BEIRUT — Ahead of Thursday’s second meeting in Washington at the ambassadorial level between Beirut and Tel Aviv, President Joseph Aoun outlined ongoing diplomatic efforts to the Cabinet, meeting...
SOUTH LEBANON — Italian U.N. peacekeepers have replaced a statue of Jesus Christ vandalized by Israeli soldiers in the garden of a house on the outskirts of the Christian town of Dibil, in...
Fifty-seven kilometers: that is the distance between Baissariyeh, Amal Khalil’s hometown in the Saida district, and the village of Tiri in Bint Jbeil. It was there, at the edge of what the Israeli...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army announced in a statement released Thursday that it had seized a large quantity of weapons from a residence in Aabra, Kesrouan. In its statement, the military said it had...
SOUTH LEBANON — The Israeli army continued its violations of the cease-fire on Thursday, killing three people in a drone strike in Shoukin (Nabatieh), and demolishing homes in southern Lebanon....
For a community scattered across the world, the Lebanese diaspora has a particularly strong track record of building successful companies from scratch. What drives that creativity, and how the...
SOUTH LEBANON — The list of journalists killed by Israel in Lebanon keeps growing. Since war broke out in October 2023, Israel has killed a total 21 journalists and media workers with eight...
Noor al-Yacoubi is a 27-year-old media coordinator at a local research center, translator and writer. She hasn't left the Gaza Strip since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023, and has been sharing...
BEIRUT — Israeli soldiers and commanders have admitted that, in addition to the systematic demolitions in villages in southern Lebanon occupied by Israel, troops are participating in widespread...
The U.S. Defense Department said Thursday its forces boarded a vessel in the Indian Ocean that was transporting oil from Iran, as disruption from a stand-off with the Islamic republic continued to...
Hezbollah's financial operations have long been associated with South America and Africa. Yet, according to a recently published report by Lina Khatib, a researcher at Harvard University,...
BEIUT — Beirut Port Authority’s Management and Operations Committee (GEPB) has launched a new online payment system for settling port fees, introducing a digital interface developed by Lebanese...
Sear the lamb shanks in a large pot. Once they have browned, cover them with water. Add one onion, quartered. Season with salt and pepper. Let everything simmer gently for 1 hour and 45 minutes....
BEIRUT — Hours before a second round of direct talks with Israel in Washington on Thursday, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said he is “convinced” the United States has "leverage over Israel"...
BEIRUT — Finance Minister Yassine Jaber received Banque du Liban (BDL or central bank) Governor Karim Souhaid for a meeting devoted to the country's financial and monetary situation. The two...
Burning forests and fields, collapsing buildings, explosions releasing clouds of pollution: beyond the tragic and visible toll of war, environmental damage leaves long-lasting effects across every...
BEIRUT — On Wednesday afternoon, around 2:30 p.m., Al-Akhbar journalist Amal Khalil was in a car in Tiri, in the Bint Jbeil district, with photographer Zeinab Faraj, when an Israeli strike on a...
The United Nations is "working" to maintain a presence in Lebanon after the departure of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), whose mandate expires in December, the...
BEIRUT — Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi was hit with a red liquid as he left Germany’s federal press conference building in Berlin on Thursday following a media briefing, the Associated...
BEIRUT — The funeral of slain al-akhbar journalist Amal Khalil, known by many as the "Voice of the South," took place in her native town of Baissariyeh (Saida) on early Thursday...
Prepare the gin infusion: Combine the cardamom pods with the gin and let sit for at least 24 hours – up to 1 week – before using. Fill a highball glass with ice cubes. Pour in 4 cl of the infused...
For the batter: Sift the flour into a mixing bowl. Dissolve the yeast in 30 cl water, then add the sugar and baking powder. Mix until you get a smooth, soft, slightly thick batter. Let rest...
Across from the Lausanne opera, on avenue du Théâtre, stands Taolé, a convivial "brasserie." Five hundred meters away, on rue du Midi, is Kaaké, an artisan fast-food spot. Behind these...
BEIRUT — Saudi envoy Prince Yazid bin Farhan held talks in Beirut on Thursday with Lebanese leaders, as regional diplomacy intensifies alongside direct Lebanese-Israeli negotiations in Washington....
Despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that a deal with Tehran is within reach, the negotiations now appear to have stalled. At each stage, hopes for a breakthrough give way to fresh...
A top envoy to U.S. President Donald Trump asked FIFA to replace Iran with Italy in the upcoming World Cup, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The plan is an effort to repair ties...
BEIRUT — Head of the Maronite Church, Patriarch Bechara Rai, said in a speech at Baabda Palace that “The negotiations [with Israel] are free of any sacrifice or concession of Lebanon’s rights, and...
In a city battered by crises, saturated with noise, and scarred by the violence of Israeli bombings, they choose to sit in a circle and talk. The gesture may seem trivial, but it is not. In Beirut,...
Avraham Zarbiv, an extremist rabbi and Israeli army reservist, has recently entered southern Lebanon, according to media reports, where he is destroying homes in border villages, the same way he...
BEIRUT — Israeli soldiers and commanders have acknowledged widespread looting of civilian property in southern Lebanon, including sofas, televisions, motorcycles and carpets, with little...
Is Hezbollah still a winning card? For Sleiman Frangieh, the answer seems to be yes. When the Marada leader decided to break his usual silence, it was to reassert himself as the sole remaining...
BEIRUT — The Israeli army announced the capture of a member of the al-Radwan force, Hezbollah’s elite unit, during an operation in southern Lebanon carried out by the 300th Brigade. “Yesterday...
In the face of the scale of the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon, this initiative comes not from a traditional NGO or an international institution, but from the world of fashion. At the heart of the...
Claude Mythos (or simply Mythos), an AI cybersecurity tool launched in April by Anthropic, an American company founded by former members of another major player in the sector, OpenAI (the creator...
BEIRUT — France stepped up its calls on Thursday for a political resolution to the war in Lebanon, even as Paris remains sidelined from ongoing talks in Washington between Beirut and Tel Aviv, held...
As expected, the war cast a heavy shadow over Lebanon’s participation, with a reduced delegation, in last week’s IMF Spring Meetings in Washington. Rather than clearing the final hurdles to secure...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Thursday condemned Israel’s targeting of journalists in south Lebanon, after it killed Al-Akhbar journalist Amal Khalil in a...
A Pentagon assessment said it could take six months to completely clear the Strait of Hormuz of Iranian-laid mines, which could keep oil prices high, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday....
Moussab Bachir Medoukh still needs to get a haircut and buy his suit, but that will have to wait until tomorrow. On the eve of his wedding, this Saturday, April 18, the 40-year-old from Gaza is...
Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz as it tightened its grip on the strategic waterway after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was indefinitely calling off attacks, with no sign of...
00:55 Beirut Time Trump says he predicts 'very good chance' of peace deal this year Speaking at the White House following talks between representatives from Lebanon and Israel, U.S....
On Thursday, the day of renewed direct contact between the two countries, one reality stands out: Israel is seeking to force Lebanon into a choice between two scenarios.The first is the Gaza model,...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, April 23, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz Some key things to watch today:Lebanon and Israel scheduled to meet for second round...
BEIRUT — At 11:18 p.m. Beirut time, the daily Al-Akhbar announced that an Israeli strike on Tiri, in the Bint Jbeil district, killed its journalist Amal Khalil, despite the cease-fire. Khalil...
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
