Ramez Maluf, a professor of journalism at the Lebanese American University in Beirut, talks with John Ydstie about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, and his decision to leave Beirut.

Beirut wouldn’t let war derail its latest film fest. Lebanese packed Cinema Days of Beirut, the city’s first film fest since the monthlong conflict with Israel this summer. Organized by local film org ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 24—There it is again: a high, ominous, whining-whistling sound, followed by a great explosive BOOM! It’s very BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 24—There it is again: a high, ominous, whining ...

BEIRUT, July 17 -- Physician Salem Ali sprawled in a chair at Sahel General Hospital, where he had spent the last four days. His house? He laughed and shrugged his shoulders. It was near the Iranian ...

BEIRUT, Dec. 3 -- -- BEIRUT, Dec. 3 -- Sunni residents and Shiite protesters clashed in the capital Sunday, leaving one man dead and raising tension across Lebanon on a third day of demonstrations ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. I get it that when peoples fight each other part of what they’re often fighting for — ...

The south of Lebanon continues to be pounded by Israeli warplanes, while Hezbollah fighters are firing longer-range missiles into northern Israel. Meanwhile, Beirut is slowly, warily, coming back to ...