Iraq moves against Iranian Kurdish groups: Minister
Iraq has begun taking Iranian Kurdish opposition groups away from the country's border with Iran, its chief diplomat said on Tuesday, after Iran warned that its neighbour must take action....
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Bolt stops motorcycle service in Lebanon
BEIRUT — Bolt has stopped its motorcycle service in Lebanon in recent days "after having several meetings" with local authorities. The ride-hailing company sent a notification on its app telling...
Malek Jadah, 12 September 2023
Iraq asks Sweden to extradite Koran burner
Baghdad has asked Sweden to extradite Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, who stoked international outrage by desecrating the Koran, he and his lawyer told AFP on Tuesday. "Iraq...
12 September 2023
US sanctions Hezbollah members in Lebanon and South America
BEIRUT — The United States announced a series of sanctions Tuesday against seven Hezbollah members and financial facilitators in South America and Lebanon, accusing them of operating a network that...
12 September 2023
Calm hangs by thread in Ain al-Hilweh
BEIRUT — A precarious calm reigned in Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, near Saida, South Lebanon, after tensions rose a notch on Tuesday afternoon in the wake of a cease-fire announced by...
12 September 2023
Iraq Kurd makeup artists held for posts 'dressed as women'
Police in Iraqi Kurdistan have detained two male makeup artists after they posted images on Instagram of themselves wearing women's clothing and cosmetics, judicial sources told AFP on...
12 September 2023
At least 2,300 dead in 'epic' Libya floods, thousands more missing
At least 2,300 people were killed in Libya and thousands more were reported missing after catastrophic flash floods broke river dams and tore through an eastern coastal city, devastating entire...
12 September 2023
Cabinet tries to pass tax amnesty, met with outrage
Outlined in the 2023 draft budget law passed two weeks ago, is an article exempting residents in Lebanon from paying tax on foreign accounts and assets acquired before 2022. The tax exemption...
Claude ASSAF, 12 September 2023
Government passes 2024 draft budget with uncharacteristic speed
Najib Mikati’s caretaker government approved the draft budget for 2024 with unusual expedience at a cabinet meeting at the Grand Serail on Tuesday. The executive had only begun examining the...
12 September 2023
Behind the Ain al-Hilweh conflict, a plan to hand the camp to Islamists?
The future of Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, is up in the air. The resumption of fighting has ravaged the camp and raised many questions, especially after attempts by...
Salah Hijazi, 12 September 2023
Around 10,000 people missing in Libya floods: IFRC
Around 10,000 people are thought to be missing following major floods in Libya, an official from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Tuesday....
12 September 2023
In Beirut, Le Drian hopes Berri dialogue will be 'beginning of a solution'
BEIRUT — A cross-party dialogue initiative called for last month by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri should be "a beginning of a solution" to Lebanon's nearly one-year presidential vacuum, French...
12 September 2023
Red Cross appeals for over $100 million to help quake-hit Morocco
The Red Cross appealed on Tuesday for more than $100 million to provide desperately needed assistance in Morocco, days after a powerful earthquake killed nearly 2,900 people....
12 September 2023
Hazardous household waste: What it is and how to dispose of it in Lebanon
Soil pollution, unsafe water, polluted air — the time bomb of household waste is a global issue, but in Lebanon it is particularly concerning due to the lack of adequate infrastructure and...
Suzanne BAAKLINI, 12 September 2023
Iran's judiciary confirms detention of Swedish EU worker
The detention of a Swedish national working for the European Union was confirmed by Iran's judiciary on Tuesday. Sweden and the European Union Commission said last week a...
12 September 2023
More than 1,000 bodies recovered in Libyan city after floods, minister says
More than 1,000 bodies have been recovered in the eastern Libyan city of Derna after it was hit by floods, a minister in the eastern administration said on Tuesday, adding it was not possible to...
12 September 2023
Oslo Accords promise turned into 'destroyed dreams' in Gaza
Three decades after a historic handshake on the White House lawn that capped months of secret Israeli-Palestinian talks, disillusioned young Gazans face the consequences and failed promises of the...
12 September 2023
Fuel To Go: 100 percent natural Lebanese protein products by a self-made woman
With a hairnet on her head and a big smile on her face, Inas Khaled opened the doors of her kitchen in Hazmieh, on the outskirts of Beirut. Once past the staircase, a multitude of tempting smells...
Chloé Lavoisard, 12 September 2023
Fuel prices slightly increase
BEIRUT — The Energy Ministry on Tuesday announced a slight increase in fuel prices. Meanwhile, the price of fuel oil for generators remained unchanged. Here are the new prices: • Twenty...
12 September 2023
Survivors suffer as Morocco quake aid trickles in
Homeless, traumatized and in some cases feeling abandoned by the authorities, many survivors of Morocco's powerful earthquake escaped death only to fear they are now on their own to stay alive....
12 September 2023
US signs off on transfer of funds to Iran in prisoner deal
The United States confirmed Monday it had signed off on the transfer of $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds from South Korea, paving the way for five US citizens to leave Tehran....
12 September 2023
Israel accuses Iran of building airport in south Lebanon
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant accused Iran on Monday of setting up an airport in southern Lebanon to enable attacks against Israel. In televised remarks to an...
12 September 2023
A year since Iran unrest, hijab takes backseat to economic woes
A year after the death of Mahsa Amini sparked unrest across Iran, the issue of the hijab remains a sore spot — but a crippling economic crisis has left many preoccupied with making ends meet....
12 September 2023
Morocco earthquake death toll passes 2,800, survivors camp outdoors
Villagers in parts of Morocco devastated by the country's biggest earthquake in over a century camped outside for a fourth night on Monday, as the death toll rose to more than 2,800 people. Search...
12 September 2023
Ain al-Hilweh amid uneasy calm, solidarity with Morocco, Le Drian returns: Everything you need to know to start your Tuesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . An uneasy calm — with some intermittent gunfire — held in the Ain al-Hilweh camp overnight and into this morning following a...
12 September 2023
Eastern Libya authorities say 2,000 dead in flood, thousands missing
Authorities in eastern Libya said at least 2,000 people were killed and thousands more were missing after a massive flood ripped through the city of Derna following a heavy storm and rain. Ahmed...
