From muskets to merchants, Colonial tradition returns to Lebanon

The thick wool worn in the 1800s can make for a sweaty September. This year’s Colonial Market Days and Encampment in Lebanon were pushed back to October, so the fall breeze will keep reenactors cool.
Al-Monitor

Director Cyril Aris on Lebanon’s Oscar submission, trauma and cinema

Lebanese director Cyril Aris talks about "A Sad and Beautiful World" — Lebanon’s official submission to the 2026 Academy ...
Devdiscourse

Pope Leo XIV's Historic Pilgrimage: Bridging Faiths and Remembering Tragedies

Pope Leo XIV's inaugural foreign trip will take him to Lebanon and Turkiye, where he will pray at the site of Beirut's 2020 port blast and commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of Christianity's first ...
CNN

‘Pivotal moment’ for Lebanon as cabinet backs army plan to disarm Hezbollah amid growing US pressure

The Lebanese government welcomed a plan presented by the army on Friday to disarm Hezbollah, the country’s most formidable military force, in an unprecedented move that risks sparking internal ...

Conflicting accounts emerge after UN peacekeepers shoot down Israeli drone

Israel’s latest conflict with Hezbollah began the day after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel triggered the war in the Gaza Strip. The militant group Hezbollah, largely based in southern ...