The United Nations General Assembly is meeting today to elect the President of its 81st session for a one-year mandate...
Beirut, Lebanon — Time machines are still unavailable, so we found the next best thing. Vintage Market Collective is rolling...
Following the third round of negotiations in Washington last week, the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, mediated by the United States, was extended for an additional 45 days. The extension came at a time when views around the agreement have become increasingly critical, especially as Israeli attacks over the...
by Jinan Ghossainy “The war has broken out again! We are not going!” sighed my mother as she looked through...
Rights Con, the annual conference on global digital rights, will not proceed in its 2026 edition. Access Now, the organization...
The Union of Journalists in Lebanon reflects on Journalism day: “Should I wear the press vest or not? Will I become a target if I wear it, or will it protect me?”: On World Press Freedom Day, our journalists are not okay. World Press Freedom Day comes upon us in...
Who protects journalists when they are under fire? In this episode of Beirut Talks, Elsy Moufarrej, President of the Union...
In the first episode of Beirut Talks Season 3, we sit down with Abed Kataya of SMEX to discuss digital...
Yesterday, the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report for Lebanon was released, highlighting severe food security issues in the country due to the mix of socioeconomic, conflict, and climate crises. The IPC report, which partially relies on projections for the short term, highlighted that around 1.24 million individuals...
Lebanon’s Finance Minister, Yassine Jaber, told L’Orient Today that direct losses resulting from the current war are no less than...
Amid a new war between Hezbollah and Israel, two Lebanons have seemingly emerged from the conflict: one under the constant...
Lebanon and Israel are set to meet today for their first direct negotiations, scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (6:00 p.m. Lebanon time) in Washington, D.C. The decision follows a phone call on Friday between Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the United States. The call came just two...