Mikati to convene cabinet on Friday
Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, will convene the cabinet for a meeting on Friday at 9:30 a.m. to discuss a 29-item agenda. The cabinet will present a study prepared by the World...
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UN probe accuses Israel of crimes against humanity, Hamas of war crimes
A UN investigation concluded Wednesday that Israel had committed crimes against humanity during the war in Gaza, including that of "extermination," while Israeli and Palestinian armed groups had...
12 June 2024
Business activity in Lebanon continued to decline in the first quarter
Business activity in Lebanon continued to decline in the first quarter of 2024, marked by the continuation of the socio-economic crisis that erupted in 2019 and the explosive situation in the south...
12 June 2024
TikTok delegation in Beirut to cooperate with the Lebanese government
Following the TikTok child pornography scandal in Lebanon last April, a delegation led by the platform's head of Middle East public relations, Emir Gelen, arrived in Beirut on Monday, at the...
C.A., 12 June 2024
Public administrations have started to pay their backlogs, announced EDL
The management of Electricité du Liban (EDL) announced that the Ministry of Finance has begun ordering the settlement of overdue invoices from certain public administrations and institutions, after...
12 June 2024
Merchant ship hit in Red Sea off Yemen
A merchant ship was struck in the Red Sea off Yemen on Wednesday, monitors said, in what appeared to be the latest attack by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The ship was...
12 June 2024
Who is Taleb Abdallah, the Hezbollah commander assassinated in Jwaya?
After Wissam Tawil, Taleb Sami Abdallah. Since the start of the war on Oct. 7, Israel has succeeded in eliminating not only Hezbollah members, whose death toll has so far risen to over 300, but...
Claude ASSAF, 12 June 2024
Chemicals at Zouk power plant in 'stable condition,' 'stored well,' Mikati says
BEIRUT — The media office of caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said, in a statement on Wednesday, that the chemicals present in the Zouk Power Plant are in a "stable condition and have...
12 June 2024
Blinken says US will try to bridge Israel-Hamas gaps on deal
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Wednesday to work to seal a Gaza cease-fire agreement, saying not all Hamas demands were acceptable but voicing hope gaps could be closed....
12 June 2024
16 Syrian soldiers killed by IS jihadists
Sixteen Syrian soldiers, including an officer, have been killed in a minefield laid by the Islamic State group and an attack by the jihadists in the desert, a monitor said Wednesday....
12 June 2024
Reintegrating Islamic State families, a huge challenge for Raqqa
In a nearly empty apartment in the city center, two women, Souad and Najha, sat on a thin mattress, chatting. Souad’s sons, Mohammad and Omar, seven and nine, frequently interrupted the...
Céline MARTELET, 12 June 2024
Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 37,202
The health ministry in Gaza said Wednesday that at least 37,202 people have been killed in the territory during more than eight months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants. ...
12 June 2024
Platform co-founded by Lebanese entrepreneurs raises $14 million in investments
BEIRUT — Stake, a platform co-founded by two Lebanese entrepreneurs, raised $14 million in investments in a Series A round, with backing from regional funds MEVP, Wa'ed Ventures, Mubadala...
Fouad Gemayel, 12 June 2024
Under the threat of war, how much does it cost to go to the beach in Lebanon?
"Tell them we're going to stay. We refuse to die,” Julia Boutros sings. “Your land, your homes and your suffering people are ours, dear South." On June 2, as Israeli warplanes flew over Sour...
Layal DAGHER, 12 June 2024
Amid war and crisis, the cultural scene plans 130 events in 4 days
BEIRUT — The first installation of Beirut Art Days will offer four days of free access to over 130 art and cultural events this July, highlighting Beirut and Lebanon's pivotal role in the regional...
Flore TRICHOT, 12 June 2024
Most senior Hezbollah member killed since Oct. 8 in Israeli strike overnight
BEIRUT — An Israeli strike on the village of Jwayya (Sour district) on Tuesday night killed a senior Hezbollah field commander and three fighters, three security sources said. Hezbollah confirmed...
12 June 2024
Hezbollah carries out a record number of daily operations against Israel: Day 250 of the Gaza war
Good morning! Thank you for joining us for our live coverage of the ongoing war in Gaza and its regional and global impacts. 21:32 Beirut Time Thank you for joining us for...
