Holy See Announces Official Itinerary for Pope Leo XIV’s Visit to Lebanon

This is Beirut 27/10 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Holy See Press Office announced at noon today (Rome time) the official program for the apostolic visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon, from November 30 to December 2, 2025. The visit will last three days and follows the Pope’s stop in Turkey, where he will attend the celebrations marking the 1700th anniversary of the First Council ...

Young Lebanese Man Fatally Shot at Palestinian Checkpoint in Shatila Camp

This is Beirut 27/10 13:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Elio Ernesto Abu Hanna, a young chemistry graduate, died on Sunday from injuries sustained after being shot by Palestinian gunmen at a checkpoint at the entrance of the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, an area where armed factions continue to operate outside the control of the Lebanese state. According to relatives and friends, Abu Hanna was ...

Over 330 Hezbollah Members Killed Since Ceasefire

This is Beirut 27/10 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A series of Israeli airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon since Thursday, has turned it into one of the deadliest escalations in weeks. The latest attacks on Sunday targeted two senior Hezbollah figures in Naqoura and the Beqaa Valley, as Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz toured the northern border alongside U.S Envoy to the Middle ...

AnalysisThe Demise of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies 

Charles Chartouni 27/10 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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What’s dumbfounding is the equivocation of Hamas and Hezbollah toward the projected normalization initiated by President Trump. Nothing is new, since their obstructionism stems from ideological and strategic considerations. Whatever mediations are attempted by the U.S. and its associates, the state of mind within both formations is not inclined ...

EditorialLebanon and the Middle East: Between Irrationality and Paradox

Michel Touma 27/10 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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When irrationality and reckless behavior come to define the actions of a powerful political faction, it doesn’t take long before red lines are dangerously breached. As a result, serious threats hang over the lives of populations directly exposed to the faction’s erratic excesses. This is exactly what we are witnessing today among several of ...

Joint Visit by Katz and Ortagus to the Lebanese Border

This is Beirut 26/10 18:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz conducted a visit along the Lebanese border on Sunday, accompanied by U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced. According to Israeli media reports, Katz stated during the tour that Israel would continue to defend its northern regions against any threat. Morgan Ortagus is reportedly ...

Israeli Strikes in South Lebanon and Bekaa: four killed, one injured

This is Beirut 26/10 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A series of Israeli air raids hit several areas in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa on Sunday. An Israeli airstrike targeted a car in Naqoura on Sunday morning, killing one person, according to the Ministry of Health. The Arabic-language spokesperson for the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee, said Sunday evening that the target was Abdel Mahmud ...

The Lebanese Tomato Takes Center Stage: Prices Skyrocket Across Markets

Christiane Tager 26/10 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Across produce stalls from Beirut to Zahlé, from the South to the North, conversations brim with disbelief and nostalgia: “Remember when a kilo of tomatoes cost 20,000 pounds?” That was only a few months ago. Today, the same kilo fetches up to seven times that price. According to one tomato grower, this surge is rooted in the heavy losses ...

VideosWe’re Turning Back the Clock Tonight!

Rayan Chami 25/10 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon ends daylight saving time at midnight, marking the start of wintertime. Clocks move back one hour, bringing shorter days, longer nights, and one extra hour of sleep.

One killed in Israeli strike on Haruf, Nabatiyeh

This is Beirut 25/10 13:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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An Israeli strike targeted a vehicle Saturday on the Haruf–Jebchit road in the Nabatiyeh caza, killing one person and injuring another, according to Ministry of Health reports. The Arabic-language spokesperson for the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee, said that Zein al-Abidine Hussein Ftouni, the commander of the Hezbollah Radwan Unit’s ...

Salam to the Pope: Lebanon’s Freedom Is 'a Right for All'

This is Beirut 25/10 13:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed that “the unity, sovereignty, and freedom of Lebanon are a right for all its children,” following his meeting with Pope Leon XIV at the Vatican. In a message posted Saturday on platform X, Mr. Salam added that “peace in the region can only be built on justice, particularly on the right of the Palestinian ...

SpotlightKill the Woman

Amine Jules Iskandar 25/10 12:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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At the root of society lies the family, and at the root of the family lies the woman. Society is built on this basic unit, the household, which provides security and solidarity, shapes values and transmits heritage. This nucleus of social cohesion, for all humanity, is precisely what liberal and globalist ideologies have been targeting. To turn ...