MP Paula Yacoubian from the Change bloc submitted a bill to Parliament last Thursday proposing to replace the term “Israelite” with “Jew” in Lebanese official documents, “such as legislative texts...
BEIRUT — A high-level French judicial delegation, led by Laureline Peyrefitte—Director of Criminal Affairs and Pardons at the French Justice Ministry — was received on Wednesday by Judge Souheil...
U.N. rights expert Francesca Albanese on Wednesday criticized a U.S.-brokered cease-fire plan in Gaza as insufficient to address what she called a "genocide" of the Palestinian people by...
BEIRUT — Judge Bourkan Saad, who notably served as President of the Judicial Inspection Authority, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 71. At his burial on Wednesday, the Supreme Judicial Council...
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told Paris Match on Wednesday that Hezbollah must become “a normal political party without an armed wing,” stressing that only the state should have control...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun insisted Wednesday on the need to hold the legislative elections scheduled for May 2026, "without postponement under any circumstances," and "with the...
The clash is unprecedented. For the first time since the rebel coalition led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) came to power, Syrian authorities are targeting foreign jihadists — many of whom have...
Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Yariv Levin said Wednesday he had ordered the deportation of 32 foreign activists who had helped Palestinians harvest olives in the occupied West Bank, on the...
Vice President JD Vance warned Wednesday that the United States and allies face a tough task disarming Hamas and building a peaceful future for Gaza, as Washington sought to reassure Israel over...
Although Beirut Souks never fully closed, its official relaunch was celebrated with fanfare in the presence of numerous political and economic figures on Oct. 10. Does this signal a full revival...
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam will travel to the Vatican in the coming days, where he will be received by Pope Leo XIV, who is himself expected in Lebanon at the end of November, a source...
At least 40 migrants from sub-Saharan African countries have died after their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia on Wednesday, in one of the deadliest maritime tragedies in the region this year, an...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun stated Wednesday that Lebanon has "real opportunities for its recovery" and emphasized the need to seize them. "We now have real opportunities for...
BEIRUT — A U.S. operation targeting a suspected Islamic State (IS) commander northeast of Damascus last Friday reportedly killed an individual with no ties to the jihadist organization but...
The defense team of Hannibal Gadhafi, son of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, submitted on Tuesday to Investigating Judge Zaher Hamade a request to lift the $11 million bail the judge had set...
A bill applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, a move tantamount to the annexation of Palestinian land, won preliminary approval from Israel's parliament on Wednesday. The vote was...
BEIRUT — The Litani River basin is facing "serious pollution as a result of the untreated sewage and solid waste discharged from Syrian refugee camps, estimated at more than two million cubic...
BEIRUT — Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir urged his commanders to "return to training and improve preparedness for war on all fronts," in a video posted by the Israeli army on X...
NORTH LEBANON — Abdulaziz Toumani, a 15-year-old Syrian boy, died after being accidentally shot in the head with a rifle during a hunting trip involving several hunters in a field in the al-Arida...
TEHRAN — Iran ratified a law joining a United Nations convention against terror financing, local media reported Wednesday, in hopes it will lead to access to global banking, an easing of trade and...
For the second time in the past two months, Saudi Arabia has executed a young man who was a minor at the time of the crimes he had allegedly committed, Middle East Eye reported Tuesday....
Banque du Liban (BDL, central bank) is stepping up efforts to push banks to intervene on a large scale in the foreign exchange market, providing it — exclusively — with fresh dollars. So far, this...
BEIRUT — Famous Lebanese singer-turned-Salafist Fadl Shaker, who had been sentenced in absentia to 22 years in prison in 2020, was questioned on Wednesday at the Beirut Palace of Justice by the...
A grand recital of songs and lieder was held on Monday, Oct. 20, during the Musicales de Baabdat. Between Mozart, Rachmaninov and Rossini, the evening offered a moment out of time, carried by...
GAZA CITY — Hamas announced on Tuesday that its so-called Radea security force had "dealt a severe blow" to an armed group in Gaza it accuses of collaborating with Israel. In a...
Anyone following current events in Lebanon hardly knows where to focus their attention. Not only are the stakes enormous, but even within the same camp, positions are often contradictory. It is,...
A new businessman is set to take on a diplomatic role in Trump's administration. Iraqi-American Mark Savaya was appointed special envoy to Iraq on Sunday, Oct. 19, by the U.S. president, who...
ABU DHABI — Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the United Arab Emirates president, called on Wednesday for a compromise to end the Middle East conflict by providing security for Israel and a...
It cannot be stressed enough: Lebanon cannot be separated from the regional context in which shifts, developments and negotiations are shaping a new era, particularly in terms of Arab countries’...
Did he resign or was he dismissed from his post? What kind of pressure was exerted? The episode still raises many questions. For several days now, a video has been circulating on social media...
IDLIB — Syrian government forces launched an operation on Wednesday against jihadists holed up in a camp in the northwest, in a push to capture French fighters wanted by their government, a monitor...
The U.S. administration has brought out the heavy artillery. Preceded by Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on...
THE HAGUE — The top United Nations court will rule on Wednesday on Israel's obligations to agencies providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, as Israel continues to block access for...
21:51 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live blog — we'll be back tomorrow with more updates. 21:51 Beirut Time Arrest of former regime official...
For the second month in a row, the consumer price index (CPI) recorded a monthly increase of less than 1 percent in September, with a rate of 0.6 percent during the month, compared to 0.56 percent...
The Turkish Parliament on Tuesday extended the country’s participation in the United Nations Interim Force in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL) by two years, according to reports in Turkish media. Turkish...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:• Ongoing efforts in Gaza to locate and retrieve...
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
