Halim Shebaya News Today

The Lebanese remain split over the issue of the armed presence of Hezbollah. Stuck in a stalemate, absent honest local dialogue, the situation of the country moves from bad to worse. What comes next? On January 13, the outgoing army chief of Israel warned that if war with Hezbollah takes place, his country “will send Lebanon 50 years back in time”. 

Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views.

What happens when the needs for dignity and safety collide? As Lebanon crumbles, individuals are taking greater risks, invading banks and fleeing on boats; 100 died last week.

Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views.

Dedicating nearly a quarter of a speech to the issue, Nasrallah says terror group has a 'big problem' with Tarek Bitar

SHARE Sara* went from being a passionate newlywed, who fought everything and everyone around her in the name of love, to becoming a victim of violence within a matter of months. Unfortunately, this Lebanese womans story is not uncommon. Married for four months and beaten three times, Sara describes walking into a trap “with her own two feet” and ending up in a marriage that is the opposite of what she envisioned. She sought safety and support from her family but was met by a wall of silence...

BEIRUT: It was a choice between containing a spiraling virus outbreak and resuscitating a dying economy in a country that has been in steady financial and economic meltdown over the past year. Authorities in Lebanon chose the latter. Now, virus patients struggling to breathe wait outside hospitals — hoping for a bed or a even chair to open up. Ordinary people share contact lists of oxygen suppliers on social media as the the critical gas becomes scarce, and the sound of ambulances ferrying th...

The curfew is the strictest measure Lebanon has taken since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

BEIRUT (AP) — It was a choice between containing a spiraling virus outbreak and...