BEIRUT — Kataeb leader Samy Gemayel called for "continuous dialogue" on Wednesday between MPs in order to "confront Hezbollah," a month and a half before the end of President Michel Aoun' mandate....
The United Arab Emirates' top diplomat arrived in Tel Aviv Wednesday on a visit marking two years since ties were established between the two countries, state media said. Foreign Minister...
Charles is 20 years old. When he was born, his father, a veteran of the Lebanese Forces, ran to the mukhtar to register him. First name: Bachir. When his mother found out, she was furious and...
BEIRUT — Three people were killed and one person was injured Wednesday evening after a gunfight broke out on the outskirts of the Kabiit town in Akkar, according to our correspondent in the region....
BEIRUT — A waste dumps in Tripoli, North Lebanon, caught fire Wednesday, according to a correspondent with L'Orient Le Jour, but was largely controlled by the evening. A large column...
In the eyes of the law, Sali Hafez is on the run, but she she calmly answers the questions of a Al-Jadeed TV journalist. "I've been waiting for this moment for a long time," Hafez says. She had...
BEIRUT — Forces of Change MPs met with the Democratic Gathering bloc on Wednesday as part of a parliamentary tour with other MPs to determine the profile of Lebanon's next president. The tour...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army will begin distributing monetary aid donated by the state of Qatar this week, to assist soldiers amidst the economic crisis. This is the second round of financial...
BEIRUT — On Wednesday, Middle East Airlines announced the modification of two flights from Beirut to Paris and London, scheduled for Friday, Sept. 16 and Monday, Sept. 19. In a statement, MEA...
Lebanese authorities expressed "deep concern" Wednesday for the recent armed clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan. "Following the latest developments between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Armenian...
BEIRUT — An Italian rescue operation of 250 migrants who were stuck for multiple days in the Mediterranean waters off Malta began on Tuesday, according to the nonprofit Legal Agenda. The boat left...
The man of difficult missions comes into play. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Friday tasked General Security Director General Abbas Ibrahim with negotiating the “voluntary and safe”...
The Lebanese lira came close to breaking its depreciation record on Wednesday, with the dollar trading around LL 37,000 on the parallel market. The lira last fell below LL37,000 on May 27. The...
BEIRUT — President Michel Aoun said Wednesday that progress has been made in negotiations on the demarcation of the southern maritime border with Israel, but technical details are still being...
An Israeli strike that damaged the Damascus International Airport in June made it impossible for the United Nations to fly in aid deliveries to needy Syrians for around two weeks, said the UN's...
BEIRUT — One of Tripoli's main garbage dumps caught fire Wednesday, emitting a large column of black smoke and sparking concern over potentially dangerous gases, L'Orient Today 's correspondent in...
CAIRO - Egypt and Qatar signed three memoranda of understanding, including one between the two nations' sovereign wealth funds, the Egyptian presidency said on Wednesday during a two-day trip by...
Syria's bloody conflict is at risk of further escalation after several frontlines across the country flared up in recent months, the United Nations warned on Wednesday in a new report. "Syria...
Social media was aflutter with indignation and disappointment after several news outlets reported that Hamed Sinno, the lead singer of celebrated Lebanese indie band “Mashrou' Leila” had announced...
BEIRUT — Several people were injured Wednesday in an armed clash between two families in the Bekaa Valley village of Mashghara, L'Orient Today 's correspondent there reported. The clash...
PARIS — The European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday ruled that France must re-examine the repatriation requests of two French women who traveled to Syria with their partners to join the Islamic...
BEIRUT —Two hostage-takings took place almost simultaneously in Lebanon on Wednesday, the first at a Blom Bank branch in Sodeco, Beirut, and the second at a bank in Aley, southeast of the capital....
BEIRUT — A Parliament session on Wednesday, during which Lebanese delegates had planned to discuss the long overdue 2022 draft budget, was postponed to Thursday morning due to a lack of quorum....
BEIRUT — Dozens of demonstrators gathered Wednesday morning in downtown Beirut to protest against the 2022 draft budget, which had been slated for discussion by Parliament before the day's...
BEIRUT — The Ministry of Energy announced new fuel prices on Wednesday. Here's what we know: • Twenty liters of 95-octane gasoline: LL 666,000, up by LL 20,000 •...
Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect the fact that Parliament’s Secretary-General Adnan Daher announced that Wednesday's planned session had been postponed until...
BEIRUT — Tens of residents of the Jiyyeh, Barja and Iqlim al-Kharroub areas on Tuesday night infiltrated the Jiyyeh power plant to protest electricity cuts and pollution in the area derived...
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinian gunmen on Wednesday in a clash near the boundary with the occupied West Bank in which an army officer was also killed, a military...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . The One Lebanon Coalition, the National Federation of Trade Unions and Employees in Lebanon and other civil bodies called for a...
AMMAN — Rescuers were searching on Wednesday for 10 people under the rubble of a collapsed building in the Jordanian capital where five people were confirmed dead so far, officials said. At least...
ISTANBUL — Six people, including children, drowned when a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon destined for Italy sank off the coast of southwestern Turkey, the Turkish coast guard said on Tuesday....
The 36 female Lebanese dancers of the "Mayyas" troupe, directed by choreographer Nadim Cherfan, again dazzled the jury of the popular American TV show America's Got Talent and its audience on...
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
