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What Explains Lebanon Move’s to a Four-Day Week for Public Schools? 

On Tuesday, Lebanon’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education announced that the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year will feature a public-school...
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Beirut Today

Lebanon Begins Disarming Palestinian Refugee Camps as Part of Wider Disarmament Campaign

Today, Lebanese authorities have initiated their long-awaited campaign to disarm non-state armed groups across the country and allow the state...
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Jinan Nabaa

185 Years to Gender Parity in the MENA region: Lebanon Ranks 136th Globally

The Global Gender Gap Report of 2025, published by the World Economic Forum in June, shows that it will take an estimated 185 years to achieve gender parity in the Middle East and North Africa. Lebanon ranked 136th out of 148 countries, reflecting both the region’s slow progress and its...
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Marwan Issa

Climate Issues Are No Longer Ignorable in Crisis-Ridden Lebanon

With the country experiencing what was dubbed as the “worst drought on record” and the continuation of a multifaceted socioeconomic...
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Ray Bechara

France’s Recognition of Palestine: Diplomatic Turning Point or Empty Gesture?

On July 24, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France recognizes Palestine. The move is expected to be formalized in...
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Beirut Today

Gaza Records 45 Cases of Acute Flaccid Paralysis

The Gaza Ministry of Health announced that 45 cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) have been recorded in the last two months, with Israeli forces expanding their starvation and genocide campaign. Acute flaccid paralysis is a clinical syndrome characterized by the rapid onset of muscle weakness or paralysis and mainly...
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Beirut Today

71 Children Die of Famine as Israeli Starvation and Genocide Campaign Continues

Israel has intensified its starvation campaign on Gaza, leading to an increase in the rate of famine. While previously, Palestinians...
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Ray Bechara

Tom Barrack’s Lebanon Mission: Diplomacy or Overreach?

In July 2025, Tom Barrack, a real estate investor turned U.S. special envoy, landed in Beirut with a twofold task:...
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Beirut Today

Lebanon’s “Worst Drought on Record” Threatens Vital Sectors 

On Tuesday, Reuters reported that water levels in the LitaniRiver, Lebanon’s largest reservoir, have fallen to historic lows in what is described as the country’s “worst drought on record”. According to the report, the Litani River National Authority indicated that inflows to the Qaraoun Lake during this year’s wet season did not exceed 45 million...
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Beirut Today

Israel’s Tuesday Strikes Killed 12 People in Most Violent Attack Since Ceasefire Agreement

Yesterday, Israeli strikes on the Baalbek district killed 12 people and injured eight others. The attacks hit the areas of...
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Beirut Today

Lebanon’s Stability Hangs by a Thread

On Wednesday, Under-Secretary-General for United Nations Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Speaker of Parliament...
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Beirut Today

Tensions Between Iran and Israel Escalate, How Long Will the Conflict Last?

Today, Iran launched more attacks on Israel in retaliation to Israeli attacks that began mid-last week. Israeli attacks killed more than 220 people in Iran, including 70 women and children. United States President Donald Trump claimed that the US were not aware of the attacks, and warned of potential US...
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