The epilogue is near. Nearly two years to the day after the capture of 252 hostages during the Oct. 7 attack, Hamas announced on Friday, as part of the Trump “peace” plan, that it was ready to...
Unidentified masked men in a car with tinted windows shot a Hezbollah official, Sheikh Mohammad Hamadi, in Mashghara, in western Bekaa, reported our correspondent in the region. The sheikh was...
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam visited the Baabda presidential palace on Tuesday to brief President Joseph Aoun, who was elected Jan. 9, on progress in forming a government to...
One person was killed and two others were injured during a shootout in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh, near Saida in southern Lebanon, a security source told our correspondent. The...
A Hezbollah lawmaker, Rami Abou Hamdane, affirmed Tuesday that "the weapons of the resistance are here to stay," just days before the two months allotted for implementing the cease-fire...
The National Litani Office proceeded on Tuesday with the demolition in Bekaa of "buildings, installations and guard posts" previously occupied by the Popular Front for the Liberation of...
Saudi Foreign Minister Faysal ben Farhane stated on Tuesday that his country wishes to see "concrete actions and reforms" to strengthen its commitment to Lebanon. "The ongoing...
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Monday evening that “most of the major parliamentary blocs” had contacted him on the eve of the binding consultations that led to Nawaf...
The head of Israel’s military, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, resigned Tuesday, citing his responsibility for the “failure” during Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7, 2023. In his resignation letter, released by the...
French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks on Friday about the formation of a new government in Lebanon "in the next few days" have left a lasting impression. For some, his words seemed intended to...
The President of the Union of Workers’ Syndicates of North Lebanon, Shadi al-Sayyed, on Tuesday called on the new head of state, General Joseph Aoun, to “fight against corruption and pursue the...
The governance of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after the cease-fire, which took effect Sunday following more than 15 months of war, remains one of the most uncertain aspects of the agreement,...
The Lebanese Forces (LF) led by Samir Geagea reacted strongly on Tuesday to an article in the Arabic-language daily Al-Akhbar , which is close to Hezbollah, accusing them of negotiating their...
Dalal Maoush was dismissed from her post as acting head of the Financial Affairs Department at the Telecommunications Ministry on Jan. 16. The dismissal, made by Corm, came after she refused to...
The cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza reduces the risks to Israel's public finances and could improve its sovereign credit rating, Moody's...
Sahar Ghaddar, who identifies as an activist on social media, was summoned once more on Tuesday by the Cybercrime Bureau, where she plans to appear during the day without providing further details...
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan is scheduled to visit Lebanon on Thursday for a 24-hour trip, during which he plans to meet with President Joseph Aoun and deliver an official invitation...
On Jan. 9, while smiles and applause punctuated much of President Joseph Aoun's inauguration speech in the MPs faces in Parliament, the day’s defeated wore somber expressions. The scene was...
The Lebanese President, General Joseph Aoun, received the Spanish Defense Minister, Margarita Robles, on Tuesday, who assured him of Spain's "support" to obtain "stability in the...
A resident of Saida in South Lebanon, M.S., has died in a fire that broke out at her home located opposite the Lycée Zaatari, reports our correspondent in the region Mountasser Abdallah. The...
The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced on Tuesday the arrest of individuals who had stolen saint figurines displayed in a Christmas cave in Chadra, Akkar, on the...
The video that circulated on social media on Sunday showed the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FMP) Gebran Bassil addressing his supporters during a tour of Chekka. Deploring the two-month...
For the first time in over a year, humanitarian aid is set to reach Gaza without obstruction, as mandated by the first phase of the cease-fire agreement that came into effect on Sunday between...
BEIRUT — With just a week remaining before the two-month deadline to implement the cease-fire agreement brokered to end the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel on Jan. 26, tensions in southern...
The prices of gasoline, diesel, fuel oil and domestic gas continue to rise in Lebanon, according to the latest pricing schedule published Tuesday by the Energy and Water Ministry. The price of...
Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa congratulated American President Donald Trump after his inauguration on Monday, seeing him as "the leader who will bring peace to the Middle East."...
20:51 Beirut Time According to senior Palestinian Authority officials, the Israeli army's operation in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin, which began on Tuesday, is politically...
On a rainy night in late December, a warm light was emanating from a palace in Beirut, attracting a crowd of people in search of an emotional revelation. Ahmad Amer spread, with his hands and...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:11 a.m. Visiting the tomb of the late Mustafa...
Beirut’s demands, Israel’s terms, and Washington’s stance: Behind the scenes of the negotiations
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
