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A boy receives a haircut on the Corniche in Beirut. AFP

'We have no future here': Lebanese families tell story of nation in collapse

From Beirut to the south, years of financial ruin, conflict and displacement have left many citizens convinced their only hope lies abroad

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Jewish men poses beside Israeli and Lebanese flags at a memorial site on the border with Lebanon in northern Israel. AFP

CommentIn Rome, Lebanon is negotiating to restore more than just its sovereignty

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Tyre’s beach is packed with visitors despite persistent Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon. Nada Maucourant Atallah / The National

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The promotional poster for Do You Love Me and, right, the film's director Lana Daher. Photo: Tanya Traboulsi

No politicians, no militias: A film that retells Lebanon's story for its people

Director Lana Daher drew on seven years of research and 20,000 hours of archival footage for a film that confounds the media's narrative about her country

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Lebanon moves closer to abolishing death penalty

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U-turn as Lebanon accepts US invitation for direct Israel talks in Rome

Lebanon's military court approves release of Fadel Chaker on bail

Lebanon's Aoun says Trump meeting to bring 'positive outcomes'

The US, Lebanon and Israel agreed a plan aimed to end the war involving Hezbollah after talks in Washington last month. AFP

ExclusiveLebanon caught off guard as Israel announces new talks in Rome

Lebanese officials say even Italy was left in the dark, raising fresh questions over peace process

Lebanon's private-sector workforce cut by one-third as war worsens crisis

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Christian villages reject Netanyahu's claim they requested annexation by Israel

Today's cartoonShadi's take on the state of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon

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