In Gaumont Art Lab, Helein Karam, 71, runs the bar in front of a three-meter mural she painted of three women in blue. To her left, there is often a band of young musicians playing covers of rock...
Syrian prisoners incarcerated in Lebanon's Roumieh prison, northeast of Beirut, some serving life sentences or on death row, began a hunger strike Tuesday, demanding repatriation to...
With less than a week before the deadline set for the Israeli withdrawal from areas still occupied in south Lebanon, a fragile calm remains in the region Wednesday despite some incidents that...
BEIRUT — The lawyer for Riad Salameh, the former governor of Banque du Liban (BDL), has submitted a fourth request for his release to the Lebanese judiciary after the rejection of three previous...
Mobile operator Alfa announced on Wednesday a slowdown of several of its services in various regions in Lebanon. In a statement relayed by the state-run National News Agency (NNA), the operator...
BEIRUT — After an unusually warm January, winter appears to have returned to Lebanon in February. A cold wave that has gripped the country in recent days has brought rain and snow, particularly in...
Israel has requested to keep its troops in five posts in southern Lebanon until Feb. 28, a Lebanese official and a foreign diplomat told Reuters on Wednesday, saying that Lebanon was opposed to the...
BEIRUT — According to Israeli reports, The United States currently opposes Israel’s request to delay the full withdrawal of its troops from southern Lebanon beyond the Feb. 18 deadline, which has...
A record number of journalists was killed around the world last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday, adding that Israel killed nearly 70 percent of them. At least 124...
BEIRUT — The Parliamentary Police announced on Wednesday that it has started to open all the roads leading to Nijmeh Square, where the Parliament is located, starting from "Banks Street"...
Tarek Bitar, the investigative judge at the Court of Justice tasked with investigating the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut Port explosion, continued hearings on Tuesday after resuming proceedings on Feb. 7....
Barely formed, Nawaf Salam's government is preparing to face its first challenges with the drafting of the ministerial statement, which began this Tuesday, Feb. 11, followed by the vote of...
Syria will have a new government next month, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said on Wednesday, with interim authorities having ruled the country after the overthrown of Bashar al-Assad....
Elie Saab does not like giving interviews. He never wanted to “put himself in front of his product.” However, when invited by Lea Salameh to France Inter on Feb. 5, he accepted this delicate...
Former Prime Minister Najib Mikati visited the presidential palace in Baabda for a meeting on the situation in Lebanon and developments in the south as the deadline approaches for Israel’s...
BEIRUT — Foreign Affairs Minister Joe Rajjeh left for Paris to participate in a ministerial conference on Syria, which will be held on Thursday at the invitation of his French counterpart Jean-Noël...
When we wrote, a few days before the U.S. presidential election, that Donald Trump's victory would further destabilize the Middle East, we received an almost unanimous outcry in return. For...
It was 9 p.m. and the evening was coming to an end. Hesitant, a young brunette woman with short hair stood up, encouraged by around 20 people sitting in the audience of a bar in Mar Mikhael. Once...
Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who arrived in Beirut on Tuesday evening to participate in the commemoration ceremony of the assassination of his father, former head of government Rafic Hariri...
Ramallah took another step in its submission to American-Israeli demands, digging its grave a little deeper in the eyes of Palestinian public opinion.On Monday, the Palestinian Authority (PA)...
The private sector has welcomed the formation of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s new government, after finding some reassurance in the developments since President Joseph Aoun’s election on Jan....
The Lebanese Army announced, in a statement, that it plans to destroy unexploded ordnance in the Qoleiat region, in Akkar in northern Lebanon, on Wednesday between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m....
The security service at Rafik Hariri International Airport (RHIA) is reportedly imposing strict security measures on flights arriving from Iraq, subjecting them to thorough searches. The pan-Arab...
The U.S. special envoy for hostage affairs, Adam Boehler, said Tuesday on CNN that "an American hostage will be released tomorrow [Wednesday]," without revealing the detainee’s identity...
"I am no stranger to the information sector," said Lebanon's new Information Minister, Paul Morcos, in an interview with L'Orient-Le Jour. A lawyer and founder of the Justicia law firm for...
Gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil prices dropped again on Wednesday in Lebanon following several consecutive increases, while the price of a gas cylinder rose. This new price list, published by the...
The director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, reiterated, on the sidelines of the World Government Summit held from Feb. 11 to 13 in Dubai, the international...
As expected, the first Cabinet session in Baabda on Tuesday proceeded smoothly. After an initial introduction and the customary group photo, the new ministers convened under the chairmanship of...
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks Wednesday, signing a series of agreements to boost trade and defence ties between the Muslim-majority nations,...
China expressed Wednesday its opposition to the "forced relocation" of Gaza's population, in response to a question regarding U.S. President Donald Trump's contested plan to empty...
The secretary-general of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, stated on Wednesday that it is "unacceptable for the Arab world" to relocate Palestinians from their territory. "We...
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Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• 1o a.m. – Handover ceremonies at the ministries for...
BEIRUT — In his first televised interview as prime minister, aired on Lebanon’s official channel, Nawaf Salam stated, “I will focus on one statistic that is close to my heart: 69 percent of young...
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
