CAIRO — Oil revenues from Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will be transferred to a bank account under federal government supervision for the first time since 2002, state news agency INA...
BEIRUT — Bread prices in Lebanon changed again on Thursday, as the Lebanese Lira continues its depreciation against the dollar on the parallel market after it crossed a record LL100,000 margin...
BEIRUT — Employees in the public administrations are continuing their months-long strike, union head Nawal Nasser said in a press conference Thursday. Pharmacists may also join the strike,...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday fiercely defended disputed legal reforms on a visit to Berlin, where German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged him to consider a compromise....
BEIRUT — Hezbollah's parliamentary group refrained Thursday from commenting on a roadside bombing that took place earlier this week in Israel, while Tel Aviv is accusing the Shiite party of being...
Saudi finance officials on Thursday downplayed risks to the global banking sector after days of market turmoil fueled by the implosion of two tech industry lenders and pressures on Credit Suisse....
The Banque du Liban (BDL) governor is facing further judicial setbacks as the Lebanese state took legal action to safeguard its interests in the event of an indictment. European investigators...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday fiercely defended disputed legal reforms pushed by his government, calling criticism of the overhauls absurd. "Israel...
BEIRUT — Fuel prices increased in Lebanon for the second time on Thursday, according to the latest tariffs announced by the Energy Ministry. This increase comes as the Lebanese lira continues to...
BEIRUT — “Over LL1 million for a gas cylinder that lasts less than one month,” lamented Hala Radawi, a mother of five, on the bustling street of Hamra. “Last year it cost LL300,000 during Ramadan...
The United Arab Emirates' national security adviser held talks Thursday in Abu Dhabi with his Iranian counterpart, whose visit to the UAE comes days after a surprise rapprochement between Tehran...
JENIN — Israeli forces killed four Palestinians, including at least two gunmen and a teenager, during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian medics and militants said. The...
The United Arab Emirates has pledged $3 million to support the reconstruction of a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank that was raided by Israeli settlers, state media said Thursday....
Founded in 2018, Lebanese startup, Lemonade Fashion has since truly established itself in the big leagues. With a projected“$5 million in international e-commerce sales,” by the end of the year,...
JERUSALEM — Jerusalem woke on Thursday to the sight of a long red line painted by protesters along roads leading to Israel's Supreme Court, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
AMMAN — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday he would only meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan when Turkey was ready to completely withdraw its military from...
BEIRUT — Japan has decided to allocate an emergency donation of $2 million to Lebanon through the World Food Program, the Japanese Embassy said in a statement Thursday. This donation comes as a...
BEIRUT — Pope Francis affirmed the necessity of solidarity among Lebanese officials in electing a new president for Lebanon, in a meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Vatican City,...
JERUSALEM — Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday said those responsible for a rare roadside bomb attack this week which officials said may have involved Lebanon's Hezbollah, would...
Iranian security forces re-arrested prominent activist and journalist Sepideh Gholian hours after she walked free from jail chanting slogans against supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, activists...
Everyone is waiting to hear from him. While backing for Sleiman Frangieh’s candidacy for the presidency has been officially announced by Hezbollah and Amal — with both Parliament Speaker Nabih...
BEIRUT — Banque du Liban (BDL) Governor Riad Salameh appeared Thursday for the first time before a European delegation visiting Beirut as part of investigations into his personal wealth, a judicial...
BEIRUT — The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday evening that it "did not observe any crossings" in recent days of the Blue Line on the southern border, after Israel...
BEIRUT — Fuel prices increased in Lebanon on Thursday morning, according to the latest tariffs announced by the Energy Ministry. Here are the new prices: • Twenty liters of 95-octane gasoline:...
Googoosh arrived at Frankfurt airport on Sept.16, 2022, for a series of concerts following a stay in Istanbul. Little did she know that, during her three-hour flight from Turkey to Germany, the...
BEIRUT — A source at Banque du Liban (BDL) denied to L’Orient-Le Jour on Thursday information circulating in local media that BDL Governor Riad Salameh has submitted his letter of...
MOSCOW — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published Thursday that he would welcome any Russian proposals to set up new military bases and boost Russian troop numbers in Syria....
WASHINGTON — Eleven weeks into his third stint as Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to be received at the White House, signaling apparent US unhappiness over the policies of his...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Israeli security forces said yesterday they are investigating an alleged suicide bomber’s potential link to Hezbollah , but 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
