2 swimmers missing after 5 swept away off Jbeil beach
BEIRUT — Two out of five people, who found themselves in trouble while swimming on Sunday, are still missing off Jbeil beach in northern Lebanon, the civil defense said in a statement. The...
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Painter Yvette Achkar dies
The painter Yvette Achkar has died. Achkar was one of the leading figures in abstraction in Lebanon. Born in Sao Paulo in 1928, she lived and worked in Lebanon. A twin, she was the second-to-last...
12 May 2024
Israel lacks 'credible plan' to safeguard Rafah civilians, says Blinken
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday defended a decision to pause a delivery to Israel of 3,500 bombs over concerns they could be used in the Gazan city of Rafah, saying...
12 May 2024
Rafah residents flee 'hell' of Israeli onslaught
War-weary Gazans flooded towards coastal areas of the Gaza Strip's southern city of Rafah on Sunday, fleeing heavy bombardment in eastern zones after Israel ordered them to evacuate....
12 May 2024
Full-scale Rafah offensive 'cannot take place': UN rights chief
A full-scale Israeli assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah "cannot take place," the UN human rights chief insisted Sunday, saying it could not be reconciled with international law....
12 May 2024
Syrian-run business shuttered in Zahrani area
A General Security patrol in south Lebanon on Sunday shuttered a business selling electrical appliances in Adloun, a locality in the Zahrani district of South Lebanon, on the grounds that the store...
12 May 2024
Banning UK arms exports to Israel would strengthen Hamas, UK's Cameron says
LONDON — Stopping British arms sales to Israel if it launches a ground assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip would strengthen Hamas, Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Sunday....
12 May 2024
Rai criticizes EU for burdening Lebanon with Syrian refugee issue
BEIRUT—Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai on Sunday expressed disappointment over "the lack of cooperation of European and international countries with Lebanon" on the issue of Syrian refugees...
12 May 2024
Powerful Shiite cleric Sadr girds for political comeback
NAJAF, Iraq — Powerful Iraqi Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is laying the groundwork for a political comeback two years after a failed and ultimately deadly high-stakes move to form a...
Timour Azhari and Ahmed Rasheed, 12 May 2024
Israel has no 'clear and credible plan' to protect Rafah civilians, Blinken says: Gaza war, day 219
18:58 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live updates from the Gaza war and south Lebanon today. We'll be back tomorrow morning to continue our coverage. 18:56 Beirut...
Sally Abou AlJoud, 12 May 2024
Israel strikes Gaza after fresh Rafah evacuation order
Israel launched strikes on Gaza Sunday after it expanded an evacuation order for Rafah, with the United Nations warning an outright invasion of the crowded southern city risked an "epic" disaster....
12 May 2024
UN chief calls for 'immediate' Gaza cease-fire, hostage release
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged an immediate halt to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the return of hostages and a "surge" in humanitarian aid to the besieged Palestinian...
