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As trust in banks evaporates, citizens buy coins and jewellery while officials argue over whether to unlock the nation’s vast reserves.

Lebanon and Syria have signed an agreement to transfer over 300 Syrian detainees from Lebanese prisons to continue their sentences in Syria

Pope Leo XIV visited Lebanon as part of his first official trip abroad in November

The Beirut-born producer’s masterly second album revels in dark tension to cinematic effect, finding beauty in ruinous sound

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The Beirut-born pop star is back with his first English-language album in six years, the dazzling ‘Hyperlove’. He opens up to Roisin O’Connor about the lasting influence of his late mother, Joannie, his lambasting by music critics when he broke through in 2007, and why his pursuit…

The supervising prosecutor, Angel Kanev, said that the key issue is whether sufficient guarantees have been provided that a death sentence will not be imposed.

A Bulgarian court has rejected Lebanon's request to extradite Igor Grechushkin, the owner of a ship linked to the 2020 Beirut port explosion

Every evening as the sun drops behind Beirut’s concrete skyline, Loubna Hamdan steps onto her rooftop and whistles. A flutter of wings follows. Dozens of pigeons — white, speckled, chestnut, black — circle above her, catching the day's last light. Here, the 36-year-old office worker has found an unexpected refuge.

Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon this week underscores the unique position of Christians in the Middle East’s most religiously diverse nation – the only Arab country led by a Christian president. As Lebanon faces multiple crises, Christians wield influence far greater than their numbers.