BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam assured on Thursday that the municipal elections scheduled for May will take place on the planned dates, emphasizing the importance of "preserving the unity...
BEIRUT — Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya responded to a video showing the Lebanese Army seizing weapons and taking control of a military position in southern Lebanon's Arqoub by denying any military...
RAMALLAH — The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) voted on Thursday to establish the position of vice president, potentially paving the way for a successor to Palestinian president Mahmoud...
MADRID — Spain on Thursday unilaterally cancelled a multi-million-dollar contract to buy bullets from an Israeli company following pressure from the Socialist-led government's far-left coalition...
BEIRUT — Public transportation continues to expand in Lebanon. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport confirmed the opening on April 22 of three new bus lines, which have been anticipated since...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold public hearings next week on the U.N. General Assembly's request for an advisory opinion on Israel's obligations toward international...
A delegation led by Ibrahim Hoteit (close to Hezbollah) from the Beirut port blast victims' families met Attorney General Jamal Hajjar on Thursday. They rejected any compromise with Judge Tarek...
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has called on countries to resolve their trade disputes to "end the uncertainty" that is penalizing...
Around fifteen students from five Lebanese universities — the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA-Balamand University), Saint Joseph University (USJ), Lebanese American University (LAU), Lebanese...
A technical meeting between Iranian and U.S. officials on the nuclear issue — initially scheduled for Wednesday — is now set for Saturday in the Sultanate of Oman. The talks will take place...
The audience is known to be impassive, even icy. Amid tailored tuxedos and draped long gowns, Marianne James stands out in a black T-shirt and denim overalls. The actress takes the stage at the...
Approximately 61,000 faithful mourners have passed through St. Peter's Basilica in Rome since Wednesday morning to pay tribute to the body of Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88 years old, the...
The phenomenon of sexual blackmail is on the rise in Lebanon, yet it remains largely taboo. For Sleiman al-Hajj, associate professor of creative writing in the Department of Communication, Arts and...
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his anger Thursday over the Russian strikes on Kiev that occurred overnight and urged Vladimir Putin to stop such operations to reach a peace agreement between...
Islamist affiliated detainees protested Thursday at Roumieh prison, Lebanon's largest, demanding an amnesty law and better conditions. A source within the Internal Security Forces told...
BEIRUT - After a second summons by Foreign Minister Joe Raggi, Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, met Thursday with Secretary General Hani Chmaytelli at the Foreign Ministry in Beirut....
Army Commander General Rodolph Haykal stated it clearly: Hezbollah is fully cooperating with the Lebanese Army south of the Litani River, and the only side obstructing the implementation of the...
BEIRUT - Lebanese president, Joseph Aoun, stated on Thursday to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) commander that the army continues its deployment in the south of the country as...
Cultural Minister Ghassan Salameh paid homage to a foundational element of Lebanese heritage during a speech at the World Heritage ceremony on April 17. “Stone — a relic of the past — remains an...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Ron van Rooden as the head of its mission in Syria, announced Syrian Finance Minister Mohammad Yosr Bernieh. This is the first mission chief in...
Every other Thursday, Nima invites a viral social media trend back to her place, and dissects it under a Middle Eastern ring light. If you also have the “Alo Pilates Matcha” video stuck in your...
A new trio of astronauts is being sent by China to its space station Tiangong (Heavenly Palace) on Thursday, where they will stay for six months, marking a new milestone in its goal to send a...
After Lebanon’s banking restructuring and loss-distribution efforts gained momentum in recent weeks, old points of tension within the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) have resurfaced.Since...
BEIRUT — Lebanese MPs approved a long-awaited bill lifting banking secrecy on Thursday, a key reform on which financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is dependent. The bill...
The submission of candidacies for the municipal elections to be held on May 4, 2025, in Mount Lebanon was closed from Wednesday night to Thursday. A total of 1,504 candidates are running in the...
It looks like fog — but it isn’t. The air blurs and bites. It crunches between the teeth, stings the eyes, and carries off blossoms barely opened. A strange, foreign smell of fine dust. Spirals of...
At least 25 people, including six members of the same family, were killed in new Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip Thursday morning, announced the Palestinian Civil Defense and hospital sources....
The French-Lebanese Coordination Committee (CCLF), which includes several NGOs, criticized on Wednesday the awarding of the Legion of Honor to former Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, blaming...
U.K. on Thursday lifted assets freezes on Syria's defence and interior ministries, and a range of intelligence agencies, reversing sanctions imposed during Bashar al-Assad's presidency....
Industry Minister Joe Issa al-Khoury on Wednesday unveiled a new roadmap aimed at strengthening Lebanon’s food security and boosting exports to reduce the country’s trade deficit. The announcement...
U.N. agency in charge of Training and Research (Unitar) will provide €17 million to the Lebanese Army, specifically to the "units trained to deploy in the South," a delegation from this...
President Joseph Aoun said on Tuesday, “Everything can be resolved through dialogue.” This statement sums up his approach to the delicate issue of Hezbollah’s disarmament. For weeks, the president...
Lebanon’s official delegation has been active on all fronts since arriving in Washington last weekend for the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. The goal: to...
Life came to a standstill throughout Israel for two minutes at 10:00 a.m. (07:00 GMT) Thursday to the sound of sirens, marking Holocaust Remembrance Day in memory of the six million Jewish victims...
A senior source within the Israeli army mentioned on Wednesday to the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth that Israelis believe the Lebanese Army is "doing more" than they had expected to...
On April 15, Jordanian authorities announced the arrest of 16 individuals on terrorism charges. Just over a week later, Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya declared that the Muslim Brotherhood —...
22:15 Beirut Time That concludes our live coverage for today, thanks for joining us. We'll be back tomorrow with more news updates and analysis on events in Lebanon, Palestine and the...
Thursday, April 24, 1915. It is 8 p.m. in Constantinople — present-day Istanbul — when the nationalist Ottoman government orders the arrest of Armenian intellectuals. During the night, dozens of...
Donald Trump's approval rating is declining, according to polls published Wednesday, with the U.S. president especially penalized for his handling of the economy and immigration. According to...
Measles, meningitis, yellow fever... Diseases that can be prevented through vaccination are on the rise in a context of disinformation and cuts in international aid, the U.N. and the Vaccine...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, April 24, 2025 Some key things to watch today:• 11:00 a.m. Speaker Nabih Berri chairing legislative session to review...
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
