The latest wave of violence has once again revived fears that the fragile new Syria could collapse into fighting. Although these fears had never truly subsided since the Assad's toppling by the...
On Dec. 8, 2024, after a thirteen-year war, the coalition led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham managed to overthrow a dictatorship that has been in power for more than half a century. Headed by the...
The Hakki campaign, launched at each election deadline by the Union of the Disabled in Lebanon to ensure that people with special needs have access to polling stations, is likely to reach a new...
Nearly six months to the day after its original date, the 18th edition of the OMT Beirut Marathon made its grand return to the capital on Thursday, May 1. On this labor holiday, the streets of...
Farmers in Dinnieh, North Lebanon, are urgently calling on the government, the Agriculture Ministry and the High Relief Commission to swiftly assess the damage caused by a powerful storm that...
President Joseph Aoun stated that the state can protect Lebanon, including Hezbollah, from Israeli attacks, terrorism, or extremism, emphasizing that “threats against the party are threats against...
President Joseph Aoun extended his greetings to Lebanese workers on the occasion of May 1, in a message posted on X, in which he assured that the presidency will work to protect their rights,...
BEIRUT — On the patio of a popular Lebanese restaurant chain, Tony* is busy serving customers. The young man has a bandage on his arm and limps from table to table, with an apparently injured leg....
The general manager of CMA CGM Levant, Joseph Dakkak, confirmed Thursday to L'Orient-Le Jour the signing of a contract between Syria and the French company to develop and operate the port of...
Israeli strikes resulted in two deaths on Thursday, May 1, in Mais al-Jabal, a locality in the district of Marjayoun, which was targeted twice, less than a week after the bombing of the southern...
The head of Omani diplomacy, who is acting as a mediator between the United States and Iran, announced Thursday the postponement, for "logistical reasons," of the nuclear talks scheduled...
The Interior and Municipalities Minister in Lebanon issued a decision on Thursday to ban the movement of motorcycles across all Lebanese regions in conjunction with the municipal elections taking...
Correction: An earlier version of this article indicated Leeney was deputy commander of CENTCOM, when he was in fact deputy commander of CENTCOM's army branch (ARCENT) in South Carolina. BEIRUT...
Gaza's civil defence agency said Thursday Israeli bombardment killed at least 29 people since midnight in the war-ravaged territory, which has been under Israeli aid blockade for nearly two...
On April 27, local literary journal Rusted Radishes hosted the 11th edition of its books and photography market “Souk el Kotob والصور” at Souk el Tayeb in Beirut's Mar Mikhael...
Iran on Thursday condemned as "economic terrorism" a U.S. decision to slap new sanctions on the Islamic Republic just days before another round of nuclear talks between the longtime foes....
More than nine years after the last elections, almost 900,000 registered Lebanese voters in Mount Lebanon will head to the polls Sunday to elect their municipal councils. In total, 277 localities,...
At least 73 people have been killed in Syria in two days of sectarian violence, most of the victims being Druze fighters, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported Thursday....
The retired military personnel group in Lebanon has announced plans to carry out "road closures and blockages of public roads" on Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. as “an initial angry...
Lebanon's top Druze figures, Walid Jumblatt and Sheikh Akl Sami Abi al-Mouna, intensified diplomatic efforts on Wednesday to contain a deadly escalation between Druze militiamen and groups...
Meta suspended Megaphone’s Instagram account on Thursday, the media platform said in a statement. The account was suspended "after mass reporting led to the removal of several posts,...
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At least 15 Druze fighters were killed Wednesday in an ambush near Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported Thursday. Fighting had taken place on Wednesday in Sahnaya,...
The United Arab Emirates lifted the travel ban on its citizens to Lebanon and eased Visa restrictions for Lebanese visitors. This comes following a meeting in Abu Dhabi between Lebanese President...
Washington and Kyiv have signed a new deal that will see the United States invest in Ukraine's rare earth deposits as it seeks to reduce military aid to the war-torn country. The agreement was...
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
