BEIRUT — The French diplomat in charge of coordinating international support to Lebanon, Pierre Duquesne, assured Thursday that “France will support the Lebanese file with the World Bank regarding...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army announced Thursday that it had arrested a man suspected of having taken part in deadly armed clashes on Oct. 14 Beirut’s Tayyouneh area. Here’s what we know: ...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to arrive in Lebanon on Sunday for a four-day official visit, L'Orient Today 's UN correspondent Sylviane Zehil reports. With Lebanon mired...
BEIRUT — She had been engaged for six months when she discovered she was pregnant. Her fiance asked her to abort the fetus because he could not afford to get married and raise a child “all of a...
BEIRUT — Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi announced Wednesday the intensification of security measures to “prevent thefts” throughout the country. The move comes amid an increase in crime rates in...
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund is assessing a $69 billion figure announced by Lebanese officials for losses in the country's financial sector, an IMF spokesman said Thursday,...
BEIRUT — The central bank Thursday afternoon released basic circular 161 to elaborate on Tuesday’s night announcement that it will intervene in the currency markets by selling US dollars to the...
BEIRUT — The Military Court chaired by Judge Sakr Sakr, confirmed Thursday its decision to release two of the detainees in the case of the militia fighting that occurred on Oct. 14 in Tayyouneh....
BEIRUT — The head of Hamas’ political bureau for foreign affairs Khaled Mechaal met Thursday with Grand Mufti Sheikh Abd al-Latif Derian as part of his visit to Beirut. Here’s what we know:...
BEIRUT – The Internal Security Forces seized 45,000 captagon pills destined for export, the agency announced Thursday. Here’s what we know: • According to a statement from the...
BEIRUT — Lebanon has for the first time eased restrictions on thousands of undocumented workers — but advocates say the long-awaited move fails to protect a community that struggles to survive...
It has already been 10 days, and French President Emmanuel Macron still has not made the call. During his Dec. 4 visit to Jeddah, the French president had said he would “call President Aoun...
BEIRUT — Rafik Hariri International Airport announced that it is currently seeing roughly 7,000 daily arrivals as the holiday travel season gets underway. Here’s what we know : ...
BEIRUT — Two suspected bank robbers jumped to their deaths Thursday during a Lebanese army raid on their apartment, state media reported, amid a surge in crime in the crisis-hit country....
BEIRUT – A retired soldier who set himself on fire on Monday in the Bekaa village of Bednayel to protest living conditions in the country succumbed to his wounds today, the NNA reports. Here's...
BEIRUT — Social media influencer and comedian Toufic Braidi posted on his Instagram and Twitter that General Security returned his passport to him on Wednesday after confiscating it at Beirut...
BEIRUT – Land transportation workers, including bus drivers and truckers, launched a strike action this morning at 6 a.m. to protest the government’s inaction on promised aid to the sector,...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . The Lebanese lira rose in value on the parallel market yesterday for a few hours before wiping out most of its gains later in the...
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
