Matthew Kynaston

Israeli strikes on Bekaa Valley over the past week have killed more than 160 people

Staff determined to stay in the area despite violence and calls to leave

Lebanon's fishermen defiant as Israel orders them out of the sea

Resurrected from devastation after Israel's 1982 invasion, the Golf Club of Lebanon keeps the sport's flag flying as another conflict looms

The National speaks with travellers at Beirut's international airport who paid excessively high rates to leave Lebanon, amid fears of the conflict escalating between Hezbollah and Israel

Wakim is one of five athletes who have been confirmed to represent Lebanon at the summer Games

Lebanon has struggled since the 2019 financial crisis but things are slowly starting to get better

Afghan's journey from fleeing the Taliban to asylum in the UK has steeled him for medal tilt at Paris 2024

Afghan's journey from fleeing the Taliban to asylum in the UK has steeled him for medal tilt at Paris 2024

Athlete who fled the Taliban to Abu Dhabi and then the UK will represent IOC's Olympic Refugee Team

Call for universities to cut economic ties with Israel over war in Gaza

The vital work of clearing the land of these deadly devices has been rendered even more difficult by the explosion of violence since October

Lina Shahin leads an all-male demining team, clearing unexploded ordnance from Lebanon's civil war

Like many in the north of the enclave Husam Azzam and his family are facing starvation, and their physical disabilities make moving to safety even more challenging

The kingdom's air force is providing meals for hungry residents in the northern part of the enclave but the UN says land routes must be opened to avert famine