BEIRUT — Clashes broke out Wednesday evening between protesters who had gathered in front of Banque du Liban (BDL) in Ras Beirut to protest the depreciation of the Lebanese lira, videos on social...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah Executive Council chairman Hashem Safieddine called on Saudi Arabia to “stop harming Lebanon” Wednesday, accusing it of wanting to divide the Lebanese “against each other.”...
BEIRUT — The Economy Ministry released new bread prices Wednesday evening, as Arabic bread shortages persisted in supermarkets and bakeries for a second day. Speaking to L’Orient Today , bakery...
BEIRUT — The executive committee for COVID-19 vaccination announced Wednesday that registration for children between the ages of 5 and 11 for receipt of the vaccine has begun, the state-run...
BEIRUT – Lebanese Forces head Samir Geagea issued a statement Wednesday calling President Michel Aoun’s call for an “urgent national dialogue” a “waste of precious time,” citing a perceived...
BEIRUT — The Health Ministry modified Wednesday the isolation rules for people who test positive for COVID-19 or who have had contact with a person carrying the virus. Here’s what we know:...
BEIRUT — President Michel Aoun will decide Thursday whether to continue to move forward with plans for the “urgent national dialogue” he called for in December, sources at the Presidential Palace...
BEIRUT — Labor unions, including the land transportation unions, will commence a general strike Thursday. The groups’ “day of anger” will run from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. General Confederation of...
BEIRUT — President Michel Aoun asked Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg on Wednesday for support in the repatriation of Syrian refugees located in Lebanon during a meeting between the...
BEIRUT – The US Embassy in Lebanon denied allegations that Banque du Liban and its governor Riad Salameh were discussed during a meeting Tuesday between US Ambassador Dorothy Shea and Parliament...
In recent days, there has been increasing optimistic talk about an imminent outcome of the Vienna negotiations on the Iranian nuclear deal. While positive statements have mostly been made by the...
BEIRUT — Free Patriotic Movement head Gebran Bassil on Wednesday accused Hezbollah of being the “primary reason” the government has not met for three months. Here’s what we know: ...
BEIRUT – Health Minister Firass Abiad met with Danish Ambassador to Lebanon Merete Juhl on Wednesday to receive a donation of COVID-19 vaccines at the Rafik Hariri University Hospital. Here’s...
PARIS – France's foreign minister said on Tuesday the United Arab Emirates would join a Saudi-French fund that aimed to provide support to the Lebanese people. Riyadh and Paris agreed in early...
BEIRUT — A delegation from the Free Patriotic Movement led by its head Gebran Bassil, visited the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday to meet with Ambassador Ali Abdel Karim Ali. The visit...
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Wednesday once again called for the “quick resumption of government meetings.” Mikati’s comments come three months to the day since his government last met....
BEIRUT — Consultative Gathering bloc member MP Faisal Karami said Wednesday after meeting with President Michel Aoun that his bloc will take the “right stance” on whether to participate in a...
After weeks of uncertainty, the parliamentary election date was finally set for May 15. Who will run in these elections, however, remains thus far mostly unknown. This is especially the case with...
With the first parliamentary elections since the Oct. 17, 2019 protests just months away, many eyes are turning towards the various opposition groups that were either born out of the protest...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Lebanon’s central bank governor was slapped with a travel ban. Mount Lebanon Public Prosecutor Judge Ghada Aoun yesterday...
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
