The back-to-back detonations on Tuesday and Wednesday, attributed to Israel, have generated a mixture of vulnerability and indignation. A Beirut neighborhood that is a Hezbollah stronghold bore the brunt of it
Israel allegedly placed small explosives on 5,000 pagers that arrived in Lebanon in recent months, tampering with them along the supply line. The Taiwanese manufacturer, Gold Apollo, has declined any responsibility
The young men of Rmeish recently expelled suspected Hezbollah militiamen who were preparing attacks against Israel, an incident that took on a national dimension
Thirteen years of war has left 90% of Syria’s population below the poverty line. The U.N. World Food Program ended its main assistance program in January
The militia’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that if Hezbollah did not strike back against Israel for the killing of Saleh al-Arouri, all of Lebanon would be vulnerable
Washington sends Secretary of State Antony Blinken back to the Middle East to try to prevent an escalation of tensions
This will be the fourth time the Secretary of State visits the region since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in October
The United States, France, and Egypt have expressed concern about a possible regional escalation after the assassination of Hamas’ number two in Beirut
The Hamas number two, killed in an explosion in Beirut Tuesday, had led talks with Fatah and actors linked to Iran, in addition to ordering attacks without consulting the militia’s leadership
The Islamist militia has accused Israel of the attack against Saleh al-Arouri, co-founder of the organization’s armed wing. If confirmed, it would mark a major escalation in the war on Gaza
The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says that it is running out of fuel reserves for its humanitarian operations in the enclave, while Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has threatened to attack Beirut
Tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border have intensified after a Lebanese woman and her three granddaughters were killed in an Israeli strike two days ago
Elements of previous conflicts are being repeated in the current war, such as the suffering of civilians and the indiscriminate bombing of non-military targets
If the chaos went unchecked, it could spread across a region that is vital for global oil supplies — with reverberations around the globe
Syria’s military accused insurgents ‘backed by known international forces’ of the attack, without naming any particular group, and said ‘it will respond with full force and decisiveness to these terrorist organizations, wherever they exist’
Over the past decade, Nancy and Maya Yamout have worked with more than 150 prisoners in a Beirut prison. Their experience sheds light on the causes that lead young people to enlist in extremist organizations
Migrants escaping the poverty of the Latin American country are now wondering whether to go back, as Venezuela’s economy slightly improves while Lebanon’s remains in a tailspin
The move Tuesday comes amid concerns by some lawmakers the government wouldn’t be able to secure the needed funding in time for polling
Although the Israeli military was quick to emphasize that its warplanes struck sites belonging to only Palestinian militant groups, the barrage risks drawing in Israel’s bitter foe Hezbollah
Energy poverty across the country is driving deforestation. Hundreds of oak, pine, fir and juniper trees — some of them centuries old — have been illegally cut down
The Lebanese pound has lost 95% in value since late 2019, and now most restaurants and many stores are demanding to be paid in dollars
