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Tehran, Season 4: And the Lebanese Spectator

1 week ago | nowlebanon.com | Makram Rabah

This picture shows the heavily damaged building of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) after it was hit a few days earlier in an Israeli strike, in Tehran, on June 19, 2025. Iran's deputy foreign minister warned the United States on June 19 against intervening in the war to back up its ally Israel, adding that his country was ready to defend itself in case of escalation.
Lebanon’s security fragility amid regional instability

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

BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 14: Following the decision of the Lebanese Civil Aviation Authority to close the airspace following the escalating tension between Iran and Israel, passengers at Rafik Hariri International Airport are stranded in the terminal in Beirut, Lebanon on June 14, 2025.
Lawless Memos: when freedom becomes a matter of opinion

2 weeks ago | nowlebanon.com | Makram Rabah

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam (C-L) visits the 66th Beirut Arab International Bookfair in the Lebanese capital on May 15, 2025.
Israeli tensions threaten Lebanon’s fragile tourism comeback

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

A picture shows docked tour boats at the port of Lebanon's historical city of Byblos, on November 10, 2023. Four years into an economic meltdown, Lebanon's restaurants, cafes, hotels and shops now face yet another challenge: keeping afloat during the Israel-Hamas war and related hostilities on the Lebanon-Israel border. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP) Lebanon is trying to regain some of its lost charm through tourism.
A “ceasefire”? - Nowlebanon

2 weeks ago | nowlebanon.com | Dana Hourany

Men stand before the rubble of a collapsed building at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike in the Kafaat neighbourhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs on June 6, 2025. Israel warned on June 6 that it will keep striking Lebanon until it disarms militant group Hezbollah, hours after it hit south Beirut in what Lebanese leaders called a major ceasefire violation.
The new opposition

3 weeks ago | nowlebanon.com | Dana Hourany

June 1, 2025 A new Shiite opposition group holding their first meeting A new Shiite opposition group has reemerged, hoping for change in the near future A new Shiite opposition group has emerged in Lebanon, marking a new move to reclaim political space outside the long-dominant duo of the ruling class.
Lebanon and Ortagus: political clowning in a time of collapse

3 weeks ago | nowlebanon.com | Makram Rabah

This handout picture released by the Lebanese presidency shows US deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus speaking during a press conference after her meeting with the Lebanese president in Baabda, east of Beirut on February 7, 2025. Ortagus on February 7 said that Hezbollah's presence in Lebanon's new government was a red line, welcoming the end of the Iran-backed group's "reign of terror".
Twenty years later: remembering Samir Kassir in a post-Assad era

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

Samir Kassir is widely regarded as a prominent figure of Arab intellectual, cultural, and liberation movements, not only within Lebanon, but across the Arab world. 20 years ago the leftist intellectual was targeted by the Assad regime in a car bomb without any consideration for geographical, cultural or political link On the 20th anniversary of his assassination, Samir Kassir’s legacy was honored through art and memory.
Saint Levant: Soft Duplicity with a Beat

1 month ago | nowlebanon.com | Makram Rabah

The American University of Beirut’s Spring festival, known as AUB Outdoors, has long been a beloved tradition. Held over two days at the end of the academic year, it features games, food, and live music, all organized by a student-led committee to raise funds for the university’s financial aid program.
The significance of Mahmoud Abbas’s visit to Lebanon

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

BEIRUT, LEBANON - MAY 21: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is welcomed by Lebanese President Joseph Avn with an official ceremony at the Baabda Palace in Beirut, Lebanon on May 21, 2025.