Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night to oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to escalate the nearly two-year Gaza war, demanding an immediate end...
Germany's decision to curb arms exports to Israel comes in response to Israel's plan to expand its operations in the Gaza Strip, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday in an interview...
A 6.1-magnitude quake has struck Sindirgi in western Turkey, the Turkish disaster management agency (AFAD) said on Sunday. Saturday's quake was felt across several cities in the west of the...
BEIRUT — Marada MP Tony Frangieh emphasized that Lebanon’s only viable path forward lies "in a strong state and a capable army that can protect all citizens and the nation's borders —...
London's police service said Sunday that officers had arrested 522 people the previous day for breaching anti-terror laws by supporting the recently proscribed group Palestine Action. In an...
BEIRUT — The public provider Electricité du Liban (EDL) said in a statement that its teams are responding to an outage on a high-voltage/medium-voltage relay at the main Zouk power plant, which...
BEIRUT — Finance Minister Yassine Jaber said in a speech in Nabatieh that the priority of Nawaf Salam’s government was to build the Lebanese state, but also to restore its monopoly on weapons,...
The ball is now in the army’s court. The Cabinet decided to assign the Lebanese military the task of preparing a plan for Hezbollah’s disarmament, without discussing it with the institution....
BEIRUT — Jordan's King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein called Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun Sunday afternoon to "offer his condolences over the martyrdom of six soldiers in the tragic...
BEIRUT — Civil Defense intervened Sunday in Faqra, Kesrouan, to extinguish a fire that caused the death of three Syrian nationals due to heat and toxic fumes. Six other Syrians suffered from...
Malnutrition has claimed the lives of at least 63 people, mostly women and children, in just one week in Sudan's besieged city of al-Fashir, a health official said on Sunday. The official, who...
BEKAA — A Lebanese Army unit, with the support of the Directorate of Intelligence, is carrying out extensive raids in the town of Brital, east of Baalbek, in search of wanted individuals,...
The new plan by the Israeli army to conquer the city of Gaza "is not aimed at occupying Gaza," but Israel "has no other choice to finish the job," and it is the "best way...
Since Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, Hezbollah circles have intensified criticism of Saudi Arabia. The party’s secretary-general, Naim Qassem, for example, said on the sidelines of the government...
Jordan will host a meeting Tuesday between Syrians and Americans on the situation in Syria and ways to support the reconstruction of the country, which is plagued by instability and sectarian...
BEIRUT — The bodies of the six Lebanese soldiers killed Saturday in an explosion at an arms depot in south Lebanon were returned Sunday to their respective hometowns, where they were mourned and...
Israel's far-right finance minister has demanded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrap his plan to seize Gaza City in favour of a tougher one, while Italy said on Sunday the plan could result...
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday that any deal between Washington and Moscow to end the war in Ukraine must include Ukraine and the EU, adding that she will convene a...
Just two weeks ago, there was hope for securing a cease-fire. Now, the United States is giving Israel free rein to expand its offensive in Gaza. Early on Friday, Aug. 8, Israel’s security cabinet...
BEIRUT — Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai, accompanied by Apostolic Nuncio Monsignor Paolo Borgia, called for peace and denounced the devastation of war during a pastoral visit to towns along...
She is one of six women featured in the latest Forbes ranking, which annually highlights the 50 most promising startups in artificial intelligence (AI). As head of Writer, an AI software designed...
Three swimmers were killed by unexploded objects in Ukraine's southern Odesa region at two beaches where swimming has been banned, regional officials said on Sunday. Regional governor Oleh...
Since mid-July, a fully renovated, century-old house has become home to Chez Nous, Zahi Rizkallah's new restaurant in the heart of Sodeco.Located at the site of the old Sapa, formerly Zinc – a...
"Abu Salleh was a true artist in the field, the best [drugs] ‘cook’ in Lebanon!" exclaimed Mohammad, a member of the Zeaiter family clan. Nicknamed the "king of cocaine and captagon" by residents...
More than 600 pilgrims in Iraq were briefly hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station, authorities said Sunday. The...
A 250-page magazine features an enigmatic cover with a cubist bust of Gabrielle Chanel, sculpted by Jacques Lipchitz in 1921, wearing metallic glasses from a 2002 show. Roe Ethridge took the...
BEIRUT — Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea announced that the process of eliminating illegal armed groups in Lebanon has officially begun, marking what he described as "a turning point in...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold a press conference Sunday at 4:30 p.m. local time (1:30 p.m. GMT) in Jerusalem, amid an ongoing debate in Israel over the continuation of the war...
Israel's far right pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to go harder against Hamas, ahead of a U.N. Security Council meeting Sunday on the premier's bid to conquer Gaza City....
This marks a new stage in Israel’s war of annihilation against the Gaza Strip, placing Arab and Gulf states in a delicate position. On Thursday night, the Israeli security cabinet approved a plan...
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has criticised Europe's football governing body UEFA for posting a tribute to "Palestinian Pele" Suleiman al-Obeid that did not mention the former...
19:33 Beirut Time IAEA official to visit Iran Monday, no nuclear site inspections planned An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) official will visit Iran on Monday for talks,...
Brazil "regrets" Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City, its Foreign Affairs Ministry said Saturday, following the announcement of the plan by Benjamin Netanyahu's government...
Nearly six years after the start of the financial crisis, the final version of the bank resolution law — passed by Parliament on July 31 — was published in the Official Gazette on Thursday, Aug. 7....
A jihadist attack claimed the life of a police officer in a tension-ridden region of southeastern Iran, a local media outlet reported Sunday, adding that three assailants were also killed. "A...
BEIRUT — Several convoys of a few dozen mopeds each traveled through the southern suburbs of Beirut on Saturday night to protest the government’s decision to disarm Hezbollah, as well as other...
BEIRUT — Most were barely 22 years old, one was a father, another was supposed to celebrate his birthday on Sunday, six members of the Lebanese Army were killed Saturday in an explosion that...
The Lebanese Army announced Saturday afternoon that six of its soldiers were killed and two others wounded in an explosion that occurred while they were dismantling weapons from a "depot"...
BEIRUT —The Education Ministry set the dates on Friday for the exams of the make-up session of the baccalaureate, which will take place between Aug. 23 and 30 in all streams, according to the...
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
