Visual artist Nabil Nahas's installation at Venice spans 45 metres. Photo: Lebanese Visual Art Association

Artist brings Islamic and Biblical symbols to Lebanon’s Venice Biennale pavilion

Artist to unveil installation exploring nature, spirituality and the country’s layered cultural history

Art & Design

'Part of me is missing': Lebanese fear they'll never return home if Israel occupies south

MENA

Oscars 2026: Stars display Iran war and Gaza messages on red carpet

Film & TV

'Not the first or last time': Rescuers targeted in Israeli attacks on Lebanese health workers

MENA

Iran ramps up proxy co-ordination despite Israeli infiltration

MENA

Sidon family among dozens killed as Israel expands attacks on Lebanon

MENA

ExclusiveIsrael prepares for long war with Hezbollah with deeper land grab in sight

MENA
Hezbollah fighters raise their group's flags and shout slogans as they attend the mass funeral of Hezbollah's chief of staff Haytham Tabtabai (Sayyed Abu Ali) in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, in November. EPA

Why Lebanon’s push to disarm Hezbollah faces major obstacles

Government faces mounting international pressure, as well as fears of internal strife

US

The tension rising between Syria and Hezbollah in the shadow of the Iran war

MENA

EditorialWe lose sight of the human cost of war at our peril

Editorial

'I can’t erase what I saw': Beachfront attack haunts displaced Lebanese families

MENA

War has worsened humanitarian crisis already at breaking point, says UN adviser

UAE

AnalysisLebanon on brink as US doubts army control, Hezbollah vows to fight on and Israel rejects negotiations

MENA

Dispatch'We won’t leave until we die': Israeli killing of priest breaks Lebanese village

MENA
The scale of humanitarian needs is continuing to outstrip available funding. Photo: UNHCR

War has worsened humanitarian crisis already at breaking point, says UN adviser

Refugee plight compounded by displacement of 700,000 in Lebanon

UAE

AnalysisLebanon on brink as US doubts army control, Hezbollah vows to fight on and Israel rejects negotiations

MENA

Dispatch'We won’t leave until we die': Israeli killing of priest breaks Lebanese village

MENA

Israel strikes Beirut beachfront as displaced families sleep in tents

MENA

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