Second boat ready to leave Cyprus for Gaza: Update
A second ship loaded with humanitarian aid is ready for imminent departure from Cyprus to the Gaza Strip, following the arrival of 200 tons of food on board an NGO ship on Friday, Cypriot...
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LBCI journalist calls Gaza war battle of 'crazies and extremists,' faces backlash
BEIRUT — The Lebanese TV channel LBCI and its journalist Rawad Taha are facing controversy after publishing a video online on Thursday calling the Gaza war a battle of the "crazy and the...
Ghadir Hamadi, 16 March 2024
US, Jordan conduct joint aid airdrop to Gaza
US and Jordanian aircraft on Saturday dropped food supplies to Palestinian civilians trapped in the Gaza Strip in a joint humanitarian aid operation, US Central Command said in a statement....
16 March 2024
Lebanese lawyers file complaint against Riad Salameh's nephew
BEIRUT — Several lawyers from the grassroots protest movement "Pioneers of Justice" filed a denunciation on Thursday with the Financial Prosecutor's Office via the Cassation Prosecutor's Office...
16 March 2024
47th anniversary of Kamal Joumblatt's assassination: Commemoration in Mukhtara
The village of Mukhtara and the Joumblatt family commemorated on Saturday the 47th anniversary of Druze leader Kamal Joumblatt's assassination. He was the founder of the Progressive Socialist Party...
16 March 2024
Inferno destroys prestigious Arab film studio in Cairo
A major fire in Cairo destroyed one of the Arab world's most prestigious and oldest film production houses, founded 80 years ago, an AFP journalist said. Flames overtook...
16 March 2024
Palestinian gunman killed after opening fire on settlement, Israeli military says
A Palestinian gunman opened fire toward a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Saturday and was then shot dead by Israeli soldiers there, Israel's military said. The...
16 March 2024
Eurobonds: Time to negotiate with the holders
The risks incurred by the state and Banque du Liban (BDL) in connection with the Eurobonds on which Lebanon defaulted in March 2020 have been the subject of a recent series of articles and...
Camille Abousleiman, 16 March 2024
UN agency in Gaza says 1 in 3 children under 2 is acutely malnourished
One in three children under age two in northern Gaza is now acutely malnourished and famine is looming, the main UN agency operating in the Palestinian enclave said on Saturday....
16 March 2024
Bassil: Rai must call for 'unity' gathering of Christian parties
BEIRUT — Gebran Bassil, the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, called on Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai “to gather the leaders" of the main Lebanese Christian parties "and raise its voice...
16 March 2024
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The Art of Boo, 16 March 2024
‘Decent’ winter season for Lebanon’s ski resorts
The 2023-2024 ski season is nearing its end, and despite being short this year, it was a busy one. Like last year, a longer than usual wait for snow delayed openings of the slopes. Nevertheless,...
Gabriel BLONDEL, 16 March 2024
Rights advocates denounce 'systemic abuse' in Israeli prisons
In the shadow of the war raging in Gaza, record numbers of Palestinian detainees are filling Israeli prisons, where they face "systemic abuse" and torture, rights advocates warn, calling for...
16 March 2024
Hamas, Houthis hold rare meeting: Palestinian sources
Senior figures from Hamas and Yemen's Houthi rebels held a rare meeting to discuss coordinating their actions against Israel, Palestinian factional sources told AFP on Friday....
16 March 2024
Second ship loaded with humanitarian aid ready for departure from Cyprus to Gaza: Day 162
21:17 Beirut Time That's it for today's live coverage of the Gaza war, and its repercussions in Lebanon and the region. We'll be back tomorrow with more news updates and analysis. Thanks...
Ghadir Hamadi, 16 March 2024
Fatah hits back at criticism of new prime minister by Hamas, other Palestinian groups
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party hit back at criticism on Friday by Hamas and other factions over his appointment of a new prime minister they said could deepen divisions as the war...
16 March 2024
First aid boat unloads in Gaza as Hamas proposes new truce
A first aid ship plying a new maritime corridor from Cyprus began unloading its cargo of desperately needed food in Gaza on Friday as Hamas proposed a new six-week truce in the war....
