U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Iran had halted alleged plans to execute eight women arrested over anti-government protests, after he urged Tehran to release them to help peace...
BEIRUT — Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Wednesday that he dreams of “getting in a car and driving straight to Beirut” to visit “that beautiful city” and “befriend the Lebanese people.” In a...
The war that pitted the United States and Israel against Iran for nearly six weeks has left a heavy toll, both materially and in human lives. At least 7,645 buildings were damaged or destroyed...
On April 19, the Israeli army outlined the parameters of an “advanced security zone” it intends to impose in south Lebanon before a permanent cease-fire. According to L’Orient-Le Jour's data,...
BEIRUT — The International Energy Agency warned on April 14 that the 2026 Iran war had triggered what it described as the largest and most severe oil supply shock in history. Yet, despite the...
Some lives are so intertwined with places that the two become inseparable. In Beirut, on Corniche al-Mazraa, Nader Khalil was one of those people. For 35 years, he did not just work at the Rifai...
Since I no longer live in Lebanon, I have been asked to remain silent ...A few days ago, during a conversation with a friend, he quoted a line from Romanian writer Panait Istrati: “I can see the...
BEIRUT — A second French soldier serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) died Wednesday "from his injuries" sustained in Lebanon "by Hezbollah...
A short video clip shows a man filmed from behind as he receives a call from an unknown number on his phone. A message appears on the screen: “Ignore it for your safety.” The instructions continue:...
Lebanese head of state Joseph Aoun said Wednesday that Lebanon will seek to obtain a cease-fire extension in Washington, during the second direct contact between Lebanon and Israel since 1983, once...
BEIRUT — A strike in Tiri (Bint Jbeil) targeted a vehicle near journalists on Wednesday, according to our correspondent in the south. The attack killed two people in the vehicle. Emergency teams...
"Between care, listening and solidarity, a team fights daily at the Maison des femmes to help patients who are victims of violence rebuild their lives. In this unique place, Diane, Manon,...
BEIRUT — During a security meeting on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, President Joseph Aoun called for "raids" to be carried out in places "housing weapons...
It is the fourth time he has set foot in the kingdom as Syria’s leader. Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the first stop in a Gulf tour aimed at strengthening regional ties,...
Twelve British universities, including some of the country's most prestigious, paid the private security firm Horus (Horus Security Consultancy Limited) to "spy" on pro-Palestinian...
BEIRUT — Emirates announced that it will resume flights between the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon starting April 27, joining a growing list of regional carriers returning to Beirut. The...
SOUTH LEBANON — Another body has been recovered from beneath the rubble of destroyed buildings which Israel targeted in Sour with a series of strikes a mere three minutes before the truce began on...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will make an official visit to London this week for talks on the wars in Iran and Ukraine, a Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters on Wednesday, adding that...
It seems unlikely that Cabinet appoints at Thursday’s meeting a successor to Top Prosecutor Jamal Hajjar, who is set to retire on Saturday. In the absence of a government decision, the highest...
Oil prices fell and stocks were mixed Wednesday as investors assess the chances of U.S.-Iran peace talks after Donald Trump extended his cease-fire at the 11th hour but kept his blockade of the...
An Iranian gunboat fired at a container ship off the coast of Oman Wednesday, while a ship off Iran's coast was also fired upon, a British maritime security agency said. "The master of a...
Drone strikes in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region on Wednesday wounded three Iranian Kurdish rebels, an exiled opposition group said, blaming the attack on Tehran. During the Middle East war,...
BEIRUT — Despite an ongoing cease-fire, the Israeli army carried out several deadly attacks in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, while continuing demolition operations in the border area it seeks to...
Israel's foreign minister on Wednesday called on Lebanon to make joint efforts with Israel to counter Hezbollah. "Tomorrow, the direct talks between Israel and Lebanon will resume in...
A voice was needed to embody twenty years of cultural history. That of Nagat al-Saghira, warm and timeless, has emerged as an obvious choice. The Egyptian singer has been named "cultural...
After the killing on Saturday of Chief Sergeant Florian Montorio, a member of the French contingent serving with the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon, French President...
Since President Joseph Aoun’s address on Friday, questions have grown about what is happening within Hezbollah. In his speech, he said he is determined to continue negotiations with Israel.He also...
Sitting on a bench in the courtyard of Maarouf Saad High School in Saida, southern Lebanon, Nour smokes a hookah. "When the cease-fire was announced [on April 16], we hit the road at dawn the...
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration halted U.S. dollar shipments to Iraq and froze security cooperation programs with its military, as it presses Baghdad to dismantle Iranian-backed...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Some me key things to watch today:12 pm: Environment Ministry and National Council for Scientific Research to...
07:30 Beirut Time Yacoubian calls on Lebanon to join the Rome Statute MP Paula Yacoubian denounced a “war crime” on X following the killing of journalist Amal Khalil. “The targeting...
U.S. President Donald Trump called off attacks on Iran indefinitely, though the Strait of Hormuz remained blocked on Wednesday with three ships reportedly hit by gunfire, and neither side showed up...
An Israeli drone strike killed one person and injured two others overnight on the outskirts of Jabbour in western Bekaa, the state-run National News Agency reported on Wednesday. A cease-fire...
In Kfar Sir, in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon, people gathered on Tuesday to pay their final respects to 29 of the town's residents, killed by Israel during the latest renewed war...
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
