Three strikes targeted Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday evening following a call to evacuate issued by the Israeli army. They targeted Harek Hreik and Burj al-Barajneh. The Israeli...
Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem sent a message to his party's fighters on Wednesday, a few days after they swore their allegiance to him, in which he said that “the strength of...
Two consecutive Lebanese ambassadors to Qatar, serving between 2003 and 2019, were indicted on Nov. 7 by Beirut Investigating Judge Assaad Bayram in a case of embezzlement within the embassy.The...
In his first speech since announcing his forthcoming appointment as U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee gave an interview on Israeli army radio on Wednesday. Asked about the U.S....
The Middle East of 2024 is not the same as in 2016, a time marked by intense hostility between Saudi Arabia and Iran. At the opening of the Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation...
Israel demands to “retain the ability to strike” Lebanon “at any time” within the framework of a cease-fire agreement with the pro-Iranian movement Hezbollah, which is incompatible with the...
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aati, who arrived in Beirut on Wednesday on a visit “whose sole aim is to stop the shameful Israeli aggression in Lebanon as soon as possible,” rejected any...
“Israeli forces will not withdraw from Gaza before 2026.” This is what an officer from one of the brigades deployed in the Gaza Strip told Haaretz as part of an investigation into the ongoing...
On Oct. 21, Thierry Chehab, 40, posted a call on his Instagram account to his followers, asking them to join Sketchathon,* a drawing marathon, to raise awareness of the “tragedy in Lebanon.” The...
Kataeb leader Samy Gemayel held talks in Washington on Wednesday with U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein, who is expected in Tel Aviv and Beirut this week to try to reach a cease-fire agreement between...
Aramoun, in the district of Aley (Mount Lebanon), woke up in shock on Wednesday morning. Previously spared by Israeli strikes, this predominantly Druze and Christian village, located between Khalde...
BEIRUT — The leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), Gebran Bassil, urged Hezbollah on Tuesday to call for a cease-fire “independently of Gaza” and advocated for the development of a national...
The European Council decided on Wednesday to grant 15 million euros in aid “to strengthen the capabilities of the Lebanese Army,” according to a Council press release. “This assistance measure...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “will not achieve politically what he could not gain through war,” said Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah during a press conference broadcast by local...
On Tuesday, Hezbollah announced it had fired Fadi-6 rockets at Israel’s Tel Nof air base, located southeast of Tel Aviv. In a video published on Wednesday, Hezbollah identified this key base — one...
The Lebanese government announced on Tuesday that 108 million euros in humanitarian aid has been disbursed to NGOs in the country. This funding represents only 13.9 percent of the nearly $775...
For the more than half a million women and girls in Lebanon who have been forced to flee their homes under Israeli bombardment, the difficulties they already faced accessing reproductive healthcare...
“You wait, maybe the war will end”. That's what a Lebanese woman said to her domestic worker, before locking her in her house and fleeing abroad, far from the Israeli bombardments, a few weeks ago....
Israeli military strikes killed at least 14 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, as Israeli forces deepened their incursion into Beit Hanoun town in the north, forcing most remaining...
“Today, I will not accuse anyone. But I ask the Lebanese Army, which is responsible for protecting our maritime borders, to issue a statement explaining to the public how this violation occurred....
Since Tuesday evening, rumors have been circulating on social media claiming that Abdel Karim Nasrallah, father of Hezbollah's former secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah, assassinated by the Israeli...
President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was nominating former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel, tapping a staunchly pro-Israel conservative whose choice...
A growing rift is emerging between Hezbollah and Berlin. The already strained relationship between them has worsened, fueled by accusations of the country’s bias toward Israel. Two recent events...
Russia has asked Israel to avoid launching aerial strikes near one of Moscow's bases in Syria, a top official said Wednesday. Syrian state media in mid-October claimed that Israel had struck the...
The United States said Tuesday that Israel was not violating U.S. law on the level of aid entering Gaza even as aid agencies said it was still not enough. Israel had announced the opening of an...
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi is set to visit Tehran on Wednesday for crucial talks on Iran's nuclear program, warning just ahead of his trip that room for maneuvers is...
00:47 Beirut Time The Israeli air force carried out two new “powerful” strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs shortly after 12:30 a.m. (local time), around an hour after the evacuation...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• 10:30 a.m.: Caretaker Environment...
The relationship between Parliament Speaker and Amal Movement leader Nabih Berri and Lebanese Forces (LF) chief Samir Geagea is rarely smooth.The divide deepened further when Geagea expressed his...
The same scene unfolds over and over again. A building, once a home housing the displaced, was reduced to rubble, with burnt cars scattered all around. On the mountain of debris, rescue workers...
Another Florida representative joins Donald Trump's team. According to The New York Times, the president-elect is set to nominate Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, with Representative...
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
