UAE official calls for 'unambivalent' US security commitment
DUBAI — A senior United Arab Emirates official called on Monday for "codified and unambivalent" commitments from the United States to its security, adding it had no interest in...
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Germany warns its COP27 delegation they may be surveilled by Egyptian spies
BERLIN and SHARM EL-SHEIKH — German federal police have warned their nation's delegation at the COP27 environmental summit in Egypt that its members may be subject to spying by Egyptian...
14 November 2022
Former PMs call for 'swift and radical steps' to solve Lebanon's political crisis
BEIRUT — Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and former prime ministers Fouad Siniora and Tammam Salam held a meeting Monday evening at Mikati's office during which they called for "swift and...
14 November 2022
Kurdish-led Syrian SDF group rejects Turkish accusations it is behind Istanbul bombing
AMMAN — The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Abdi, denied on Monday Turkish allegations that the SDF was involved in Sunday's bomb attack in Istanbul....
14 November 2022
Vaccine campaign begins in north: ‘Cholera is nothing compared to what we are going through’
It was half past noon in the municipality of Bhanin, in the Minyeh district near northern Lebanon’s Tripoli when the Health Ministry convoy arrived. A few dozen residents had gathered to receive...
Nada GHOSN, 14 November 2022
Mikati: I hope Frangieh becomes president
BEIRUT — Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati stated in an interview Monday with Al Jazeera that he has a “historical relationship with Sleiman Frangieh,” and hoped that the latter will be the...
14 November 2022
EU imposes sanctions on 29 individuals and 3 organizations in Iran
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Tuesday slapped additional sanctions on Iran, targeting 29 individuals and three organizations, in response to what it has condemned as Tehran's widespread use of...
14 November 2022
The Lifehaus, an eco-friendly home that could transform construction methods in Lebanon
In Baskinta, between the mountain peaks and tree roots, is a house — a sort of hobbit den blending into the landscape with exposed stones and a green roof.As he walks between the pavement stones,...
Caroline HAYEK, 14 November 2022
UK: Iran sanctions target those responsible for human rights violations
LONDON — Britain's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Monday a new round of sanctions on Iranian officials was focused on those responsible for "heinous human rights violations." "Together...
14 November 2022
Scuffle in South Lebanon village leaves 4 injured, including mayor
BEIRUT — A fight broke out Monday between two families in the village of Kharayeb, South Lebanon, injuring four people including the local mayor, the state-run National News Agency reported....
14 November 2022
Saudi Crown Prince travels to G20 summit: SPA
CAIRO — Saudi Arabia's crown prince left the country on Monday to attend the G20 summit being held in Indonesia and will visit other Asian countries as part of the trip, state news agency SPA...
14 November 2022
Exclusive: Exchange rate for taxes likely to reach LL15,000 Tuesday as 2022 budget goes into effect
BEIRUT — It appears that at least some taxes and fees, except for customs, will convert from the official exchange rate of LL1,500 to a new rate of LL15,000 Tuesday, according to a Finance Ministry...
Richard SALAME, 14 November 2022
Frangieh eagerly seeks out the keys to Baabda
Will Sleiman Frangieh be the next president? One of the first to be considered as having entered the race for Baabda, without ever officially announcing it, the zaïm of Zgharta is increasingly...
Salah HIJAZI, 14 November 2022
Public prosecutor files lawsuit against Ghada Aoun, who counterattacks
BEIRUT — Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation Ghassan Oueidat filed a lawsuit on Monday against Judge Ghada Aoun, the public prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, after she failed...
14 November 2022
Egyptian-British hunger striker's family receive 'proof of life' letter
CAIRO — The sister of Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El Fattah said on Monday the family had received a letter from prison that served as "proof of life" from the hunger striker....
14 November 2022
Hezbollah slowly lifts the curtain on its preferred successor to Michel Aoun
The presidential election seems to have entered phase II with Hezbollah kicking off a new round of the process. The party is now showing itself ready to unveil — slowly but surely — its...
Yara ABI AKL, 14 November 2022
Lebanon condemns Istanbul blast
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Lebanese officials condemned the explosion that took place in Istanbul in Turkey on Sunday. At least six people were killed in the blast and...
14 November 2022
Gasoline, diesel and domestic gas prices fall; fuel oil price unchanged
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Energy Ministry lowered fuel prices on Monday, with the exception of fuel oil, the price of which remains unchanged. Here are the new prices: - Twenty liters of...
14 November 2022
Macron: Children of Iranian revolution are carrying out their own revolution
PARIS — The children of Iran's revolution are carrying out their own revolution, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with French radio broadcast on Monday, as Iran holds seven...
14 November 2022
Lebanon condemns Israeli bombings in Syria
BEIRUT — Lebanon condemned on Sunday evening the Israeli bombing of the Shayrat military complex in Syria, as well as the violation of its airspace, as Israeli fighter jets flew over the country at...
14 November 2022
Iran strikes dissident sites in Iraqi Kurdistan, two dead: officials
SULAIMANIYA, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — At least two people were killed and 10 were wounded on Monday when rockets and drones hit the headquarters of Iranian Kurdish parties in the autonomous...
14 November 2022
Lebanon records four new cases, no additional deaths
BEIRUT — Lebanon recorded four new cholera cases, bringing the total number to 536, the Health Ministry said in its daily report published Sunday evening. No new deaths were recorded. According to...
14 November 2022
Turkey blames deadly bomb on Kurdish militants; PKK denies involvement
ISTANBUL — Turkey blamed Kurdish militants on Monday for an explosion that killed six people in Istanbul, while police detained 47 people, including a Syrian woman, suspected of planting the bomb...
14 November 2022
Hezbollah’s presidential preference, cholera vaccination campaign, Beirut Marathon: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Hezbollah knows who it wants as Lebanon’s next president, a party official said yesterday, without naming the candidate;...
