The Latest Breaking News from Beirut

Israel-Lebanon agreement shines light on long-lost Jewish community

Rabbi Elie Abadie, who left Lebanon over 50 years ago, remains deeply connected to his Lebanese roots

The Independent UK · Oct 18

Trump move to restart direct US flights with Lebanon hits roadblock

The UN aviation agency has found Beirut’s main airport lacks valid certification, an emergency plan and adequate firefighting resources for long-haul aircraft, potentially delaying the resumption of direct US-Lebanon flights announced by President Donald Trump. Lebanese authorities say corrective measures are underway, while security concerns and regional hostilities pose additional…

The Economic Times · Oct 17

Lebanon’s only church-bell maker on keeping a 300-year family tradition alive

Naffah Naffah makes the bells in the mountains near Beirut. His sons will take over the foundry when he retires

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12

School starts soon in Lebanon but thousands still shelter in them during war

Families sheltering in a school in Lebanon's city of Tyre are some of the hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the latest conflict between Israel and Hezbollah

The Independent UK · Aug 31

Four Walls and a Roof review – fascinating tale of Brecht, the red scare and today’s émigrés

Rabih Mroué and Lina Majdalanie explore the playwright’s life, and their journey from Beirut to Berlin, in an absorbing show at the Edinburgh international festival

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16

Nine killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon as tensions test peace framework

At least nine people were killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to Lebanon’s state news agency, in some of the deadliest attacks since Beirut agreed to a US-mediated framework aimed at ending the latest round of fighting.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 15

Seventh round of talks between Lebanon and Israel under way in Rome

Lebanon and Israel began a new round of United States-sponsored direct talks in Rome on Tuesday, as Beirut seeks Israel's phased withdrawal from the country's south. But critics, including Hezbollah, say the talks amount to a "surrender" by Lebanon.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 4

Push for indictment as Lebanon marks six years since Beirut port blast

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is urging the judiciary to issue a long-awaited indictment over the 2020 Beirut port blast, as the country marks six years since the catastrophe which killed more than 200 people.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 4

Quote of the day by Kahlil Gibran: ‘I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of…’ – ‘The Prophet’ author on madness, loneliness and the hidden cost of being understood

Quote of the day: Lebanese-American poet Kahlil Gibran's words challenge societal norms and embrace individuality. His quote from The Madman explores freedom found in loneliness and safety from being understood. Gibran's life involved emigration to Boston and studies in Beirut and Paris. He became a renowned author, bridging Eastern spirituality…

The Economic Times · Aug 2

Kozo Okamoto, Japanese militant who took part in a 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, dies in Beirut

Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese militant involved in a deadly attack on Tel Aviv’s airport over 50 years ago, has died in Beirut at 78

The Independent UK · Jul 23