In an interview with Al-Mayadeen on Monday, Lebanese Culture Minister Ghassan Salameh said that the official Lebanese position was to move from the current situation to a real cease-fire with...
Iran's parliament speaker said his country's military stood ready to "teach a lesson" to any aggressor on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump warned the cease-fire in the...
BEIRUT — The Israel Defense Forces’ Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, mocked evacuation orders in a post on X after Hezbollah allegedly issued warnings to residents in northern Israel....
BEIRUT — U.S. President Donald Trump is holding a meeting Monday with his national security team to review the situation in Iran, including the possibility of resuming military actions, after...
The Israeli army continued its deadly attacks in the Nabatieh district on Monday, killing several people in Zibdin in the afternoon. Among the victims were two Bangladeshi workers and a Syrian who...
BEIRUT — Rescuers recovered six bodies from the site of last week’s Israeli strike on Haret Hreik, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, but Hezbollah-affiliated health officials told L’Orient-Le Jour...
BEIRUT — The Israeli army struck a clinic on Monday in the town of Srifa (Sour district), which is affiliated with the Health Ministry and supervised by the city’s municipal government, according...
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the Iran cease-fire is on "life support" and that he is considering restarting naval escorts through the Hormuz Strait waterway as he seeks...
The Israeli military said on Monday it had sentenced two soldiers to imprisonment after one of them was photographed placing a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern...
BEIRUT — The Israeli military is reportedly preparing to expand its invasion of southern Lebanon, pending a political decision to do so, a military official told Israel’s Channel 12 on condition...
President Donald Trump's swift rejection of Iran's response to a U.S. peace proposal has fueled concerns that the 10-week-old conflict will drag on and continue to paralyze shipping through...
During a recent interview with Anne Hathaway, she casually said the word "inshallah," sparking a broad online dialogue.Initially, Arab viewers responded with enthusiasm, instantly...
The Middle East war triggered the world's largest energy shock with market recovery likely to extend into 2027 even if the Hormuz blockade is lifted soon, Saudi oil giant Aramco's CEO told...
One of the border crossings between Turkey and Syria is to reopen on Tuesday, ending a 12-year closure, local officials said Monday. The reopening of the Akcakale crossing, which sits roughly in...
BEIRUT — Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam lamented in an interview with Saudi channel Al Arabiya that "Lebanon was dragged" into the Israel-Iran war by Hezbollah on March 2, which...
BEIRUT — Banque du Liban (BDL, central bank) said that circulars No. 158 and No. 166, implemented since 2021 to gradually return part of foreign-currency deposits frozen in banks, now enable...
BEIRUT — While Lebanon remains focused on security and political developments, the country’s top officials have also turned their attention to another sensitive issue: monetary stability.According...
Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank forced Palestinians to exhume their father’s body from his freshly dug grave in the village, according to the family, near a settlement reestablished by Prime...
BEIRUT — Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Shaibani said Monday that Damascus regards Lebanon as a "partner," while voicing "concerns" over Hezbollah's weapons. Shaibani...
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer finds himself in a bind following last week's local country-wide elections in which his party, Labour, suffered significant losses. He has since promised to be...
BEIRUT — Banque du Liban (BDL, central bank) has filed a new financial complaint against former BDL governor Riad Salameh, accusing him of involvement in alleged illegal fund transfers worth tens...
While debates on the general amnesty law have been postponed in Parliament due to lack of prior political agreement and following tensions in committee sessions, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party...
With Assaut contre la frontière (Gallimard, 2026), Franco-Moroccan novelist Leila Slimani offers a long-form intellectual journey reflecting on the Arabic language, its symbolic weight, and its...
SOUTH LEBANON — Israel's military said Monday that one of its soldiers had died in fighting near the border with Lebanon, bringing its losses to 18 personnel since the war with Hezbollah began...
BEIRUT — U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, held separate meetings on Monday with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, just days...
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There are lines that must not be crossed. In recent weeks, it has become clear that Saudi Arabia, which backed efforts toward a cease-fire in Lebanon, has drawn boundaries in the negotiation...
Badar Salem is a Palestinian writer, editor, and translator. In 2025, she won the Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press for “On the Normalization of Sumud in Gaza,” a critique of how...
In a Beirut where investment is often held back by uncertainty, some choose to go against the grain. At 26, Rawya al-Lakis is part of a generation of entrepreneurs who see opportunity in crisis...
22:46 Beirut Time Residents of Nahariya reportedly warned that explosions could be heard following Israeli operations in southern Lebanon Residents of Nahariya, in northern Israel,...
Israel set up a clandestine military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran and launched airstrikes against Iraqi troops who nearly discovered it, the Wall Street...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, May 11 2026 Some key things to watch today:12 p.m.: Press conference to discuss political developments with MPs Hassan...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday branded Iran's terms for ending the Middle East war "totally unacceptable," raising the likelihood of renewed conflict after weeks of...
He arrives just after sunrise, a little before 7 a.m. on April 22, six days after the cease-fire came into effect.At first, there is nothing remarkable about the man crossing into Rmeish — except...
Despite the war waged by the United States and Israel, the Iranian regime continues to show a surprising capacity for resilience, going so far as to adapt to a series of ordeals — including 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
