Iran and the United States are scheduled to meet again on April 26 in Oman for a third round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program, following indirect discussions held Saturday in Rome that helped...
Tehran and Washington, which concluded a second round of nuclear talks in Rome on Saturday under Omani mediation, are seeking a deal that will ensure “an Iran without nuclear weapons and without...
BEIRUT — Despite a recent decline in tensions along the Lebanese-Syrian border following deadly clashes in mid-March and early February, Syria’s newly deployed security forces briefly abducted four...
A U.N. official told AFP on Saturday that Syria must begin its economic recovery process without waiting for Western sanctions — imposed under Bashar al-Assad — to be lifted. The new Syrian...
Iran and the United States, which held nuclear talks in Rome on Saturday, will resume discussions on April 26 in Oman, according to the Iranian foreign minister. “We will meet again next Saturday...
Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States in Rome on Saturday ended after four hours of discussions, Iranian state television reported, showing footage of a delegation leaving the venue....
The armed wing of Hamas released a video on Saturday showing an Israeli hostage alive, who was abducted during the deadly attack carried out by the Palestinian Islamist movement on Oct. 7, 2023, in...
BEIRUT — The Amal Movement commemorated the anniversary of the Qana Massacre on Saturday in the village of Qana, located in the Sour district. In 1996, the Israeli army shelled a UN compound in...
Dar al-Fatwa, the highest Sunni authority in Lebanon, called on Saturday, following a meeting of its Islamic Sharia Council, to “give Beirut the attention it deserves” and to preserve its “unity,...
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced on Saturday that the fate of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander remains unknown, four days after saying contact had been lost with his captors...
BEIRUT — A reconnaissance aircraft belonging to the Lebanese Army flew at low altitude over areas south of the Litani River on Saturday, according to our correspondent in the South, Muntasser...
An Israeli helicopter fired a grenade on Saturday into the courtyard of a house in Mais al-Jabal, in southern Lebanon, without causing any casualties, while the Israeli military continues its...
Trapped in a New York recording studio, the queen of pop paced restlessly in her booth. Behind the glass separating her from agents and a handful of journalists invited to witness the making of her...
Real tears are shed on the seats of Zoukak Theatre. In Stop Calling Beirut, memory weeps in private. Actors Lamia Abi Azar, Maya Zbib, and Junaid Sarieddine perform on a set designed by Hussein...
More than four months after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the White House is now considering withdrawing the bulk of U.S. troops stationed in Syria, according to two American...
BEIRUT — In his Easter message delivered from the chapel of Our Lady in Bkerkeh on Saturday, Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rai called for an end to wars and the “manufacturing and...
Syrian Air has announced the resumption of its direct flights to Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates starting Sunday, according to a post on its official Facebook page. All flights...
Three key developments have shaken Lebanon in recent days, signaling shifting regional dynamics and renewed Saudi involvement.The first was Jordan’s announcement that it had dismantled a Muslim...
Israel has not ruled out an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities in the coming months, despite U.S. President Donald Trump telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the U.S. was,...
Jordanian authorities say they thwarted a plot involving rockets, drones and explosives, arresting 16 suspects in a case with suspected ties to Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran’s regional network. The...
The chamber of the Court of Cassation responsible for requests to dismiss magistrates, presided over by Randa Kfoury, decided last month to transfer the case of the assassination of writer and...
U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus expressed a “yawn” after Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem’s rejection of political statements regarding the “disarmament” of his party, while he advocated for a...
Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced Wednesday that his party, the Future Movement, would not take part in Lebanon’s upcoming municipal elections. His announcement extends a four-year...
UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, concluded a high-level visit to Lebanon on Friday, aimed at reaffirming the UN’s unwavering support for the...
Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States began Saturday around 09:30 a.m. GMT in Rome under Omani mediation, Iranian state television reported. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and...
Interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa held talks in Damascus with a member of the U.S. Congress, the Syrian presidency said Saturday — the first visit of its kind by an American lawmaker since...
The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on March 19 removed Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s toughest opponent. However, a month later, the Turkish president is still struggling to quell the opposition,...
Palestinian photographer Fatma Hassouna died on April 16, 2025, alongside 10 family members, all killed by an Israeli strike on their home in al-Tuffah district in the northeast of Gaza City,...
Iran and the United States will resume talks on Iran’s nuclear program on Saturday in Rome, one week after an initial round of discussions that both countries — adversaries since the 1979 Islamic...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said during a televised speech on Friday that the party “will not allow anyone to disarm it,” even as Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reiterated the...
The United States announced on Friday that it will reduce its military presence in Syria by half, claiming to have “successfully” fought against the Islamic State (ISIS), even though jihadist...
On Friday, Israeli drone strikes on moving vehicles in southern Lebanon killed two, who the Israeli army claimed were "Hezbollah officials," according to L’Orient Today’s correspondent....
BEIRUT — Washington and Beijing have taken their fist fight to an international arena as tariff announcements rolled out. While the two remain locked in their confrontation with U.S. President...
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
