Public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Jamal Hajjar, on Thursday initiated legal proceedings targeting journalists accused of insulting President Joseph Aoun. After issuing an arrest warrant...
French President Emmanuel Macron will receive Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Paris on Friday to discuss the fragile cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, as well as the ongoing...
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met Thursday in Davos with the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, in the presence of Finance Minister Yassin Jaber...
Amid a series of Israeli airstrikes Wednesday across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, one name appeared in Israeli army communications: Abou Ali Salameh. Described as a “Hezbollah liaison...
The Arabic-speaking spokesman for the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee, once again accused Hezbollah on Thursday of using civilian areas in southern Lebanon "for terrorist purposes,"...
As part of her commitment to prison rehabilitation and the creation of spaces tailored to the needs of incarcerated mothers and their children, First Lady Neemat Aoun on Thursday inaugurated a room...
The lawyer for Jad Nehmeh, a money changer implicated in the Rana Koleilat case and arrested by the prosecutor’s office on suspicion of the sale of land through allegedly forged powers of attorney,...
“My building in Ansar had just been blown apart by the Israeli bombings when 50 people offered me their homes, their cars and even cash,” says Jihad Assi, a resident of Ansar (Nabatieh district),...
Igor Grechouchkine, the alleged owner of the Rhosus ship from which the ammonium nitrate responsible for the double explosion was unloaded in 2014, was released last week by the Bulgarian...
"Sinners," a Segregation-era vampire thriller starring Michael B. Jordan, stormed into the awards race on Thursday with the most Academy Award nominations of any film this year, landing a...
Confronted by protests that directly target it, the Iranian regime is applying to the majority of the population a level of violence it typically reserves for minorities. "We never imagined...
Since Donald Trump returned to the White House more than a year ago, Washington has sought to reshape its diplomatic approach on a global scale. It was in this context that, on Jan. 15, the U.S....
Venezuela opposition figure demands release of all political prisoners after son-in-law freed
As Samer Tawk competes on Feb. 13, 2026, we invite you to revisit this article, originally published on Jan. 22, 2026. "At first, I thought about the Paralympics, to be honest. But I'm a...
BEIRUT — The foreign affairs ministry welcomed the agreement signed between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Damascus on Jan. 20, 2026, according to a statement...
BEIRUT — The Committee for the Management and Operation of the Port of Beirut (GEPB) announced in a statement that its CAMA (Cargo Management System), used for processing goods and invoices, is...
BEIRUT —The Israeli military has raised its alert level in recent days, "due to fears that U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to strike Iran, possibly in the coming days," the...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it should be known within three weeks whether Hamas will agree to give up its weapons, and threatened action if the group does not. "That's...
It's hard not to be in a constant state of existential and identity crisis as you read artists' manifestos here every week. Can't an exhibition just be pretty for the sake of pretty?...
Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council said on Thursday it would begin legal proceedings against Islamic State detainees transferred from Syria, a day after the U.S. military announced its forces had...
More than four years after Sheikh Abdel Amir Qabalan passed away, his position as president of the Higher Shiite Council (HSC) remains vacant, causing a stir between Hezbollah and Amal.The Shiite...
In the fall of 2025, large posters scattered across Paris public spaces invited visitors to discover the exhibition " Performer l’invisible ," which runs until Jan. 25 at the Musée du...
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Thursday NATO allies will need to step up their presence in the Arctic under a framework deal with U.S. President Donald Trump after he backed off tariff...
Gaza's border crossing with Egypt will reopen next week after largely being shut during the Israel-Hamas war, the Palestinian technocrat leader backed by Washington to administer the enclave...
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday at the launch of his so-called Board of Peace in Davos that Iran wants to hold talks with the United States, and that Washington was willing to do so....
BEIRUT — “For the first time in more than 50 years,” the Lebanese state has regained “operational control” south of the Litani River and is now “advancing” north of the river, Prime Minister Nawaf...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday launched his Board of Peace, originally intended to help end the Gaza war but which he now sees having a wider role that Europe and some others fear will...
Israel’s conditions are draconian, and Lebanon cannot bear them, according to Lebanese officials who have been repeating this over the past few days to describe the current state of diplomatic...
BEIRUT — U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned Hezbollah on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Davos Economic Forum, repeating that it is a “problem,” while once again remaining evasive, as Lebanon...
The United States and Denmark will renegotiate a 1951 defense pact on Greenland, a source familiar with talks between President Donald Trump and NATO chief Mark Rutte told AFP Thursday. The...
BEIRUT — The Syrian government army has been besieging the city of Koban (or Ain al-Arab) for several days, where Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) are holed up,...
BEIRUT — Agriculture Minister Nizar Hani announced Wednesday evening preparations for a database and application project for sector stakeholders, launched in coordination with the World Bank and...
Alireza Rafiei, CEO of Iran Cell, was dismissed from his position after a year at the helm of Iran’s main telephone operator.On Jan. 8, after several days of nationwide anti-regime protests,...
BEIRUT — In response to the extensive destruction caused by Israeli strikes in South Lebanon on Wednesday night, specifically in the districts of Saida and Nabatieh. Around 20 people were wounded,...
Israel launched strikes on four border crossings on the Syria-Lebanon border on Wednesday, saying they were used by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah to smuggle weapons. Israel and Lebanon...
Saudi Arabia and eight Muslim-majority countries including Gaza mediators Qatar and Turkey have agreed to join U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace", the Saudi foreign...
Saint Joseph University (USJ) won first prize at the Times Higher Education Awards – Arab World 2025 for outstanding contribution to regional development. The award honors the work of Operation...
23:13 Beirut Time We are now closing our LIVE coverage of the region for the night. We will be back tomorrow morning with more news updates. 22:21 Beirut Time Tens...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:10 a.m.: Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji meets the...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Jan. 23, 2026.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:10 a.m.Demonstration by the Association of Families...
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
