"If we don't work, we don't eat." Hassan Salim Baydawi has been fishing for 30 years in Lebanon's waters, but being forced not to fish takes away his livelihood. He says he does not know what he will do to survive. (Matt Kynaston for The National).
'If we die, we die': Residents of Lebanon's Sidon refuse to stop living amid war

Israel's eviction orders reach coastal city after 1.2 million are forcibly displaced

October 09, 2024
Baalbek is regarded as one of the largest and best-preserved examples of ancient Roman architecture. Photo: Unesco
Fears for Lebanese heritage sites as Israelis strike near Baalbek

Conservation bodies take measures to safeguard historic locations amidst aerial attacks

October 08, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approves Israeli air strikes on Beirut over the phone from New York on September 27. Reuters
Israel deceived western mediators on Lebanon ceasefire, sources say

Israel torpedoed a truce deal at the last minute to kill Hezbollah's leader and escalate its war in Lebanon, sources tell The National

October 05, 2024
Displaced people in their tents at the seaside at Ramlet Al Baida beach in Beirut. More than one million people have been displaced by the Israeli air assault on the country.  EPA
Lebanon is paying the price in Israel's war - and it can't afford it

Thousands killed and more than a million displaced have left a country on the brink

October 05, 2024
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli air strike in Dahieh, Beirut, on Thursday. AP
Paramedics among nine killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon

Almost 100 medical workers have been killed in Israeli attacks across Lebanon since October 8, according to officials

October 03, 2024
Investigators from Lebanon's military intelligence inspect a site after an attack by two Israeli drones in Dahieh, Beirut. EPA
What is Lebanese army's role in Israel conflict?

With political restraints and limited capacity, concerns abound over what the military can do

October 02, 2024
A woman reads the Quran at the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's southern suburbs, Sunday, Sept.  29, 2024. AP
'This is where they killed him, son': Mourners flock to spot where Nasrallah died

Beirut's southern suburb has been emptied of its residents after Israel's massive air campaign

September 30, 2024
Lebanese turn to yachts in desperate bid to escape Israeli bombardment

Airlines have stopped flying from Lebanon, leaving people vying for alternative routes out of the country

September 30, 2024
Hezbollah's deputy chief Naim Qassem delivering a speech from an undisclosed location on September 30, 2024. AFP
Hezbollah 'ready' to fight Israel, deputy leader Qassem says

Group's leadership spoke publicly for the first time following the assassination of chief Nasrallah

September 30, 2024
A woman reacts to the news of the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. AP
Disbelief and defiance in Beirut but critics say Hassan Nasrallah 'didn't want a real war'

With the killing of the man who led Hezbollah for more than three decades, the question on the mind of Lebanese is: What will happen next?

September 28, 2024
Displaced people gather at Beirut's central Martyrs' Square as Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburbs in Lebanon on September 28. Reuters
Families spend 'long night' out in the open after Israeli strikes on Beirut

Residents fled with no time to spare as an avalanche of fire hit city's southern suburb

September 28, 2024
A crowd gathers in the aftermath of an Israeli air strike on the southern Beirut neighbourhood of Dahieh. EPA
Israel targets Hassan Nasrallah in strike on Hezbollah's central headquarters

Conflicting reports about the group's leader after bombardment of southern Beirut

September 27, 2024
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli air strike on Baalbek on Wednesday. AFP
Dozens of Syrians killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon

Most of the people in building hit in raid were members of a single family, says mayor

September 26, 2024
Smoke billows over southern Lebanon on Thursday morning after overnight Israeli strikes.  Reuters
Israel strikes southern Lebanon as Netanyahu denies truce reports

Dozens killed in overnight air raids as UAE, US and others call for three-week ceasefire

September 26, 2024
From left, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant with Lt Gen Herzi Halevi after telling troops to prepare for a ground invasion of Lebanon. EPA
Israeli army chief says strikes on Lebanon prepare way for ground assault

The head of the military said there will be 'a very strong response' to a Hezbollah rocket attack on Tel Aviv

September 25, 2024