BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army said Wednesday that it shot and killed the leader of a gang suspected of killing three soldiers during a clash in the area of Haour Taala, in the Bekaa, back in...
JERUSALEM — An Israeli soldier who shot and killed a Palestinian toddler in a car two weeks ago reportedly thought he was firing at gunmen, the Israeli army said on Wednesday, blaming a mix-up...
BEIRUT — Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Gebran Bassil said Wednesday that the Parliament's latest presidential election session proved no one can "bypass the Christian component." Lebanon...
BEIRUT — Myriam Sassine is still busy. For the past year or more, the film producer, a board member of the Fondation Liban Cinema (FLC), has been implementing an EU-funded initiative that saw the...
Despite capturing headlines since his endorsement by the opposition and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), Jihad Azour diligently adheres to the restraint expected of his position as director of...
BEIRUT — Lebanese Forces party leader Samir Geagea on Wednesday criticized the parliamentary presidential election session that took place earlier in the day on Wednesday, denouncing a "stalemate"...
BEIRUT — The services of the state-run telecommunications company Ogero were halted Wednesday in Bir Hassan, Beirut, due to "pressure on the generators." Power generators serve as a backup to...
Lebanon’s most recent winter was marked by decreased rainfall and snowfall compared to levels observed in 2022 and the 30-year average, prompting concerns about water scarcity. Instances of...
BEIRUT — A woman was slightly injured on Wednesday when the ceiling of a house in Ain al-Hilweh camp, South Lebanon, collapsed, according to L'Orient Today 's correspondent in the region. The...
Israeli defense exports hit an all-time high of $12.5 billion last year, with Arab countries that recently established ties accounting for nearly a quarter of purchase contracts, officials said...
Egypt on Wednesday executed a man sentenced to death for the murder of a fellow university student who rejected his advances, authorities said, in the culmination of a case that sparked outrage....
“Prices in restaurants are higher than in 2019.” “But no, this is misleading, I can’t even book a table.” “And they say [the cost of living in] Lebanon is not expensive…” “I don’t understand...
At least 59 people died after an irregular migration boat sank off the Peloponnese, Greece's coastguard said Wednesday, as fears mounted that the death toll could rise much higher....
BEIJING — China and the Palestinian Authority will establish a strategic partnership following a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in...
Zeinab was fleeing war-torn Sudan's capital to seek safety when she found herself pinned to the ground, a rifle to her chest, as a paramilitary fighter raped her. "I was...
MOSCOW — Deputy foreign ministers from Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran will meet in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, on June 21, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency said Wednesday....
Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has left for a state visit to France where he will meet President Emmanuel Macron, a statement said on Wednesday....
Researchers call them the "American blondes" — bright-eyed environmentalists tweeting passionately in support of the UAE and its handling of the forthcoming COP28 climate summit. The only problem?...
14:07 Beirut Time Dear readers, We will now close our live coverage of the 12th parliamentary session to attempt to elect a new president. As with the previous sessions, Parliament...
Israel carried out air strikes near Damascus early Wednesday, wounding a Syrian soldier, state news agency SANA said. During more than a decade of war in Syria,...
BEIRUT — Senior US diplomat, Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, had a “constructive” phone call with Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, urging the election of a president, she said in...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Parliament is scheduled to convene at 11 a. m. for a 12th presidential electoral session today. Yesterday, Forces of...
Beirut’s demands, Israel’s terms, and Washington’s stance: Behind the scenes of the negotiations
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
