A former Syrian intelligence officer who was close to one of ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad's top army commanders was killed in Lebanon, a judicial official said Tuesday, with the army announcing...
The United States and Iran traded barbs at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday over conditions for reviving nuclear talks, with the U.S. saying it remains ready for direct negotiations...
Libya PM says chief of staff killed in airplane accident in Turkey. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday that the radio signal was lost with a jet carrying Libya's military...
BEIRUT — Lebanese Army commander General Rodolphe Haykal said Tuesday that the army is close to completing the first phase of its plan to disarm militias, including Hezbollah, in line with the...
BEIRUT — At the latest meeting of the cease-fire supervisory committee in Naqoura, South Lebanon, on Dec. 19, the Israeli and American delegations refused to allow France to be represented by a...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun received on Tuesday phone calls from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Jordan's King Abdullah II, during which he discussed regional developments,...
The Palestinian Authority condemned on Tuesday Israel's plan to approve 19 settlements in the occupied West Bank, accusing it of tightening its control over Palestinian land. In a statement,...
More than 400 prominent women, including four Nobel laureates and several former presidents and prime ministers, demanded Tuesday that Iran immediately release engineer and activist Zahra Tabari,...
At the Heart of Our Land is an oratorio for choir, soloists and orchestra commissioned from composer Lucas Sakr to mark the 150th anniversary of Saint Joseph University. It received its world...
The Israeli military on Tuesday said it was investigating the circumstances surrounding the killing of a teenage boy by its soldiers in the occupied West Bank over the weekend. Surveillance...
Yemen's Houthis and its internationally-recognised government Tuesday agreed to a prisoner swap that includes nearly 3,000 people, including seven Saudis — making it the largest such exchange...
About 30 schoolchildren, dressed as Santa Clauses, file into the church.“Make the sign of the cross,” Sister Maxime tells one boy, then another. The head of the Notre-Dame de la Delivrance school...
The Lebanese Army and Defense Minister Michel Menassa staunchly defended the troops on Tuesday and denied any connection to Hezbollah, after the Israeli army accused one of the three victims of the...
On Dec. 17, the TAKREEM Foundation held its annual fundraising concert at MusicHall Beirut, marking a new edition of "Shining Stars of Hope," the initiative launched in 2023 to support...
“I always had the feeling that one day I would be rich. Every time someone asked me what I wanted to do later in life, I would answer: I want to succeed. I don’t know how, but I will succeed.”On...
After years of partial closure, the Chekka highway (northern Lebanon) is now fully accessible at Hamat, just before the large Chekka tunnel, our correspondent reports. This section had been...
Iraq’s supply of gas from Iran has been halted, the electricity ministry said on Tuesday, adding that the stoppage was due to the shutdown of some generating units and load shedding at others. The...
The rampant production of Captagon in Syria has been severely disrupted by the regime change following the fall of Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8, 2024, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime...
BEIRUT — After meeting with President Joseph Aoun, General Confederation of Lebanese Workers President, Bechara Asmar, said on Tuesday that Aoun took the initiative to form a committee, under his...
For the first time since the end of the dictatorship in 1990, a figure nostalgic for the Pinochet era has risen to the highest office in Chile. On Dec. 14, José Antonio Kast won the presidential...
The first investigating judge of Mount Lebanon, Nada Asmar, issued an indictment on Tuesday against 20 people in connection with alleged fraud cases that have rocked the Lebanese University (LU) in...
This wasn’t Mayssa Karaa’s first concert in Lebanon, but it was her first entirely dedicated to traditional songs and original Christmas carols. "It's beautiful to sing at home," she...
Germany deported a man to Syria for the first time since the civil war broke out in that country in 2011, the Interior Ministry in Berlin said Tuesday. A Syrian immigrant previously convicted of...
BEIRUT — Retired General Security officer Ahmad Ali Shukr, whose brother is suspected of being involved in the 1986 capture of Israeli pilot Ron Arad, recently disappeared. Investigators are...
German prosecutors have charged a suspected former member of the Syrian intelligence services with crimes against humanity, as well as with the torture and murder of dozens of prisoners held in a...
At first glance, nothing seemed to destine Joseph Oughourlian to lead a football club. Nor was there any indication that RC Lens would be topping Ligue 1 at midseason. It is at the intersection of...
The fact that the case of Captain Imad Amhaz — abducted by Israeli forces in Batroun during a commando operation on Nov. 3, 2024 — suddenly resurfaced has raised many questions.Why has this case,...
The Cabinet meeting devoted to examining the controversial draft law on the “restoration of financial order” and the return of deposits ended around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, after more than nine hours....
How do you defend a draft law criticized by depositors, banks, and a large share of experts alike ? By starting with three essential facts before getting to the heart of the matter. First, more...
22:03 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live blog, we'll be back tomorrow. 21:25 Beirut Time Israeli gunfire toward Houla The Israeli army fired...
Syrian authorities and Kurdish forces respectively ordered their troops Monday night to cease hostilities in Aleppo, in northern Syria, where deadly clashes had broken out earlier in the day, both...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:• 10 a.m. A Cabinet meeting will be held to...
On Monday, Cabinet opened up one of the most contentious issues within Lebanon's financial crisis: the draft law on the "restoration of financial order" and the restitution of...
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
