Najib Mikati does not hide his satisfaction at being able to convene the cabinet soon, after three months of paralysis due to the boycott by the Hezbollah and Amal parties. In an interview given to...
BEIRUT — Jordanian Energy Minister Saleh al-Kharabsheh announced Wednesday that he will sign the electricity import agreement with Lebanon, which was delineated by a US-led initiative, “next...
BEIRUT — Most of the telecommunication centers in Lebanon have now been supplied with fuel, and “the supply process continues to the rest of the centers,” Imad Kreidieh, chairman of state...
BEIRUT — The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Wednesday launched a special appeal to help Palestinian refugees in Lebanon who are facing...
BEIRUT — Students residing in Doueir and Sharqieh villages in Nabatieh are appealing to Education Minister Abbas Halabi as they continue to face disrupted digital learning after their lessons were...
BEIRUT – At the end of last week, with the lira rallying to just below LL24,000 to the dollar, the Economy Ministry announced a drop in the price of bread. Despite this small respite in the...
BEIRUT — Health Minister Firass Abiad issued a decision Wednesday to begin an inspection to confirm pharmacists are complying with the prices of medicines issued by his ministry and are abiding by...
BEIRUT — Egyptian authorities announced on Wednesday the seizure of 10,000 captagon pills in the luggage of Egyptian passengers arriving in Cairo from Beirut. Here’s what we know: ...
BEIRUT — Residents held a sit-in in front of the Jeb Jenine Serail, demanding the release of arrested bank depositor Abdullah al-Saai, who took hostages in a bank in the Bekaa on Tuesday in an...
BEIRUT – The Tripoli Oil Installation workers’ syndicate issued a statement announcing the start of a strike Wednesday that would continue until “justice is reached” to protest the “energy...
BEIRUT – Agriculture Minister Abbas Hajj Hassan began a visit to Syria on Wednesday to meet his Syrian counterpart and the Director-General of the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry...
BEIRUT— The Delegation of the European Union together with the diplomatic missions of the EU Member States in Lebanon called on the Lebanese government to resume cabinet meetings, address the...
BEIRUT– The traffic control room reported the following mountain roads are currently blocked by snow: Ainata - Arz, Ouyoun el-Simane - Hadath Baalbeck, el-Mnaytra - Hadath Baalbeck, Aqoura - Hadath...
It’s 5 p.m. and it’s started to rain in Badaro. The January rain is pouring on nearly 30 domestic workers who have settled on the sidewalk, in front of the honorary consulate of Kenya. Two of them...
BEIRUT – Last night, Israeli forces shot six flares over the Lebanese border and occupied Palestine, the National News Agency reported. Here’s what we know: • The flares fell on...
BEIRUT — New fuel prices, updated by the Energy Ministry for the second day in a row on Wednesday, show a slight increase in the prices of gasoline, diesel and cooking gas. Here’s what we know:...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Protesters staged a sit-in in front of Tripoli’s Serail yesterday , demanding a reduction in food prices after the lira’s gains...
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
