EDL: Iraqi fuel cargo unloaded
Electricite du Liban (EDL) announced on Friday that it had started unloading one of two shipments of Iraqi fuel that were stuck in Lebanese territorial waters due to a financial hold over the...
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Reconciliation meeting in Chouf in the presence of Joumblatt and Arslan
A reconciliation meeting in Baisour, Chouf, scheduled to settle a dispute within the Mlaheb family, brought together on Friday the former head of the Progressive Socialist Party Walid Jumblatt and...
12 July 2024
Attack on several public buses in northern Beirut, Hamiyeh raises concerns
Wednesday was the first day of the (re)start of public transport buses on a single line in Beirut. These vehicles had been absent from the public transport landscape for years, dominated by...
12 July 2024
Who gated Kfar Abida's public beach?
BEIRUT — Beachgoers were baffled upon arriving at Kfar Abida’s public beach only to find it gated and locked with no one claiming responsibility for having blocked their path to the water. A video...
Ghadir Hamadi, 12 July 2024
Palestinian released from Israeli jail 'came back from the dead'
Muazzaz Abayat's parents barely recognized their son lying in a hospital bed after being freed from nine months in Israeli detention, with his weight halved from his usual heavyset build, hollowed...
12 July 2024
Possible ICC arrest warrant: Will Netanyahu make a stop in Europe on his way to Washington?
As the sword of Damocles of a potential arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) continues to hang over his head, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to avoid...
12 July 2024
'We hate war,' Hezbollah MP tells CNN
Rare enough to be noted, a Hezbollah MP, Ibrahim Moussawi, appeared on the CNN set on Wednesday in an interview conducted by one of the channel's leading figures, Christiane Amanpour. Last April,...
12 July 2024
William Bourdon: BDL joins civil party in Salameh case
Since his departure from the Banque du Liban (BDL) in July 2023, former governor Riad Salameh has continued to face numerous legal proceedings. These are ongoing in Lebanon — where the processes...
Mounir YOUNES, 12 July 2024
Lebanon files complaint with UN over Israeli attacks on agricultural sector
The Lebanese Foreign Ministry said on Friday that it filed a complaint with the U.N. Security Council on July 3 following Israeli attacks on "the agricultural sector, farmers and herders in border...
12 July 2024
'Why portray dialogue or consultation as a scarecrow': Amal Movement
BEIRUT – The Amal Movement's Development and Liberation parliamentary group, in its Friday meeting headed by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, questioned the opposition's portrayal of...
12 July 2024
Why are the Golan Heights becoming Hezbollah’s favorite target?
Hezbollah delivered the second strong message of its kind. It released on Tuesday a six-minute video showing several strategic Israeli positions in the Syrian Golan Heights, a large part of which...
Jeanine JALKH, 12 July 2024
Lebanon’s summer gems, Art of Boo’s sharp wit and a Persian feast
If you too are feeling the heat here in Lebanon, then you can attest to the fact that the summer season is well and truly underway ! This means that despite all the challenges we’ve seen, the...
Anya Wickremasinghe, 12 July 2024
Court rebuffs fining Netherlands for Israel jet parts
Dutch judges on Friday slapped down an urgent request by a trio of rights groups to penalize the Netherlands for not respecting a ban on supplying F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel....
12 July 2024
Brigitte Bardot, who we spoke with just last summer, dies at 91
In the bustling streets filled with July vacationers, her face is everywhere. On the fronts of small accessory shops or the walls of starred restaurant halls, posters of her films remain carefully...
Karl RICHA, in Saint-Tropez, 12 July 2024
Lebanese Army vehicle hit by machine gun fire from Golan heights
BEIRUT—A Lebanese Army Forces (LAF) vehicle in Wazzani River area (Hasbaya district) was hit this morning by several bullets coming from Ghajar, a disputed village on the border between Lebanon and...
by Sally Abou Al-Joud, 12 July 2024
Spain PM rejects 'double standards' on Gaza
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday urged the West to reject "double standards" regarding the conflict in Gaza as he joined NATO leaders in supporting Ukraine....
12 July 2024
Gasoline and heating oil prices increase slightly
Gasoline and heating oil rates in Lebanon saw a further small increase on Friday morning, according to the latest schedule published by the Energy and Water Ministry, while gas and diesel prices...
12 July 2024
Hezbollah says will accept any Hamas cease-fire decision
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said Wednesday his group would accept Palestinian ally Hamas's decision on Gaza truce negotiations and would stop cross-border attacks on Israel if a ceasefire were...
12 July 2024
Hezbollah's 'Resistance Brigades' claims first attack against Israel: Day 280 of the Gaza war
21:10 Beirut Time Thank you for joining us for our live coverage today. Be sure to come back tomorrow for the latest updates. Goodnight! 21:09 Beirut Time...
by Muntasser Abdallah, Marguerita Sejaan, Sally Abou al-Joud and Nicholas Frakes, 12 July 2024
'Time to end the war': Biden sees progress on Gaza deal
President Joe Biden said Thursday that US mediators were making progress in reaching a Gaza ceasefire deal as he called for an end to the Israel-Hamas war. Biden, in a...
12 July 2024
Israel military says 'failed' to protect during Hamas Oct. 7 attack
The Israeli military acknowledged Thursday it "failed" a kibbutz where more than 100 people died during Hamas's Oct. 7 attacks after an internal probe found serious flaws in troops' conduct....
12 July 2024
Interruption of Ogero services in Hamra, west of Beirut
Ogero, the public operator responsible for managing fixed telephony and Internet in Lebanon, reported a malfunction at its Hamra central office in west Beirut on Friday morning around 8:30 a.m. The...
