With dreamy vocals evoking images of hills and homeland, the star and her husband together wove a new and more romantic version of Lebanon in the years before the civil war that feels very distant now
Lebanese political alliances are crumbling. Many who stayed silent about Hezbollah for years have started voicing criticism of the group now that it has been decapitated by Israel.
Middle East Airlines (MEA) flights to and from Beirut are ongoing despite Israel's relentless air strikes. Amidst huge losses, MEA bosses know how important it is to stay airborne.
The group's lacklustre former deputy leader was the last viable leadership option once Israel killed Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Saffiedine. Who is he?
Shiites have always been an integral part of Lebanese society, holding government posts since its first government was formed in 1926, with feelings of "victimisation" only surfacing in the 1960s
Relentless Israeli air strikes have led to losses of $1bn so far, devastating an area home to thousands of small businesses vital to the economy, which had developed over decades
The country was virtually bankrupt before Israel's war displaced more than a million people. Lebanese hope a Paris donor conference will deliver in their hour of need.
Key regional powers—Türkiye, Egypt, Iran—do not see eye to eye over what transpired in Syria. One emerges as a winner, the other a loser, and Syria's new Islamist-leaning leaders unsettle the third.
Integrating armed factions, particularly the SDF, will be key, as well as agreeing on an inclusive new government that can unify a country that has been plagued by division
Earlier eras have been characterised by peaceful coexistence in Islam, when people from different religions lived side by side, with equal rights, at a time when violence raged around other faiths