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Real Estate Prices: How Have They Changed Over Time?

Lebanon’s real estate market is currently defined by a mismatch between sellers’ and buyers’ expectations. While sellers are banking on a price increase, driven by hopes of an economic recovery following the election of a president after more than two and a half years of political deadlock, buyers continue to perceive a stagnant market. A ...

Council of Ministers Kicks Off Its Work at Baabda Palace

On February 11, 2025, the official photograph of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam's government, the first under President Joseph Aoun's term, was taken at Baabda Palace. The Council of Ministers, gathered for the first time at the Presidential Palace, launched their 'Reform and Rescue' mission, with a committee led by Prime Minister Salam formed to ...

Football – Asian Cup: Lebanon Beats Palestine to Reach the Semi-Finals

After a convincing opening win over Syria on Sunday, Lebanon's U17 women's team followed up with a resounding 4-0 victory over Palestine on Monday evening. The match, controlled from start to finish, propelled the Lebanese women into the semi-finals of the West Asian Cup.   A Lebanese Triumph, a Suffocated Palestine   Michel Khoury's team ...

Two Lebanese Short Films Win Awards at Clermont-Ferrand Festival

Lebanon was the guest of honor at this year’s 47th edition of the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, with a rich program featuring films, discussions and cultural events highlighting Lebanese cinema and its talents. The event was co-organized with the Beirut Film Society, an organization supporting film production and distribution in ...

Lebanon Claims a Strategic Position in Gold Reserves!

Despite its significant economic challenges, Lebanon maintains a prominent position in terms of gold reserves in the Arab world. According to the latest report from the World Gold Council (WGC), the country ranks second among Arab nations with the largest gold reserves, holding an impressive total of around 287 tons by the end of 2024, equivalent ...

A Deep-Rooted Crisis at the Lebanon-Syria Border

Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, the Syrian-Lebanese border—particularly the region east of Lebanon—has become a flashpoint for violent clashes between Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) forces, Syria’s new rulers, and Lebanese tribes. While these tensions are not new, they mark a turning point in a region already ...

LAF Completes Deployment in Three Southern Lebanese Towns

On Monday morning, the Lebanese Army completed its deployment in the southern Lebanese towns of Rab al-Thalathine, Tallouseh and Bani Hayan, following the withdrawal of the Israeli Army from the area. The redeployment took place in coordination with the five-member committee overseeing the ceasefire agreement. The troops began patrolling the ...

The 'Engines' of the Lebanese National Basketball Team Roar Again

The “engines” of the Lebanese national basketball team will officially roar again with the team's participation in the games of “Window 3” and the last of the Asian Cup qualifiers, to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from August 5 to 17, with the participation of 16 teams from the world's largest continent.  The Lebanese championship ...

The End of Iranian Hegemony and the Chances of Normalization

Undoubtedly, the progressive dismantling of Iran‘s proxies raises the issue of normalization in the Near East at a time when the questions of civil concord, democratic political culture, and reformist elites are still controversial and have failed to inspire massive commitments within the respective civil societies, however elaborate and ...

Football: Lebanon Beats Syria to Launch Asian Campaign

The Lebanese women got off to the best possible start at the West Asian U17 Women's Cup 2025. Up against defending champions Syria, they played with authority to claim a convincing 2-0 victory at Dammam's Prince Saud bin Jalawi stadium. A resounding first step towards the semi-finals! Locked First Half, Fiery Second Half From the outset, ...

Israeli Airstrikes Target Southern Lebanon, the Bekaa and Hermel

The Israeli army launched a series of airstrikes on Sunday evening on Hezbollah’s positions in Southern Lebanon, the Bekaa and the Hermel region. The raids hit sites in Iqlim el-Tuffah, Jabal al-Rihane, in the Jezzine district, as well as in the areas of Harabta and Sabuba in the Bekaa. The site targeted in Jabal el-Rihane, located between ...

Syrian Artillery Bombs Border Areas

Tensions remain high on the Lebanese-Syrian border, with violent clashes continuing, particularly in Matraba, between armed elements in Hermel and Syrian security forces. Sunday afternoon, the Lebanese army has sent reinforcements to Masharih el-Qaa, on the border. This afternoon, shells struck the official school in Qanaf and the locality of ...