After a three-day lull, coinciding with the visit of U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein to Beirut, Israel resumed its bombardment of Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday, while continuing its violent...
The Palestinian Authority and Hamas on Thursday welcomed the International Criminal Court's (ICC) issuance of arrest warrants against two Israeli leaders, without commenting on the warrant issued...
Lebanon's Health Ministry reported that Israeli air strikes on the Bekaa Valley in the east of the country had claimed 40 lives, with official media reporting the deaths of four members of the same...
The Israeli strikes that killed dozens of people in Palmyra on Wednesday are “probably the deadliest” to have targeted Syria to date, a U.N. official said on Thursday, expressing wider concern at...
An Israeli state attorney on Thursday indicted an aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of passing on classified documents with an intent to harm the state in a case that has...
The Lebanese Private Sector Network (LPSN), an association of Lebanese entrepreneurs and professionals, held a press conference in Beirut on Wednesday to present its roadmap for rebuilding the...
For the past 24 hours, Zeev Erlich’s photos have circulated widely on social media.The 71-year-old Israeli was killed Nov. 20 in southern Lebanon during a clash between the Israeli army and...
Outgoing Interior and Municipalities Minister Bassam Mawlawi asked the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) to take the necessary legal measures to prevent the expansion of...
Christmas films typically enjoy unanimous support, but the one announced by Netflix a week ago is already dividing opinions before its release. The trailer for Mary, an American film inspired by...
The Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced on Thursday the seizure of 300,000 Captagon pills that had been prepared for shipment to Cyprus, and the arrest of a suspect. In a press...
“There isn’t a soul on the streets,” cried out a woman who identified herself as Oum Moustafa (Moustafa’s mom), a resident of Serop, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Saida in southern Lebanon....
In his introduction to the latest ABL monthly bulletin, Secretary-General Fadi Khalaf, reviewed Lebanon's inclusion in the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) "grey list," on Oct. 25. Nonetheless,...
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that the arrest warrants issued on Thursday by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his...
Seventy-nine pro-Iranian fighters were killed in Israeli strikes on Wednesday in Palmyra, central Syria, an NGO said in a new assessment on Thursday. One of the strikes targeted a meeting of...
The Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced in a press release on Thursday the arrest of four Syrian nationals suspected of causing a major forest fire in the Metn region last October. When...
A proposed climate budget of $200 to $300 billion is circulating at COP29 in Baku. Developing nations, represented by the G77 and China group, called for $1 trillion annually, while civil society...
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham has called on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to advance a bill passed by the House of Representatives to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) following...
Baghdad has tightened its restrictions on alcohol, further limiting its availability. Hotels and "social clubs," previously among the last places where alcohol consumption was still...
BEIRUT — Lebanon is seeking changes to a U.S. cease-fire proposal to ensure a speedier withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon and to give both parties the right to self-defense, a...
After the 0.18 percent decrease in inflation in September – the first since February 2022 – the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which calculates price changes in Lebanese lira, rose again in October,...
“We haven't given up hope. We'll be back to build Lebanon once we've finished our studies.” This cry from Charbel Sayyah, a first-year law student at the University of Orléans, is increasingly...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague announced on Thursday that it has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and...
On Nov. 19, Argentina completed its withdrawal from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), acting on its previously announced decision to recall its officers, as confirmed by...
For many years now, Lebanese politicians have been pushing for Syrians to return home. Anti-Syrian sentiment has been growing frequently, especially amid the intensification of the Israeli...
BEIRUT — Around 9 a.m. on Thursday morning, the Israeli army told residents of three buildings in the neighborhoods of Haret Hreik and Hadath, in Beirut's southern suburbs, that they were located...
Article 52 of the Constitution grants the president the power to “negotiate international treaties in consultation with the Prime Minister,” specifying that such agreements “shall enter into force...
On the occasion of the icon's 91st birthday, we invite you to revisit Fairuz's lifelong legacy through this special series published in 2024.In the heights of Rabieh, at around 10 p.m., the...
A tarp covers plastic chairs and small tables from the rain, with an espresso machine set up in the trunk of a red van. On a sidewalk in Tayyouneh, former regulars of Uncle Nabil’s cafe from Haret...
Through its wars, Israel has sought to neutralize any force that resists it or opposes its project, with the support of the United States. Based on that, the two countries want to put an end to...
The Israeli army killed at least 68 people in Syria on Wednesday in airstrikes against against pro-Iranian groups in the central Syrian city of Palmyra, according to the Syrian Observatory for...
For the first time since the escalation of the war in Lebanon, Hezbollah’s new Secretary-General, Naim Qassem, appeared open to a cease-fire with Israel during his speech on Wednesday. Qassem...
23:59 Beirut Time The Health Ministry announced on Thursday evening that 40 people were killed by Israeli strikes in the Bekaa Valley in the east of the country, after giving an...
Shortly after 8 a.m. Thursday morning, the Israeli army warned the inhabitants of three villages in Sour district to evacuate their homes "without delay." The villages threatened by the warning,...
While hostilities have been ongoing unabated for over a year, alternating between periods of lower and higher intensity, the cost of the war continues to mount. According to the World Bank, an...
For over a year, Bashar al-Assad’s name has resurfaced primarily in discussions about his silence amid the war between Israel and the Tehran-led “axis of resistance.” Powerless against near-daily...
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
