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Read the lastest news, business and culture stories from the capital of Lebanon

Father Louis Matar, caretaker of Saint Maroun Monastery in Annaya, Lebanon. Jamie Prentis / The National

Lebanon hopes Pope Leo’s visit will bring brief respite from its crises

MENANovember 30, 2025

Drummer Ian Paice and singer Ian Gillan of Deep Purple at Rock in Rio Brasil 2024 in Rio de Janeiro. Getty Images

Ian Gillan on how Beirut helped shape Deep Purple’s sound 60 years ago

Music & On-stageNovember 19, 2025

A dispute over a monk seal cave in Amchit, Lebanon. Jamie Prentis / The National

Lebanese judge summons opponents of construction at breeding site for endangered seals

MENANovember 17, 2025

Beirut's Roman baths were built in the 1st century AD. Photo: We Design Beirut

Beirut’s forgotten Roman baths rejuvenated with marble makeover

Art & DesignNovember 08, 2025

Egypt's intelligence chief Hassan Rashad was in Beirut this week. AP

Egypt shifts focus to Lebanon after Gaza ceasefire efforts

MENAOctober 30, 2025

Damaged grain silos stand as a reminder of the Beirut port blast five years after the explosion on August 4, 2020. EPA

Owner of ship linked to Beirut port blast arrested in Bulgaria

MENASeptember 16, 2025

Banners installed by the Lebanese military in southern Beirut. The army is responsible for taking all weapons under government control. AFP

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Lebanese government says army will begin disarming Hezbollah

MENASeptember 05, 2025

Pedestrians walk past Beirut's closed Grand Theatre near the historic parliament district in the heart of the Lebanese capital in April. AFP

Ruler of Sharjah backs global mission to restore Beirut Grand Theatre

UAESeptember 04, 2025

09/15/2019 Beirut, Lebanon, entrance to the American University Beirut compound in Lebanon. The university was founded 1866 and is one of the most well known Universities in the Middle east

American University of Beirut stands tall in spite of Lebanon's disasters

CommentSeptember 04, 2025

Lebanese hairstylist Tony El Mendelek gives US diplomat Morgan Ortagus a makeover. Photo: Tony El Mendelek / Instagram

US diplomat gets makeover from Lebanese celebrity hairstylist Tony El Mendelek

Fashion & BeautyAugust 26, 2025

A school used as a shelter in the town of Rmaich during Israeli air strikes on Lebanon in October 2024. Getty Images

Lebanon's four-day school week is 'chipping away at children's futures'

MENAAugust 22, 2025

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem gives a televised speech from an undisclosed location. Reuters

Hezbollah leader thanks Iran for support at Beirut meeting

MENAAugust 14, 2025

A woman holds a mock judge's gavel as others hold a giant Lebanese flag during a gathering marking the fifth anniversary of the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion, in front of the port of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo / Hassan Ammar)

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Lebanon marks five years since deadly Beirut port blast

MENAAugust 04, 2025

Sarah Hermez, founder of Creative Space Beirut. The school's workshop was destroyed in the Beirut Port blast. Bryan Denton / The National

Dreams broken, displaced and rebuilt: Beirut's creatives on life after the blast

LuxuryAugust 03, 2025

Beirut port seen through smashed windows at St George Hospital. The August 4, 2020 explosion killed more than 200 people, injured thousands and upended lives. Photo: Getty Images

'No one gave me one dollar': Beirut businesses lament costs after port blast

EconomyAugust 03, 2025

Aaliya's Books was damaged by the Beirut port explosion in 2020 - and worse was to come. Photo: Mr Dobson

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A beloved bookshop rebuilt from Beirut blast - but Israel's war was a crisis too many

MENAAugust 02, 2025

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