Thursday in southern Lebanon was marked by new Israeli violations of the cease-fire reached at the end of November 2024 between Israel and Hezbollah, leaving at least two people wounded. In the...
The Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced in a statement Thursday that traffic will be disrupted on Charles Helou Avenue in Beirut for two days due to work on the stormwater drainage network....
During the Cabinet meeting, which began Thursday in the mid-afternoon at the Grand Serail, the government approved "the Environment Ministry’s action plan for waste management, as well as a...
President Joseph Aoun said on Thursday at Baabda Palace that "Lebanon is not bankrupt, but stolen," adding that "no country in the world goes bankrupt if it is properly managed. We...
Finance Minister Yassine Jaber made several announcements related to public finance topics, according to a statement published Thursday by his ministry following a Cabinet meeting dedicated to...
BEIRUT — Financial Prosecutor Judge Maher Chaito has issued a landmark decision, “based on ongoing investigations,” requiring both individuals and legal entities – including bankers — to repatriate...
The Israeli airstrikes carried out on June 23, 2025, against Iran's Evin prison in Tehran "were unlawful, indiscriminate, and amount to a war crime," Human Rights Watch (HRW) said...
My father was always the one who bought me a cake on my birthday. If he was busy, he’d give one of my brothers the money and send them to get “Noor’s favorite chocolate birthday cake from Mazai,”...
The United States on Thursday responded to Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's announcement that work would start on a long-delayed settlement that would divide the West Bank...
While Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa is expected in Cairo on Sunday, a Hamas delegation has spent the last two days meeting with Egyptian mediators to discuss a proposal for a...
The Lebanese Army will present its plan to bring Hezbollah's weapons back under state monopoly at a government meeting scheduled for Sept. 2, Environment Minister Tamara al-Zein told al-Jadeed...
The Supreme Council of the Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party (SSNP) on Thursday re-elected Rabih Banat as party president for a second four-year term, following a meeting held at the party’s...
President Joseph Aoun enacted on Thursday three laws adopted on July 31 by Parliament, including one related to the reform and reorganization of the banking sector, considered crucial for the...
The U.S. Treasury described it as "the vast maritime empire." That’s how they characterized the target of the most extensive set of sanctions imposed on Iran since 2018. Coming into...
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s state power company, Électricité du Liban (EDL), on Thursday defended itself against criticism over recent blackouts, blaming “exceptional circumstances” and “technical factors...
Lebanon's national basketball team was knocked out of the Asian Cup quarterfinals by a strong performance by New Zealand, who fairly calmly clawed back a 20-point lead they had lost in the...
On Monday, July 7, at the Hôtel Pozzo di Borgo — a venerable Parisian residence where the spirit of Karl Lagerfeld, who once lived and worked there, still lingers — Lebanese couturier Tony Ward...
During a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce of Tripoli and northern Lebanon on Aug. 11, at the invitation of its president Toufik Dabboussi, Banque de l’Habitat’s CEO Antoine Habib announced the...
BEKAA — The bodies of three Syrian nationals were removed by the Masnaa Civil Defense team (Syrian border) from a manhole in the village of Marj, in the Bekaa, our correspondent reports. The...
Hezbollah’s weapons “have lost their deterrent function” and must be handed over to the state… but the Cabinet’s decision to remove them is a “disgrace,” even an “act of submission,” said Free...
Under a relentless August sun, at the exact spot where the blazing star strikes the Lebanese mountains, the verdant curves of Shouf unfold. Here, some 860 meters above sea level, on the southern...
BEIRUT — The Supreme Council of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) elected on Thursday Rabih Banat as party president for a second four-year term, following a meeting held at the...
BEIRUT — After Benjamin Netanyahu said he is "strongly committed" to the vision of "Greater Israel," reactions quickly erupted across the region to denounce the Israeli prime...
Every summer, the nesting and hatching season for sea turtles resumes at Sour's Nature Reserve in southern Lebanon. "This year, we have observed a peak in nesting," notes its...
SOUTH LEBANON— The heat wave currently hitting Lebanon, characterized by temperatures much higher than seasonal averages, continues to create conditions favorable for fires in various regions....
BEIRUT — She is the first woman to represent Palestine at the Miss Universe beauty contest, which will be held on Nov.21 in Pak Kret, Thailand for its 74th edition. Nadeen Ayoub, in her twenties,...
Italian authorities resumed their search Thursday for migrants missing at sea after two boats sank off the island of Lampedusa, with 27 people already confirmed dead. Sixty survivors were brought...
BEIRUT — Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar visited the headquarters of the Beirut City Guard Brigade on Thursday, paying tribute to "their mission, which is essential in protecting the...
An explosion rocked the province of Idlib in northwestern Syria on Thursday, killing at least two people, according to official media, without specifying the cause. Residents told AFP they heard...
Acting Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa is cautiously moving to reconnect with the Druze community, refusing to abandon his goal of unifying Syria under his authority. The wounds from July’s...
On Aug. 10, a failure on the Electricite du Liban (EDL) grid caused a nationwide blackout, the first announced by the public provider since the government took office, before being resolved on Aug....
Turkey will provide weapons systems and logistical tools to Syria under a military cooperation accord signed on Wednesday, a Turkish Defence Ministry source said, adding that Ankara would also...
With just one day to go until a U.S.-Russian summit on ending the war in Ukraine, its president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, visited London on Thursday to shore up European support for efforts to prevent...
The U.N. commission investigating the violence committed in March by government forces against the Alawite minority in Syria concluded Thursday that the acts were "widespread and...
Near a dying enclave, mediators are working hard to finalize what seems to be Gaza's last chance deal, which could potentially stop the full extension of the Israeli offensive — as bombings...
BEIRUT— The Gathering of Arab Tribes of Lebanon on Thursday voiced full support for Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s plan to restore the state’s monopoly on arms and disarm militias, despite pushback...
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s eurobonds — the country’s dollar-denominated debt securities — surged 11 percent over the past week, closing at 19.75 cents on the dollar Wednesday, their highest level in two...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah’s secretary-general Naim Qassem met Wednesday evening with Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and thanked him for Iran’s continued support for...
Since November’s Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, it was likely an open secret. But with the Cabinet adopting last week the “objectives” in the roadmap put forward by Tom Barrack, the U.S. envoy for...
BEIRUT — According to statistics from the Traffic Management Center on Thursday, two people died in the past 24 hours, while 11 were injured in as many accidents. The administration did not...
Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich approved plans overnight for a settlement that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, a move his office said would bury the idea...
It is a daunting task assigned to them since the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, which followed 13 months of war. Since Nov. 27, the Lebanese Army has intensified its operations to locate...
European shares edged higher to touch a two-week high on Thursday, as investors assessed corporate earnings and economic data. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.2%, as of 0710 GMT, while the...
A new Israeli law regulating foreign NGOs has been increasingly used to deny their requests to provide aid in the Gaza Strip, according to a letter signed by more than 100 NGOs published Thursday....
Ali Larijani made it clear. During his visit to Beirut, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council clearly conveyed Tehran's order to Hezbollah: Lebanon's rule that only the state...
The Israeli military said on Thursday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, with the Iran-backed Huthi rebels claiming responsibility for the attack. Israel's army said on Telegram that...
South Sudan on Wednesday said that Israel's deputy foreign minister had visited for talks, after reports of plans to relocate Palestinians from the war-torn Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister...
21:49 Beirut Time This concludes our live coverage for today. Be sure to come back tomorrow for the latest updates. Goodnight! 21:25 Beirut Time In a statement...
WhatsApp said Russia was trying to block its services because the social media messaging app owned by Meta Platforms offered people's right to secure communication, and vowed to continue trying...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:11:00 a.m. – Families of the Tleil explosion victims...
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
