Nada Maucourant Atallah

Christina Assi’s award-winning film No Dead Ends among highlights of festival that drew 3,500 filmgoers

The National speaks to Ali Cherri about France's decision to open a war crimes investigation into the killing of his parents

UN peacekeepers unable to arrange visits as press freedom groups accuse Israel of censorship

The state utility now provides less than a third of the country's electricity, a victim of chronic under-investment. Why? Because the people with the power to fix it are profiting from the racket that's replaced it

The Sufa 53 line expands occupation, but unlike Gaza or Lebanon, Damascus is more accommodating in pursuit of peace

The National is granted rare access to Debel, one of the remaining pockets of south Lebanon that rely on Unifil as their sole lifeline

French-Lebanese man seeks justice over destruction of his home by Israel

Damascus introduces subsidised rates for households and key sectors as it seeks to ease pressure

At least eight companies and 15 vessels involved have since been placed under western sanctions

Before-and-after images shared by residents show vegetation stripped from ridge and significant changes to shape of its crest

Five people killed and 24 wounded as attacks spread beyond Israel’s 'security zone'

US says it brokered release of Lebanese civilians in sign of new diplomatic push

Dutch minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma tells The National he is applying pressure on Israel to withdraw from south Lebanon

Request comes after Athens signs major arms deal with Israel

Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi rebukes Tehran after Abbas Araghchi's call for Beirut to show 'greater rationality' in handling bilateral ties