A day after municipal elections in northern Lebanon, which were marred by numerous — mostly minor — incidents, the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE) released its third report on...
BEIRUT — Free Patriotic Movement leader Gebran Bassil on Monday accused the Lebanese Forces of seeking to “encircle, isolate, and eliminate” his party during the ongoing municipal elections, while...
A reported plan by the Trump administration to accept a luxury aircraft as a gift from Qatar’s ruling family is stirring controversy over ethics and potential constitutional violations. According...
BEIRUT — Agriculture Minister Nizar Hani will travel to Italy on Monday to represent Lebanon at an international conference on plant health in the Near East and North Africa, according to the...
BEIRUT — The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced on Monday the discovery of 225 weapons caches in southern Lebanon since the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah came into...
Hamas said Monday that its armed wing had released an Israeli American hostage, with a source close to the movement adding that Edan Alexander was handed over to the Red Cross in the southern Gaza...
History repeated itself Monday as residents of Shebaa, in the Hasbaya district, blocked United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicles from entering certain areas, forcing them to turn...
In northern Lebanon, the electoral rivalry between Zgharta MPs Tony Frangieh, head of the Marada Movement, and Michel Moawad, former leader of the Renewal Bloc, led to heated exchanges on...
During the second day of his official visit to the Gulf, President Joseph Aoun met with the emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, to discuss diplomatic relations between the two...
Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad Al-Shaibani congratulated Turkey on Monday for the "agreement" with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) under which it has decided to disband, hailing a...
Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmadreza Djalali, sentenced to death and detained for nine years in Iran, has been denied appropriate care after suffering a heart attack last week, his Swedish lawyer...
Stepful, a U.S.-based platform offering online health care training and co-founded by two Lebanese entrepreneurs, has ranked first among educational technology companies in the United States and...
On Friday evening, a Homs mayor known for his proximity to the fallen Assad regime's intelligence services was shot dead by unidentified assailants, according to local media reports. Adham...
At least two people, including LBCI journalist Nada Andraos, were injured by stray bullets from celebratory gunfire in North Lebanon on Sunday night following the announcement of municipal election...
In the heart of Los Angeles, thousands of miles away from Gaza, a symbolic Palestinian tent was erected on April 25-26, 2025, at Jackson Market, California, one of the city's liveliest spots....
French President Emmanuel Macron’s statement on May 7 during a joint press conference with the Syrian president caught Hezbollah off guard. Macron spoke of “the need to confront Hezbollah and limit...
A migrant died and several others were injured on the night from Sunday to Monday during a clandestine attempt to cross the Channel, the maritime prefecture of northern France announced Monday....
The Gaza Strip is facing a 'critical risk of famine,' with 22% of the population soon to be in a 'catastrophic' situation after 19 months of conflict and more than two months of a...
UNI, a new Japanese-Peruvian fusion restaurant, opened April 21 in Beirut’s Sursock neighborhood, offering what its founders call an “elegant and immersive” dining experience. The 230-square-meter...
Entry to several archaeological sites and the National Museum will be free from Wednesday to Friday in Lebanon in celebration of National Heritage Day, the Culture Ministry announced Monday. Sites...
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa is willing to offer a Trump Tower in Damascus, a thaw with Israel, and U.S. access to Syrian oil and gas in exchange for a meeting with President Donald Trump...
Syrian General Security branch in Homs announced it had seized a shipment of Grad rockets that was on its way to Lebanon, the organization announced on its Facebook account, without giving more...
The Druze, an offshoot community of Shiite Islam, has existed in the Middle East for over a millennium. They have survived persecution and attempted repression since the days of the Fatimid Caliph...
“It’s war!” one woman says. In the Minyeh-Dinnieh district, Lebanese Army soldiers are stationed in front of the Bakhaoun Technical High School. A crowd pushes and shoves at the entrance, ignoring...
Pope Leo XIV called for the release of journalists imprisoned "for seeking and telling the truth," to whom he expressed "the Church's solidarity," on Monday during an...
The Israeli army announced Monday that it is preparing for the return of Israeli-US hostage Edan Alexander, who has been held in the Gaza Strip since the deadly attacks carried out by the...
In Lebanon, cautious reforms are being received with both hope and doubt. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government appears to communicate little, some would even say poorly. But its initial record,...
The second election Sunday, held in Northern Lebanon and Akkar, did not proceed without incident: 675 complaints and claims were recorded, including 143 security incidents and nearly 120...
Russia ignored Kyiv's allies' ultimatum by launching more than a hundred drones overnight from Sunday to Monday on Ukraine, which is awaiting a response from the Kremlin to Volodymyr...
Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, announced Monday that they would release the Israeli-US hostage Edan Alexander later today, who has been held in Gaza since the bloody attacks...
President of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, Nechirvan Barzani, on Monday welcomed the decision of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to dissolve and end its armed struggle against...
In early February, Benjamin Netanyahu told Donald Trump: “You are the greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House.” It was nearly two weeks after the American president's...
United States and China will reduce their reciprocal punitive tariffs to 30% for Chinese products imported into America and 10% for U.S. products imported into China, U.S. Trade Representative...
"If now, half the hostages are released and we don't have to manage the phases of release each time, then we are ready to discuss," an Israeli official told Haaretz. As Israeli Prime...
Donald Trump announced that he would sign an order on Monday that he claims will reduce prescription drug prices in the United States by 30% to 80%. "They will increase worldwide to...
20:11 Beirut Time The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirmed in a statement that it had facilitated the “safe transfer” of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander from...
Local elections were held on Sunday in North Lebanon and Akkar governorates (mouhafazat), one week after those in Mount Lebanon. Amid ongoing political shifts, this vote held particular...
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced on Monday its dissolution and the end of more than four decades of armed struggle against the Turkish state, reported the pro-Kurdish agency ANF....
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, May 12, 2025 Some key things to watch today:• 11 a.m. – Environment Minister Tamara al-Zein holds a meeting with ambassadors...
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
