BEIRUT — The leader of the Marada Movement, Sleiman Frangieh, reaffirmed his confidence in Hezbollah on Wednesday during an interview with Al-Manar TV. "We trust the leadership of the...
BEIRUT — French President Emmanuel Macron stated Wednesday to Al-Hadath channel that "Israeli forces must withdraw from southern Lebanon," in a declaration given a few days after U.S....
BEIRUT — Parliament Speaker Nabih BerrI denied on Wednesday, in a statement to the newspaper An-Nahar, the rumors that Shiites would be given more positions in the state in exchange for Hezbollah...
BEIRUT — The governor of Beirut, Marwan Abboud, authorized Hezbollah on Wednesday to hold a rally Thursday on the corniche facing the rocks at Raouche, as part of commemorations for the...
Mazen Kiwan, dancer, choreographer, and founder of the Beirut International Tango Festival and Byblos Tango Festival, returns this year to share his passion, continue to surprise aficionados, and...
On Sept. 11, 2025, La Cocina libanesa: de Beirut al paladar (Libros Singulares, Alianza Editorial) by Andree Maalouf and Karim Haidar was published in Spain. The release marked a new milestone in...
“How can I still be called a sex symbol at my age?” Claudia Cardinale exclaimed one May afternoon in 2017, reclining on an ochre sofa between sips of champagne.Dressed in black with a matching...
French Ambassador to Lebanon Hervé Magro announced the event at a news conference at the Institut français du Liban (IFL) that its annual book fair, Beyrouth Livres, is set to hold its third...
BEIRUT — The lawyer of Colonel Suzanne Hajj, Ziad Hobeiche, criticized the Change MPs on Wednesday after they addressed questions to the government regarding the Hajj's appointment as second...
BEIRUT — Parliament’s Finance and Budget Committee approved on Wednesday a law that would allow municipalities to collect and process waste in exchange for a symbolic fee, committee chair MP...
The resort city of Eilat, on the Red Sea at Israel's southernmost tip, was hit late Wednesday afternoon by a drone fired from Yemen, the Israeli army announced, with emergency responders...
Algerian army units killed six armed militants during a counter-terrorism operation in the region of Tebessa, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. The operation took place overnight on Sept....
BEIRUT — Energy Minister Joe Saddi and Industry Minister Joe Issa-Khoury on Wednesday opened the third consecutive edition of the Lebanon International Solar Week, held at the Seaside Arena in...
U.S President Donald Trump promised Arab leaders he would not let Israel annex the occupied West Bank, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing six people familiar with the matter. Two people...
Iran has no intention to build nuclear weapons, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, just days before international sanctions could be reimposed on his...
As U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his plan to end the war in Gaza on Monday, Sept. 29, we revisit this article, originally published Sept. 24, 2025.Donald Trump called a special meeting with...
BEIRUT — The head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc, Mohammad Raad, received the Iraqi ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammad Rida Husseini, on Wednesday, according to the state-run National News Agency...
Life carves its way through the carcasses of buildings. It takes the shape of a group of children playing ball, of laundry hung out to dry on the ruins of a gutted building, of shops reopening or...
“No, the situation in the country is not as dire as it seems. State institutions are being rebuilt after the long vacancy at the top of power, and much has been achieved in just six months.”That...
The scandal over fuel allegedly of Russian origin, offloaded about two weeks ago by the Panama-flagged vessel Hawk III for Électricité du Liban (EDL), is now under judicial review. The documents...
BEIRUT — After an LBCI correspondent was summoned by authorities in the Bekaa on Monday for covering an attempted escape from the Jub Jennin prison, journalists, activists, and lawyers expressed...
The climate crisis is not the responsibility of the Environment Ministry alone. That was made clear Tuesday at an unprecedented joint ministerial conference at the Grand Serail, organized by the...
After more than six consecutive years behind bars, the prominent Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd al-Fattah was greeted with hugs and tears on Tuesday morning at his family home in Giza.In photos...
This is a film by women about women. The "machtat" are singers who perform at weddings in certain Tunisian villages. It is a documentary in which men are constantly talked about but never...
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces killed dozens of people across the Palestinian territory on Wednesday, as the military pressed its assault on Gaza City from where hundreds of...
BEIRUT — On Wednesday, Energy and Water Ministry Joe Saddi signed power purchase agreements (PPA) with French shipping giant CMA CGM, whose sister company Merit Invest previously acquired three...
The Public Works and Transport Ministry launched a public awareness campaign on Wednesday aimed at reducing littering on roads, a recurring cause of flooding during winter on certain major routes...
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, paid tribute in a speech Tuesday evening to the memory of former Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in massive Israeli airstrikes on...
Will the May 2026 legislative elections take place on time? This question has been circulating in political backrooms for some time and, despite public statements stressing the need to respect...
Driving along the coastal road to Beirut airport, the blue of the Mediterranean disappears behind haphazardly built structures. Some stand in ruins, silent witnesses to last year's war between...
The collective Depositors' Cry staged a protest on Wednesday in front of Banque du Liban (BDL), as BDL Governor Karim Souhaid was holding a meeting with a delegation from the International...
On the sidelines of the United Nation's 80th General Assembly, President Aoun has been busy rallying support for Lebanon in a string of meetings with foreign leaders and diplomats. Possibly...
Pro-Palestinian activists aboard a flotilla heading to the Gaza Strip claimed they were targeted overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday by "multiple drones," including explosions, off the...
Japan's prime minister told the United Nations on Tuesday that Tokyo's recognition of the State of Palestine was only a question of time, saying he was "indignant" at recent...
President Joseph Aoun took to the podium on Tuesday to address the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York for the first time since his election in January, and urged the international...
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa warned Tuesday of further turmoil in the Middle East if Israel and the transitional government he represents fail to reach a security agreement, as U.S. envoy for...
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine could win back all of its territory from Russia, in an astonishing turnaround on the war after meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump's...
A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and leaders of Muslim countries focused on ending the ongoing war in Gaza and reaching a permanent cease-fire, the Emirati state news agency WAM said...
21:53 Beirut Time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that recent recognitions of a Palestinian state by some countries “will in no way bind Israel” and that “a Palestinian...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:9:30 a.m. A meeting of the National Economy,...
Fires in reed beds and palm groves along the Shatt al-Arab riverbanks have once again made upstream water management practices a headlining issue in the region. The 200-kilometer-long river carries...
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
