President Joseph Aoun awarded the National Order of the Cedar, commander grade, to Saint Joseph University, represented by its rector, Father Salim Daccache, S.J., on Wednesday. The distinction was...
A boat that departed from Lebanon with at least 23 passengers, primarily Syrian migrants, sank earlier this week while attempting to reach the nearby island of Cyprus. On Monday, the Cypriot daily...
The Lebanese Army announced Thursday that it had "closed three illegal crossings" on the Lebanese-Syrian border, marked by rising tensions and clashes on Sunday and Monday. "As part of the fight...
Information Minister Paul Morcos denied several local media's claims that the Cabinet agreed on the cancellation of this year’s Brevet exam in Thursday's meeting. Morcos clarified that the...
The Energy Authority (Lebanese Petroleum Association or LPA, affiliated with the Ministry of Energy and Water) announced Thursday that it has extended until Nov. 28, 2025, the deadline set for...
The scientist Chadi Abdallah, who was previously the director of the natural risks and early detection center at the National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS), has been appointed...
The Lebanese Army announced Thursday the arrest in Qmatieh, in the Aley district, of five people accused of firing shots in the air at a funeral, a practice legally punishable by imprisonment....
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced on Thursday the government's adoption of a new mechanism for public administration appointments, emphasizing its commitment to developing a neutral,...
The High Judicial Council (HJC) praised, Thursday, the memory of retired Judge Hatem Moustapha Madi, honorary secretary-general of the Court of Cassation, who has recently passed away. Recounting...
“Through our blood and our martyrs, the image of al-Jolani and his de facto government has been ruined,” Miqdad al-Fatiha declared Tuesday, March 18, referring to the massacres of civilians —...
Israeli military called on Thursday for residents in a southern area of the Gaza Strip to evacuate before an airstrike. "To those in the area called Bani Suheila, this is a warning before a...
NGO Terre-Liban published a shocking photo on Thursday of a massive tree felling in the heavily wooded area of Harissa, between Bkerke and the village of Daraoun, on the heights of Kesrouan. The...
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called for a meeting of the joint commissions on Monday, March 24, to examine several proposed laws, particularly regarding the upcoming legislative elections...
The establishment of a second airport in Lebanon has been a contentious issue within the Lebanese political class since the end of the 1975-90 Civil War. In recent months, the topic has resurfaced...
The Red Planet. Mars, the god of war — and the month that bears his name.Could March be portending a war in Lebanon? The cease-fire, which followed weeks of relentless bombing that left us shaken,...
Will Snow White, a film starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot be banned in Lebanon? As the global release of the film is set to begin Wednesday, the "Campaign to Boycott Israel's Supporters...
The Trump administration, detained Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national studying at Georgetown University, and is seeking to deport him, accusing him of being a threat to U.S. foreign policy, his...
He calmly adjusts his tie, fixes his hair, preparing to face the storm that awaits him. On March 19, hundreds of police officers surrounded Ekrem Imamoglu's house in Istanbul. Filming himself...
Germany reopened its embassy in Syria on Thursday, with the German Foreign Minister present, urging the transitional authorities to do everything possible to ensure security in the country. Three...
Israel's army reported intercepting a projectile fired from Gaza on Thursday, while two others fell in uninhabited areas after air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and central Israel. In a...
Cabinet began a meeting on Thursday at the Grand Serail to discuss the mechanism to be implemented for administrative appointments, reports the state-run National News Agency (NNA). According to...
Since Saturday, the United States has carried out a series of strikes against Yemen's Houthis, considered to be part of the Iranian-led "Axis of Resistance." Washington says the...
Last weekend, the Lebanese Army intervened in clashes between Lebanese clans and Syrian armed forces in the border region of Hosh al-Sayyed Ali. After two days of fighting that killed seven and...
Despite cease-fires in Lebanon and Gaza, Israel resumed heavy bombing of the Palestinian enclave on Monday evening and continued its targeted strikes in southern Lebanon. The Israeli air force...
The ministerial commission tasked with examining measures to secure Lebanon's borders and combat smuggling recommended on Thursday to “strengthen the army’s capabilities, in both equipment and...
As the Israeli army bombarded several areas of southern Lebanon and a building in Beirut's southern suburbs this Friday, March 28, in retaliation to rocket fire from the south, we invite you to...
"The driving idea behind this event created by Lebanese and for Lebanese living in France is to build a strong network to support students and young expatriates throughout their academic and...
The Israeli army banned all traffic on Thursday morning on the Salaheddine road, the main route running north-south in the Gaza Strip, after announcing the previous day the launch of “targeted”...
BEIRUT — Minister of Finance Yassine Jaber met with representatives from the international financial advisory firm Lazard on Wednesday. At the onset of the economic crisis in 2019, then-Prime...
The Contractual Teachers of Lebanese Public Primary Schools League (LECP) announced it filed a notice for a strike in public schools from Wednesday morning until Sunday evening, according to the...
GAZA/CAIRO — At least 70 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza on Thursday, after Israel resumed its bombing campaign on the enclave, a Gaza health...
Israel said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Thursday, which the Houthis took responsibility for, saying they were targeting the Ben Gurion international airport. "A...
BEIRUT — Top German diplomat Annalena Baerbock, on a visit to Beirut on Wednesday, said her government rejected "any permanent occupation" of Lebanese territory by Israel, whose troops remain in...
CAIRO/JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said on Wednesday its forces have resumed ground operations in the central and southern Gaza Strip, as a second day of airstrikes killed at least 38...
22:17 Beirut Time Lebanon Avichay Adraee, the Arabic-speaking spokesman for the Israeli army, announced that the latter had “struck a military site containing an underground...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Catch up on yesterday's live coverage.Thursday, March 20, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:9 a.m....
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
