1+ hour ago  (480+ words) One of the more amusing spectacles in Lebanese politics is watching those who spent decades driving the country into a ditch suddenly lecture others on the proper technique of steering. One is tempted to ask: better than what? Better than…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (751+ words) Within days of one another, journalist Sawsan Mhanna and academic Dr. Zeina Mansour were called in for questioning by Lebanese security agencies over political views they had publicly expressed, reigniting debate over freedom of expression in the country. Their summonses…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1521+ words) Nowlebanon Nabih Berri and the Politics of Holding Lebanon Hostage Nabih Berri's real problem with the framework agreement signed in Washington has very little to do with the text itself. His objection is neither legal nor diplomatic, nor is it…...

5+ day, 5+ min ago  (235+ words) There are people whose reputation precedes them, not because of power or wealth, but because of the kindness they leave behind. Fouad Bawarshi was one of those rare individuals. Together with his wife and family, he built one of Lebanon's…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (766+ words) Days after Lebanon's framework agreement with Israel, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani arrived in Beirut with a carefully calibrated message: Syria wants a new relationship with Lebanon, one built on state institutions rather than political influence. The timing of Syrian…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (175+ words) Yet that is only half the story. The new framework changes that equation. It places the Lebanese state " not Israel, not international mediators, but the Lebanese state " at the center of implementation. If the framework proceeds, it will be Lebanese…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (305+ words) NOW Lebanon publishes the text in full in the public interest. At a moment when debate is increasingly shaped by selective leaks, competing narratives, and political slogans, readers deserve the opportunity to examine the proposed framework in its entirety and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (773+ words) The appearance and subsequent removal of giant billboards along Beirut Airport Road featuring Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his son Mojtaba Khamenei alongside the slogan "Thank You, Iran" has reignited a familiar debate in Lebanon over sovereignty, foreign influence,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (337+ words) Yesterday, I received a very special gift. It was not expensive, nor was it wrapped in fancy paper. It did not come from a luxury store or from some distant land. It came in the form of lemons and apricots,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (730+ words) Nowlebanon Realism vs Resistance: The Emerging Divide Between Amal and Hezbollah One of the defining features of the past two decades has been the emergence of social media echo chambers. Algorithms, combined with the influence of vocal minorities, often create…...