UN experts denounce 'distressing' attacks against ICC
Several independent UN experts on Friday denounced attacks made against the International Criminal Court (ICC), particularly from Israel and the United States, which "promote a culture of...
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Netanyahu defiant after Biden warning on arms supplies to Israel
JERUSALEM — US President Joe Biden's warning to Israel that he could withhold some arms supplies has shaken Israelis used to relying on their main ally at a time when the country faces widening...
James Mackenzie, 10 May 2024
UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations General Assembly on Friday backed a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognizing it as qualified to join and recommending the UN Security Council...
Michelle Nichols, 10 May 2024
Deciphering the Bitcoin, Ethereum, ETFs rollercoaster: A recap of the last 10 days
During the first half of May, staying vigilant was crucial for investors eyeing cryptocurrencies and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). This period saw the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 10 May 2024
Lebanese comedians under legal scrutiny: Other notable cases
BEIRUT — Recent years have seen a surge in the prosecution of comedians by Lebanese authorities, posing a threat to freedom of expression in the country. Since Wednesday, comedian Shaden...
Malek Jadah, 10 May 2024
Israel emerges among top favourites to win Eurovision
STOCKHOLM — Israel's Eden Golan has become one of the favorites among bookmakers to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest after she made it through the semi-finals on Thursday, despite boos...
Johan Ahlander and Anna Ringstrom, 10 May 2024
Is Eurovision Israel’s favorite soft power tool?
Six years after its fourth and most recent victory, the Israeli delegation is “showing its teeth,” said a former Nordic-Palestinian organizer, speaking anonymously. “They’re eager to make their...
K.R., 10 May 2024
When Sacha Dahdouh becomes a ‘viper’
Playing a super villain is a first for Sacha Dahdouh. The actress played the execrable yet charismatic Cyrine the viper in Shahid’s Loobat Hob new soap opera, alongside Nour Ali, Moatasem Annahar,...
Béchara MAROUN, 10 May 2024
FPM warns against 'replacing the Lebanese' with Syrians
A Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) delegation on Friday reiterated its call for Syrian migrants and refugees in Lebanon to be returned to their country of origin, a statement by the party, published...
10 May 2024
How will the Beirut port blast investigation resume?
Since former Public Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat retired on Feb. 22, many families of the victims killed in the Aug. 4, 2020 explosion at the Beirut port have been counting on his successor, Judge...
Claude ASSAF, 10 May 2024
Security forces crack down on Syrian-owned businesses
Security forces in Lebanon have intensified efforts to regulate the presence of Syrian refugees in the country, resulting in the closure of several businesses owned by Syrians across various...
10 May 2024
Caretaker health minister warns about spread of 'jaundice and skin rashes' in informal Syrian camps
BEIRUT — Cases of jaundice, a medical condition involving yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, usually caused by a liver disease, have reportedly increased in informal Syrian camps in...
10 May 2024
Iraq requests end of UN assistance mission by end-2025
BAGHDAD — Iraq has requested that a United Nations assistance mission set up after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of the country end its work by the end of 2025, saying it was no longer needed...
10 May 2024
Two Syrians injured in mine explosion in Bekaa
A landmine explosion in eastern Bekaa, near the border with Syria, injured two Syrian nationals aged 28 and 29 on Thursday night, a security source told our correspondent Sarah Abdallah. The...
10 May 2024
Thirty Lebanese women trapped in Gaza with their children request repatriation
Lebanon is trying to repatriate around thirty Lebanese women and their children, born to Palestinian fathers and stranded in Gaza since the start of the war between Hamas and Israel, the Lebanese...
Zeina ANTONIOS, 10 May 2024
Palestinian journalist showcases fragility, steadfastness of life under occupation
BEIRUT — A young couple examines a wall-mounted photograph of two young smiling boys. The woman tears up and then they move to the next photo, an elderly lady with tired eyes and deep creases...
Ghadir Hamadi, 10 May 2024
More than 100,000 people have fled Rafah
More than 100,000 people have fled Rafah, the United Nations said Friday, with the southern Gaza city under threat of a full-scale Israeli ground invasion. "More than...
10 May 2024
Fuel prices continue to see a decrease
Fuel prices saw a decrease on Friday, according to the latest price list published by the Energy and Water Ministry However, the price of the gas cylinder remained unchanged. Here are the new...
10 May 2024
Is the Rafah takeover crossing a red line for Egypt?
Egypt’s reaction was under particular scrutiny after the Israeli seizure of the Rafah crossing on Tuesday. While images of the Israeli flag flying over the crossing that is located at its border...
Clara HAGE, 10 May 2024
Blinken report expected to say Israel is not breaking weapons terms
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to submit a highly critical report to Congress as soon as Friday on Israel's conduct in Gaza that stops short of concluding it has violated the...
10 May 2024
Israel hits Gaza after truce talks end
Israel launched fresh strikes in the Gaza Strip Friday after negotiators pursuing a long-stalled truce agreement left talks in Cairo without having secured a deal. AFP journalists in the Gaza...
10 May 2024
UN agency says closing east Jerusalem HQ after arson by 'Israeli extremists'
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday it was temporarily shuttering its east Jerusalem headquarters after "Israeli extremists" set fire to the perimeter following weeks of repeated...
10 May 2024
US opposes forcing Palestinians from Gaza, Blinken tells Egypt
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Egyptian counterpart on Thursday that the United States opposes forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza, after Israel seized the border crossing at...
10 May 2024
Hamas accuses Israel of taking truce negotiations 'back to square one': Gaza war, day 217
21:12 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live coverage of the war between Hamas and Israel. We will continue our coverage of the conflict tomorrow morning. 20:45 Beirut...
Muntasser Abdallah, 10 May 2024
Comedian Shaden Fakih accused of 'blasphemy' by Dar al-Fatwa
Comedian Shaden Fakih has once again been at the heart of controversy since Wednesday, following the online broadcast of a performance in which she evokes Islam. On Thursday, Dar al-Fatwa,...
Zeina ANTONIOS, 10 May 2024
'They want to expel us all, with or without papers': Syrians in Lebanon worry about their futures
“I'm not illegal,” Amir* keeps repeating on the other end of the phone, as if to convince himself that everything will be all right. But this Syrian national, who has been working in Lebanon for...
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, 10 May 2024
Gazans skeptical of US aid jetty
Hundreds of soldiers, $320 million and almost two months. That is what it took the United States to finalize the construction of a floating jetty off the coast of Gaza to deliver vital humanitarian...
Noor ALYACOUBI, 10 May 2024
Baflieh strike kills 3, Syrian-run businesses raided, charges in restaurant fire case: Everything you need to know to start your Friday
Catch up on yesterday’s LIVE coverage of Day 216 the Gaza war here . With further houses, towns and fields struck by Israeli bombs, Hezbollah continued to claim cross-border strikes,...
