BEIRUT— Internal Security Forces (ISF) said Monday that it opened an investigation into a Jdeideh daycare after a video circulating on social media showed staff members abusing infants, the ISF...
A statement signed by all four deputy governors of Banque du Liban on Thursday sparked a wave of panic about a possible vacancy in the governance of the country’s top financial institution....
Riad Salameh’s term as head of the Banque du Liban (BDL) is set to expire at the end of July. Wassim Mansouri, the first deputy governor of the BDL, a Shiite (as per the custom) and the expected...
BEIRUT— Two Lebanese Army soldiers sustained minor injuries in a clash in the Charawneh neighborhood of Baalbeck on Monday, the army said in a statement. The clash involved wanted individuals, the...
Disgraced USA Gymnastics ex-doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing young female gymnasts, was in stable condition on Monday after being stabbed by another inmate in prison,...
BEIRUT — Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati will not extend the term of sitting Banque du Liban (BDL) Governor Riad Salameh when it ends later this month, the prime minister's office said on...
BEIRUT—On June 19, 2023, 29 MPs issued a statement opposing the parliamentary session called by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to vote on appropriations to fund public sector conditional salary...
A man has been detained in the United Arab Emirates over a comedy internet video that shows him dressed as an Emirati and pretending to buy flashy cars with wads of cash, official media said....
BEIRUT — Grand Mufti of the Republic Abdel-Latif Derian on Monday called for the protection of the Lebanese Army and security services by filling vacant positions in the army and law enforcement...
Today (Monday, July 10), it’s been 413 days that Lebanon has been without a fully empowered government. The cabinet went into caretaker mode following legislative elections in May 2022. This...
BEIRUT — Forces of Change MP Mark Daou said on Sunday he was determined to continue confronting Hezbollah, accusing the party of threatening the country "by force of arms," during an interview with...
BEIRUT — The commander of the United Nations' peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL), General Aroldo Lazaro, relayed an Israeli demand to caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Foreign...
A prominent Iranian rapper who backed nationwide anti-regime protests last year has been sentenced to more than six years in prison over charges of "corruption on earth," local media reported...
RAMALLAH — A Palestinian assailant threw a grenade and shot at Israeli soldiers who returned fire at him in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Israeli military said, and Palestinian officials...
BEIRUT — Police arrested two men suspected of killing a Lebanese citizen in the Beirut suburb of Burj Hammoud last month in an attempt to steal his vehicle, the Internal Security Forces (ISF)...
Erdogan said Monday he will back Sweden's NATO bid if EU opens Turkey membership talks. This is a developing story. Check back soon for updates.
BEIRUT — Angry youths attacked caretaker Education Minister Abbas Halabi's convoy on Monday morning as he toured the Shakib Arslan public high school in Beirut on the first day of the Lebanese...
The value of the Syrian pound plunged Monday to nearly 10,000 against the dollar on the black market, websites monitoring the exchange rate said, following years of conflict and crippling...
It is early July and professionals in Lebanon’s tourism sector are already pleased. As they hoped, the summer season is off to a good start, and hints at record success. “If the security situation...
Annual inflation in Egypt hit 36.8 percent in June, official figures showed on Monday, an all-time high for the country grappling with a punishing economic crisis. The...
BEIRUT — A depositor recovered his entire savings on Monday morning, after holding up a Banque Misr Liban branch in downtown Beirut, the Depositors' Cry collective announced. Sixty-year-old Omar...
Car bombs killed at least eight people including three children in two separate incidents Sunday in northern Syria, a war monitor said. One blast hit a car repair shop in...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . The Internal Security Forces (ISF) yesterday said they halted more than 230 people from making an irregular migration attempt...
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
