Israeli fighter jets were reported flying over the Baalbek district, as well as over southern Lebanon, according to local ...

“I’m in Baalbek, at the historic site that is hundreds of years old. This point is called Manshiyeh, we used to be proud of the Manshiyeh and were eager to take photos next to it, there was a coffee ...

Some 100 members of Lebanon's parliament have an "urgent message" to UNESCO calling for the protection of the country's heritage, after a local official said an Israeli airstrike landed "dangerously ...

The Israeli army ordered civilians in Baalbek in eastern Lebanon to immediately leave their areas ahead of airstrikes. Military spokesman Avichay Adraee said on X that residents of the city and the ...

Death toll from Israeli airstrikes in the Baalbek District, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate of eastern Lebanon rose to 20, with 14 others injured, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Saturday. Eleven were ...

Israeli warplanes are targeting a town that appears to be controlled by Hezbollah militants. Shiite Muslims in Baalbek oppose the attacks, but Sunni Muslims, citing their own political preferences, ...

The stones at Baalbek are so large they still defy common sense. Some weigh more than modern cranes are rated to lift. This ...

Lebanon has been conquered and colonized many times over in the last three millennia. Among the famous invaders: Alexander the Great, Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar and the Muslim warrior Saladin.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, few visitors can currently travel to Baalbek, a city in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley that houses some of the Roman Empire’s greatest temple ruins. Luckily, a new virtual tour ...

I approached Baalbek on a hot, dry day out of Beirut, down a broken road where children played, oblivious to passing cars. I pulled up by a small hut on the outskirts of the city, where I’d been told ...