NOW Lebanon

1 week ago | nowlebanon.com | Rodayna Raydan |Alia Mansour

A woman sits with her laptop at a cafe in Beirut on January 14, 2022. The music is often hushed and the atmosphere studious -- for the patrons filling Beirut's cafes these days, the most important things are good lighting and stable wi-fi. That's because they now serve as substitute workplaces for people grappling with drastic electricity shortages and internet cuts stemming from Lebanon's unrelenting economic crisis.

1 week ago | nowlebanon.com | Dana Hourany

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on April 7, 2025 shows an aerial view of the bombed US embassy in Beirut on April 18, 1983 (L) and a general view of luxury residential buildings at the same spot on Beirut's Ain al-Mresisseh coastal strip on April 7, 2025. Lebanon marks on April 13, 2025 the 50th anniversary of the start of the 1975-1990 civil war which saw the eastern Mediterranean country plunge into a multifaceted confessional war, with regional and international interference.

2 weeks ago | nowlebanon.com | Dana Hourany

In a new series of events, AUB is uncovering Lebanon's hidden history, bringing to light forgotten stories of the civil war through public history and academic exploration Every April, the anniversary of Lebanon’s civil war passes quietly—no sirens, no public ceremonies, no national day of mourning. Despite a war that reshaped the country, left over 150,000 dead, and permanently altered its political and social landscape, it remains largely unspoken.

2 weeks ago | nowlebanon.com | Rodayna Raydan |Alia Mansour

A van driver transports empty plastic containers for recycling in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli on December 10, 2024.

3 weeks ago | nowlebanon.com | Rodayna Raydan |Alia Mansour

A handout photo provided by the Lebanese Presidency on March 27, 2025, shows a portrait of Karim Souaid, the newly appointed Lebanese Central Bank governor. Lebanon's cabinet on March 27 named asset manager Karim Souaid as central bank governor, official media reported, a post crucial to implementing economic reforms demanded by the international community.