BEIRUT — In a televised speech Thursday evening, President Michel Aoun said Lebanon "approves" the final draft of the maritime border deal with Israel. "I hope this will be a promising start that...
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s 2021 public procurement law, described by advocates inside and outside the government as the only major crisis-era reform on track to be enforced, is “at risk” of being...
WASHINGTON — The United States presented Saudi Arabia with analysis showing there was no market basis to lower oil production before the OPEC+ decision to cut output, a White House spokesman said...
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Parliament elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as president on Thursday, according to two lawmakers, paving the way for the formation of a new government and the end of a...
BEIRUT — French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna arrived in Lebanon Thursday evening, the French embassy in Lebanon told L'Orient Today . Colonna is scheduled to meet with President Michel...
In the intimacy of a room lying between light and shadow, modesty and courage, the revealed and the concealed, seven young members of the Lebanese LGBTQ+ community lay bare their souls to the...
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, called on the Lebanese political class Thursday to "work for the stability of the country" and "put their country...
CAIRO — Negotiations between Egypt and the International Monetary Fund over a new support program are progressing, Jihad Azour, director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Department, said...
The Russia-Ukraine war is once again at the heart of Lebanese politics.At the UN General Assembly Wednesday evening, Lebanon voted in favor of a resolution condemning Russia’s annexation of four...
BEIRUT — General Security chief Abbas Ibrahim said Thursday that the international community's stance on the repatriation of Syrian refugees residing in Lebanon "could change" due to the increasing...
New details on the Islamic State group's former detention centers for foreign hostages in Syria and on grave sites offer clues on where victims may be buried, a rights group said Thursday. The...
DUBAI — Iran's judiciary chief said on Thursday he had ordered judges to issue tough sentences for the "main elements of riots," sparked after the death of a young woman in custody last month, the...
BEIRUT — A fuel tanker exploded Thursday on the Metn highway in Mount Lebanon, injuring one person, Lebanon's Civil Defense confirmed in a tweet. The explosion caused massive clouds of black smoke...
JERUSALEM — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, restating his mistrust of Washington in resolving the conflict with Israel and expressing...
Divided Palestinian factions met in Algiers Thursday amid efforts to persuade them to sign a reconciliation deal to lay out timelines to hold elections within a year, officials said. "The...
BEIRUT — Weakened by the economic crisis, COVID-19 pandemic and deteriorating state and hospital infrastructure, Lebanon is not immune to a cholera epidemic, experts have warned, including the...
BEIRUT — Nabatieh's acting investigative judge Ahmad Mezher released on Thursday Yahia Ali Badreddine, who had held up a Bankmed branch in Nabatieh, South Lebanon, and managed to withdraw part of...
BEIRUT — Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri asked on Thursday the Parliament's General Secretariat to "send a copy of the agreement on the delineation of the southern maritime border to all...
DOHA — Qatar's emir and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Ukraine crisis and its impact on energy markets during a meeting on the sidelines of a summit in Kazakhstan on Thursday, the...
DAMASCUS — At least 18 soldiers were killed and 20 wounded on Thursday when an explosive device detonated on a military bus in the Damascus countryside, local outlet Sham FM said. It represents...
BAGHDAD — Nine rockets landed around the Iraqi capital's Green Zone, home to government buildings and foreign missions, according to a military statement, as a Parliament session was about to begin...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday accused the United States of resorting to a “policy of destabilization’ against the Islamic Republic which is gripped by protests over Mahsa Amini’s...
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah could have asked Lebanon to claim Line 29 as its maritime border with Israel. He did not. He could have torpedoed the negotiations by making demands that are...
12:45 Beirut Time This concludes our live coverage of the Parliament's second session to elect a new president. This session ended due to a lack of quorum. A new session is scheduled for...
WASHINGTON — Iranian American businessman Siamak Namazi was forced to return to Tehran's Evin Prison on Wednesday after Iranian authorities had given him a furlough on Oct. 1 and let his elderly...
Parliament is scheduled to convene for the second round of presidential elections today at 11 a.m. in an attempt to determine President Michel Aoun’s successor before the end of his term on Oct....
BEIRUT – Thirteen people, mostly fighters, have been killed in two days of ongoing clashes between rival factions competing for power in northwest Syria, a war monitor said Wednesday. Fighting...
Beirut’s demands, Israel’s terms, and Washington’s stance: Behind the scenes of the negotiations
