BEIRUT — Lebanese caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs met with his French, Russian, Iranian, Indonesian, and Algerian counterparts in the US on the sidelines of the UN Security Council session on...
Monday was the deadliest day of fighting for the Israeli army since the war started, as its troops pushed farther into the besieged Gaza Strip in the fourth month a devastating offensive. Israeli...
WASHINGTON — A senior US official is holding talks in the Middle East on a new, possibly longer deal for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a pause in fighting in Gaza,...
DOHA — Palestine reached the Asian Cup knockout rounds for the first time after beating Hong Kong 3-0 on Tuesday for their maiden win in the history of the competition. They just missed out on...
GAZA — The health ministry in Gaza said Tuesday the Israeli army fired directly at a hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis, where civilians are caught amid heavy fighting....
BRUSSELS — The European Union faces a risk of consumer prices surging and growth slowing due to disruptions to shipping through the Red Sea, though it has yet to feel an economic impact, a top...
DAMASCUS — Syria said Tuesday there was "no justification" for air strikes that Jordan has launched into its territory, warning the raids were ratcheting up tensions between the neighboring...
For the past few weeks, Hezbollah has faced a new challenge in the form of an intelligence war. After the assassination of Abbas Raad, the son of Mohammad Raad, the head of the party parliamentary...
DOHA — Syria effectively reached the Asian Cup last 16 for the first time in their history on Tuesday with a 1-0 win over India, sending their opponents home. Hector...
The following key dates mark the entry of various players contributing to the conflict’s regionalization. The day after Hamas’ attack, Hezbollah became involved in the conflict from Lebanon’s...
BEIRUT — Authorities on Monday rescued a Lebanese woman and her Syrian husband a week after a criminal gang posing as people smugglers allegedly kidnapped the couple for ransom. The Lebanese Army...
METN — The Notre-Dame-du-Secours Church in Qornet Shehwan, Metn area, was the subject of a vandalism incident on Tuesday, having had its windows broken, and the inside upturned and left in...
BEIRUT — On Friday, caretaker Social Affairs Minister Hector Hajjar announced that until further notice, funds allocated to impoverished families in Lebanon by the World Bank would be suspended....
EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday said that Israel cannot be allowed to unilaterally block the creation of a Palestinian state after the war in Gaza. ...
BEIRUT — For the third year in a row, the average annual inflation rate remains in the triple digits, standing at 222.42 percent in 2023. This rate, calculated from the year-on-year inflation...
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday the UK would act again if Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen persist in attacking shipping in the Red Sea. "We are not...
More than 300 family members and friends of the victims of the Aug. 4 Beirut Port explosion, which destroyed a large part of the capital, gathered in front of the Justice Ministry (Adlieh) at 11...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will pay an official one-day visit to Turkey on Wednesday for talks focused on the regional repercussions of the Israel-Hamas war, a diplomatic source told AFP....
Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza announced on his Instagram account on Tuesday that he had decided to "evacuate" the Gaza Strip and suspend his coverage of the war between Hamas and Israel,...
The food situation in the Gaza Strip is slipping deeper into catastrophe, with the risk of famine rising by the day, the UN's World Food Program warned Tuesday. A study...
Israel's foreign minister, Israel Katz, pushed the idea of creating an artificial island off the coast of Gaza during a meeting with European Union foreign ministers on Monday, reported several...
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said it targeted the Israeli army's northern command center Tuesday in response to "recent assassinations and repeated attacks on civilians" in Lebanon and Syria....
Iraqi no-frills carrier Fly Baghdad has condemned Washington's imposition of sanctions, saying the US Treasury provided no proof of its allegation the airline had assisted Iran's Revolutionary...
Israel's army said on Tuesday its troops had surrounded the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, which has been the epicenter of fighting in recent weeks. "Over the past...
The health ministry in Gaza said Tuesday at least 25,490 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory in the war between militants and Israel. The latest toll...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the army had launched an investigation into the "disaster" that led to the deaths of 21 soldiers in Gaza a day before....
Military strikes by the United States and Britain will not go "unpunished," Yemen's Houthi rebels warned on Tuesday, detailing 18 raids on their territory overnight. "These...
Iran executed a man Tuesday after convicting him of killing a policeman and wounding others during nationwide protests in 2022, the judiciary said. "The death sentence of...
The Israeli army said Tuesday that 24 soldiers had been killed in Gaza the day before, the biggest single-day toll since the start of its ground operation on Oct. 27....
Combat raged in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, against a backdrop of negotiations aimed at bringing about a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas in the absence of a...
The United States and Britain launched new strikes on Yemen's Houthis Monday, saying their second round of joint military action against the Iran-backed rebels was in response to continued attacks...
Peace activists are urging US voters considering candidates for November's presidential election to instead write "cease-fire" on their ballots in protest over Joe Biden's handling of the...
The United States on Monday demanded Israel launch an "urgent investigation" into the death of a 17-year-old Palestinian-American killed by alleged Israeli fire in the West Bank last week....
The prices of gasoline, diesel for vehicles and fuel oil for generators have all risen, according to the new price scale published by the Ministry of Energy and Water. Only the price of domestic...
23:24 Beirut Time Thank you for following our LIVE coverage from day 109 of the Hamas-Israel war. We'll be back tomorrow with more news updates and analysis, right here at L'Orient...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Catch up on yesterday’s LIVE coverage of Day 108 of the Israel-Hamas war here . An Israeli strike on a house in Majdal Selm,...
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