It is no secret that Lebanese expatriates represent the bulk of visitors arriving in Lebanon every year. Statistics from the Tourism Ministry and General Security indicate that 62.6 percent of...
European Parliament adopted a resolution on Wednesday calling for the European Council — the Union's executive arm — to impose sanctions on all Lebanese officials obstructing the election of a new...
20:18 Beirut Time This concludes our live coverage. Thank you for following. 19:58 Beirut Time Shortly before 8 p.m., Arabic-speaking Israeli army spokesman...
BEIRUT — Three Hezbollah members were injured Wednesday evening in an incident on the border between Lebanon and Israel, near the town of Boustan, a Hezbollah spokesperson told L'Orient-Le Jour....
BEIRUT — Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Gebran Bassil on Wednesday denounced the position of Lebanon's caretaker government, which said it was ready to "demarcate Lebanon's southern border...
In Dubai, driving under the age of 18, exceeding the speed limit, running a red light, driving a quad bike on a tarmac road, or participating in unauthorized car races will now come with a heftier...
BEIRUT — The Beirut Urban Lab at the American University of Beirut “was forced to halt" the Mar Mikhael Square project, the Lab announced Wednesday in a statement relayed by the state-run National...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese judiciary issued a verdict Monday to imprison journalist Dima Sadek, according to court documents seen by L'Orient Today. As uncommon as it is in Lebanon, this is not the...
BEIRUT — Banque du Liban Governor Riad Salameh was questioned for over three hours Wednesday by Beirut's first investigating judge, Charbel Abou Samra, in connection with charges including forgery,...
BEIRUT — Public administrations, public institutions and municipalities will be closed next Wednesday on June 19, 2023, on the occasion of the Hijri New Year, the cabinet presidency announced in a...
BEIRUT — The mobile operators' employees' union launched an open strike on Wednesday over unpaid salaries that are owed to some employees, the union announced in a statement. "The services...
On Monday, a video depicting the abuse of young children at Garderêve nursery in Jdeideh went viral on social media, triggering a strong reaction across the population. Within hours, a Facebook...
BEIRUT — Saudi cabinet advisor Nizar bin Suleiman al-Aloula met in Riyadh on Wednesday with France's special envoy to Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le Drian, and discussed "latest developments" on Lebanon,...
BEIRUT — Suha Bechara, a Lebanese communist activist and former prisoner at the Khiam detention center for attempting to assassinate the Israel-backed South Lebanon Army (SLA) leader Antoine Lahad...
Iran on Wednesday summoned the Russian ambassador in Tehran to protest a recent statement by Gulf countries and Moscow on three islands controlled by Iran but claimed by the United Arab...
BEIRUT —Banque du Liban (BDL) Governor Riad Salameh appeared on Wednesday morning before Beirut's first investigating judge, Charbel Abou Samra, in connection with the charges brought against him,...
Last week, Beirut investigating judge Farid Agib delivered a decision rejecting the objections raised by former telecom ministers Jamal Jarrah and Mohammad Choucair. The objections were submitted...
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas arrived Wednesday in the northern West Bank city of Jenin on his first visit in over a decade, a week after the largest Israeli raid there in years. Twelve...
BEIRUT — Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Gebran Bassil on Tuesday accused Lebanese Army chief Joseph Aoun of concocting "a military coup," amid growing concerns by the party that Aoun could...
An Israeli court on Tuesday ordered a Palestinian journalist from annexed east Jerusalem to perform community service, and handed down a suspended sentence, her lawyer said, after she was charged...
Iraq will start paying for its Iranian gas imports with oil, to circumvent the complicated mechanism agreed with Washington in order not to contravene US sanctions, the prime minister said Tuesday....
A member of Syria's volunteer White Helmets was killed in northern Syria on Tuesday by a missile fired by government forces that targeted his vehicle, rescuers and a monitor said....
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Lebanese journalist Dima Sadek yesterday said she plans to appeal a verdict issued sentencing her to a year in prison over...
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
