Take a moment to get the bigger picture with a summary of events from the 49th day of the Hamas-Israel war. Included in today's summary is some background information about Palestinian prisoners,...
BEITUNIA — For the families of Palestinian detainees freed by Israel under a hostage deal agreed upon with Hamas, relief is tinged with sadness about the fighting that is set to continue in...
On Friday, Hamas freed the first group of hostages seized in the deadliest attack on Israel since its foundation in 1948, under a deal that saw a temporary truce take hold in war-ravaged Gaza....
ISTANBUL — Several hundred mourners gathered outside a mosque in Istanbul on Friday to lament the death of two Turkish men who Hamas said were killed earlier this week in Israeli strikes on...
Israeli forces withdrew from Gaza's largest hospital al-Shifa on Friday, the Gaza Health Ministry said, on the first day of a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas. The...
In an address to the Security Council on Oct. 30, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations wore a yellow star on his chest, vowing to continue wearing the badge until council members condemn Hamas...
The truce announced on Tuesday night is certainly the first step forward in the war that began on Oct. 7, following Hamas's bloody attacks on Israel. But it is far from being a ceasefire, with only...
Western powers have been reluctant to get tough on Tehran for fear of aggravating Middle East tensions as Iran grows its nuclear program and reduces cooperation with the UN watchdog, diplomats say....
“He wanted it and he got it. If I'm angry with him, it's because he left before I did.” A few hours after the death of his son Abbas in an Israeli strike in Beit Yahoun (Bint Jbeil), which also...
With children and pets in their arms and their belongings loaded onto donkey carts or car roofs , thousands of displaced Gazans headed home Friday as a four-day Israel-Hamas truce began....
As a four-day truce came into effect in Gaza on Friday morning, a Hezbollah spokesperson confirmed to L'Orient-Le Jour that the pro-Iranian party, which is engaged in almost daily exchanges of...
Anghami, Lebanese music streaming platform, is set to merge with OSN+, the video streaming platform of Dubai-based Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) group, which operates a bouquet of satellite TV...
The Ministry of Energy, on Friday, announced a further decrease in the price of gasoline and diesel while the price for gas cylinders remained the same. Here are the new prices: • Twenty...
On the second floor of Fleur Bleue nursery school, much like everywhere else in Burj al-Barajneh’s Palestinian refugee camp — the most densely populated in Beirut with over 20,000 inhabitants —...
BEIRUT — Leading international software development and coding school 42 is opening a “partner campus” in Beirut early next year, funded by shipping company CMA CGM. Though 42 is not the first...
23:33 Beirut Time Thank you for following our LIVE coverage of day 49 of the Hamas-Israel war. You can read a summary of events here , which tonight includes some background about...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Catch up on yesterday’s LIVE coverage of Day 48 Israel-Hamas war here. Hezbollah surpassed its previous record for attacks...
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
