaligned

Lebanon’s lack of strategic oil reserves is leaving the country dangerously exposed to energy shocks, despite having the infrastructure to build long-term security.

The cost of no reserve

By Christina Abi Haidar

South Lebanon’s harvest is dying on the trees

War in southern Lebanon is devastating agriculture, leaving harvests to rot, land damaged, and the country’s food security increasingly at risk.

How the Israel–Iran war is straining Southeast Asia’s economies.

From Jakarta to Manila, a region braces for an oil shock

The invisible gas behind the world’s chips

The Middle East war is exposing a hidden vulnerability in global tech, as disruptions to Qatar’s helium supply threaten semiconductor production worldwide.

War-driven flight suspensions at Beirut airport are triggering millions in economic losses, disrupting tourism, trade, and vital revenue streams.

Beirut Airport counts the cost of war

The Middle East conflict strains the global food system

As war in the Middle East disrupts energy and shipping routes, fertilizer supply chains, essential to modern agriculture, are emerging as a hidden front in the global economy, with potential ripple effects on food production and prices worldwide.

How geopolitical tensions and global conflicts are increasingly influencing cryptocurrency markets, and why digital assets may offer financial resilience in countries facing economic instability like Lebanon.

When war shakes the world, crypto keeps moving

By Anna Kachouh

From war zones to store shelves: Lebanon’s inflation shock

How the ongoing regional war is driving inflation in Lebanon by raising diesel prices, maritime insurance, transport costs, and ultimately the price of food in an import-dependent economy.

Lebanon’s tourism and travel sector has plunged by around 80 percent as ongoing war and regional airspace disruptions cripple flights, bookings, and travel demand.

Airspace chaos pushes Lebanon’s travel sector to the brink

Rising tensions in the Gulf threaten global energy supplies while potentially creating an opportunity for Lebanon to revive its energy infrastructure and strengthen its role in the Eastern Mediterranean energy sector.

Could Lebanon turn today’s energy crisis into opportunity?

By Christina Abi Haidar

The fate of oil prices

As war expands across the Middle East, rising tensions involving Iran and Gulf states have sent oil and gas markets surging, with fears mounting that disruption to the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a global energy shock and fuel inflation worldwide.

By Omar Ayoub

How prediction markets turn conflict into a global commodity

As prediction markets expand globally, Lebanon and the Middle East have become tradable indicators of conflict risk, raising ethical, regulatory, and security questions about turning war and political instability into financial instruments.

With remittances falling and the Lebanese pound long decimated, millions of citizens have turned to digital assets as a financial lifeline. Now the government wants to catch up.

Lebanon meets with Binance on Crypto regulation

As new taxes take effect, Lebanon’s industrial sector faces mounting pressure, highlighting its role in employment, exports, and the country’s fragile economic recovery.

The weight of new taxes on Lebanese industry

Beirut Port to connect to Syrian border by rail

Lebanon is exploring the revival of rail freight, with studies underway for a cargo line linking Beirut Port to Masnaa to ease congestion and improve regional trade connectivity.

Lebanon has launched strict tax enforcement on concerts, festivals, nightlife, and foreign performers, raising concerns over higher costs and reduced activity in the entertainment sector.

Lebanese nightlife under tax scrutiny

Vatican Bank launches Catholic stock indices

The Vatican Bank has launched two equity indices with Morningstar, formalizing Catholic ethical principles within global market benchmarks as faith-based investing gains prominence amid ESG skepticism.

Ministry launches “help desk” to back Lebanese businesses

Lebanon has launched the National Trade Help Desk to support MSMEs by centralizing trade information, simplifying procedures, and advancing digital economic reform.

Lebanon’s religious tourism: A billion-dollar opportunity in waiting

Lebanon’s religious tourism draws over 2 million visits a year but remains underdeveloped. With proper strategy, it could generate up to $1 billion annually and boost foreign currency inflows.

Lebanon’s Ministry of Finance launches a new E-Payment Gateway to digitize taxes and public transactions, aligning the country with global shifts toward digital, secure, and transparent payment systems.

The global rise of e-payments

Valentine’s Day has become a global economic season, where spending defines romance from record outlays in the US and Europe to modest, calculated celebrations in crisis-hit Lebanon.

The price of love: Between hearts and dollars

By Jessica Habchy

The IMF inquires but does not decide

An IMF delegation in Lebanon is reviewing financial and banking reform laws, seeking clarifications on state obligations and sector viability without issuing a final stance.

As state institutions falter, diaspora remittances have become a pillar of survival in Lebanon, funding healthcare, education and daily needs while deepening reliance on a dollarized, cash-based economy vulnerable to shocks.

An economy outside its borders

The United States Department of the Treasury and Office of Foreign Assets Control announced new sanctions targeting alleged Hezbollah-linked networks, including Jood SARL and the Al-Qard Al-Hassan Association.

Hezbollah gold exchange under US sanctions

The former Miss World Australia channels Scheherazade in a Night with the Legends honoring Lebanon, and advocates for empowering women with education.

Special report

The Lebanese paradox: Private excellence, public failure

Lebanon’s crisis reflects a deeper failure of moral leadership and social cohesion, where individual success outpaces collective responsibility and ethical restraint.

By Dr. Wissam Raji

The B

Jessica Kahawaty: Lebanon is love, beauty and generosity

White phosphorus in the Lebanon-Israel war

White phosphorus use in Lebanon poses severe long-term risks to human health, agriculture, and the environment.

Marc Basset writes what humans feel

Lebanese writer Marc Basset channels emotion, science, and lived reality into storytelling that reflects the urgency and depth of his generation.

Beyond the book: The new language of reading

Reading is evolving into a fast, interactive, and multi-dimensional digital experience that is reshaping how the new generation absorbs and processes knowledge.

Why there are two Easters

In Lebanon, Easter is celebrated twice as different Christian communities follow separate calendars, reflecting a shared faith expressed through parallel traditions.

Bead by bead: Lebanon's giant rosary

A monumental rosary in Deir El Ahmar is transforming Lebanon’s hills into a unique spiritual pilgrimage destination.

Lebanon's healthcare system during the war

Exclusive figures from Lebanon’s Ministry of Health, shared with The Beiruter, show the country’s healthcare system is under severe strain as ongoing conflict overwhelms hospitals, staff, and resources.

As war displaces over a million, shelters and rescuers scramble to care for a surge of abandoned animals.

Lebanon’s pets left behind

Lebanon wins Harvard World MUN Diplomacy Award

Lebanese student Roy Abi Raad secured Harvard World MUN’s Diplomacy Award, showcasing Lebanon’s strong presence and resilience on the global academic diplomacy stage.

A new documentary traces how Saint Charbel’s faith journey spread from a hermitage in Annaya to millions across the globe.

Lebanese-Australian woman creating jobs in Lebanon

Michleen Daoud Geagea, an Australian-Lebanese woman, has created a job program in Lebanon that connects local workers to businesses, providing long-term employment during the country's economic crisis.

By Adella Beaini

The Saint who crossed every border

Led by Lebanese coach Ezzat Ismail and star Wael Arakji, AlUla secured a historic double after winning the Saudi Federation Cup, capping off a dominant 2025–2026 season.

The Lebanese duo behind AlUla’s golden season

39 new sites added under the Hague Convention bring Lebanon's total to 73, a milestone with profound implications for a country navigating war and displacement.

Lebanon expands protection for its cultural heritage

The enduring craft of Anfeh’s sea salt

In Anfeh, Lebanon, traditional hand-harvested sea salt has been produced for over 300 years, preserving both a local heritage and a way of life on the Mediterranean coast.

Your daily cup of tea may be hiding a toxin

A new AUB-led study finds that all tested loose teas in Lebanon contain invisible plant toxins, with many exceeding safety limits, especially concerning for children.

The story behind Enrico Macias’s rise in Beirut and how politics turned admiration into distance and exclusion.

Beirut, through the memory of Enrico Macias

By Chady Maalouf

One hour of darkness, one message to the world

Earth Hour unites millions worldwide in a symbolic act of darkness to spotlight the urgent reality of climate change.

The Blue Shield: When heritage becomes a casualty of war

A powerful look at Lebanon’s race to protect its cultural heritage during war, as the Blue Shield becomes both a legal safeguard and a fragile symbol of hope amid ongoing destruction.

Why weight gain is more than what you eat

Obesity is a complex condition shaped by lifestyle, biology, and habits, far beyond just calories in and out.

As global action grows against harmful social media design, Lebanon remains without protections for children exposed to addictive digital platforms.

The Arab World & digital safety: A legal landscape

Byblos in Paris: A city's memory on display

A Paris exhibition on Byblos becomes more than history, it’s a political statement on Lebanon’s identity, heritage, and survival amid war.

Global study reveals that Gen Z’s views on gender and marriage are not uniformly progressive, exposing a growing divide between young men and women and challenging the assumption that social progress is inevitable.

Gen Z men are more traditional than their fathers

The neuroscience of a wounded brain

Trauma is not just psychological, it is a biological imprint that reshapes the brain’s structure, memory, and emotional regulation.

Lebanese poetry speaks

On World Poetry Day, Lebanon’s greatest poets remind us how words became a form of survival, identity, and resistance through decades of upheaval.

From a mum of three baking at home to a global cupcake sensation: The Lebanese roots behind The Baked Bouquet.

Lebanese-Australian mum builds a global brand

By Adella Beaini

The pursuit of happiness

International Happiness Day invites a deeper reflection on how joy is shaped by culture, struggle, and the quiet moments found within everyday life.

The unprecedented closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre raises urgent questions about control, faith, and access to Christianity’s holiest site amid war.

Beyond the Clichés

Amid war and uncertainty, Lebanon’s layered history and shared traditions of Lent and Ramadan evoke a timeless story of resilience, memory, and renewal.

By Michael Karam

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre shuts its doors

At USEK’s Agri-Food Hackathon, Lebanese students turn real industry challenges into innovative solutions, bridging education and entrepreneurship.

Lebanon’s next generation of entrepreneurs

The 2026 Oscars celebrated bold storytelling, historic wins, and standout performances in a night full of surprises.

The 2026 Oscars: Historic firsts and a tie that surprised everyone

By Sunil Sadarangani

War puts Lebanon’s cultural heritage at risk

As the war intensifies, Lebanon’s cultural heritage, from ancient archaeological sites to public libraries is facing growing damage while authorities race to protect historic landmarks and support displaced communities.

The ongoing war in Lebanon leads musicians and cultural centers to confront two challenges: whether to maintain silence or their vital need to keep making music.

Lebanon’s music scene in wartime

How displaced children in Beirut shelters continue learning and playing through improvised classes and activities organized by volunteers and NGOs amid Lebanon’s ongoing war.

The war’s interrupted classrooms

The art of war

From Ayman Baalbaki’s scarred cityscapes to Walid Raad’s invented archives and Mona Hatoum’s installations of exile, Lebanese artists have transformed decades of war into powerful works that document trauma, memory, and the resilience of a country shaped by conflict.

One in four Lebanese has experienced a mental disorder, and exposure to war can increase the risk up to twelvefold, yet many wait decades before seeking help.

The mental health burden of war

The dish that tells Lebanon’s story

More than a dish, kibbeh is a living symbol of Lebanese identity, reflecting generations of tradition, regional diversity, family rituals, and the resilience of a culture that continues to preserve its heritage through food.

In Lebanon’s shelters, women hold daily life together

Inside Beirut’s displacement shelters, women have become the quiet organizers of daily life, caring for families and sustaining fragile communities amid war and uncertainty.