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This Is Beirut
Lebanese pro-sovereignty, pro-West
This Is Beirut is an English-language digital outlet operating from Beirut and Washington, D.C., funded by Lebanese banking magnate Antoun Sehnaoui, though that relationship is not disclosed on the site. It takes a consistently anti-Hezbollah, pro-sovereignty editorial line, advocating for Lebanese independence from Iranian influence and for peace between Lebanon and Israel. Its coverage of the Trump administration's Lebanon policy — which pursues similar goals of weakening Hezbollah and reinforcing Lebanese state authority — has been largely analytical and favorable.
Owned byFunded by Antoun Sehnaoui, chairman of SGBL (Société Générale de Banque au Liban) and related French-European banking entities; the outlet's website does not publicly identify any owner or backer
LeaningLebanese pro-sovereignty, pro-West
On the administrationbroadly supportive
3average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun