BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday emphasized the crucial importance of security and stability for Lebanon’s recovery, during the closing of the Beirut One conference organized by the...
Damascus condemned a trip Wednesday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials to Syria's south, where they visited troops deployed in a buffer zone intended to separate...
Anger has been growing in the Koura region since Tuesday over item 27 on Thursday’s Cabinet agenda. The line reads: “The Environment Ministry is submitting for debate a request from the National...
“Lebanon is ready to abolish the death penalty,” says Ogarit Younan, founder of the national campaign to end capital punishment in Lebanon.Younan, sociologist and founder of the Lebanese...
SOUTH LEBANON — The Israeli army on Wednesday night accused Hezbollah of rebuilding its military capabilities in the Lebanese village of Beit Lif (Bint Jbeil district), just a few kilometers from...
A bill requiring the release of government records on Jeffrey Epstein heads to Donald Trump for his signature Wednesday, spurring a showdown over whether the US president will allow full disclosure...
Preheat the oven to 200°C (about 400°F). Place the pre-soaked beans (4 hours), bay leaves, 3 garlic cloves and a pinch of salt in a large pot containing at least 6 medium cups of water. Cover and...
With a “dictator chic” aesthetic in the Oval Office — gold accents, a gun salute, a fighter-jet flyover and horsemen carrying U.S. and Saudi flags — President Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Crown...
BEIRUT — The meeting scheduled for Wednesday in Ankara between U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Hamas negotiator in the Gaza Strip, Khalil Hayyeh, was reportedly canceled due to direct pressure...
BEIRUT — The Israeli army launched a series of airstrikes on Gaza on Wednesday evening, bringing the number of Palestinians killed in the enclave since morning to 22, according to Al Jazeera....
Banque du Liban (BDL, central bank) Governor Karim Souhaid met with Saudi Central Bank Gov. Ayman Mohammed al-Sayyari in Riyadh on the sidelines of the SAMA-BIS Innovation Summit, held in...
On Monday, a Russian military delegation traveled to the southern Syrian province of Quneitra, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Little information has emerged about the visit, but the...
BEIRUT — With only a few hours left for the Lebanese diaspora to register on the electoral rolls for the May 2026 parliamentary elections, the head of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM, Aounist), MP...
Israel places an "immense importance" on its military presence in the buffer zone in Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday during a visit to Israeli soldiers...
The United States has approached Yemen about joining an international force to be deployed in Gaza as part of President Donald Trump's peace plan, five Yemeni government sources, including top...
More than 150,000 people have been killed and 15 million have been displaced since the outbreak of war in Sudan in April 2023. The conflict, fought between the Sudanese army, led by Gen. Abdel...
A Turkish parliamentary commission tasked with fleshing out the peace process with the Kurds will meet Friday, with lawmakers to discuss plans to visit the jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan,...
Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri is set to travel to Syria on Wednesday to meet with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and ministers involved in bilateral issues between the two countries.Syrian...
"I promise you that during the performance, I will limit poetry and sentimental outbursts as much as possible, because I have learned, while working on this play, that appeals to pity and...
Congressmen are set to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday on the second day of a visit to the United States that has aimed to tout stronger-than-ever...
What’s With Baum? The question could be posed to the famous actor and filmmaker Woody Allen, who has just published his debut novel under this name.In this newly released book, his protagonist...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli troops deployed in Syria beyond a cease-fire line on Wednesday, an Israeli government spokesman told AFP. Netanyahu was accompanied by...
Since 2009, House of Francis Kurkdjian, founded by the renowned perfumer and Marc Chaya, its CEO, has experienced spectacular growth. Until Nov. 23, the Palais de Tokyo is hosting a retrospective...
On Nov. 1, Egypt inaugurated its Grand Egyptian Museum with great fanfare after nearly twenty years of construction. "I was very proud that day, but not as much as when I learned that my...
On Wednesday, the government’s draft law to amend the electoral law reached Parliament, after President Joseph Aoun signed it on Monday.Several parliamentary sources said that a government draft...
SAIDA — The streets of Ain al-Hilweh camp were empty on Wednesday morning, as the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, along with the neighboring southern city of Saida, struggled to...
Bankers have started repatriating some of the funds that had been transferred outside the country during the crisis, in accordance with a decision made by the financial prosecutor's office,...
Telecommunications Minister Charles al-Hajj announced during the Beirut One conference, which has been taking place since Tuesday in the capital, "the launch of a new national vision for the...
In the middle of the alley where she first learned to dribble, Celine Haidar now has to try two or more times before she manages to string together a few juggles. This technical move, so natural...
Palestinians from Gaza said they paid $2,000 per seat to fly their families to South Africa on a trip arranged by a group called Al-Majd Europe, offering a way out of the devastated enclave, in...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun on Wednesday offered condolences to Lebanese Army commander Rodolph Haykal after two soldiers were killed the previous day while pursuing drug traffickers in Baalbek,...
A small golden metal scale is firmly held by a representative of the Syrian Ministry of Justice. For the new authorities, it's about setting the scene in courtroom number three, on the third...
Iran must "cooperate fully" with the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, according to a draft resolution submitted to the agency's board by Britain, France, Germany and the United States,...
On Wednesday around 2 p.m., the Israeli army began issuing a series of warnings to residents of southern Lebanon. The first calls targeted people in Deir Kifa and Shahour, Sour district, urging...
Rating agency Moody’s is maintaining Lebanon’s sovereign rating at C with a stable outlook, unchanged since December 2023. The local currency ceiling (which notably includes Treasury bills)...
Pressures have reached a peak that is close to reaching a point of no return.The cancellation of Army Chief Rodolph Haykal’s visit to the United States is a serious development and the reasons go...
After months of preparation, the law passed through the Jordanian Parliament last Monday and now awaits ratification by the Senate and King Abdullah II's signature to go into effect. The...
22:00 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live coverage. We’ll be back tomorrow morning. 20:26 Beirut Time Army deployed to Beit Lif Lebanese Army patrols...
Serge Zaka, a French-Lebanese storm chaser and agro-climatologist, has become one of the leading voices in France raising awareness about climate change. He has published the book Storms Over...
U.S. President Donald Trump fiercely defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) Tuesday over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, insisting the kingdom's de facto ruler...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025Compiled by Abbas MahfouzSome key things to watch today:Updates on the situation in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp...
BEIRUT — Business leaders from around the world, government officials, economic institutions and delegations from across the Gulf filled the Beirut Seaside Arena on Tuesday as the Beirut One...
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
