Israel has approved a deal that will supply natural gas to Egypt, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, describing it as the country's "largest ever" gas...
BEIRUT — Defense Minister Michel Menassa met Wednesday in Yarzeh with his Spanish counterpart Margarita Robles Fernández, with whom he discussed the situation in South Lebanon and Madrid's...
BEIRUT —On the eve of Thursday’s parliamentary session, tensions are rising over the electoral law after Speaker Nabih Berri again excluded a proposed amendment allowing expatriates to vote for all...
BEIRUT — Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Wednesday in an interview with the channel Al Arabiya that Israel's desire is to “achieve peace” and “normalize relations with Lebanon,” as...
SOUTH LEBANON — The Lebanese Army carried out excavation operations Wednesday afternoon in the valley of Touline, in the Marjayoun district, following an Israeli report passed through the...
Zelensky says Russia preparing for new 'year of war'
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged all parties in Yemen to exercise maximum restraint after an advance by southern separatists that risks rekindling a...
A large poster on a the side of a building depicting Hezbollah fighters with the caption: 'Another defeat awaits you in Lebanon… Nahariya, get ready for the next war!' in Palestine square...
BEIRUT — Lebanese Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar announced Wednesday security and traffic measures that will be implemented during the holiday season, at a meeting of the Central Council of...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun asserted on Wednesday that negotiations with Israel "do not mean capitulation," emphasizing that the state is working through dialogue to "strengthen...
BEIRUT — Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea accused Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri of turning Parliament into “a farm,” calling on MPs to boycott Thursday’s session, following his party’s...
BEIRUT — Investigative judge Tarek Bitar, who is in charge of the probe into the double explosion at the port of Beirut, traveled to Bulgaria on Wednesday to question the owner of the Rhosus — the...
Hala Moughanie will be awarded the France-Lebanon Prize 2025 on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 7:15 p.m. for her novel Les Bestioles (Elyzad). The prize will be presented by writer Georgia Makhlouf during...
BEIRUT —After food importers complained of delays in unloading and customs clearance, the Port of Beirut’s management said Tuesday that the CAMA system "is functioning normally, without any...
The government says it will take into account the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) observations on the draft law for the restoration of the financial order and the return of deposits, which...
BEIRUT — Syrian authorities said Wednesday they had foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons bound for Lebanon, according to a statement carried by the state-run SANA news agency. The weapons were...
BEIRUT — Public sector teachers staged protests Wednesday in parts of north and south Lebanon to denounce their deteriorating economic conditions and demand salary increases, according to local...
BEIRUT — Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri said Wednesday the Lebanese Army is “about to move to the second phase” of a five-phase plan to disarm Hezbollah, but that no “precise timetable” will be...
In the narrow streets of Kram, a working-class neighborhood of the Tunisian capital, Hedi, 40, a vegetable seller, sorts clementines and oranges for a customer.He remembers Dec. 17, 2010, as if it...
With 200 deaths per day, "cardiovascular diseases are the second leading cause of death in France but remain the top cause among women, far ahead of breast cancer," stated a report from...
BEIRUT — Parliament Vice President Elias Bou Saab on Wednesday called for a “political consensus” on diaspora voting for the parliamentary elections scheduled for May, while noting that the vote...
“Will Israel strike today?” At a time when Lebanon has been living for more than two years under the rhythm of bombings that have caused thousands of deaths and injuries, online platforms turned...
“What he did makes us proud, especially since he is Muslim and helped Jews,” said Abdulmunem, a resident of Idlib, praising Ahmad al-Ahmad.Ahmad is from Syria, and his name has emerged over the...
Britain on Wednesday made four de-listings under its Syria sanctions regime and one de-listing under its Iran nuclear sanctions regime, according to a government note.
BEIRUT — Around 200 Syrian refugees departed on Wednesday from Beirut Arab University in Taanayel, Bekaa, to Aleppo, Idlib and Homs as part of Lebanon's thirteenth convoy of voluntary return,...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun met Wednesday morning with Lebanon’s civilian representative to the cease-fire “mechanism,” former ambassador Simon Karam, at Baabda Presidential Palace and gave him...
An Israeli settler shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank town of Tuqu' on Tuesday, following the funeral of another teenager, the town's mayor said. Israeli state...
This is the first time relations between Lebanon and Iran have deteriorated to such an extent since the cancellation of Iranian flights to Beirut, the tightening of security checks imposed on...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday sharply expanded a travel ban by barring people from seven more countries, including Syria, as well as Palestinian Authority passport holders, from entering...
21:37 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live blog. We'll be back tomorrow with more. 21:37 Beirut Time Cohen: 'Historic moment for Israel' Israeli...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:Parliamentary committee meetings.Developments 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
