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A Guide to Municipal Elections in Beirut 2025

With municipality and mayoral elections in Beirut approaching, citizens face a hard time navigating an inaccessible electoral process and a...
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Beirut Today

Elections End in North Lebanon and Akkar: Gunfire, Irregularities, and a Pro-Change Surge

Municipal and mayoral elections in North Lebanon and Akkar concluded yesterday at 7:00 p.m., with vote counting commencing shortly thereafter....
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Beirut Today

Joseph Aoun to Visit Kuwait on Sunday, Viewed as Part of Increasing Lebanese-Gulf Rapprochement

Lebanese President, Joseph Aoun, is set to visit Kuwait on Sunday, May 11, based on an invitation from the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. The invitation focused on Kuwait’s commitment to strengthen historic ties and explore ways to enhance collaboration across different sectors, according to LBCI. Lebanese...
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Beirut Today

Beirut Madinati Coalition 2025 Launched for Beirut Municipal Elections

Yesterday, May 7, organizers and candidates gathered in Martyrs’ Square, Beirut, to announce the launch of the Beirut Madinati Coalition 2025 list. The list will take part in the...
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Beirut Today

ICSPR Warns of Widening Famine in Gaza

The International Commission to Support Palestinian Rights (ICSPR) issued a press release yesterday, May 6, expressing its deep concern over Israel’s continued genocidal campaign and warning...
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Beirut Today

Israel Plans on Invading and Occupying All of Gaza

In a security cabinet meeting on Sunday night, Israeli officials agreed on a plan to invade Gaza and establish a “sustained presence” there. The plan was reportedly unanimously approved in the meeting and would represent an even more dramatic escalation of Israeli international humanitarian law violations. Reports indicate that Israeli...
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Marwan Issa

Will Aid Packages Flow Back Into Lebanon?

Reeling from back-to-back crises and a devastating Israeli war on the country, Lebanon is in dire need of funds and support to address...
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Karem Monzer

Freedom of Opinion and Expression Coalition in Lebanon Condemns Banker-Backed Media Defamation Campaigns

Freedom of Opinion and Expression Coalition in Lebanon held a press conference on Thursdayat Station Beirut in Sin El Fil...
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Beirut Today

US Tariffs Shock Global Stock Markets – What About Lebanon and the Region?

Last week, the United States Administration under President Donald Trump announced global tariff increases, impacting countries from a minimum of 10% for most states to 50% for what the administration deemed as the “worst offenders”. Lesotho, Cambodia, Laos, Madagascar, and Vietnam were hit with new US tariffs of 50%, 49%,...
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Beirut Today

Educational Reforms Facing the New Government: The Return of Social Movements

After a long period of absent on-the-ground action, Lebanon’s social movement landscape has once again seen life. On Monday, the...
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Beirut Today

Clashes on Lebanese-Syrian Borders

Clashes along the border between Syrian forces and local Lebanese armed groups haveintensified yesterday. The clashes continue to take place...
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Youssef Bouchi

Where to from here? Reflections of an Arab in the diaspora

We live in a world where crisis is here and now for some but elsewhere and not yet for others. Diasporic reality lives somewhere in between, suspended in a state of mourning and a state of survivor’s guilt all at once. This piece grapples with what it means to inhabit...
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