Tomorrow at 8 PM, PolyBlog spends a day with a Lebanese reporter @Laraelhachem whose job begins where most people are told to stay away. From blocked roads and strike sites to the daily reality of covering conflict, she reflects on fear, responsibility, and what it means to keep reporting when uncertainty becomes part of everyday life. What happens when journalism is practiced at the frontlines of war? This project was produced in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung @KAS_Lebanon , supporting meaningful conversations around Lebanon's humanitarian and social challenges during times of war.

"The moment we secure safety and stability for Lebanon, everyone will return to work and rebuild everything from the ground up." In this episode of PolyBlog, Nayla Khoury @KhouryNayla reflects on resilience, the determination to stay, and a Lebanon that remains worth believing in despite crises, war, and ongoing challenges. This project was produced in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung @KAS_Lebanon , supporting meaningful conversations around Lebanon's humanitarian and social challenges during times of war.

05 | لبنانيّون في زمن الحرب: يوم مع منتجة مسرحية What does theatre mean in a country constantly interrupted by crisis? In this episode of PolyBlog, we spend a day with Lebanese theatre producer Nayla Khoury @KhouryNayla as she takes us behind the scenes of one of Lebanon's most important cultural spaces. From the backstage rush before a performance to reflections on war, uncertainty, motherhood, and resilience, she shares what it means to keep creating when everything around you is forced to stop. As theatres struggle with recurring disruptions, Nayla discusses the importance of preserving Lebanon's artistic life, supporting performers, and maintaining spaces where people can gather, reflect, and experience stories together. This episode explores the relationship between culture and crisis, and asks a simple but powerful question: what happens when a society loses its stage? This project was produced in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung @KAS_Lebanon , supporting meaningful conversations around Lebanon's humanitarian and social challenges during times of war.

Tomorrow at 8 PM, PolyBlog spends a day with a Lebanese theatre producer, @KhouryNayla, whose life revolves around one question: how do you keep art alive when everything around you keeps stopping? From empty stages during wartime to the resilience of Lebanon's cultural scene, she reflects on theatre, motherhood, uncertainty, and the determination to keep creating despite crisis. This project was produced in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung @KAS_Lebanon , supporting meaningful conversations around Lebanon's humanitarian and social challenges during times of war.

In the opening session of Decode the News: Media Literacy for Democratic Resilience, participants joined Mr. Ralph Baydoun to explore the ecosystem of information disorder— the actors, motives, and mechanisms behind the spread of misleading content.

"I told myself that I would never cry again." This project was produced in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung @KAS_Lebanon, supporting meaningful conversations around Lebanon’s humanitarian and social challenges during times of war.

After elections were held in the Northeast, #Syria appears closer than ever to convening its first Post-Assad Parliament. However, criticism regarding the representation of ethnic & religious minorities remains a key obstacle to legitimising the new body. kas.de/en/web/libanon/single…

04 | لبنانيّون في زمن الحرب: يوم مع نازحة سياسية A story about displacement, resilience, and the search for a Lebanon where difference is not betrayal with @Khadija99979111 . This project was produced in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung @KAS_Lebanon , supporting meaningful conversations around Lebanon’s humanitarian and social challenges during times of war.

Tomorrow at 8 PM, PolyBlog spends a day with @Khadija99979111 , a Lebanese mother and political dissident whose life was transformed by war, displacement, and the decision to speak openly about her beliefs. Forced to leave her home during the war and later prevented from returning because of her political views, she reflects on identity, belonging, motherhood, loss, and the personal cost of expressing an opinion from within her own community. This project was produced in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung @KAS_Lebanon , supporting meaningful conversations around Lebanon’s humanitarian and social challenges during times of war.

From all of us at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung office in Beirut, Eid Mubarak to those celebrating. May this occasion bring peace to homes, strength to communities, and hope for the days ahead. مؤسسة كونراد آديناور #لبنان تتقدّم بأحرّ التهاني بمناسبة عيد الأضحى المبارك.

Behind every firefighter and first responder is a family waiting in fear for their return. This episode highlights the emotional weight carried by the Beirut Fire Brigade as they continue responding to bombings, destruction, fires, and emergencies while trying to protect their loved ones from the reality around them. A glimpse into our day with the Beirut Fire Brigade. This project was produced in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung @KAS_Lebanon , supporting meaningful conversations around Lebanon’s humanitarian and social challenges during times of war.

03 | لبنانيّون في زمن الحرب: يوم مع فوج إطفاء بيروت “It’s really hard to be someone who needs help while you’re helping others.” From displacement and loss to fear for their own families, this episode follows Lebanon’s civil defense workers during the war, risking their lives daily while carrying their own trauma and grief in silence. A glimpse into our day with Lebanon’s civil defense heroes. This project was produced in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung @KAS_Lebanon, supporting meaningful conversations around Lebanon’s humanitarian and social challenges during times of war.

They rush toward danger while everyone else runs away. PolyBlog spends a day with Lebanon’s civil defense workers, following the men and women responding to bombings, destruction, fires, and emergencies during the war, while navigating fear, exhaustion, displacement, and the constant possibility of never returning home. From the trauma of the August 4 port explosion to the ongoing war, this episode sheds light on the emotional and human reality behind those risking their lives to save others. Watch the full episode tomorrow at 8 PM. This project was produced in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung @KAS_Lebanon , supporting meaningful conversations around Lebanon’s humanitarian and social challenges during times of war.

A glimpse into our day with Embrace @embrace_lebanon . From fear and displacement to emotional exhaustion, this episode highlights the reality faced by Lebanon’s mental health workers during the war, caring for patients while struggling with their own trauma at the same time. This project was produced in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung @KAS_Lebanon , supporting meaningful conversations around Lebanon’s humanitarian and social challenges during times of war.

How do #Christians in #Syria perceive social cohesion since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024? Perspectives on trust, accountability, and fear within mixed communities. @Elie_Al_Hindy #PostAssad #SyriaTransition #InclusiveGovernance #MiddleEastPolitics #Infographic

02 | لبنانيّون في زمن الحرب: يوم مع Embrace @embrace_lebanon This project was produced in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung @KAS_Lebanon , supporting meaningful conversations around Lebanon’s humanitarian and social challenges during times of war.

"Psychiatrists also have feelings." Even those helping others heal are carrying wounds of their own. PolyBlog spends a day with Embrace @embrace_lebanon , a Lebanese mental health organization working on the frontlines of psychological support during the war, following psychiatrists and mental health workers who continue caring for others while navigating fear, displacement, exhaustion, and uncertainty themselves. Watch the full episode tomorrow at 8 PM. This project was produced in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung @KAS_Lebanon , supporting meaningful conversations around Lebanon’s humanitarian and social challenges during times of war.