BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun on Thursday filed two appeals with the Constitutional Council challenging the current law on non-residential rents and a separate law amending provisions related to...
BEIRUT — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani spoke by phone Thursday following Baghdad’s summons of Lebanon’s ambassador, in response to recent comments...
BEIRUT — For the first time since the investigation began into the Aug. 4, 2020, double explosion at the Beirut port, a politician appeared for questioning before Investigating Judge Tarek Bitar at...
In her study, L’argumentation dans le courrier des lecteurs libanais: Le cas de la presse francophone (Argumentation in Lebanese readers' letters: The case of the French-language press), Saint...
BEIRUT — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Thursday he asked Qatar to “increase its investments in Lebanon” during a visit this week to the Gulf state, as the country continues to grapple with a...
Over 130 foreign students have joined a lawsuit challenging the revocation of their student status by the Trump administration, according to court documents obtained by AFP. The students’...
The heartbreaking photo of a nine-year-old Palestinian boy, who lost both his arms while fleeing an Israeli attack in Gaza, won the first prize at the World Press Photo 2025 on Thursday. The...
The University of Notre Dame of Louaize (NDU) hosted the Media Studies Forum (MSF25) on April 4, focusing on "communication arts in the age of artificial intelligence: advertising, journalism,...
From the start, Tonia Makary had a plan.In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic confined much of the world, the Zgharta native found herself stuck for three months in a Dubai hotel room. There, she began...
Speculation around the resettlement of Hezbollah fighters' families in a Christian village abound following the publication by a journalist close to the Lebanese Forces and other parties opposed to...
Concert: Nadah el-Shazly live at Metro al-Madina📍 Wednesday, April 16, 9 p.m., at Metro al-Madina, Hamra (Beirut).Fresh from Cairo, Egyptian composer and singer Nadah el-Shazly will present...
BEIRUT - The press office of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed Thursday that he keeps "equally distant" from the candidates in the municipal elections in Beirut and all regions,...
BEIRUT - Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah stated that Hezbollah will agree to discuss 'other issues,' including its integration into the national defense strategy, once Israeli violations of...
BEIRUT - Public sector contract teachers held a sit-in Thursday outside the Education Ministry to protest the removal of the $375 monthly productivity allowance during the summer. This assistance...
On the phone from Sour, Amal, a mother of three in her 30s, is adamantly opposed to disarming Hezbollah, but she says there was a time she might have “maybe” accepted such an option — in the...
At least 57 civilians were killed during clashes between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces, as well as paramilitary bombings on the city of al Fasher in Darfur (west), a medical source and...
Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri will not participate in the municipal elections, despite having announced two months ago the return of his Future Movement for “all upcoming political...
Interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has been named among the 100 most influential people of the year 2025, according to the annual list by Time Magazine. The de facto leader of Syria since the...
The Emir of Qatar, whose country is mediator between Israel and Hamas, accused Israel on Thursday of not respecting the cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip, concluded last January. "We...
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) announced Thursday that its coverage of drug prices and hospital rates in Lebanon has returned to pre-crisis levels — 80 percent and 90 percent,...
Most of the 15 rescuers killed last month by Israeli forces in Rafah, southern Gaza, died from gunshots to the head or chest, a recent autopsy report obtained by the New York Times showed. Of the...
About thirty representatives of the Jewish community in the UK have condemned the policy of Benjamin Netanyahu's government, accused of acting contrary to "Jewish values" with the war...
U.S. President Donald Trump once again targeted Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday, deeming him "too slow" to cut the institution’s interest rates. "It’s more than...
While Iran's missile program has been raised by the United States beyond its nuclear file, there is currently silence regarding Tehran’s regional activities. In negotiations that began April 12...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday evening awarded the Legion of Honor to "the friend of France," former Prime Minister Nagib Mikati, during a ceremony held at the Elysee...
New Israeli strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians on Thursday in the Gaza Strip, most of them displaced individuals who had taken refuge in makeshift camps, according to the local Civil Defense....
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday night praised himself for saving the administration an additional $214 million by canceling more than 130 projects around the world, citing a program...
Following Jordan's announcement on Tuesday that it had arrested 16 individuals linked to the Muslim Brotherhood — some of whom were trained in Lebanon — and accused of planning attacks from...
On Monday, President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, told Fox News that Tehran might be allowed to continue enriching uranium, provided the maximum level was reduced...
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is meeting Thursday in Tehran with his Iranian counterpart, as Iran steps up diplomatic initiatives ahead of crucial nuclear talks on...
Vladimir Putin met late Wednesday evening with a former Russian hostage of Hamas, released in February, the Kremlin announced, with the Russian president highlighting the "stable...
The U.S. president dissuaded Israel from attacking Iranian nuclear sites, as it planned to do next month, reported the New York Times on Wednesday night, citing U.S. administration officials and...
A joint commission of MPs adopted a banking secrecy reform bill with minor changes on Wednesday, according to initial media reports. The bill is pivotal for receiving financial assistance from the...
The Israeli army claimed Thursday that it attacked "a Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon" last night, according to a post by its Arabic-speaking spokesperson, Avichay...
The Palestinian Civil Defense announced Thursday that Israeli airstrikes on tents housing displaced persons had resulted in 25 deaths in several locations across the Gaza Strip. “At least 16...
20:56 Beirut Time An Israeli drone dropped three bombs on prefabricated houses in Mhaibib, in the district of Marjayoun, according to our correspondent in the South. No casualties...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, April 17, 2025Some key things to watch today:• 10 a.m.: Cabinet session at the Baabda Presidential Palace to discuss 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
