Lebanese Cuisine Ranks Among the Arab World’s Best
Lebanese cuisine has once again ranked among the best in the Arab world, reinforcing its position as one of Lebanon’s most successful cultural exports.
Culture
Lebanon Records a 35% Drop in Marriages as Young People Delay Starting Families
Lebanon recorded 9,785 marriages in the first half of 2026, down from 15,018 during the same period last year, a decline of roughly 35%.
Israeli Show Fauda Becomes Netflix’s Most Popular Show in Lebanon
The Israeli political thriller Fauda has climbed to No. 1 on Netflix in Lebanon, a striking result in a country that remains formally at war with Israel and where Israeli cultural products have historically been politically sensitive.
Lebanon Is Having Fewer Children, and the Demographic Shift Is Bigger Than It Looks
Births in Lebanon have fallen by roughly a quarter since 2020, with hospital-recorded live births dropping from about 103,000 to 78,000 by 2025. The decline reflects more than a global shift toward smaller families.
FBI Art Crime Team Returns Three Roman-Era Artifacts to Lebanon
The FBI’s Art Crime Team has returned three Roman-era sarcophagus fragments to Lebanon after investigators determined they were likely looted from illicit excavations in or around Tyre and smuggled abroad.