US supports any 'Lebanese-Lebanese dialogue'
The United States "supports any Lebanese-Lebanese dialogue" that could lead to the election of Lebanon's next president, American Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland...
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ISF arrest woman suspected of poisoning her husband to death in Aley
BEIRUT — Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced Monday that it arrested a Lebanese woman who allegedly poisoned her husband to death. The woman, in her 40s, allegedly killed her husband...
18 September 2023
Local officials struggle to tackle illegal tree felling in Akkar
Four environmental activists were attacked on Saturday in a forest while trekking between the villages of Bzibina and Tachee, two still very green localities in Akkar. Mohammad Arabi, a rural...
Suzanne BAAKLINI, 18 September 2023
Finance Committee calls on Lebanese cabinet to merge budgets
BEIRUT — The parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee began examining the 2023 on Monday. The government approved the draft budget in mid-August and the Ministry of Finance said it had sent the...
18 September 2023
5 US citizens land in Qatar as part of US-Iran prisoner swap
DOHA — Five US citizens left Iran and landed in Doha on Monday in a prisoner swap for five Iranians held in the United States and the transfer of $6 billion in Iranian funds in a rare deal...
18 September 2023
Palestinian Joint Security Force organizes after Ain al-Hilweh clashes
The Palestinian Joint Security Force, which is composed of representatives from different Palestinian factions, met in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in South Lebanon on Monday, following an agreement...
18 September 2023
ISF arrests 2 suspects in Jbeil resort double homicide
BEIRUT — Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced Monday that it arrested two suspects involved in the murder of a man and his pregnant wife at a Jbeil resort earlier this month. The...
18 September 2023
Sunni community at crossroads: Tensions escalate amid political struggles
Another setback for the Sunni political community has surfaced. At a time when the community feels undermined regionally, its members find themselves in a precarious position, sometimes relegated...
Mounir RABIH, 18 September 2023
'No personal differences' with ISF director, Mawlawi asserts
BEIRUT — Caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said Monday that he has "no personal differences" with Internal Security Forces (ISF) Director General Imad Osman, who is due to retire in...
18 September 2023
Five US citizens being taken to a Qatari aircraft to leave Iran: Source
Five US citizens detained by Iran are being taken to a Qatari aircraft to leave Iran, a source briefed on the situation told Reuters on Monday. "US detainees are being...
18 September 2023
UN warns of disease threat in flood-hit Libyan city
UN agencies warned Monday that Libya's flood-stricken city of Derna, where thousands were killed a week ago, faces the threat of disease outbreaks that could bring "a second devastating crisis."...
18 September 2023
Flames destroy landmark tower as Sudan war enters sixth month
One of Sudan's main landmarks, a skyscraper that towered over the River Nile and housed the headquarters of a major oil company, has been reduced to a smoldering wreck amid heavy fighting...
18 September 2023
14 fighters dead in north Syria attack by Kurdish group
A Syrian Kurdish armed group attacked an area controlled by pro-Turkish fighters in rebel-held northern Syria on Monday, killing at least 14, a war monitor and a factional leader said....
18 September 2023
MP Najat Saliba ends monthslong Parliament sit-in over presidential vacuum
BEIRUT — Forces of Change MP Najat Aoun Saliba on Monday ended her eight-month sit-in at Parliament, which had been aimed at pushing for an end to the presidential vacuum, over concerns that a...
18 September 2023
Public school teachers protest dire conditions ahead of school year
BEIRUT — Dozens of public school teachers gathered Monday morning in front of Parliament to demand improved work conditions, as limited funds and the snowballing effects of a yearslong economic...
Sally Abou AlJoud, 18 September 2023
Abraham Accords: Three years on, where does the agreement stand?
It was three years ago, on Sept. 15, 2020. In Washington alongside Donald Trump, representatives from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Israel signed the Abraham Accords. The agreement...
18 September 2023
Berri to hold 'open session with successive rounds until a president is elected'
BEIRUT — "Open session with successive rounds until a president is elected — like electing the pope in Rome. Could anything be clearer?" That's how Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri explained to the...
18 September 2023
US-Iran detainee swap deal to go ahead on Monday, says Tehran
Tehran said a deal with its arch-foe foe the United States for unfreezing Iranian funds worth $6 billion and then swapping five detainees each would go ahead on Monday after months of talks...
18 September 2023
Israeli restrictions hinder Palestinians' access to healthcare: World Bank
Israel's restrictions and rising fiscal constraints in the Palestinian territories are severely impacting the economic conditions of Palestinians and hindering their access to timely life-saving...
18 September 2023
Libya accident kills 4 Greek aid team members: Ministry
Four members of a Greek humanitarian aid team, sent to Libya after the devastating floods that hit Derna, were killed in a road accident on Sunday, a Libyan minister said....
18 September 2023
Ain al-Hilweh’s displaced fear return, Le Drian concludes visit, IMF criticizes lack of reform: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Residents displaced from the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp remained reluctant to return home after yet another ceasefire...
