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Solidarity from Lebanon’s rebellious Christians

Post author:Guy Smallman
Post published:8 July 2026
Post last modified:8 July 2026

Lebanon — The ancient Christian quarter of the southern city of Tyre — known locally as Sour — is a vibrant tourist attraction in more normal times. It has a historic lighthouse and winding narrow streets that lead to its coffee shops, restaurants and markets. It is also a stopping point for pilgrims — due to its significance in the Bible and two ancient cathedrals. Unlike the rest of the city, which has been partially obliterated by Israeli bombs, the Christian quarter remains untouched. Locals here have recently put the values of their faith into literal practice, by sheltering thousands of…

The Orwellian nightmare facing Lebanon’s journalists

Post author:Guy Smallman
Post published:21 June 2026
Post last modified:22 June 2026

Lebanon — Content warning: Some of the links in this feature connect to upsetting videos On March 18th of this year British anchorman for RT Steve Sweeney went viral after narrowly cheating death on camera. A 500-pound guided bomb aimed at him and his cameraman hit just feet away. Luckily, it landed in an existing crater sending the blast upwards instead of outwards which would have torn them both to shreds. In the early hours of the same day, the Israelis assassinated 80-year-old al-Manar TV News political editor Mohamad Sherri with a drone strike on his apartment in central Beirut. It…

Lebanon’s US-aligned PM condemns Iran for Israel’s attacks in deranged interview

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:12 June 2026
Post last modified:13 June 2026

Lebanese PM Nawwaf Salam has condemned Iran for Israel’s war of aggression in southern Lebanon, in a deranged interview with the Murdoch Times. Nawaaf claimed that Tehran rejected a supposed ‘ceasefire’ ‘deal’ in Israel’s invasion of Lebanon because: Tehran wanted to say Lebanon is a card in our pocket, that ‘we decide on Lebanon’s behalf … we are the decision-makers’. The one-sided ‘deal‘ involved Israel being free — its usual modus operandi — to continue attacking and seizing territory in southern Lebanon. By contrast, resistance group Hezbollah would have to cease all operations, lay down its arms and leave the territory, giving…