Ceasefire deal fails Lebanon, once again

On 23 November 2025, Israel carried out a deadly airstrike on Haret Hreik, a densely populated neighbourhood in Beirut’s southern suburb (Dahieh). The attack killed Hezbollah’s acting chief of staff, Haytham Ali Tabtabai, and five others. Lebanon’s Ministry of Health said that the strike i...

They knew who we were, bombed us anyway

On 21 November 2023, Farah Omar stood in the shade of a tree after finishing her live report for Al Mayadeen TV. Beside her were cameraman Rabih Maamari and their local guide — Hussein Akil, a resident of Ter Harfa — only a few kilometers from the Lebanese–Israeli border. None of the three...