WASHINGTON — The United States is "actively" working on re-establishing a diplomatic presence in Libya, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, although he declined to provide an exact...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said Wednesday that Lebanon was not a subject of discussion between Iran and Saudi Arabia, but he hopes their deal has "positive" repercussions...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Wednesday that Tunisia urgently needs to reach a deal with the IMF, adding to dire EU warnings about the country's future. "The...
ANKARA — Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and its allies will not field a presidential candidate in May, its co-leader said on Wednesday, raising the prospect of the opposition...
The Beirut Bar Association council recently announced that any media interviews featuring a member of the bar speaking on legal issues will require prior authorization from the bar president. The...
BEIRUT — The Energy Ministry announced a sharp increase in fuel prices on Wednesday afternoon, pushing gasoline again above LL2 million again. The Lebanese lira, which gained value overnight,...
BEIRUT — General Security will not receive biometric passport requests on Fridays during the month of Ramadan, it said in a statement Wednesday. After a disruption that lasted several months,...
BEIRUT — You might imagine Daniele Genadry paints landscapes. Terrestrial features do feature in her work but the Lebanese artist is particularly concerned with how humans perceive and apprehend...
Algeria will send its ambassador back to France soon, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said weeks after he withdrew the envoy following a diplomatic spat over a French-Algerian activist....
BEIRUT — The Economy Ministry announced slightly lowered bread prices Wednesday, as the Lebanese lira gained some value since Tuesday's rollercoaster fluctuation, trading at around LL109,000 to the...
A new controversy broke out after the circulation of a video in which Baalbeck-Hermel Governor Bashir Khodr made remarks deemed racist by some internet users and media outlets. Dar al-Fatwa...
BEIRUT — The Grand Mufti of Lebanon, Abdel Latif Derian, the highest Sunni dignitary in the country, along with Jaafarite Mufti Ahmad Kabalan, lamented on Wednesday the country's deterioration and...
ANKARA — Turkey's pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) and its allies will not field a presidential candidate in May, its co-leader said on Wednesday, raising the prospect of the opposition...
BEIRUT — The head of Lebanon’s fuel importers union on Wednesday demanded an “hourly” official fuel price scale as the lira’s value fluctuates rapidly on the market. The Energy Ministry sets the...
BEIRUT — Security forces fired tear gas at demonstrators gathered Wednesday in downtown Beirut's Riad al-Solh Square who had gathered during a meeting of the joint committees of the Parliament that...
BEIRUT — A demonstration that began late Wednesday morning in downtown Beirut turned tense as security forces chased away protesters with tear gas. Several hundred people had gathered at the call...
BEIRUT — The Energy Ministry on Wednesday announced a sharp decrease in fuel prices as the Lebanese lira gained value on the parallel market today, standing at around LL106,000 to the dollar after...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese army on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning detonated two hand grenades found in Tripoli, North Lebanon. No injuries or material damages were reported, according to...
At least 10 soldiers were killed in renewed fighting in Yemen, military sources told AFP, despite diplomatic efforts to halt the long-running war in the Arab world's poorest country....
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Following a Banque du Liban intervention, the lira recovered to LL110,000 against the dollar after the morning’s LL20,000 drop...
AMMAN — An Israeli air strike hit near Syria's Aleppo airport early Wednesday, causing "material damage" and shutting down operations there, Syrian officials said, while regional...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met UN relief chief Martin Griffiths on Tuesday and discussed ways to help Syria recover from last month's earthquake and bring about the conditions for the return...
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
