GENEVA — There are no longer any fully functional hospitals in Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization said Thursday, describing "unbearable" scenes of largely abandoned patients begging for food...
CAIRO — For Gaza resident Zaki Abu Sleyma the water now flowing into the devastated enclave from a desalination project in Egypt tastes "like sugar" after weeks of Israel's bombardment and siege...
BEIRUT — As 2023 nears its end, Lebanon’s annual inflation remains in the triple digits for the third consecutive year, according to the latest government-issued statistics, though has slowed due...
BEIRUT — In a recent ruling, the urgent matters court of appeal, led by Judge Habib Mezher, froze the eviction order against former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn from his residence in Achrafieh, Beirut....
On Dec. 16, the world's two largest commercial shipping companies ordered their vessels to stop transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Denmark's Maersk, the world's leading shipowner, which controls...
RIYADH — Shortly after French diplomat Anne Grillo met with its director, the Gulf Research Center think tank formulated a text laying out potential steps towards resolving the ongoing war in Gaza....
Celebrating the holidays away from family is never pleasant. Yet, many choose to stay away during this period to prioritize their studies or work, or to save money for housing or food. "I...
Israeli police have questioned 19 prison guards as part of an investigation into the death of a Palestinian inmate, authorities said Thursday, following allegations of torture....
BEIRUT — Sundar Nagarajan, the 66-year-old associate of Belgian-Lebanese art collector Nazem Ahmad, was extradited from London to the United States in early December, British authorities confirmed...
The police "will be on the lookout" for people engaging in celebratory gunfire during the festive season, Lebanon's caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said on Thursday. Mawlawi assured that...
The impacts of the Israel-Hamas war are set to push crisis-hit Lebanon's economy back into recession, the World Bank said Thursday, blaming mainly a "shock to tourism spending." ...
The United States released an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in exchange for 10 American detainees and a fugitive dubbed "Fat Leonard" in a sweeping prisoner swap deal Wednesday...
BEIRUT — In 1989, current Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of four Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel and for planning of the abduction and...
"Maurice Sleem's position is incomprehensible," said Joumblatt-affiliated deputy Wael Bou Faour, referring to the Minister of Defense’s refusal to propose candidates for vacant positions in the...
The United Nations human rights office said it had received reports that Israeli troops "summarily killed" at least 11 unarmed Palestinians in a possible war crime in Gaza....
A woman was killed and two others injured in an Israeli bombardment that targeted her home in the southern Lebanese border village of Maroun al-Ras on Thursday morning, our correspondent in south...
Greece will join a US-led naval coalition to protect the Red Sea global shipping lane from Yemen's Houthi rebels, the defense minister said Thursday. A Greek navy frigate...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday welcomed Alex Saab, his former confidant who was freed by the United States, to Caracas, hailing his release as "a triumph of truth."...
The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) has temporarily suspended food assistance in some parts of Sudan's state of Gezira as fighting spreads south and east of Sudan's capital Khartoum, the...
21:31 Beirut Time Thank you for following our LIVE coverage from day 76 of the Hamas-Israel war. We'll be back tomorrow with more news updates and analysis, right here at L'Orient...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Catch up on yesterday’s LIVE coverage of Day 75 of the Israel-Hamas war here . Israeli attacks killed two civilians in...
CAIRO — A rocket was fired at al-Assad Air Base in Iraq on Dec. 20 but there were no injuries or damage caused, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Thursday....
UN delays again The UN Security Council vote on a Gaza cease-fire resolution was postponed once again this evening. Originally scheduled for Monday, it is now scheduled for tomorrow. A source...
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
