SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Countries were considering a draft for a final COP27 climate deal on Saturday, with some negotiators saying they were close to a breakthrough in contentious efforts to...
A prominent Algerian activist seeking asylum in Tunisia said he was granted refugee status by the United Nations, following calls to prevent his extradition on security-related charges....
BEIRUT — Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea criticized his Maronite rival — Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Gebran Bassil, an unofficial candidate for the presidency — whom he accused of...
BEIRUT — Lebanon's Tourism Ministry announced Saturday that it requested hospitality venues to declare the entrance fees they will charge customers who wish to watch World Cup matches. The...
BEIRUT — “In cinema, they say, when you see a mother, you think of Mother Nature,” says Lebanese filmmaker Bassem Breche. “A woman is a mother and a mother is Mother Nature. Basically, I wanted...
He may not be a member of The Jackson 5, but he still got his nickname from the pop band. “I've always loved their music,” Hagop Kechichian says. “When I was young, I sang in English. They...
Iranian security forces killed at least three protesters on Saturday in the latest violence against demonstrations sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a rights group said. The country's...
A US-led task force will deploy over 100 unmanned vessels in the Gulf region's strategic waters by next year to stave off maritime threats, the US Central Command chief said Saturday....
Iranian Revolutionary Guards opened fire on family members mourning a slain protester and seized his body from hospital, as clashes raged around the country overnight, a rights group said Saturday....
It is a "list of shame" — The list of countries that voted against a draft resolution in the UN General Assembly condemning human rights violations in Iran. Once again, Lebanon retained its place...
Bulgaria has charged five people with helping one of the suspects in last weekend's bombing in central Istanbul which killed six people, prosecutors said on Saturday....
BEIRUT — A splash of lemon, a dash of Tabasco, chilled vodka, and an olive to top it off. Though mixed in different proportions depending on the bar, these are the long-established ingredients of...
BEIRUT — Lebanon on Friday recorded four new cholera cases but no new deaths in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total to 573 confirmed cases and 20 deaths, the Health Ministry said in its daily...
DAMASCUS — Four Syrian soldiers were killed and one wounded in Israeli "air aggression" on multiple military posts in the coastal and central region of Syria on Saturday morning, Syrian state news...
A machine gun attack on a remote Iraqi military post killed four soldiers on Saturday, a military source said. The source said the pre-dawn attack targeted the desert post...
Iran on Saturday criticized the "silence" of the international community in the face of acts of violence during protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death. The Islamic...
The "vast majority" of nations attending crunch climate talks say host country Egypt's proposed package of resolutions is "balanced," COP27 president Sameh Shoukry said Saturday after the European...
BEIRUT — In June 2021, Parliament approved a $556 million dollar ration card program to assist the most vulnerable families as the government lifted subsidies on essential products like fuel and...
Beirut’s demands, Israel’s terms, and Washington’s stance: Behind the scenes of the negotiations
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
