Blast kills 5 at Gaza rally marking Israel pullout: Hamas
A bomb killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Hamas's health ministry said, when a rally marking Israel's 2005 withdrawal from the enclave turned violent....
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French special envoy visit to Lebanon: 3 key things to know
French special envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian has been meeting politicians in Lebanon in a bid to unblock the nearly one-year presidential deadlock. The country has been without a head of state since...
13 September 2023
Lebanon's foreign minister will visit Syria to discuss refugee situation
BEIRUT — Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib on Wednesday agreed with his Syrian counterpart Faisal al-Mikdawi to meet to discuss the Syrian refugee situation, Lebanon's National...
13 September 2023
Why are vehicle registration service rates changing?
After months of closure, Lebanon’s vehicle registration departments, known as the Nafaa , reopened last Tuesday, but at limited capacity. The five Nafaa centers, located in Dekwaneh (Mount...
Mario DOUEIRY and Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 13 September 2023
Israeli strikes kill two Syrian soldiers: State media
Israeli air strikes on Wednesday killed two Syrian soldiers and wounded six others in Syria's west coast, state media said, quoting a military source. "At exactly 17:22...
13 September 2023
'No bread crisis in Lebanon' says Economy Minister in response to concerns
BEIRUT — Caretaker Minister of Economy Amin Salam stated Wednesday that there is "no bread crisis" in Lebanon, and that there aren't any plans to remove subsidies. "There is no bread crisis....
13 September 2023
At least 40 dead in Sudan Darfur air raids: Witnesses, medical source
At least 40 dead in Sudan Darfur air raids: witnesses, medical source This is a developing story. Check back later for updates.
13 September 2023
India-Middle East-Europe: A trade corridor with a high geopolitical profile
Having failed to rally the emerging economies in the G20 around a strong stance against Russia or on climate change, Western states have scored another victory. On Saturday, US President Joe Biden...
Amélie ZACCOUR and Yana SALMAN, 13 September 2023
Shots fired at anti-government protest in Syria's Sweida, activists say
Shots were fired at anti-government protesters in the southern Syrian city of Sweida on Wednesday, activists and local journalists said, in the first reported use of violence in weeks-long...
13 September 2023
Lebanon-Israel-UNIFIL discuss land border demarcation
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army announced on Wednesday that a tripartite meeting was held on Tuesday between Lebanon, Israel and UNIFIL and that the parties discussed the land border demarcation...
Malek Jadah, 13 September 2023
Family from Ain al-Hilweh among Libya flood victims
BEIRUT — A family of four from the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp are among the thousands of people killed by devastating floods in Derna, Libya. The father Saleh Sariya, 63 years old, his...
13 September 2023
'Urgent' draft law could exempt kids from school fees — Is it enough?
BEIRUT — Independent MP Ihab Matar on Tuesday proposed a draft law that would enable the government to pay entrance fees for public school students, as the school year is set to begin in October...
Wael Taleb, 13 September 2023
Four dead, 21 rescued after migrant ship sinks off Tunisia
Three children and one woman died and 21 people were rescued after their migrant ship sank off the Tunisian city of Sfax, Faouzi Masmoudi, a judge in Sfax, told Reuters on Wednesday....
13 September 2023
At least 30,000 left homeless by Libya city flood: UN agency
At least 30,000 Libyans have been left homeless in the eastern city of Derna in devastating flash floods unleashed by Storm Daniel, the International Organization for Migration said Wednesday....
13 September 2023
Libya storm death toll expected to swell as sea washes bodies ashore
Bodies were washing ashore in eastern Libya on Wednesday, swelling the death toll from a storm that swept whole neighborhoods out to sea, with thousands already confirmed dead and many thousands...
13 September 2023
Syrian teen killed, two others injured by landmines crossing into Lebanon
BEIRUT — An 18-year-old Syrian man was killed and two others injured by landmines early Wednesday morning as they attempted to enter Lebanon informally via the remote Wadi Khaled region,...
13 September 2023
Ain al-Hilweh ceasefire ends, at least 7 dead
BEIRUT - Fighting in the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp reignited between Fatah and Islamist groups on Wednesday night - despite a ceasefire reached Monday. Fighting resumed...
13 September 2023
The Iranian women paying price for reporting on Mahsa Amini
Iranian authorities have since the death of Mahsa Amini systematically persecuted the journalists, often young women, who helped expose the case and magnify its resonance in and outside Iran,...
13 September 2023
Derna counts the cost of Libya flood disaster
Libya's devastated eastern city of Derna was counting its dead on Wednesday with the toll from the floodwaters unleashed by Storm Daniel expected to rise even further. Two...
13 September 2023
Draft budget (oddly) on schedule, Ain al-Hilweh unease, 50,000 drivers-in-waiting: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . The caretaker cabinet completed its review of the 2024 budget draft law within the constitutional time frame for the first time...
