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The writer, seen here when she was nine months old, lost Khalo Hassan, her uncle and best friend, in December 2025. Fatima Mahmoud / The National

ColumnTwelve hours too late – an expat’s guilt about missing a final goodbye

A reflection on bereavement across borders, the weight of absence and the shock of arriving after everything has changed

Postcard from BeirutThe Beach Club sanctuary from Lebanon’s troubles for 73 years

With Maduro gone, will Venezuela’s Lebanese diaspora also see back of Hezbollah?

Lebanese singer turned militant Fadel Chaker appears in court on murder plot charges

Lebanese officials hold 'frank but friendly' meetings with Iran's Araghchi

The lives and legacies of Fairuz’s four children

Iran's Araghchi visits Beirut and insists Tehran respects Lebanon's sovereignty

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Queen Rania and Princess Salma board Hejaz Railway steam train in Wadi Rum
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Soldiers take members of the media on a tour to review army operations in the southern Litani region, near the border with Israel. Reuters

Israel not happy with Lebanon's progress in disarming Hezbollah

Warning comes after army announced completion of first phase of disarmament plan

Egypt's military increasing support to Lebanon’s army, sources say

An armoured vehicle of the UN's peacekeeping force on patrol in southern Lebanon. EPA

Israeli army fires 115 machinegun rounds near UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon

Prague's Savarin district to be reimagined by Arab architect Omar Koleilat

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An artist-led exhibition reckons with Lebanon’s trauma

Lebanon turns to Egyptian gas to ease electricity shortages

Four missing trying to cross river on Syria-Lebanon border

Why Lebanon's bank customers will struggle to be fully repaid

Lebanese leader rules out war as three killed in Israeli strikes

The Parliament in Beirut. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Lebanon investigates ‘fake prince’ accused of selling bogus political access

Abu Omar allegedly spent years presenting himself as ally of Saudi royal court

Dispatch‘Huge returns’ draw smugglers to rugged Syria-Lebanon border

Lebanon army chief accuses Israel of spreading misinformation to undermine his troops

A Lebanese Christmas in US keeps Maronite traditions alive

Lebanon's cabinet to discuss draft banking law

Today's cartoonShadi's take on Hezbollah's disarmament process

Hezbollah disarmament south of Litani days away, says Lebanese PM

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam outlines the draft proposal at a press conference in Beirut. Photo: Lebanese Government Press Office

Lebanon drafts long-awaited banking law to meet shortfalls in financial system

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam says proposal is 'road map to getting out of crisis'

Weekend EssayWill 2026 see the revival of both Syria and Lebanon?

Lebanon says civilian return to villages must come before broader Israel talks

Lebanese parliament meets despite boycott over election law

Christmas concert offers stage for Lebanon’s forgotten actors

CommentIs the era of militias in the Arab world finally ending? Iraq may have just said so

CommentBeirut is in no state to normalise Lebanon-Israel relations

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Christmas concert offers stage for Lebanon’s forgotten actors

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