Hezbollah said it launched an attack on northern Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for what it said were Israeli violations of a 10-day cease-fire, the first such claim since the truce began....
BEIRUT — A Lebanese presidential guard soldier, Patrick Bakarian, originally from Zahle in the Bekaa, has been reported missing for three days in the town of Jdeidet Marjayoun in southern Lebanon,...
BEIRUT — “This game is one of the sports dearest to our hearts, but we abandoned it because of wars, battles, and our many problems.” Before tip-off on Monday night for the first basketball game...
French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday, during a press conference at the Élysée Palace alongside Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, that Israel must “abandon its territorial ambitions” in...
BEIRUT — The week has been a busy one for the Central Administration of Statistics. The day after publishing updated national accounts, the agency — affiliated with the Cabinet — also released...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army Commander, Rodolf Haykal, said on Tuesday that "Lebanon will regain every inch of its land under Israeli occupation," during a visit to the northern city of...
BEIRUT — During a meeting at Ain al-Tineh with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Druze leader Walid Joumblatt proposed Tuesday "a return to the armistice agreement with certain...
The lack of agreement on extending the U.S.-Iran cease-fire raises fears of new strikes on Middle East energy infrastructure, which has been damaged in the war and needs tens of billions of dollars...
The French presidency said Tuesday that the "buffer zone" imposed by the Israeli army in southern Lebanon is "temporary," stopping short of calling for its immediate...
BEIRUT — The World Bank, in cooperation with Lebanon’s National Council for Scientific Research, is preparing a new report to assess the damage caused by the ongoing war with Israel and estimate...
NORTH LEBANON — The body of a woman was found among garbage in Jabal Jdita (Zahle), according to our correspondent in the Bekaa. The circumstances of her death remain unclear, our correspondent...
Despite the implementation of a ten-day cease-fire since Friday, and as new direct talks between Lebanon and Israel are set to take place Thursday in Washington, the situation in southern Lebanon...
A few days before the cease-fire came into effect on April 17, the Israeli army destroyed and leveled homes and infrastructure in the border town of Mais al-Jabal (Marjayoun district) using...
SOUTH LEBANON — Christian international organization Samaritan's Purse recently provided humanitarian aid to the Christian village of Rmeish (Bint Jbeil) via the Israeli army, according to...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday told Iran it could boost the chances of success in peace talks with the United States by freeing eight women that he said face execution. "I would greatly...
Iran's foreign ministry on Tuesday condemned arrests in the United Arab Emirates of what Abu Dhabi said were members of an Iran-linked group plotting terrorist acts in the country. In a...
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Tuesday defended, before European Union foreign ministers in Luxembourg, the decision to engage in direct negotiations with Israel in an effort to end the...
Several months after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a 20-point plan in Sharm al-Sheikh to end the war in Gaza and launch a multi-phase transition, the process appears stalled.On the ground,...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun said on Tuesday that direct negotiations with Israel "mean neither renunciation nor capitulation, but rather aim to resolve issues," calling on the Lebanese...
European countries including Spain and Ireland pushed on Tuesday for suspending a European Union pact governing its relationship with Israel, but the bloc remained divided on whether to take...
BEIRUT — Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss on Tuesday how to strengthen the country's hand in possible direct negotiations with Israel...
Two Palestinians, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday after Israeli settlers and soldiers opened fire, witnesses said, while in Gaza health...
The development of a nuclear arsenal without any meaningful oversight, a nearly two-decade occupation in Lebanon, a steady expansion into the occupied-West Bank, repeated wars in Gaza, the...
SOUTH LEBANON — Hezbollah announced it will hold mass funerals in south Lebanon on Tuesday for 44 of its fighters killed during more than six weeks of war with Israel. The burials come after...
Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Iran of "repeatedly violating the cease-fire," in a message on his Truth Social network, as the possibility of a new round of negotiations in Islamabad...
No, they do not live in a bubble, but work to produce beauty and goodness in a context of ever-increasing tension, with production conditions becoming increasingly difficult in Lebanon.Like many of...
BEIRUT — The Israeli army on Tuesday again warned residents of south Lebanon not to move south of the line marking the “buffer zone” it intends to establish, despite a cease-fire that has been in...
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri convened joint parliamentary committees on Thursday to examine several bills and proposals, including a bill establishing a general amnesty and an “exceptional”...
Accused of corruption, three employees from the operations directorate of the Beirut Port, A. Q., A. K., and M. B., were arrested by State Security on the instructions of the financial prosecutor....
MPs Fady Alameh, Achraf Beydoun (Amal), and Elias Jradeh (opposition, but who has recently moved closer to Hezbollah) held a press conference to present the new parliamentary committee "for...
Four people were killed by two Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip overnight from Monday to Tuesday, according to the enclave's Civil Defense and Al Jazeera . "Three people were killed in...
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s mobile operator Touch said Tuesday it has restored more than 85% of its network coverage in some of the areas hardest hit by Israeli bombardment — southern Lebanon, Beirut's...
BEIRUT — Horeca Lebanon, a flagship event for the restaurant and hospitality industries, announced in a statement on Tuesday the postponement of its 30th edition due to the security situation...
The situation in southern Lebanon remains “unpredictable despite hopes for the maintenance of relative calm,” just two days ahead of possible new direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel to...
BEIRUT — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday threatened Hezbollah, saying Israel’s goal of dismantling the party is still ongoing despite a fragile cease-fire, according to remarks...
The United Nations is preparing to choose a new secretary-general, a process under unusual scrutiny amid weakened multilateral cooperation, rising global crises, and growing challenges to...
SOUTH LEBANON — The situation in southern Lebanon remains volatile despite hopes for the maintenance of relative calm, United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) spokesperson Kandice Ardiel...
Amid the pressure on children during the 45 days war between Hezbollah and Israel, UPEL (L'Union Pour La Protection de L'enfance Au Liban) assisted the needs of 980 children across all of...
The Lebanon-Israel cease-fire agreement continues to spark controversy four days after its announcement.The text published by the State Department has, admittedly, brought an end to the bloodshed...
The day after his meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, and two days before a new meeting between Lebanon and Israel that could lead to an extension of the cease-fire, Parliament...
The Belvédère Zoo in Tunis is now nicknamed the “animal mortuary,” especially after the death in January 2026 of Baby, a 37-year-old elephant who arrived in 2023.For years, internet users have...
Imagination has always been central to the work of Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige. But for them, imagining is not just creating an “elsewhere.” It is a method.It means stepping outside the...
Some artists just come and go, while others return. And then there are those whose loyalty is expressed through a heartfelt gesture. Francis Mercier belongs to the latter category. Since the...
A new meeting for talks between Lebanon and Israel has been scheduled for next Thursday in Washington. The Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the United States are set to meet for the second time...
Shamaa, a village in the Sour district located five kilometers from the Israeli border, has been bombed multiple times by Israel during wars following the Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon in...
The owner of a pharmacy located across from the Haret Saida municipal building received a call overnight ordering him to evacuate within 10 minutes, reported our correspondent. The municipality...
The Syrian army has taken possession of abandoned houses located on the Syrian side of the Lebanese village of Musharrafeh, in Hermel, north of the Bekaa Valley, reports our correspondent. She...
23:36 Beirut Time Cargo ship seized by the US: Iran calls on UN to condemn ‘violation’ of cease-fire Iran has called on the U.N. to condemn the U.S. seizure on Monday of the Iranian...
Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said Monday that his group would work to break the "Yellow Line" that Israel established in southern Lebanon, adding that no one could disarm the...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Some key things to watch today:9 a.m. A plane arriving from Russia, loaded with aid destined for the General...
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
