Lebanon

Barrack: US Will Back Israeli Withdrawal if Hezbollah Disarms
Barrack: US Will Back Israeli Withdrawal if Hezbollah Disarms

According to MTV, United States Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack informed Lebanese officials, during his visit to Beirut on June 19, that a government’s public commitment to disarming Hezbollah would significantly advance the issue of Israeli withdrawal from the five hills at the border. This effort, he asserted, would ...

Grand Serail Hosts High-Level Meeting on Lebanon Recovery Fund
Grand Serail Hosts High-Level Meeting on Lebanon Recovery Fund

The Grand Serail hosted a strategic meeting on the Lebanon Recovery Fund (LRF), a UN-managed financing mechanism designed to coordinate international grant-based support for Lebanon’s post-crisis reconstruction and recovery. Representatives from relevant ministries and United Nations agencies attended the session, headed by Prime Minister Nawaf ...

A’Risheh: Where Nature Connects and Transforms
VideosA’Risheh: Where Nature Connects and Transforms

From barren land to a haven of peace: in A’Risheh, located in Wadi al-Karm (Northern Metn), eight young people created a place where nature heals, teaches and connects. A project where the dreams of some are made possible by the journey of others.

Hotels Hopeful After Ceasefire
VideosHotels Hopeful After Ceasefire

After 12 days of regional tensions, Lebanon’s tourism sector is cautiously optimistic. With the Iran-Israel ceasefire now in place, hotel managers hope summer bookings will rebound, if stability holds.

Hezbollah’s Hollow Promises in South Lebanon
TestimoniesHezbollah’s Hollow Promises in South Lebanon

In the villages of southern Lebanon, a fragile calm masks deep anger. In Blat, Khiam, Kfarchouba and Marjayoun, homes remain gutted, shops shuttered and families shattered. Months after the bombings, reconstruction stalls, suffocated by Hezbollah’s failure to deliver on its grand promises to its people. Where the state was absent, the Shia ...

World Bank Announces Lebanon, Syria Reconstruction Projects
World Bank Announces Lebanon, Syria Reconstruction Projects

The World Bank announced on Wednesday it had approved $250 million to support Lebanon's post-war reconstruction and a $146 million grant to rehabilitate neighbouring Syria's electricity sector. Lebanon is reeling from last year's devastating war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, while Syria faces massive needs after Islamist-led forces ...

Byblos International Festival 2025 Returns to Celebrate Cultural Resilience
Byblos International Festival 2025 Returns to Celebrate Cultural Resilience

The historic port city of Byblos, Lebanon, will once again host its famed international music festival amid a picturesque seaside setting. The Byblos International Festival is making a long-awaited comeback after a multi-year hiatus triggered by the country’s recent crises. Scheduled for August 5–10, 2025 in the ancient coastal city of Byblos, ...

Drone Strike in Mansouri, Israel Targets Hezbollah’s Financial Networks
Drone Strike in Mansouri, Israel Targets Hezbollah’s Financial Networks

On Wednesday morning, an Israeli drone targeted a man in the town of Mansouri, south of Tyre. The victim, seriously wounded, was rushed to the Lebanese-Italian Hospital. An explosion was also heard in Saida that same morning, though the cause remains unknown. Meanwhile, Israeli forces opened fire on a truck carrying rubble in the town of Mays ...

Tense Calm in Shatila After Night of Heavy Clashes
Tense Calm in Shatila After Night of Heavy Clashes

A tense calm settled over the Shatila refugee camp, adjacent to Beirut's Tarik Jdideh neighborhood, on Wednesday morning following a night of fear and chaos. Violent clashes erupted overnight between drug traffickers affiliated with rival Palestinian factions, members of the Leddaoui family linked to Fatah, and the Haziné group, aligned with ...

EU Reaffirms Support for LAF Ahead of Key Partnership Council
EU Reaffirms Support for LAF Ahead of Key Partnership Council

Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssef Rajji received assurances on Tuesday that the European Union (EU) will continue its support for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), amid growing regional tensions and internal challenges. The pledge came during a phone call between Minister Rajji and EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean Partnership Dubravka ...

From Baabda, Geagea Calls for a Strong State and a Unified Army
From Baabda, Geagea Calls for a Strong State and a Unified Army

Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea voiced strong support for President Joseph Aoun’s reform agenda during a visit to Baabda Palace on Tuesday, commending what he described as “genuine efforts to build a real state” in Lebanon. In comments after the meeting, Geagea praised the president’s performance over his first five months in ...