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          Aaliya's Books was damaged by the Beirut port explosion in 2020 - and worse was to come. Photo: Mr Dobson

          A beloved bookshop rebuilt from Beirut blast - but Israel's war was a crisis too many

          MENAAugust 02, 2025
          Parts of Beirut Port have had to be rebuilt following the explosion five years ago. Getty Images

          The new safety measures now in place at Beirut Port, five years on from explosion

          UAEAugust 01, 2025
          The Amadeo, which was moored next to Warehouse 9, was damaged on the day of the Beirut Port blast in 2020. Photo: Eddy Choueiry

          'Corruption and negligence': New book uncovers past Beirut port explosions

          BooksJuly 30, 2025
          Drone footage shows the extent of the damage to the silos in Beirut port following the blast on August 4, 2020. Reuters

          Five years after the port blast, Beirut's wounds remain unhealed

          MENAJuly 30, 2025
          The burial service for Pvt Sean Rooney who was killed while serving with a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon in December 2022. PA

          Lebanon sentences man to death for killing Irish peacekeeper

          MENAJuly 29, 2025
          Ziad Rahbani's mother Fairuz was among the famous guests at the composer's funeral near Bikfaiya. AP

          Lebanon ‘united in grief’ as mother Fairuz attends Ziad Rahbani’s funeral

          MENAJuly 28, 2025
          Georges Abdallah arrives at Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport after being deported from France. AFP

          Georges Abdallah arrives in Lebanon after four decades in French jail

          MENAJuly 25, 2025
          The southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, laid to waste after Israeli troops’ withdrawal. EPA

          Israel kidnaps two in southern Lebanon as US pushes Hezbollah disarmament plan

          MENAJuly 23, 2025
          Lebanon's Justice Minister Adel Nassar. Mohamad Zanaty for The National

          Lebanon cannot call itself a state without answers to Beirut blast

          MENAJuly 20, 2025
          Bomb removal experts work in an area in the south of Lebanon, under a joint army-NGO programme. Mohamad Zanaty / The National

          Unexploded munitions a lingering deadly threat of Israel's war on Lebanon

          MENAJuly 17, 2025
          Remembering the Light is running at the Sursock Museum until September 4. Photo: Sursock Museum

          Artists 'find some light' on return to Beirut after 14 years

          CultureJuly 06, 2025
          Mourners attend the funeral of Abu Ali Khalil, the bodyguard and head of security for late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Dahieh, southern Beirut, on Thursday. He was killed in an Israeli air strike in Iran on June 21. AP Photo

          Lebanese PM orders arrests of armed men who took part in Ashura commemoration

          MENAJuly 05, 2025
          The writer's son, Dia, during his first trip to Beirut. Nasri Atallah / The National

          Introducing my son to Lebanon helped me heal my relationship with home

          LifestyleJuly 04, 2025
          Travel to and from Lebanon, Jordan, Iran and Israel has been disrupted through June, with some flights set to remain suspended in July and August. Alamy

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          TravelJune 30, 2025
          Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the state must inspire confidence in people. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          PM Salam pledges 'Lebanon 3.0', but warns resilience alone will not fix country

          MENAJune 10, 2025
          A man casts his vote at a polling station during municipal elections in the town of Nabatieh, south Lebanon, on May 24. AP Photo

          Lebanon's traditional parties dominate municipal elections

          MENAMay 26, 2025
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