The orders cover half the urban area of greater Beirut—five times greater than the area affected by a monthlong war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006, according to a study by the Beirut Urban ...

the road runs south from Horsh Beirut, the city’s largest public park, and makes its way through the rest of Dahiyeh’s urban sprawl. Over the past two months, when Israel stepped up its aerial ...

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Gentrification, a set of urban processes including physical upgrading, a change in the character of a place, and displacement of vulnerable, less well-off residents and businesses, is transforming the ...

In Lebanon’s bustling capital, Beirut, the dense urban landscape includes high-rise buildings that tower over heritage architecture, and located in one of the oldest central neighborhoods is ...

Hezbollah Condemns Attack on UN Peacekeeping Mission Convoy in Beirut CAIRO (Reuters) -Hezbollah on Sunday condemned an attack on a United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) convoy in Beirut on Friday ...

UN Peacekeeping Mission Deputy Commander Injured After Convoy Attacked in Beirut BEIRUT (Reuters) - The outgoing deputy force commander of the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) in Lebanon was ...