BEIRUT — On Sunday, after a decade of institutional paralysis, Lebanon held elections for the National Authority responsible for supporting people with disabilities, a long-awaited step for...
BEIRUT — The Foreign Affairs Ministry requested on Wednesday that Lebanese diplomatic and consular missions abroad begin preparations for diaspora voting in the legislative elections scheduled for...
BEIRUT — Jordanian Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan arrived in Beirut on Wednesday to take part in the eighth session of the Lebanese-Jordanian Higher Joint Commission, which was held at the Grand...
CAIRO/WASHINGTON — The 15-member Palestinian transitional committee, launched on Wednesday as part of phase two of Donald Trump's Gaza cease-fire plan, will be headed by Ali Shaath, a former...
The Trump administration is suspending all visa processing for citizens from 75 countries, including Lebanon, a State Department spokesperson said on Wednesday. The spokesperson did not elaborate...
Since December, a financial con involving a fake Saudi prince and an influential Lebanese sheikh has shaken Lebanon, exposing how easily some political leaders are tempted by the lure of...
U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff announced on Wednesday the launch of phase two of the plan to end the conflict in Gaza with the establishment of a technocratic...
Saudi Arabia informed Iran it will not allow its airspace or territory to be used to attack it, two sources close to the kingdom's government told AFP on Wednesday, as Washington threatens...
BEIRUT — A man in his 70s was killed at his home in the Jisr al-Basha neighborhood on Saturday afternoon by a delivery driver, according to information shared with L'Orient Today by the the...
BEIRUT — On Friday, President Joseph Aoun, while meeting with a delegation from the European Union, expressed his support for the deployment of an international force in southern Lebanon after the...
The legal battle against the investigative judge at the Court of Justice, Tarek Bitar, in charge of the probe into the double explosion at the Beirut port, continues. Ali Hassan Khalil, a former...
BEIRUT — In an interview with Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth (Ynet) published on Wednesday, Syrian Druze leader Hikmat al-Hijri expressed his aspiration to establish an independent Druze...
The United States is withdrawing personnel from key bases in the region as a precaution given heightened regional tensions, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday, speaking on condition of...
Selected by the Lucie Foundation Photo Book Prize in October 2025 and winner of the German Photo Book Award in November, "How Can It Still Be Home?" (Kehrer, 2025) by Ghaleb Cabbabe was...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun on Wednesday welcomed the candidacy of Télé Liban's archives for UNESCO's "Memory of the World" register, describing the public broadcaster as a...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese real estate association stated on Wednesday that it has “long warned and cautioned against the risks of random and poorly planned installation of solar energy systems,"...
BEIRUT — In a statement released Wednesday, Banque du Liban (central bank, BDL) announced that its governor, Karim Souhaid, accompanied by the BDL’s legal team, held "a series of meetings with...
While we too often associate the birth of philosophy with the Greeks, the Arab world also developed a remarkably broad and coherent system of thought as early as the 8th century which brought into...
Israel will take part in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 12 in Vienna, according to the draw on Monday, as five countries are staying away this year over Israel's...
BEIRUT — Truck drivers held a sit-in for several hours in the morning on the coastal highway near Jiyeh (Chouf), without blocking traffic, to protest the “extremely harsh professional conditions”...
Hamas officials said Wednesday the group had opened talks with Egyptian mediators in Cairo on the formation of a technocratic committee to govern Gaza as part of the U.S.-brokered truce plan for...
Just 17 percent of Americans approve of President Donald Trump's efforts to acquire Greenland, and substantial majorities of Democrats and Republicans oppose using military force to annex the...
The Iranian authorities’ crackdown on the population continues unabated. Triggered in late December against the backdrop of the rial's collapse, the popular uprising quickly turned into a...
Some personnel were advised to leave the U.S. military's Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar by Wednesday evening, three diplomats told Reuters . The U.S. embassy in Doha had no immediate comment. Al...
BEIRUT — An international conference to support the Lebanese Army and Internal Security Forces will be held on March 5 in Paris, the presidency announced after a meeting at the Baabda Presidential...
Iran on Wednesday vowed fast-track trials for people arrested over a massive wave of protests, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened "very strong action" if the Islamic Republic...
Oil is one of Saudi Arabia’s main levers of influence over Washington. For decades, the kingdom has relied on oil to influence its relationship with the United States. Although its oil exports to...
After winning the American University of Beirut (AUB) President’s Innovation Challenge on Dec. 9, Nour Hassoun, founder of Lebanese start-up Impersonas, is preparing to fly to the U.S. Silicon...
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Israel in a letter that he could refer it to the International Court of Justice if it does not repeal laws targeting the U.N. Palestinian refugee...
The United States announced Tuesday a series of major designations targeting several branches of the Muslim Brotherhood in the region, classifying them either as Foreign Terrorist Organizations...
U.S. President Donald Trump warned of unspecified "very strong action" if Iranian authorities go ahead with threatened hangings of some protesters, with Tehran calling American warnings a...
23:14 Beirut Time That concludes our live coverage of events for today. Thanks for joining us. We'll be back tomorrow morning with more updates and analysis as the news unfolds....
The death toll from protests in Iran reached 2,571, the U.S.-based HRANA rights group said on Wednesday, as the Islamic Republic's clerical rulers try to quash the biggest wave of dissent in...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:• An expected announcement from Trump regarding...
BEIRUT — Lebanon's al-Jamaa al-Islamiya, a party represented in Parliament by MP Imad Hout, issued a statement Tuesday in response to the United States' decision to designate the Lebanese...
BEIRUT — Foreign Minister Joe Rajji denounced Hezbollah's remaining arsenal on Tuesday, calling it "a burden for the Shiite community," during an interview with Emirati channel Sky...
While U.S. President Donald Trump has not ruled out engaging with Iran diplomatically through negotiations, he is still considering military action against the country, where thousands of people...
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
