Source: Reuters
North Korea’s secretive financial apparatus may have helped fund Hezbollah’s military infrastructure in Lebanon through a network of front companies, illicit financial channels and arms-trading intermediaries, according to security reports and testimony from North Korean defectors.
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Israel has heightened its military readiness along its northern frontiers, deploying forces in the Golan Heights and southern Lebanon amid concerns about a possible escalation involving Hezbollah, according to the Israeli newspaper Maariv.
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has asked the U.S. to establish a binding timetable for the faltering Trilateral Framework, which calls for Hezbollah’s disarmament in return for Israel’s withdrawal. Beirut, however, treats deadlines as suggestions, repeatedly promising to dismantle Hezbollah’s military infrastructure without delivering.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
A couple of weeks ago, the OECD released the PISA 2025 results. PISA assesses whether fifteen-year-olds can apply what they have learned in reading, mathematics, and science to solve problems. It offers a rare opportunity to ask a question Lebanon usually avoids: after years of schooling, what can students actually do?
Friday, October 2, 2026
Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, captain of the Egyptian national team and Trabzonspor striker, has revealed for the first time a photo of his newborn son, Lil, in a family appearance that received wide interaction from his followers.
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Hekmeh Beirut secured a spot in the final of the West Asia Super League "WASL" Final 8 after defeating Kuwait SC 87-74 in the semifinals, setting up a purely Lebanese showdown with Al Riyadi Beirut for the title.
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Monday 30 September 2024 17:51:11
Lebanon's health system remains impacted and overstretched by a new escalation of violence in the country, the World Health Organization said Monday, warning that displaced people were at increased risk of diseases.
Some 118,466 new displacements have taken place between Sept. 23 and 27, the U.N. agency said in a situation report, as Israel continues to carry out airstrikes on targets in Beirut and elsewhere in Lebanon.

