BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia plans to soon strengthen its trade relations with Lebanon after Lebanese authorities demonstrated their effectiveness in combating drug smuggling to the kingdom in recent...
The Israeli military said the Red Cross received the remains of one of the last four hostages held in Gaza on Thursday, as part of the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. "According to...
BEIRUT — Two American members of Congress, Darin LaHood and Darrell Issa, have accused Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri of "bstructing progress" in Lebanon, in a letter addressed...
BEIRUT — The Public Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation, Judge Jamal al-Hajjar, issued an order to arrest the head of the J.A.D (Youth Against Drugs) association, Joseph Hawat, on suspicion of...
BEIRUT — Druze leader Walid Joumblatt on Thursday criticized Kataeb party chief Samy Gemayel’s proposal to enshrine neutrality in the Lebanese constitution, asking: “Will Israel withdraw from the...
BEIRUT — The chief investigative judge of Mount Lebanon, Nada al-Asmar, issued an arrest warrant Thursday for H.H., a Syrian national, after questioning him in the case of the rape and murder of a...
BEIRUT — The Epstein case resurfaced on Nov. 12, after U.S. Democratic lawmakers publicly released a trove of emails from Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender found dead in a New York jail...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah's "Loyalty to the resistance" parliamentary bloc condemned on Thursday the American "attempts to tighten the financial blockade on Lebanon with the aim of...
BEIRUT — Two Palestinians have been arrested by the Internal Security Forces (ISF) for selling forged driver’s licenses, according to a statement released Thursday. The suspects, aged 49 and 32...
Three years ago, a large crowd patiently waited for 40 minutes for their plate of pasta. Yet, here, in the shade of a century-old tree, there were no signs, no posted menu, just a modest cart and a...
BEIRUT — Hamas in Lebanon distributed a memorandum to international legal, humanitarian, educational, and diplomatic institutions regarding the educational crisis in UNRWA schools in the Ain...
BEIRUT — The Youth and Sports Ministry organized a major conference in Beirut on Thursday titled "Toward a national strategy for sport in Lebanon," attended by President Joseph Aoun. The...
BEIRUT — The issue of allowances for military personnel was to be addressed Thursday by the Cabinet, which has been meeting since 3:40 p.m. at the Grand Serail in Beirut. Nawaf Salam's...
Over the past 30 years, female leadership in Lebanon has made significant progress: Huguette Abou Mrad, the new vice president of the Francophone Network of Women Leaders in Higher Education and...
After becoming the first woman to sit on the Lebanese Football Federation's executive committee, Paola Pharaon Rizk is now also, as of end of October, a member of the Grassroots and Amateur...
BEKAA — The General Security stated that it organized on Thursday morning the return of Syrian refugees residing in Lebanon to their country as part of the ninth phase of the Lebanese...
BEIRUT — The parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan held a session on Thursday to discuss the detailed breakdown of the 2026 draft budget, according to the...
With less than 48 hours remaining before Pope Leo XIV's visit to Lebanon (Nov. 30-Dec. 2), the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon is getting ready to welcome...
Spanish police said on Thursday they had dismantled an international crime ring accused of trafficking minors from the Canary Islands to France, arresting 11 people in an operation that spanned...
The timing is far from coincidental. For years, supporters of the well-known Kurdish opposition figure Selahattin Demirtas, along with human rights advocates, have been calling for his release. Yet...
BEIRUT — French President Emmanuel Macron has authorized Israeli companies to take part in the Milipol Paris security expo, set for Nov. 18–21 at the Villepinte Exhibition Center near Paris, the...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun told French President Emmanuel Macron’s adviser Anne-Claire Legendre on Thursday that the “moral support” shown by Lebanon’s partners “is not enough” for the Lebanese...
Eileen Hofer's whereabouts seem to be an enigma. In Geneva, where she officially resides, a close friend of the artist Serge Michel says that the question is often asked: "But where is...
In a constantly changing world, marked by successive crises and global challenges, academic research is the foundation that enables societies to find answers to complex problems and strengthen...
BEIRUT — Lebanese PM and President discuss fate of Lebanese detainees in Israeli prisons with ICRC official Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and President Joseph Aoun met separately on Thursday...
The Italian Cultural Institute of Lebanon (IIC Beirut) is extending its series New Italian Stage Worldwide with a radio creation of Imprimatur by Alessandro Paschitto, adapted and produced by...
Director of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Mohammad Karaki announced in a statement that the institution has raised the coverage ceiling for medical supplies to 90 percent of their cost,...
The armed wings of Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad said on Thursday they would hand over the body of an Israeli hostage at 8 p.m. local time (1800 GMT). If the transfer takes...
“Enshrine neutrality in the Constitution.” This is the slogan the Kataeb party launched on social media following the draft law introduced on Monday by the party’s Leader, Sami Gemayel. The draft...
November is everyone's 'winding down' month, as we take time to recover between a hectic summer and an even more hectic holiday season to come. Sometimes you need the quiet to trace how...
BEIRUT — The U.S. envoy to Syria and Lebanon, Ambassador Tom Barrack, said in a lengthy post on X that recent days marked “a decisive turning point in the modern history of the Middle East — and in...
Storyteller extraordinaire Nadine Touma recalls the tale of those who used to dress in blue or green rags, grab long, wild sticks, all tousled with ribbons, and lead the children of the village...
BEIRUT — The Israeli army carried out a drone strike Thursday shortly after 2 p.m. on Toul, in the Nabatieh district, near Ragheb Harb Hospital. A minivan was targeted, and the attack left at least...
Iraq's parliamentary election on Tuesday Nov. 11 was expected to be the least attended in years. Growing frustration with a corrupt political class and a general lack of trust in the electoral...
BEIRUT — Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar said, in a speech delivered on behalf of President Joseph Aoun, that road safety "remains a top priority," the state-run National News Agency (NNA)...
As U.S. diplomatic pressure on Lebanon intensifies — particularly following the recent visit by a U.S. Treasury delegation and senior White House officials — France is making its move as well....
The new U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, will arrive in Beirut on Friday, over a month after his official nomination by U.S. Congress, according to LBCI . Appointed by President Donald...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said he is deeply concerned by reports of "mass atrocities and grave human rights violations" in the city of Al-Fasher, as well as by the...
Green hills turning brown from aridity have been a worrying sight for Lebanon this year, after a distinct lack of rainfall has continued even into the autumn months. The consequences of rising...
The G7 countries' foreign ministers issued a joint statement on Wednesday expressing strong support for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza truce plan, and calling on Iran to fulfill its...
21:38 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live coverage. We’ll be back tomorrow morning. 21:20 Beirut Time Israel receives the body of one of the last...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed concern on Wednesday that the latest spate of violence by Israeli settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank could spill over and undermine U.S.-backed...
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
