BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new foreign minister, Joe Rajji, met Thursday in Paris with his French counterpart, Jean-Noël Barrot, on the sidelines of a ministerial conference on Syria. Barrot expressed hope...
BEIRUT — Saad Hariri returned to Lebanon to mark the 20th anniversary of his father Rafik Hariri’s assassination and met with several foreign ambassadors at the Maison du Centre, his residence in...
BEIRUT — France has proposed that some troops from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), including French soldiers, be deployed in southern Lebanon to facilitate a "complete and...
BEIRUT — Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Thursday that it is “unacceptable” for Israel to extend its occupation of southern Lebanon beyond the Feb. 18 deadline or to keep its forces stationed...
Hamas signaled on Thursday that a crisis threatening to unravel an already fragile cease-fire in Gaza could be avoided even after trading accusations with Israel this week of cease-fire breaches....
Dozens of bulldozers, construction vehicles and trucks carrying mobile homes lined up on Egypt's side of the Rafah border crossing on Thursday, awaiting to enter Gaza, state-linked Egyptian media...
Elon Musk acknowledged earlier this week that a claim from the White House about $50 million in federal funding for condoms in Gaza was "perhaps not" based on actual facts. White House press...
Feb. 13, 2005. Around $67,000 are sent by former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri to the strongman of Damascus in Lebanon, Rustom Ghazaleh, head of Syrian military intelligence operations in...
BEIRUT — A new challenge has arisen along the winding road toward rehabilitation in Beirut's southern suburbs. There is an estimated two to four million tons of rubble in the diverse and...
BEIRUT — The handovers of power between the new government of Nawaf Salam and the outgoing cabinet of Nagib Mikati continued Thursday with ceremonies at the Ministries of Defense, Labor, Tourism,...
BEIRUT — On Thursday, Lebanese authorities denied a plane from Tehran permission to land at Beirut international airport, sparking protests along the airport road that prompted the Lebanese Army's...
BEIRUT — U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson met with newly appointed Finance Minister Yassine Jaber on Thursday, a day after he officially took over from his predecessor, Youssef Khalil....
BEIRUT — Newly appointed Environment Minister Tamara Elzein outlined her priorities on Thursday during a handover ceremony with her predecessor, proposing a name change for the ministry to better...
BEIRUT — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Beirut is maintaining diplomatic efforts to ensure the Israeli army withdraws from the remaining areas it occupies in southern Lebanon by Feb. 18,...
Donald Trump's Arab allies are no longer being spared. When Trump was asked about Jordan’s participation in his plan for the forced and permanent displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, the...
BEIRUT — On Wednesday, the South Lebanon Water Establishment (SLWE) informed its subscribers of a decrease in water supply due to the suspension of the electric utility line, which affects all...
The first investigative judge of Beirut, Bilal Halawi, decided Wednesday to release two lawyers, Marwan Issa al-Khoury and Micky Tueni, on bail. The two, who are linked to the central bank, are...
Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) Sergeant Khalil Ali Fayad succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday after he was shot in Aitaroun, southern Lebanon, on Jan. 26, 2025, the police announced in a...
Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Thursday that it was committed to carrying out the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza under a timeline set out in a cease-fire deal for the territory....
The new Energy Minister Joe Saddi pledged during his official inauguration at the Energy Ministry on Thursday to "do everything possible" to improve "essential services"...
The U.K. plans to ease sanctions on Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, under a new plan announced by the government on Thursday. Still weighed down by heavy international sanctions, the...
Egypt and Qatar have successfully "overcome obstacles" hindering the completion of the Gaza cease-fire agreement, Egyptian state-aligned media reported Thursday. Citing an official...
The new Lebanese Industry Minister, Joe Issa al-Khoury (affiliated with the Kataeb party), committed to strengthening production under the 'Made in Lebanon' label on Thursday during the...
On January Jan. 11, 2025, during his first meeting with a Lebanese official, the leader of the new interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa highlighted a crucial economic issue: the fate of Syrian...
Former Lebanese Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni published his book, The Financial Collapse in Lebanon: Experience and Facts, on Feb. 11. In it, he presents his perspective on the events of 2020-2021,...
The Danish government said Thursday it was pledging an additional 10.2 million kroner ($1.4 million) to the U.N.'s Palestinian refugee agency, which has been banned from operating in Israel....
A handover ceremony between the caretaker health minister, Firas Abiad, and the new minister, Rakan Nassereddine, took place Thursday at the Health Ministry in Bir Hassan. Nassereddine promised to...
With the appointment of Ghassan Salameh as Culture Minister in Nawaf Salam's Cabinet, L'Orient-Le Jour met with various Lebanese writers, performers and activists to gather their thoughts...
The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, now in effect for three weeks, is on the verge of collapse as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump increase...
The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Thursday it was committed to the ongoing cease-fire in Gaza, as negotiators push to overcome an impasse regarding the implementation of the agreement....
Interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa emphasized the "close strategic relationship" between his country and Russia during a call with President Vladimir Putin, the Syrian presidency...
U.S. President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday he expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine peace talks, in an extraordinary thaw in relations after a surprise...
During her visit to Beirut last week, Morgan Ortagus, deputy to the U.S. special envoy for Middle East peace, sparked controversy by celebrating Hezbollah’s "defeat by Israel" in the...
The transfer of power ceremonies in several key ministries for the Lebanese economy, namely finance, telecoms and public works, took place Wednesday in Beirut, following the first Cabinet meeting...
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Just days before the Feb. 18 deadline for its withdrawal from Lebanon, Israel is showing no signs it's ready to leave. Israeli news outlets leaked reports of a potential postponement, unofficially...
Palestinian sources close to negotiations on Thursday reported progress in efforts to salvage the Israel-Hamas cease-fire, to ensure that a hostage-prisoner exchange goes ahead this weekend as...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• 1o a.m. – Handover ceremony at the Health Ministry.•...
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
