A doctor and a nurse at the Sir Dinnieh Governmental Hospital in northern Lebanon were assaulted Friday by the father of a hospitalized child after the child was diagnosed with coronavirus, reports...
Lebanese MP Marwan Hamadeh responded Friday to the airing of his interview by the Israeli channel i24 News, clarifying that the conversation was recorded in Paris, at the BFMTV headquarters....
Eight Syrian Druze nationals from the province of Sweida, who were arrested in Egypt exactly one month ago, arrived in Beirut on Thursday afternoon after being released by the Egyptian judiciary...
The U.N. Security Council on Friday welcomed the Lebanese government's efforts to exercise its sovereignty over the entire territory, calling on the international community to increase its...
After 10 years of detention in Lebanon, Hannibal Gaddafi, one of the sons of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, is set to be released following a decision by Lebanon's judiciary on...
Following a day marked by massive Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, which killed one person and injured seven despite a truce in place for nearly a year, tensions remained high in the region on...
The Chouf is a flagship region of Lebanon, as fascinating for the beauty of its scenery as for the rich history marked into its valleys. With its picturesque villages, unspoiled nature and sincere...
A United Nations special rapporteur told AFP on Friday that deadly Israeli strikes on ostensibly civilian vehicles in Lebanon since last year's cease-fire could amount to war crimes, despite...
Saudi Arabia and the U.S. have reopened negotiations on a possible defense pact, the Financial Times reported on Friday, after months of talks between the Gulf state and the Biden administration...
BEIRUT — Culture Minister Ghassan Salameh and Arab World Institute (AWI) President Jack Lang announced during a joint press conference at the National Library on Friday the plans for a major...
Lebanese protest MPs on Friday marked the sixth anniversary of the popular uprising of Oct. 17, 2019, on social media — a commemoration that has faded over the years — the very movement that...
A flood of fire rained down Thursday night on a cement and asphalt manufacturing site in Ansar, in the Nabatieh district, during massive Israeli airstrikes, causing extensive damage despite a truce...
Tensions flared Thursday night in the MTV studios, during the show Sar el Wa'et hosted by star presenter Marcel Ghanem, when a man in the audience proposed renaming the Camille Shamoun Sports...
Syria's new banknotes, set to be rolled out in Dec. 8 to mark one year since Assad's ouster, will include braille, Central Bank of Syria Governor Abdel Qader Hasriya announced on Wednesday....
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem wrote a letter to the Hezbollah-affiliated Imam Mahdi Scouts after their show of strength Sunday at Beirut’s Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, according...
LONDON — The British government on Friday lost its bid to block the co-founder of pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action bringing a legal challenge over the banning of the group under...
U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected an expansion of the Abraham Accords soon and hopes Saudi Arabia will join the pact that normalized diplomatic relations between Israel and some Arab...
Within the walls of Beirut's Sursock Museum, the voices of Umm Kulthum, Asmahan, Warda, Fairuz, Sabah, Dalida and many others seem to float in the air. It’s an almost natural return to the very...
BEIRUT — The Central Inspection announced on Friday that teams of its engineering inspectors carried out surprise field visits to several public administrations and institutions to ensure the...
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met with President Joseph Aoun at Baabda Presidential Palace and with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri at his residence in Ain al-Tineh on Friday to discuss...
BEIRUT — Justice Council Investigative Judge Zaher Hamadeh ordered the release of Hannibal Gaddafi, son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, on a $11 million bail on Friday, the detainee’s lawyer...
Following the negative impact the June war between Israel and Iran had on tourism in Lebanon, the World Bank recently lowered its growth forecasts for Lebanon, while still expecting an economic...
They are singers, actresses, dancers and poets of the stage. Discreet Fairuz, life-loving Sabah, outspoken Warda, fragile Dalida, elusive Asmahan — they have crystallized, through their failings...
The United Nations said Friday it would take time to reverse a famine in Gaza and urged the opening of all crossing points into the war-shattered Palestinian territory. "It's going to...
In the Karm Shbat reserve of Kobayat, Akkar, a famous cedar tree now bears a sign inviting visitors to have their photos taken next to the conifer, not on top of it.The matter is no joke: many...
Lawyers may now speak to the media without having to obtain the approval of the Bar Association’s president, according to a revision of the lawyers’ code of ethics adopted on Friday. Article 40 now...
Iran on Friday condemned the Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the strikes were a "blatant violation of Lebanon's sovereignty and...
All young Syrian refugees in Lebanon of school age, whether documented or not, will be allowed this year to enroll in public schools for afternoon classes. The exceptional measure, announced...
Hamas said it was committed to the U.S.-brokered agreement that halted its war with Israel, and to returning all the bodies of hostages still unaccounted for under the ruins of Gaza. Responding to...
Did Syrian Minister Assaad al-Shaibani's visit last Friday to Lebanon involve an altercation at Beirut Airport? Were the passports of his accompanying delegation really leaked upon their...
21:57 Beirut Time We are now closing our LIVE coverage of events in the region. We will be back tomorrow morning with more news updates. 21:02 Beirut Time Gaza:...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Oct. 17, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:Updates on Israeli withdrawal in GazaSix years since...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, seeking U.S.-made Tomahawk missiles, even as Trump reaches out to Russia's Vladimir...
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
