Thousands of people displaced by Israeli strikes in Lebanon now shelter along the Beirut promenade that hugs the Mediterranean Sea. They share it with joggers, cyclists and dog walkers — alongside dizzying displays of wealth. My latest report.
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“This is a difficult Eid day”: For many in Lebanon, the spiritual stillness of Ramadan and the joy of Eid have been replaced by the constant hum of uncertainty: where to sleep, what to eat, whether home still exists. My dispatch from Beirut.
Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia was released from an ICE detention facility in Texas after a year in custody.
The 33-year-old from the occupied West Bank was the last person connected to the Columbia University pro-Palestine protests still held by US immigration authorities.
As Israel begins a ground invasion into southern Lebanon, hundreds of thousands of uprooted people wonder when they will ever return home. “We love our land,” said Fidaa Malhas from Sidiqeen village, who now sleeps by the seaside in Beirut. “We want to go back.”
Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 31 health workers and wounded 51 more in Lebanon this month, illustrating the intensity of the conflict and the strain on a health system caring for over 2,000 injured civilians.
A father comforting his kids, telling them the deafening bangs were fireworks. A man blown from his bed onto the floor. Debris and mangled rebar everywhere. Our report on the morning residents in a central Beirut area woke up to Israeli bombardment.
Israel’s military said on Saturday that it sent special forces into Lebanon to search for information on an Israeli airman who has been missing for four decades. The airstrikes and clashes in the eastern Bekaa Valley left at least 41 people dead.
Parents waking children at night to flee. Traffic jams crawling for hours before reaching safety in Beirut. Hungry families unsure where to get food or water to break their fast. Our dispatch from Beirut on the first day this ever-expanding war reached Lebanon. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/w...
I got a call saying it was from the Israeli army, warning anyone near Hezbollah members or its facilities “is putting their life at risk.” The message urged people to move at least 1,000 meters to an open area. The calls followed evacuation orders for some 50 villages in Lebanon's south and east
I heard the Israeli strikes in Beirut, which were so loud they echoed across multiple neighborhoods. The explosions could be heard in Dahiya, the Hezbollah bastion in southern Beirut. The Israeli military said it carried out targeted strikes against Hezbollah members in Beirut and southern Lebanon
As the United States and Israel began a coordinated military offensive against Iran early Saturday, Tehran acted swiftly on its promise to hit back, targeting U.S. interests and allies across the Middle East in a wide-ranging retaliation that risks a broader regional conflict. My latest.
We won the George Polk Award in Foreign Reporting for our investigation on how powerful people and firms exploited East African women recruited for domestic work in the Gulf. Special thanks to the Polk jury and to everyone involved in this project from the start.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, the head of the Dubai-based ports giant DP World, resigned on Friday, the company said, amid mounting scrutiny of his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
A budding fashion designer, a prospective engineering student, and a mother, father and son who once considered emigrating in hopes of a better life. All were killed in protests that rocked Iran starting in late December. My latest with Leily Nikounazar.
Some news: I’m moving to Lebanon to be a Middle East Correspondent for @nytimes.com. I was honored to cover East Africa for nearly six years during a momentous and shifting period. I’ll miss the region and my wonderful colleagues across Africa. Excited for new stories and great collaborations ahead.
China has racked up a $60 billion trade surplus with Africa so far in 2025, nearly surpassing last year’s total, as Chinese companies redirect trade to the region while President Trump’s tariffs crimp the flow of goods into the United States.
Witnesses said the second strike took place after rescue workers, journalists and other people had rushed to the site of the initial attack. The Reuters live video feed from the hospital, which was operated by Masri, suddenly shut down at the moment of the initial strike reut.rs/41pmNLb
BREAKING: Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed at least 15 people, including three journalists, one of whom worked for Reuters, Palestinian health officials said reut.rs/45OFPfr
South Sudan should not “use the issue of Palestinians as negotiating chips to improve their foreign relations,” said Edmund Yakani, the leader of a South Sudanese civil society organization. “This is ethnic cleansing that we are supporting.”
Fascinating and deeply reported piece from Aida Alami in @nybooks.com on what makes a uniquely Muslim American imam, and how they are helping themselves and their community navigate the demands of a secularizing, pluralistic, and Islamophobic country.
Text reads: "Aid Groups Warn of Starvation in Gaza, Saying Suffering Is at 'New Depths'" over an image of people holding empty metal pans and stretching out their arms while waiting for food. Photo by Saher Alghorra for The New York Times
More than 100 aid agencies and rights groups, including Save the Children and Doctors Without Borders, warned on Wednesday that mass starvation was spreading across Gaza, adding to calls for Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave. nyti.ms/46TKTRO
My piece on the protests in Kenya against President William Ruto and his government leads @nytimes.com The Morning newsletter. Here's a gift link.
Could America gamble away its scientific and educational leadership in the service of ideology? Together with my colleagues, we write about what Trump's crackdown on universities will mean for America and the world.
“There was a brief silence among the three of us, a beat of shared recognition of the difficulties of staying alive.” Hanif Abdurraqib reflects on meeting Mahmoud Khalil and Zohran Mamdani at a comedy show.
Faith Kipyegon finishes a race, her head tilted back and eyes closed in exertion. A quote from her: "If it’s not me it will be somebody else — one day a woman will run under four.”
From @theathletic.bsky.social: Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon fell short in her bid to become the first woman to break the four-minute mile. Kipyegon ran 4:06.92, the fastest time over the distance recorded by a woman, breaking her own world record. nyti.ms/44AXZll
Kenyan police used live rounds, tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters on Wednesday, as thousands marched nationwide to mark a year since huge demonstrations against a contentious tax plan turned deadly and laid bare the growing anger at President William Ruto’s government.
A map of Iran, with red dots on Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz. A headline reads: "Here Are the Three Iranian Nuclear Sites the U.S. Attacked"
The U.S. struck three key nuclear sites in Iran overnight on Saturday. President Trump claimed that three facilities had been “totally obliterated,” but top Pentagon officials said that it was too soon to say whether Iran still retained some nuclear ability. nyti.ms/45AFnD1
The Trump administration’s tightening of visas for international students has raised fears the U.S. could lose its status as a top higher education destination. For tens of thousands of African students, that shift was already underway. Their destination: China. My latest.
Coco Gauff on an orange clay tennis court, celebrating a win with a fist pump and an open mouth. A headline reads: "Coco Gauff Becomes First U.S. Woman to Win French Open in a Decade." Photo by Julien De Rosa/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
From @theathletic.bsky.social: Coco Gauff won the French Open, prevailing over the No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka in a tense and chaotic final match on Saturday. She is the first American woman to win on the clay since Serena Williams in 2015. nyti.ms/43OLRf7
