BEIRUT — Caretaker Energy and Water Minister Walid Fayad launched a call for tenders on Wednesday, through the public procurement authority platform , for the construction of a solar farm (a...
The European Union's foreign minister, Josep Borrell, began a two-day visit to Beirut on Wednesday, as part of a tour that has taken him to Egypt in recent days. He arrived at "Beirut Airport at...
The U.S. Treasury Department announced Wednesday that it sanctioned a Lebanese network accused of smuggling oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to help finance Hezbollah. The sanctions target...
Wednesday saw the rare use of booby-trapped drones by the Israeli military, killing at least three people in Lebanon. Such booby-trapped drones are uncommon, as the military generally uses...
The Bibi Files, a documentary directed by Alexis Bloom and produced by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, premiered on Monday as a work-in-progress at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival...
Israel's military said a soldier was killed Wednesday when the driver of "a Palestinian truck" rammed into "forces conducting operational activity" in the occupied West Bank....
Simon Abi Ramia, one of four MPs who recently left the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) either through expulsion or resignation, accused the party's TV channel, OTV, of denying him the right to...
The message came at 3 p.m. for a meeting at... 3 p.m. The press office of caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati convened the government on Wednesday in extremis, to "discuss the agenda initially...
“My back hurts. My shoulder hurts. I can no longer hold the computer mouse.” Such common complaints fall under the realm of rheumatology, a field encompassing over 200 conditions, according to...
Saudi Arabia has officially resumed operations at its embassy in Damascus, more than 12 years after severing diplomatic ties with Bashar al-Assad's government following the bloody crackdown on the...
MP Samy Gemayel, president of the Kataeb party, warned against discussing changes to the Lebanese political system while Hezbollah maintains its control over the state and government. He advocated...
After Tuesday's protests by retired military personnel, which forced the Cabinet to postpone its scheduled meeting, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati clarified on Wednesday that he "had indeed...
One of the deadliest airstrikes in Syria since Oct. 7, 2023, occurred overnight from Sunday, September 8, to Monday, September 9, killing 25 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human...
The Lebanese army announced on Wednesday that it had freed eight Palestinians from the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in the southern suburbs of Beirut who had been kidnapped by "a criminal gang."...
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump battled it out over immigration, abortion, Israel, and their respective approaches to policy and performance in their pivotal presidential debate, as the nation...
Walid Joumblatt, former head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), reiterated his concerns on Wednesday that the Gaza war between Hamas and the Israeli army, and its repercussions, are only at...
BEIRUT — The Administrative Reform Ministry is preparing to fully digitize Lebanon’s e-governance system. In 2022, the ministry introduced a reform strategy and is currently working on an...
Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, began a visit to Iraq on Wednesday, aiming to deepen already close ties with the neighboring country on his first trip abroad since taking office....
The Israeli military said Wednesday that a military helicopter crashed in the Rafah area of southern Gaza overnight, killing two soldiers and injuring seven. "An initial...
Kamala Harris put Donald Trump on the defensive in a fiery televised debate Tuesday, getting under her rival's skin as they battled for a breakthrough in an agonizingly close U.S. presidential...
21:25 Beirut Time This concludes our live coverage for today. Be sure to return tomorrow for the latest updates. Goodnight! 20:26 Beirut Time Hezbollah announced...
Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar on Tuesday congratulated Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on his re-election, thanking him for supporting Palestinians. Sinwar "renewed his...
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said Israeli strikes in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday killed five Palestinians, while the Israeli military said it hit a "terrorist cell."...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Latest development in Riad Salameh's arrest....
Following an “emergency” meeting between government officials and several diplomats representing the U.N. Security Council members, caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib emphasized the need...
Many questions surround the arrest of former Banque du Liban (BDL) governor Riad Salameh.Why, after months of refusing to appear in court, did he finally cave? Why have his long-standing political...
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
