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Three days inside Lebanon’s first juvenile prison: ‘At night, to cope, I think of my mother’s face’

Built just a year ago, the Warwar rehabilitation center for minors in conflict with the law was designed as a genuine reintegration facility. But inside, few still have real hope for the detainees.

Julia Mokdad

FOCUS

Israel finances 61 new settlements in occupied West Bank before even approving them

Amélie ZACCOUR

LIVE

US–Iran mediation: Pakistan says a peace text has been ‘reached’; agreement ‘includes Lebanon’, according...

Yara Malke

IN NUMBERS

Key takeaways from the UN study on Israeli destruction in Beirut and Mount Lebanon

Enzo Quenescourt

COMMENTARY

World Cup 2026: Four years after Qatar, where are the Western indignations now?

Gabriel BLONDEL

INTERVIEW

'Super El Niño': Is Lebanon and the Mediterranean region's weather at risk?

Suzanne BAAKLINI

ANALYSIS

Why the Lebanese Forces’ moment of glory hasn’t come (yet)

Nemtala EDDÉ

Video Report

Since the resumption of the war in Lebanon in early March, Israeli officials have been applying the same strategy in southern Lebanon as in Gaza, aiming to create a buffer zone. Our analysis and...

Three days inside Lebanon’s first juvenile prison: ‘At night, to cope, I think of my mother’s face’

Israel finances 61 new settlements in occupied West Bank before even approving them

US–Iran mediation: Pakistan says a peace text has been ‘reached’; agreement ‘includes Lebanon’, according...

Key takeaways from the UN study on Israeli destruction in Beirut and Mount Lebanon

Would you consider flying from Qleiaat Airport if it offered lower ticket prices?

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World Cup 2026: Four years after Qatar, where are the Western indignations now?

'Super El Niño': Is Lebanon and the Mediterranean region's weather at risk?

Why the Lebanese Forces’ moment of glory hasn’t come (yet)

How Israel razed entire villages in southern Lebanon

Lebanon, Syria, the Mediterranean: Erdogan’s new red lines vis-à-vis Israel

Netanyahu to Trump: Israel won't be 'victim' of deal between Iran, US

Saudi export thaw: A sign of support for Lebanon’s government, and a message to Iran

Mada Airways, a new Lebanese airline, almost ready to launch

'Iran isn't playing, the Islamic Republic is': How the Iranian diaspora is divided over the World Cup

Is Iran ready for a final round of violence in Lebanon?

War revives debate over partial sale of Lebanon’s gold to fund return of deposits

‘The Israelis are embarrassed’: How a Lebanese fighter managed to cross the border before being killed

News

Editors’ picks

What if the history of south Lebanon were finally told through women’s voices?

Changes to the trilateral statement: Hezbollah bets on 2000, Simon Karam on ‘pilot zones’

Infant killing in West Bank highlights Israeli impunity

Lebanon

Israel orders evacuation of 3 villages in Saida, Zahrani River in its sights

FPV drones: Why did Hezbollah wait so long before playing this card?

'Super El Niño': Is Lebanon and the Mediterranean region's weather at risk?

Hacking Lebanese Politics #35: General Amnesty bill explained

Hacking Lebanese Politics #34: In times of war, the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative explained

Hacking Lebanese Politics #33: What is the 1961 Vienna Convention, and did Iran just violate it?

Middle East

Israel finances 61 new settlements in occupied West Bank before even approving them

World Cup 2026: Four years after Qatar, where are the Western indignations now?

'Iran isn't playing, the Islamic Republic is': How the Iranian diaspora is divided over the World Cup

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Economy

Bail for former Cedrus Bank director set at $224,000

War revives debate over partial sale of Lebanon’s gold to fund return of deposits

Saudi export thaw could offer Lebanon a timely economic boost

Culture

John Achkar in Montreal: Laughing about exile, talking about Lebanon

What if the history of south Lebanon were finally told through women’s voices?

Between paganism and Christianity: The enigma of Hammara's eternal stones on Mount Hermon

Videos

How Israel razed entire villages in southern Lebanon

Targets, victims, areas hit: What do we know about the Israeli-American strikes on Iran?

In Beirut’s southern suburbs, a cat shelter survives crises and war

Diaspora

Pantelis Panteli, the airline pilot turned artisan halloumi maker

Watch: Lebanon on the Edge — a London Panel Discussion

Lebanese diaspora: When cooking helps keep homesickness at bay

Opinion

One country, two imaginaries

Taef: All or Nothing

A proposal to finally settle our long-standing border dispute with Israel

Voices from the Middle East

حقائب النزوح: حين ينام الوجع في جوارنا كحارسٍ قلق

The ordeals of the Egyptian body: On imprisonment, exile, and death

متاهات الجسد المصري: عن السجن، المنفى، والموت

Our Special Series

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'Ana 'aamla diet' and other TikTok virals

Taylor Swift lifelong debate gets settled in the Middle East

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Losing control to find myself: Recovering from an eating disorder

From Beirut to Tokyo: A shared silence on the disappeared

Everyone wants to change the world, but not the toilet paper

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