BEIRUT — Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati told the EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement on Monday that EU aid to Syrian refugees “should be directed toward their repatriation.” In...
BEIRUT — A Syrian refugee camp near Zahle was burnt to the ground Monday afternoon in a massive fire, the cause of which is still unknown, leaving almost 500 people without a home. Civil Defense...
BEIRUT — Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri has called a parliamentary session for Thursday devoted to discussing an extension to the terms of office for municipal councils. On the agenda is a...
Since the murder of Lebanese Forces (LF) coordinator for Jbeil Pascal Sleiman on April 7, Samir Geagea has made the return of Syrians to their country his top priority. “It’s an existential issue,”...
On April 17, about 15 people gathered in the conference room on the second floor of the Sofitel in Beirut. Only their clothing distinguished them. Priests and bishops, representing nine Eastern...
BEIRUT — The vehicle registration center in Jounieh, closed since Dec. 21, 2022, is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, according to the Road Traffic and Vehicles Authority. The center, located in...
Lebanese depositors residing in the United States launched a class action on April 16 in the District Court of New Jersey (the equivalent of a trial court in this East Coast state), targeting the...
It’s been almost five years since banks officially stopped granting loans to customers. Nevertheless, some have secretly done so to a select few for several months. The loan precondition is that...
The Israeli army said Monday troops arrested overnight a Palestinian suspected of involvement in an Israeli teenager's killing that sparked settler attacks on Palestinian villages in the occupied...
The health ministry in Gaza said Monday that at least 34,151 people have been killed in the territory during more than six months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants....
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan landed Monday at Baghdad's international airport, Iraq's official Al-Ikhbariya TV reported, at the start of his first state visit to the neighbouring country...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi held talks with Pakistani leader Shebaz Sharif in Islamabad on Monday, in what experts said was a "significant" visit aimed at mending ties after the neighbors...
The Israeli military said on Monday the chief of its intelligence directorate has resigned after taking responsibility for failures leading to the unprecedented Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. Major...
Two civilians were injured in a car-ramming attack in Jerusalem on Monday morning, the Israeli police said, adding that they were searching for suspected assailants who fled on foot....
22:00 Beirut Time That's it for today's live coverage of the war on Gaza and its repercussions in the region — notably in southern Lebanon. Thanks for following along. We'll be back...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due Monday in neighboring Iraq for his first state visit there in years, with water, oil and regional security issues expected to top the agenda....
American journalist Terry Anderson, who was snatched by Islamic militants in Lebanon in 1985 and held hostage for six years, died at age 76 Sunday, his former employer the Associated Press (AP)...
Rockets were fired late Sunday from northern Iraq at a military base in Syria housing a US-led coalition, according to Iraqi security forces. The anti-jihadist coalition said one of its fighter...
Families kissed the faces of the dead and neighbors cried in the streets after one of the worst Israeli raids anyone in the Nur Shams refugee camp can remember. On...
The number of bodies recovered from a mass grave at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza has risen to 283, according to the Palestinian news agency, Wafa. Rescue and ambulance crews found an...
US-sanctioned President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published Sunday Syria has held meetings "from time to time" with Washington, as it seeks openings after over a decade of...
Catch up on yesterday’s LIVE coverage of Day 198 of the Gaza war here . Israeli airstrikes on homes in Aita al-Shaab on Friday and Jibbain on Saturday killed four Hezbollah fighters as the...
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
