MEA will receive its 10th Airbus A321 Neo on Friday
Middle East Airlines (MEA) will receive its 10th Airbus A321neo aircraft, set to land at Rafik Hariri International Airport (RHIA) from Hamburg on Friday, according to two sources within the...
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Nida’ al-Watan to shut its doors on Friday
BEIRUT — After halting its print edition in late March, Nida’ el-Watan announced on Tuesday that it will cease to exist entirely by the end of this week. Friday, June 14, will be the employees’...
11 June 2024
Minor raped by man involved in TikTok child pornography ring later ended their own life, ISF says
BEIRUT – A minor who was raped by a man allegedly a member of the recently-exposed TikTok child pornography ring took their own life in early May, the Internal Security Forces announced in a...
11 June 2024
Bassil calls for consensus to end Lebanon's presidential deadlock
Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Gebran Bassil held talks on Tuesday morning with Tripoli MP Faisal Karami as part of his initiative to resolve Lebanon’s presidential impasse. Following the...
11 June 2024
Netanyahu more dependent on the far-right than ever with Gantz gone
After challenging Benjamin Netanyahu on numerous occasions over the past few months, Benny Gantz took action on Sunday evening. The day before, Gantz’s ultimatum to Netanyahu had expired. In...
Noura DOUKHI, 11 June 2024
49 migrants dead after boat sinks off Yemen
A boat carrying more than 200 migrants sank off Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead, mostly women and children, in the latest disaster on the perilous migration route from Africa, a UN agency said...
11 June 2024
Khalaf al-Habtoor cancels plans to launch a new TV channel in Lebanon
Less than a week after approval was given by the National Audiovisual Council (NAC), the project to launch a new TV channel in Lebanon has fallen through. The withdrawal of the project's promoter,...
11 June 2024
Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 37,164
The health ministry in Gaza said Tuesday that at least 37,164 people have been killed in the territory during more than eight months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants. ...
11 June 2024
Mikati meets Spanish PM and European Council president in Jordan
BEIRUT — "I am coming to you today from a country that is suffering the repercussions of war on its land," said caretaker Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the "Emergency Humanitarian...
11 June 2024
Lebanon becomes a bigger priority for Washington, Paris, the Vatican, Doha
Things are moving. Lebanon has returned to the priority list for Western and Arab chancelleries recently. Between the Biden-Macron summit, Qatar’s efforts, the visit of French envoy Jean-Yves Le...
Mounir RABIH, 11 June 2024
UN 'shocked' at civilian toll of Israeli operation to free hostages
The U.N. voiced alarm on Tuesday at the civilian toll of Israel's rescue of four hostages in Gaza, and the fact that Palestinian armed groups are holding captives there....
11 June 2024
What to remember from Walid Fayad's interview with al-Hurra
Caretaker Lebanese Energy and Water Minister Walid Fayad addressed several topics related to his ministry Monday evening during an interview with the US-funded television channel al-Hurra. The...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 11 June 2024
Blinken says Netanyahu 'reaffirmed commitment' to Gaza cease-fire plan
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had "reaffirmed his commitment" to a Gaza cease-fire proposal during their meeting in Jerusalem....
11 June 2024
Hamas accepts UN cease-fire resolution, ready to negotiate over details, official says
Hamas accepts a U.N. Security Council cease-fire resolution and is ready to negotiate over the details, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that it was up to...
11 June 2024
Missile hits two houses in Akkar, injures four during Israeli attack on Hermel
BEIRUT — A missile fell on two houses in the Nabaa neighborhood in the village of Fneideq, Akkar, on Monday night during an Israeli attack on trucks in the district of Hermel at the...
Michel HALLAK and Malek Jadah, 11 June 2024
Israeli strikes injure 9 in south Lebanon; Hamas submits official response to Israel's cease-fire proposal: Day 249 of the Gaza war
22:34 Beirut Time That's it for today's live coverage of the war on Gaza and the parallel fighting between...
Sally Abou AlJoud, 11 June 2024
Hezbollah shoots down another Hermes-900 drone
On Monday, Hezbollah announced that it shot down an Israeli Hermes-900 drone over Lebanese airspace. Although it is a relatively sophisticated model, it is the fifth Hermes 450 or 900 type drone...
11 June 2024
Blinken in Israel to push cease-fire plan for Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks with key Israeli opposition figures on Tuesday, a day after he arrived in the country to push a cease-fire plan for the war in Gaza....
11 June 2024
Jordan hosts emergency aid summit for war-torn Gaza
Jordan hosts a summit Tuesday on the urgent humanitarian response for Palestinians enduring more than eight months of devastating war in Gaza, where the United Nations has warned of looming famine....
11 June 2024
Israel parliament revives law on ultra-Orthodox conscription
Israel's parliament voted Tuesday to revive a controversial law to conscript ultra-Orthodox Jews, which is backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but criticized by his defense minister....
11 June 2024
Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in West Bank
Israeli forces killed four Palestinians on Monday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority said, one of whom the military said had started a fire at an Israeli outpost....
11 June 2024
Israel kills three Hezbollah members in Lebanon
Israeli strikes targeting a convoy of tankers in northeastern Lebanon late Monday killed three members of Hezbollah, an NGO and a military source told AFP. Lebanon's...
11 June 2024
Intel suspends expansion of factory plan in Israel
Intel is halting the expansion of a major factory project in Israel, which was going to pump an extra $15 billion toward a chip plant. The chip giant in December said it...
11 June 2024
Red Crescent says Israeli troops came in aid truck to free hostages
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said Monday that Israeli troops used an aid truck to infiltrate central Gaza's Nuseirat camp when they rescued four Israeli hostages over the weekend....
11 June 2024
UN Security Council backs Gaza cease-fire deal and Israel strikes Hermel: Everything you need to know to start your Tuesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, June 11, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Hamas and Israeli reaction to Gaza cease-fire...
Abbas Mahfouz, 11 June 2024
Senior Hezbollah commander killed, Blinken in the region pushing US cease-fire deal: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, June 12, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Hezbollah's reaction to the death of one of...
