Israeli army announced it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen toward its territory Monday night, with loud detonations heard in the sky above Jerusalem. "Following the sounding of sirens...
The British Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, stated on Monday that Sudan was experiencing "the worst humanitarian catastrophe in the world" during a forum focused on Africa held in...
The "horrible" attack targeting a gathering in Colorado on Sunday for the liberation of hostages in Gaza is "unacceptable in the United States," Donald Trump said in a message...
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa gave his first-ever interview to a Jewish media outlet last month in Damascus, marking an important moment in regional diplomacy. Published on Wednesday, the...
The parliamentary committee on health, labor, and social affairs held a meeting on Monday in Parliament, with the participation of the syndicate of drug importers and druggists in Lebanon (LPIA),...
French MPs unanimously approved on Monday a bill aimed at elevating Alfred Dreyfus to the rank of general, an “act of reparation” intended to complete his rehabilitation, 130 years after his...
The United Kingdom will build up to 12 nuclear attack submarines and six munitions factories, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday, as part of his commitment to rearm the country...
Majed Tahini, mokhtar of Aita al-Shaab (district of Bint Jbeil), stated Monday to our correspondent in the South, that the Lebanese Army "has redeployed to two military positions located on...
BEIRUT — Banque du Liban (BDL) governor Karim Souhaid issued intermediate circular No. 735 on May 23 to reorganize and regulate the activities of money transfer and digital wallet companies in...
BEIRUT — The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), in a statement on Monday, said that it was taking measures to "enhance stability and security for the benefit of the local...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again proposed on Monday to bring together Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and U.S. President Donald Trump in a...
Russia proposed to Ukraine on Monday, during talks in Istanbul, a partial cease-fire of "2-3 days" on certain sectors of the front, announced the Russian chief negotiator, while Kiev...
The Israeli army issued a call on Monday night for the evacuation of residents of a neighborhood in Khan Younis, a city in the southern Gaza Strip, where Israel has been at war for nearly 20 months...
Former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was elected president of the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly on Monday, in an unusual vote requested by Russia. The president of the...
The Higher Judicial Council (HJC) met on Monday, led by Souheil Abboud, First President of the Court of Cassation. Attendees included Vice President Jamal Hajjar, President of Judicial Inspection...
BEIRUT — Discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continued on Monday at the Finance Ministry, following meetings that began last week on the budget framework that should define, in...
The Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam declared on Monday, after a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, that the meeting was positive, emphasizing that "the government is committed to...
BEIRUT — A man who burned a Quran in February in front of the Turkish consulate in London was fined £240 (284 euros) by the British court on Monday. Hamit Coskun, 50, a Turkish national, was...
Israeli soldiers and police on Monday prevented AFP journalists and other international media from entering the village of the Oscar-winning Palestinian director Basel Adra, who had invited them...
BEIRUT — The United States has given its blessing to a plan by Syria's new leadership to incorporate thousands of foreign jihadist former rebel fighters into the national army, provided that it...
The Lebanese President, Joseph Aoun, expressed satisfaction on Monday, in front of a delegation of the International Federation of Lebanese Businessmen and Women (MIDEL), about the gradual return...
BEIRUT — On Monday, the Lebanese Union of Drug Importers and Wholesalers (LPIA) joined an urgent parliamentary health committee meeting to demand a stop to drug smuggling and punishments for...
The United Kingdom has experienced its hottest spring since records began in 1884, the Met Office meteorological agency announced Monday, with this season breaking the record set last spring. It...
Oil prices surged on Monday, as the market was relieved that the production increase announced Saturday by Opec+ was not higher than anticipated, while remaining attentive to discussions on Iranian...
BEIRUT — On Monday, the U.N. Secretary-General called for an independent investigation after at least 31 people were killed by gunfire near a humanitarian aid center in Gaza the day before....
Iran on Monday ruled out any agreement with Washington to regulate its nuclear program if the goal is to "deprive it of its peaceful" enrichment activities, and urged the United States to...
Civil servants in several regions of Lebanon observed, irregularly, a "warning" strike on Monday, at the call of the General Confederation of Lebanese Workers (CGTL) – the most powerful...
BEIRUT — Several Lebanese political figures paid tribute Monday to Samir Kassir, the former An-Nahar columnist and outspoken critic of the Assad regime, 20 years after his assassination in Beirut....
"Samer Kassar" stays focused on the road. A glance in the rearview mirror proves his suspicions are right: a car is following him. It’s the fall of 2001, and "Jamil S., a bigwig in...
BEIRUT — After meeting with Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain al-Tineh on Monday, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said that the meeting was positive, stressing that “the government is committed...
A woman was bitten by stray dogs in Saida on Monday and was taken to a city hospital, reported L'Orient Today's correspondent in the region, relaying a message published on the victim's...
Gaza's civil defense agency said an Israeli strike on a home in the northern town of Jabalia killed 14 people on Monday. "The number of martyrs from the targeting of the al-Bursh family...
As discussions on the disarmament of Palestinian camps in Lebanon are set to begin on June 16 in Beirut, growing attention is being paid to the broader issue of civic and human rights for...
Over the past 10 days, the Israeli army carried out two rounds of strikes in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley. Lebanon, meanwhile, mourned two more civilian casualties on Thursday, May 29:...
Angie Obeid, 34, director of the feature-length documentary Yalla, Baba, sets out to retrace the 4,000-kilometer journey her father, Mansour, took 42 years ago from Brussels to Beirut. Now 75,...
The cheeky logo of a peeled banana catches the eye, standing on the storefront of a small bakery with vibrant colors on Fulham Street, in the very green, international, beautiful and upscale area...
With June 15 — the date set by the government for the start of disarmament operations in the Palestinian camps — looming, the task is shaping up to be complex. This explains the arrival on Sunday...
BEIRUT — After the election of Haidar Mohammad Tfaili as the mayor of the village of Deir al-Zahrani (Nabatieh), six out of the 15 members of the municipality resigned amid disagreements over...
The head of the municipalities department of the Baalbek-Hermel governorate, Hiba Hassan Zeaiter, assumed her duties as interim qaim maqam (state representative at the district level) of Hermel...
After a strategic pause, Totò reopens its doors in Beirut in an entirely new space, staying true to its Italian identity. On May 22, this Italian restaurant founded by Samir Tabet and Shirine...
Gaza Doctor Hamdi al-Najjar died on Sunday nine days after suffering severe injuries in an Israeli strike that targeted his home and killed nine of his 10 children, according to Al Jazeera and the...
After more than 12 years of suspension, the first flight of the Emirati company FlyDubai landed Sunday at Damascus airport, reported the state-run Syrian agency SANA. The low-cost airline announced...
Finance Minister Yassine Jaber stated on Sunday evening in an interview on al-Jadeed that tensions between Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and the Hezbollah-Amal alliance would "calm down,"...
The German airline Lufthansa had repeatedly extended the suspension of its flights to Beirut. But since Sunday, the Lebanese capital has once again been connected by the group's flights to...
Last night, just before 11 p.m., my husband, Mohammad, suddenly said, “The Israeli army just released a new evacuation map.” I felt my heart break.The internet was painfully slow. It took nearly a...
Morgan Ortagus — deputy to U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and lead on the Lebanese dossier within the Trump administration — should soon leave her post, according to reports from Israeli Channel 14. As...
21:53 Beirut Time That’s it from us for tonight. Thanks for following along. We’ll be back tomorrow with more updates and coverage. Stay safe and see you then. 21:37 Beirut...
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli gunfire killed at least 31 Palestinians near a U.S.-backed aid distribution site on Sunday, with both the group in charge of the site and the military...
Qatar and Egypt announced on Sunday plans to step up efforts for Gaza truce negotiations, as the Palestinian militant group Hamas said it was prepared to "immediately" hold a fresh round...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, June 2, 2025. Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:President Joseph Aoun's visit to Iraq.Updates on...
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