Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) on Wednesday condemned the Israeli attack that targeted Hamas leaders in Doha the previous day, affirming his "support for Qatar in all measures it...
OTTAWA — Canada is reconsidering the nature of its relationship with Israel after the attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar, foreign minister Anita Anand said on Wednesday, in the latest sign of...
Amid international condemnation of Israel's attack on Doha on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a warning message to the Gulf state — which has been hosting cease-fire...
BEIRUT — In a speech given Wednesday evening to mark the birth of Prophet Mohammad, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem rejected the government's calls for a monopoly on arms, advocating...
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s National Commission for the Missing or Forcibly Disappeared criticized its exclusion from a government delegation to Syria this week, calling for inclusion as a “full...
BEIRUT — The deputy speaker of Iran’s parliament, Hamid Reza Haji Babaei, said during a visit to Beirut on Wednesday that “the Israeli occupation of Lebanon, as well as the aggression and dictates...
BEIRUT — On Wednesday, MPs Melhem Khalaf and Najat Saliba, born of the protest movement, urged government action over the storage of 150,000 tons of asbestos-contaminated waste in Beirut’s...
It took only five massive canvases and a tapestry for Dia al-Azzawi to transform the vast hall of the Saleh Barakat Gallery in Beirut. With impressive dimensions (up to 270x800 cm and 200x900 cm),...
BEIRUT —The Finance and Budget Committee has approved the opening of an additional line of credit worth 2,250 billion Lebanese pounds in order to fund the planned increase in public sector...
Hands in the dough, like a return to her roots… In her Geneva kitchen, Valerie Kassardjian Danoux shapes “Tout Choco” tarts, pistachio tarts with orange blossom, and mango-passion rosettes — her...
For several weeks, different theories have circulated about Hezbollah’s sources of funding, with Israel and its U.S. ally accusing the party of trying to rebuild financially and militarily. Such...
BEIRUT — Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar said Wednesday that he had informed President Joseph Aoun about recent anti-drug smuggling operations in Lebanon, emphasizing "cooperation" with...
Can a poem be written by two? If so, it happens only in rare alignments — when two inner worlds, two sensibilities, move in perfect accord. When George Azzi and Assaad Osta met in 2004 as students...
BAGHDAD — Iraq's Euphrates River is running at historically low levels as the drought-stricken country faces its worst water scarcity in living memory. The country's 46 million people face...
Miguel Duarte said he saw it with his own eyes, and he repeated it tirelessly. He is one of the eyewitnesses seen stepping back in the first video that spread widely on social media.The footage,...
"Where else can you find a job that pays $5,000 a day and where I meet important people? Plus, all I have to do is look fantastic!" remarks Sharon Stone, the iconic Hollywood actress, on...
BEIRUT — This week, Annemarie Jacir’s fourth feature film is having its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival. Her most ambitious work to date, “Palestine 36,” tells the story of...
This week, we're steering away from the Arab world's booming art scene and introducing you instead to the space we're choosing to create in our own city. L'Orient-Le Jour,...
Lebanese political and religious leaders denounced Tuesday's Israeli airstrikes on Doha, Qatar, which targeted Hamas members, hours after Israel proffered a new U.S.-backed truce deal....
U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee said on Wednesday that growing international momentum to recognize a Palestinian state directly led to the collapse of U.S. efforts to persuade Israel to release...
Zaher Hamadeh, public prosecutor at the Beirut Court of Appeal, filed a lawsuit Monday against William Noun, the brother of one of the victims of the Beirut port explosion, accusing him of...
Some artists earn global acclaim yet remain overlooked at home. Such was the fate of French composers Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) and Francis Poulenc (1899–1963), largely neglected in France until...
Hadi Faraa thought that with the fall of the Assad regime on Dec. 8, 2024, he would finally be able to mourn his first wife, Kaoussar, and their three children, Youssef, Islam and Mohammad. He had...
Iran's new cooperation framework with the U.N. nuclear watchdog includes "all facilities and installations in Iran," agency head Rafael Grossi said Wednesday. Iran agreed to a deal...
After the tension that preceded the session, and fears of a direct confrontation between the army and Hezbollah following the government’s decisions of Aug. 5 and 7 on the need to disarm the group...
After sending the draft state budget for 2026 to the government at the end of August, the Finance Ministry adopted several measures and issued warnings to force taxpayers to settle overdue taxes...
BEIRUT — Lebanese leaders on Tuesday condemned Israeli strikes on Doha that targeted Hamas negotiations delegation, voicing solidarity with Qatar and denouncing what they described as an attack on...
If Israel did not kill Hamas leaders in an air strike on Qatar on Tuesday, it would succeed next time, the Israeli ambassador to the United States said after the operation, which raised concerns it...
The owner of a garage, Hikmat Hadchiti, was killed Tuesday in the town of Betshai by one of his apprentices, who struck him on the head with a hammer following an argument, according to the...
Everything seems to be gradually returning to order. A few days after the Cabinet meeting held on Friday in the Baabda Presidential Palace— during which the government “welcomed” the army’s plan to...
The European Commission will propose sanctioning extremist Israeli ministers and a partial suspension of the European Union's association agreement with Israel, targeting trade-related matters,...
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the release of Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped in Baghdad in March 2023....
Reacting on Tuesday evening to the Israeli attack on Doha, which had targeted Hamas officials in Qatar earlier that morning, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Emir Sheikh Tamim...
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Israel's decision to strike Qatar was made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and not by the U.S., which added that a unilateral attack on...
22:26 Beirut Time That concludes our live coverage for today, thanks for joining us. We'll be back tomorrow morning with more news updates and analysis. Goodnight! 22:20...
The Global Sumud Flotilla, an international aid initiative to deliver vital supplies to Gaza, said on Wednesday that one of its boats was attacked by a drone at a Tunisian port, the second such...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz.Some key things to watch today:International reactions to Israel's attack in...
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
