Assad's regime in Syria in December 2024 created major political, security and economic changes in Lebanon. Beirut also rid ...
The second pillar — reform — is essential to rebuilding the economy and strengthening the institutions that sustain it. To ...
Lebanon is currently undergoing a period where the boundaries of state authority are being severely tested. For over a decade ...
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Lebanon Is a Country for Guests, Not Its Own People

Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon was not a religious occasion that Lebanese people could simply move beyond and forget. It became a mirror that, in just three days, exposed what Lebanon has been trying ...
In Beirut, the Lebanese capital scarred by war and battered by economic collapse, a community of artists is turning personal and collective hardship into works that convey creative defiance and ...
On the first anniversary of Syria’s collapse, Hezbollah’s intervention stands as one of the most consequential, and ...
In a country battered by economic collapse and recurring conflict, Pope Leo XIV visited with patients battling trauma, ...
One year after Assad's fall, Iran grapples with the collapse of its key regional ally. Tehran lost up to 50 billion dollars ...
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Will Lebanon survive the schemes of the next phase?

Lebanon finds itself in an unenviable political and military situation. At this difficult stage of its modern history, the US is exerting unprecedented political pressure; not a day goes by without an ...
The backdrop for this latest meeting was the 2024 Israel–Hezbollah war, which wreaked havoc in southern Lebanon and forced ...
Lebanon has always lived in the crossfire of regional conflicts, but rarely has its digital sovereignty been placed so casually on the negotiating table.
The lead actors’ believable chemistry in tandem with director Cyril Aris’ eye for vibrancy propel Lebanon’s Oscar entry, 'A ...