British Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Saturday stressed during a phone call with his Lebanese counterpart Joe Raggi the need for Lebanon to "stay out of the ongoing war between Iran and Israel,"...
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced on Saturday that an attack plot orchestrated by Iran against Israeli citizens in Cyprus had been thwarted with the help of the Cypriot authorities....
A man suspected of "espionage" and "terrorism" was arrested Saturday in Cyprus, according to Cypriot police, with media reports linking him to Iran. Citing reasons of...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday threatened to target U.S. ships and warships in the Red Sea — despite a recent cease-fire agreement — if Washington intervenes in Israel’s war against their ally...
The newly opened Asbaya restaurant in Sodeco, which welcomed its first guests on June 19, offers more than just a place to dine. For co-founder and operations director Jana Halimeh, it is a living...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed on Saturday that a centrifuge production workshop — machines used to enrich uranium — had been "hit" following new Israeli strikes on the...
As the Middle East and the entire international scene watch in astonishment as Israel wages war against Iran — the outcome of which partly hinges on U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to...
The discussions and proposals made by the European powers to Iran over its nuclear programme in Geneva were unrealistic and insisting on them will not bring both sides closer to an agreement, a...
Residents of Sultanieh (Bint Jbeil) blocked a UNIFIL patrol on Saturday afternoon as it crossed the valley without an escort from the Lebanese Army, according to our South Lebanon correspondent,...
The Israeli army announced new strikes on “military infrastructures” in southwestern Iran on Saturday afternoon, the ninth day of the war triggered by Israel’s attack on the Islamic Republic....
On the morning of June 21, 2005, just before 10 a.m., Georges Hawi was going about his routine in his apartment on Mazraa Street, in Beirut’s Wata Mosseitbeh neighborhood on the city’s western...
On Saturday, Industry Minister Joe Issa al-Khoury emphasized the necessity for Lebanon to “remain neutral” in the war between Iran and Israel, while Hezbollah has openly rejected neutrality and...
French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday that European nations would "accelerate negotiations" with Iran to "end the war and prevent greater dangers," following a phone call with Iranian...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday accused Israel of leading the Middle East toward a "total disaster" by attacking Iran on June 13. Speaking at a summit of the Organization of...
Four fighters from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the ideological army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, were killed at a training center in the northwest of the country, the Isna news...
An image circulating on social media shows the Iranian flag on the right, Hezbollah’s flag on the left, and in the center, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun cutting the lines of communication between...
Hezbollah MP Hassan Ezzeddine emphasized on Saturday that Hezbollah stands alongside Iran, which “has never abandoned Lebanon,” just days after the party’s deputy leader Naïm Kassem said it would...
Syria's security forces have detained Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad, state news agency SANA said on Saturday. Wassim al-Assad was sanctioned by the United States in...
Israeli airstrikes continued across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing 202 Palestinians since dawn, according to hospital sources cited by Al Jazeera, as the death toll continues to raise. Among...
The "Golden Dome," a missile defense shield desired by Donald Trump to secure American territory, is a Herculean project both technologically and financially, likely to disrupt the...
Israeli strikes have continued across the Gaza Strip. At least 21 Palestinians have been killed since dawn, sources at Gaza hospitals told Al Jazeera on Saturday. Among the dead, 11 were aid...
“Hello, do we know more about the murder at Bachir?” a passerby asked, speaking to the owner of a grocery store near the famous Achrafieh ice cream shop on Independence Street, which remained...
Lebanese carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA) announced Saturday the cancellation of its scheduled flights to Iraq on Saturday and Sunday, as Iraqi airspace remains closed due to escalating and...
BEIRUT — The National Social Security Fund (NNSF) announced Friday a series of changes to its family allowances branch, including higher employer contributions and increased benefits for employees....
Police in Iran’s Qom province announced Saturday that 22 individuals had been arrested over the past eight days on charges of spying for Israel, according to the Fars news agency. Since the first...
President Donald Trump said Friday he might support a cease-fire in the week-old aerial conflict between U.S. ally Israel and its regional rival Iran, depending on the circumstances. Asked by...
In the wake of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, we invite you to revisit this article, originally published on June 21, 2025. The United States has thousands of troops...
Israel's military said Saturday it had killed a top Iranian official in charge of military coordination with Palestinian militant group Hamas in a strike on Qom, south of Tehran....
Israel's military chief Eyal Zamir warned Friday that his country should be "ready for a prolonged campaign" against Iran, as the longtime foes exchanged fire for the eighth day. "We...
A week of open warfare, and no action taken on the Lebanese side. To the satisfaction of many Lebanese — and the presidential palace, which is determined to reclaim authority over decisions of war...
11:54 Beirut Time This blog ends here. Check out today's blog for more updates . 11:54 Beirut Time No radioactive traces have been detected in the...
The Israeli army struck Naqoura around midnight between Saturday and Sunday with a drone, according to information from our correspondent Muntasser Abdallah, without causing any injuries. The...
Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil walked out of a Louisiana immigrant detention center on Friday, hours after a judge ordered his release, a major victory for rights groups that...
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
