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Lebanon Pushes Washington to Move the Israel Framework Into Its Next Phase

Lebanon Pushes Washington to Move the Israel Framework Into Its Next Phase

Lebanon is pressing Washington to move the June framework with Israel into its next phase, calling for Israeli withdrawals, Lebanese Army deployments and the dismantling of Hezbollah’s military presence to advance step by step rather than remain frozen by disputes over sequencing.

Airstrikes Are Multiplying in South Lebanon, Is The Third Israel-Hezbollah War Upon Us?

Airstrikes Are Multiplying in South Lebanon, Is The Third Israel-Hezbollah War Upon Us?

Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon have intensified again as Hezbollah continues launching explosive drones toward Israeli forces, while Israeli military officials openly say the Lebanon campaign is not over.

Only Half Of Lebanon’s Residents are Lebanese, The Refugee Question Can No Longer Be Avoided

Only Half Of Lebanon’s Residents are Lebanese, The Refugee Question Can No Longer Be Avoided

A Lebanese Army demographic study estimates that only around 3.7 million of Lebanon’s 6.86 million residents are Lebanese citizens, while the country continues to host a very large Syrian population and lose its own young people to emigration.

The UAE Launches Initiative to Train One Million Lebanese in Artificial Intelligence

The UAE Launches Initiative to Train One Million Lebanese in Artificial Intelligence

Lebanon and the UAE have launched the “One Million Lebanese AI Experts” initiative, aiming to give one million Lebanese practical skills in generative AI and prompt engineering.

How Lebanese Identity Survived Abroad Even After Arabic Disappeared

How Lebanese Identity Survived Abroad Even After Arabic Disappeared

Across Brazil, Argentina and the wider Lebanese diaspora, millions of descendants retained a Lebanese identity even as Arabic gradually disappeared from their families.

What Happened at the UN This Week: Lebanon’s Diplomatic Push, U.S-Iran Talks and Netanyahu’s Defiant Speech

What Happened at the UN This Week: Lebanon’s Diplomatic Push, U.S-Iran Talks and Netanyahu’s Defiant Speech

The 2026 UN General Assembly became a diplomatic crossroads for the Middle East. Nawaf Salam used the week to seek reconstruction support, prepare for the post-UNIFIL era and tell Iran that Lebanon wants a new “state-to-state” relationship free from regional proxy conflicts.

Beirut’s Lost Cinemas: When Going to the Movies Was a City Ritual

Beirut’s Lost Cinemas: When Going to the Movies Was a City Ritual

Beirut once had cinemas everywhere, from the grand movie palaces surrounding Martyrs’ Square to the dense concentration of theaters that turned Hamra into one of the Arab world’s great cultural districts.