“Calm down. I’m still here.” The Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, responded Wednesday to reports about his retirement in a video posted on his X account. “To everyone,...
During a period of extreme pressure, President Joseph Aoun is nevertheless able to display composure and hold hope for the future. When asked whether he is disappointed after more than ten months...
Eight days before the registration deadline on Nov. 20, Lebanon's Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affairs announced Wednesday that 51,685 applications have so far been registered via the...
The photography exhibition "The Paths of a New Sertão" is on show at the Brazilian Cultural Center Guimarães Rosa until Dec. 5, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,...
Fourteen-year-old Mohammed Wael Helles has been waiting for surgery on a serious spinal injury caused by an Israeli airstrike for nearly two months, one of thousands of Gazans waiting for urgent...
Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Barnieh informed his Lebanese counterpart, Yassine Jaber, on Wednesday of Syria's wish to welcome Lebanese business people to contribute to investment projects,...
According to Dominique Tapie, her relationship with Bernard was a perfect harmony of opposites, full of drama, crises and tempers. The two nearly fell apart several times, a fact she doesn’t hide...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio may face questions from allies over U.S. military operations in the Caribbean during a meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers in Canada on...
On Nov. 4, 2025, speaking from the Bint Jbeil Cultural Center in Dearborn, Michigan, Mayor Abdullah Hammoud celebrated a decisive re-election. "To our Arab American community; to our Polish,...
The Judicial Inspection Authority is considered one of the most closed bodies within the Lebanese judiciary.It is tasked with ensuring the proper conduct of judges and, when necessary, taking...
French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal is a prize-winning novelist whose stance against Islamism won acclaim from the French right, and he became embroiled in a political row between Algeria and its...
In the large, sunlit dining room of her restaurant Le Cèdre, among carefully arranged tables, Hind Moussallem can’t hide the nostalgia inside her, the homesickness that still sometimes takes hold,...
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has granted a pardon to French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal following a request from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Algerian presidency said...
“Even if all possible efforts are made to dry up the sources of funding for Hezbollah, the results will necessarily remain incomplete as long as the cash economy continues to exist and Hezbollah...
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Wednesday that “the Israeli threat facing South Lebanon constitutes a danger to all Lebanese,” calling for it to be addressed “with a national approach.” “The...
Thirteen minors sustained non-critical injuries on Wednesday when a small private Hyundai van used for transporting school students veered off course and flipped onto its side, coming to rest on a...
“Welcome to Bkassine, the Lebanese people’s favorite village in 2018,” reads a sign at the entrance of this Jezzine district village. The affection for this “endless paradise of pines,” as the...
The leader of Syria’s Kurds, Mazloum Abdi, said in a post on X that he had reiterated his commitment to integrating the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) — the military branch of the Autonomous...
For the first time in the history of the Lebanese judiciary, the Justice Ministry’s Cases Authority instituted civil proceedings in a domestic violence case in which a father is accused of...
The drums of war are once again sounding in the Middle East. The New York Times estimates that a renewed confrontation between Israel and Iran is now only “a question of time.” Lebanon is at a...
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abdellatif Derian, reaffirmed his country’s unwavering support for Gaza during the International Humanitarian Aid Summit held in Istanbul under the theme...
Jasmine Naamou shares everything on her Instagram account. From vacations with her husband, British-American entrepreneur Tarek Naemo, to moments with her children, luxury bags and encounters with...
On the sidelines of his historic visit to the White House on Nov. 10, a first for a Syrian president, Ahmad al-Sharaa gave an interview Monday to the Washington Post , in which he spoke about...
On Jan. 29, Parliament passed Lebanon’s 2026 budget just two days before the constitutional deadline, including a limited allocation for reconstruction in southern Lebanon. The vote...
BEIRUT — The Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) parliamentary bloc welcomed the European Union’s announcement Wednesday of an $80 million fund aimed at supporting the return of displaced Syrians through...
BEIRUT — A 5.2-magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale that struck Cyprus this morning was felt in Beirut, according to the Geophysical Center of the National Council for Scientific Research...
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned Wednesday that women’s representation in Lebanon “remains low due to a political and social system still governed by patriarchal mentalities,” and urged...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog received a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump, urging him to consider granting a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the president's office said on...
At least 42 migrants are missing and presumed dead after a rubber boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration said on Wednesday. Libyan authorities rescued...
Everything suggested that Ahmad al-Sharaa’s visit to the White House on Nov. 10 would mark a turning point. Three days before he met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, the former...
BEIRUT — Anne-Claire Legendre, adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron for the Middle East, is expected Wednesday evening in Beirut. She is set to meet with the presidents of the Republic,...
BEIRUT — Kataeb leader Samy Gemayel on Tuesday night criticized remarks by Hezbollah official Naim Qassem, who had stated that his party's weapons — which he refuses to place under state...
The list backing incumbent Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has scored a big win in parliament after elections, sources close to his alliance told AFP on Wednesday. Sudani's...
Israel’s defense minister said on Wednesday he planned to close publicly funded Army Radio in what he described as an attempt to preserve the military’s nonpartisan character, but the decision was...
Russia is ready to resume peace negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul, Russian state news agency TASS cited a foreign ministry official as saying on Wednesday. No face-to-face talks have taken...
BEIRUT — Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri on Wednesday thanked Syrian officials who contacted him to offer the assistance of Syria's Emergency Situations and Disasters Ministry in...
Israel's strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer, who also led negotiations for the Gaza cease-fire, has announced his resignation from his ministerial post following the return of hostages held...
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for at least $1 billion over its airing of what he says was a deceptively edited documentary, but the case could hinge on whether anyone in...
As a fragile cease-fire holds in Gaza, two bills were approved in their first reading on Monday, Nov. 10, by Israeli lawmakers, signaling a shift toward hardline security policies by a government...
Israel reopened the Zikim Crossing in northern Gaza to allow humanitarian aid trucks into the enclave on Wednesday, COGAT, the Israeli military's arm that oversees aid flows, said. U.N. aid...
Global wine production is expected to rebound slightly in 2025 after falling last year to its lowest level since 1961 due to the impact of climate change, the International Organisation of Vine and...
U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher held Tuesday what he called "constructive" talks with Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to ensure life-saving aid reaches all corners of...
Turkey on Wednesday said all 20 people onboard a military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia on its return from Azerbaijan had died. The plane had taken off from Ganja airport in western...
In his workshop near the Syrian capital, blacksmith Ghassan Aama cannot fathom the massive hike in electricity prices even as much of the country continues to face power cuts. The Energy Ministry...
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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
