The Israeli army has threatened that Hezbollah's deadly attacks "will not go unanswered," after Hezbollah's rocket fire on northern Israel killed seven Israeli civilians on Thursday. The...
The situation in northern Gaza is "apocalyptic," with all its residents facing "imminent risk of death," according to leaders of major U.N. humanitarian agencies. “The entire Palestinian...
BEIRUT — Sainte Therese Medical Center in Hadath, a neighborhood under ongoing Israeli bombardment, has intensified its protective protocols to safeguard staff, patients and its facilities.The area...
Public schools will reopen on Monday, Nov. 4, nearly a month after private schools resumed on Oct. 7. Caretaker Education Minister Abbas Halabi announced this decision last Thursday, after meeting...
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said in a new interview with Asharq al-Awsat that the U.S. initiative for a cease-fire in Lebanon has failed because Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
An Israeli airstrike conducted overnight from Thursday to Friday targeted an apartment in the Ain al-Rummaneh area, located in the Aley district, killing a man who lived there along with his two...
The Israeli army announced on Friday that it intercepted seven drones approaching its territory during the night, launched from "multiple fronts." "Last night, terrorist groups launched seven...
Hamas has refused to consider a proposal for a short cease-fire in the war in Gaza put forward by mediating countries because it does not meet "the needs of the Palestinians," a movement official...
In the courtyard of Deir el-Ahmar Secondary School, among dozens of displaced families from Baalbeck and nearby villages like Iaat and Boudai, a soldier wanders alone, looking distant. "That's my...
Kamal Kharrazi, an advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, stated on Friday to the pro-Iranian television channel Al Mayadeen that Tehran is likely considering increasing the range of its ballistic...
BEIRUT — The Liberal professions syndicates of Beirut decided on Friday to suspend elections in syndicates due to the current situation in the country amid the ongoing war between Hezbollah and...
One of the collateral effects of the ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah has been the worsening of prison overcrowding, now exceeding 300 percent of capacity. This surge is due in...
An air raid targeted a building in Sour, South Lebanon, on Friday, a city hit by numerous bombings from the Israeli army in recent days. The strike hit a waterfront building, which collapsed in a...
Positive signs suddenly emerged from all sides. On Wednesday, the Israeli media reported an unexpected breakthrough in the cease-fire negotiations in Lebanon. In Beirut, however, the issue was...
The World Health Organization said Friday that the necessary second round of child polio vaccinations in northern Gaza would begin on Saturday after an Israeli bombing had halted the drive....
Reports are mounting without response. Since Oct. 7, 2023, the U.S. administration has received nearly 500 notifications regarding the use of American-made weapons by the Israeli military in Gaza...
BEIRUT — The office of caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati denied a report that claimed the U.S. asked Lebanon to declare a unilateral cease-fire, according to Reuters. Citing a senior Lebanese...
Kuwaiti gamers face major disappointment as the highly anticipated new edition of "Call of Duty" won’t be hitting shelves in the emirate. Production studio Activision confirmed in a statement that...
"The decision between war and peace rests with the State." While many might believe this statement was said by Lebanon's prime minister to refer to Hezbollah, it actually originated from his...
BEIRUT – Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Friday criticized Israel's "expansion" of its attacks on his country during a meeting with UNIFIL commander Major General Aroldo Lazaro, saying...
Mount Lebanon’s First Investigating Judge Nicolas Mansour issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for former Banque du Liban (BDL) governor Riad Salameh after a two-hour interrogation over alleged...
23:05 Beirut Time While the Bekaa and the Baalbeck district have been particularly affected by Israeli strikes in recent days, our correspondent reported that a dispute between two...
Cattle farmer Khairallah Yaacoub refused to leave south Lebanon despite a year of Hezbollah-Israel clashes. When full-scale war erupted, he and four others were stranded in their ruined border...
Four Thais were killed in northern Israel by rocket fire from Lebanon, Thailand's foreign minister said Friday. Maris Sangiampongsa, in a post on social media platform X,...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Nov. 1, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Israel's continued ground offensives in Gaza and...
The Israeli army carried out more than ten strikes, including several particularly powerful ones, on the southern suburbs of Beirut between 2:00 and 4:30 a.m in what it said were a response to a...
The breeze of optimism that blew Wednesday night following caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s remarks on a possible agreement to end the war in Lebanon soon dissipated.Israeli bombardments...
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
