Lebanese President Joseph Aoun responded Friday to U.S. pressure for rapid direct negotiations with Israel and a deal within the next two weeks, by reiterating Beirut's demand for a halt to...
The United States imposed new sanctions Friday on three Iranian foreign currency exchange firms, in an effort to target Tehran's "financial lifelines" in the Middle East war. The...
The death toll in Lebanon by Israeli attacks since March 2 has risen to 2,618 with 8,094 wounded, according to the updated figures from the Health Ministry, meaning 42 more deaths since Thursday....
After a particularly violent day, the Israeli army continued its deadly escalation in southern Lebanon on Friday. It especially focused its attacks on the locality of Habboush, near Nabatieh, soon...
Hezbollah has sent reinforcements in weapons and personnel to southern Lebanon since the start of the war with Israel on March 2, the official in charge of media for the pro-Iranian group said...
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Friday that there is no point in negotiating with Israel under the pressure of ongoing fighting, noting in an interview with the pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat...
Hezbollah has brought reinforcements and weapons to the South of the country since the start of Israel's war on Lebanon on March 2, the organization's director of media relations said on...
The war in the Middle East has forced the Gulf monarchies to rethink their oil and trade routes, but rerouting them will be no simple task, experts say. Faced with the closure of the Strait of...
Iran has delivered a new proposal for talks with the United States via mediator Pakistan, state media reported on Friday. "The Islamic Republic of Iran delivered the text of its latest...
Dozens of activists on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters off Crete disembarked on Friday in the Greek island, an AFP journalist witnessed....
A 36-year-old man suspected of violently assaulting a French nun in Jerusalem on Tuesday has been arrested, Israeli police said Wednesday, amid a backdrop of growing violence against Christians by...
With slow steps, a mother’s face resting on her son’s shoulder, children held in arms, the families of the three martyrs enter the courtyard of the Civil Defense center in Sour on this hot morning...
Israel's new death penalty law permitting the execution of Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks perpetuates racial discrimination against them, a United Nations committee said Friday,...
The United Arab Emirates Foreign Ministry on Thursday announced a travel ban on Emirati nationals going to Iran, Lebanon and Iraq, citing regional developments including the Middle East war. Iran...
President Joseph Aoun on Friday praised the “incredible resilience” of workers in Lebanon, in a message addressed to them on the X account of the Lebanese presidency, on the occasion of Labor...
19:22 Beirut Time We are now closing our LIVE coverage of the region for tonight. Thank you for tuning in. 19:21 Beirut Time Israeli strikes on Habboush: Health...
At first glance, the upcoming meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, scheduled for May 14-15, might almost seem disappointing. Expectations are deliberately low, the agenda remains tightly...
Three diplomatic tracks will have a direct impact on Lebanon in the coming weeks: U.S.-led negotiations with Israel, the Saudi-Egyptian initiative, and talks between Washington and Tehran. All...
Each time Lebanon reiterates its demand for a prior and consolidated cease-fire as a condition for engaging in direct negotiations, Israel responds by escalating further — issuing evacuation...
I took a walk on the lavish waterfront this week. Along the sidelines of this warped street, luxury storefronts stand tall, empty, frigid: repeated messages of fine living, flimsy red herrings...
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
Lebanese, Israeli delegation to meet in Washington; Lebanon files UN complaint against Iran: Everything you need to know this Thursday
