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The region is being redrawn in many ways,” says Mr Bisat, “and Lebanon has a huge role to play.” A kilometre away stands an eerie reminder of Lebanon’s more recent history. The port of Beirut was ...
News Lebanon » Beirut » History: Vintage photos of Beirut when it was known as the 'Paris of the Middle East'
Beirut, Lebanon's capital, was vibrant from the 1950s to the' 70s before a civil war ended what has been dubbed its "Golden Age." ...
News Lebanon » Beirut » History: Despite war, Lebanon reopens film archive celebrating cinematic history
BEIRUT — Lebanon reopened on Thursday the Cinematheque Libanaise, a national archive dedicated to preserving the country’s cinematic history, in a move that could provide a cultural haven as the ...
News Lebanon » Beirut » History: Pope Leo XIV prays at site of 2020 Beirut port explosion, consoles relatives of victims on last day of trip
Pope Leo XIV prayed Tuesday at the site of a deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion that has become a symbol of Lebanon’s dysfunction and official impunity as he offered words of consolation to Lebanon’s ...
News Lebanon » Beirut » History: In Lebanon, history gnaws at Israelis: Has force alone brought security?
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News Lebanon » Beirut » History: Lebanon: Support Justice for Beirut Blast Victims, Families
(Beirut) – Lebanon’s new government should take all necessary measures to strengthen judicial independence and ensure that the investigation into the August 2020 Beirut port explosion can proceed ...
News Lebanon » Beirut » History: Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Mariam Allawiya and Kafa Wehbe sit on a sun-drenched balcony, smoking. They both grew up amid olive groves in southern Lebanon. Allawiya's son married Wehbe's daughter. They're ...
News Lebanon » Beirut » History: Lebanon crusader castle seized by Israel a symbol of bloody history
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, June 1 (Reuters) - The medieval Beaufort Castle's stone ramparts tower so far above south Lebanon that Israel could hail their capture as a strategic victory, even as it evoked the ...
News Lebanon » Beirut » History: Beirut guide gives walking tours of city's history and his own
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Tour guide Ronnie Chatah, 36, is once again doing what he loves after a four-year hiatus - telling the stories that have shaped Beirut's history from ancient to modern times. Chatah ...
News Lebanon » Beirut » History: From Crusaders to Hezbollah: the bloody history of Lebanon's Beaufort castle
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Israeli flag flies over the medieval Beaufort castle, known locally as Qalaat al-Shaqif, in southern Lebanon on May 31, 2026.