BEIRUT — A major fire broke out Wednesday in the vicinity of Kfarhouna, near Jezzine, South Lebanon, L'Orient Today 's correspondent in the region reported. The Civil Defense services responded...
An infant was found abandoned in a bag on a street in Tripoli, North Lebanon, on Tuesday night. The baby girl, a few months old, is currently in the hospital and being treated for minor injuries,...
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi granted a pardon Wednesday to researcher Patrick Zaki, state media said, a day after Zaki's three-year jail term sparked an outcry from local rights groups...
In the midst of Lebanon’s deepening economic and political crisis, the notion of rehabilitating Qlayaat airport may appear illusory. However, members of the National Moderation parliamentary bloc,...
BEIRUT — The Beirut Urban Lab at the American University of Beirut announced its complete and final withdrawal from the Mar Mikhael Square project on Wednesday, explaining its workers were...
Billboards have recently emerged along various roads in Lebanon, featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin portrayed as a “protector and defender of religions.” These eye-catching signs depict him...
Israel's bid to join the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) hinges on a month-long trial due to start on Thursday when Israeli authorities will offer unfettered passage to US citizens of Palestinian...
The Finance Ministry has recently completed the initial version of the Lebanese state budget for 2023. This long-overdue document has now been officially submitted to the government for further...
Lebanon’s summer travel activity is in full swing. Jean Abboud, president of the Association of Travel & Tourist Agents in Lebanon, acknowledged that the travel and tourism sector still needs...
Israel's parliament will hold final votes next week on a highly-disputed bill that would limit the Supreme Court's power, according to a Knesset statement on Wednesday. The proposal by Prime...
BEIRUT — On Wednesday, Lebanon's caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdallah Bou Habib, called on the European Union to enter into discussions with Lebanon on the return of Syrian refugees....
The United Nations' World Food Programme has announced it would reduce cash assistance to nearly 120,000 Syrian refugees in Jordanian camps, saying the move was "unavoidable as funds run...
The United States called on Egypt Wednesday to release rights researcher Patrick Zaki, a day after he was sentenced to three years' prison for "spreading false news."...
A journalist, in this case our colleague Dima Sadek, has just been sentenced by a criminal court to a year's imprisonment for a crime of opinion. Through this appeal, we, a group of Lebanese media...
Protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul intensified on Tuesday with demonstrations nationwide and a retired Israeli air force general said 161 of the corps' reserve...
The United States on Tuesday moved to let Iraq pay Iran for electricity via non-Iraqi banks, a U.S. official said, a step Washington hopes may keep Tehran from forcing unpopular power cuts during...
President Joe Biden and Israeli President Isaac Herzog stressed their countries' close ties on Tuesday at a White House meeting despite U.S. tensions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
One month ago, a Lebanese couple was passing through an army checkpoint when they heard gunfire. Frightened, they put their car in reverse and attempted to flee from the scene, but army soldiers...
An Israeli air strike targeting the vicinity of Syria's Damascus left two Syrian soldiers injured and "caused some material damage," the Syrian state news agency SANA reported early on Wednesday,...
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
