The Israeli foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had approved the appointment of the first ambassador of Somaliland to Israel, months after the country officially recognised the breakaway region...
United States' Vice President JD Vance told Iran Wednesday to take Washington's threats of military action "seriously," a day after President Donald Trump appeared to build the...
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Wednesday that the second phase of the militia disarmament plan, particularly concerning Hezbollah, is "achievable within four months" if the...
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said that that the Lebanese army’s plan is achievable within four months, while speaking at an iftar held at the Grand Serail Wednesday, the state-run National News...
Former U.S. Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Ivy League institution said on...
Defense Minister Michel Menassa stepped in to clarify the facts after an incident that occurred on Feb. 16 at the Hamat military base in the Batroun district, Mount Lebanon. That day, an...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told lawmakers in Jerusalem on Wednesday that India stands "firmly" with Israel following Hamas's attack on Oct. 7, 2023. Modi also met with Israeli...
Swiss bank Edmond de Rothschild said Wednesday that it had taken "measures" to protect its clients and staff after its chief executive was revealed to have links with convicted U.S. sex...
Sweden's government on Wednesday said it wanted to drastically increase the number of immigrants deported after being convicted, saying any crime with a penalty higher than a fine should lead...
Bill Gates has admitted making a "huge mistake" in associating with Jeffrey Epstein, telling staff at his charity foundation that he had affairs with two Russian women but denying...
The fifteenth convoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR) "voluntary return" program, in coordination with Lebanese authorities, departed Wednesday morning...
The United States on Wednesday announced fresh sanctions targeting Iran, pressing on with what Washington calls its "maximum pressure" campaign ahead of talks between both sides in...
Israeli settlers set fire to vehicles and tents in the Palestinian village of Susiya on Tuesday night, residents said, in the latest incident of settler violence against Palestinians in the...
Iran's foreign ministry on Wednesday dismissed U.S. claims about its missile program as "big lies," after President Donald Trump said Tehran was developing missiles that can strike...
In a decision issued Wednesday, the Constitutional Council annulled, on grounds of unconstitutionality, Law No. 36, which introduced the new Judicial Organization Code, better known as the law on...
A Hezbollah official said Wednesday that the Lebanese militant group would not intervene militarily in the event of "limited" U.S. strikes on its backer Iran, but would consider any...
Talk of a possible delay of the parliamentary elections, so far still scheduled for May, has intensified recently. Technically speaking, postponing elections is far from a routine democratic...
Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Joe Rajji held a series of high-level meetings at the United Nations in Geneva, focusing on security in southern Lebanon, Israeli violations and the Syrian refugee...
BEIRUT — Benta Pharma Industries (BPI), a Lebanon-based pharmaceutical and healthcare group, has acquired Italian pharmaceutical manufacturer NerPharMa from NMS Group, the Milano-based company...
The nationwide strike planned for Thursday by Lebanon’s land transport unions has been called off following an agreement between union leaders and the government, Bassam Tleis, head of the unions,...
The European Union intends to contribute $100 million to the international conference in support of the Lebanese Army, scheduled for March 5 in Paris, L’Orient-Le Jour learned, on the sidelines of...
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In just a few years, the regional order has been profoundly transformed. Israel’s expanding military reach has redrawn the Middle East’s geopolitical map and altered its strategic outlook.In this...
Turkey is "actively assessing measures it could take in the event that a conflict breaks out between its neighbor Iran and the United States," a Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters...
The president of the Association of Freight Forwarding Companies in Lebanon, Sarkis Atallah, has called on the Lebanese authorities to allow transporters to transfer containers of goods arriving by...
The Australian government on Wednesday ordered "the departure of all dependents of Australian officials stationed in Lebanon due to the deteriorating security situation in the Middle...
Touta opened three years ago in Lisbon, located between the Estrela Basilica and the Campo de Ourique neighborhood. The project was started by two Lebanese entrepreneurs with a love for adventure:...
The 32nd edition of the al-Bustan Festival opened Tuesday night like a family reunion. On stage, three figures respond to one another: Marcel Khalifeh, the patriarch on the oud , is joined by his...
Announced on Feb. 16, the proposed tax measures to fund the promised salary hikes — especially excise duties on fuel and a VAT increase from 11 percent to 12 percent — immediately drew criticism...
On Sunday, Feb 22, the Israeli Defense Ministry issued a decree banning five Palestinian online media outlets: Al Asima News, M3raj Network, al-Quds al-Bawsala, Maydan al-Quds and Quds Plus. The...
The head of Lebanon’s Land Transport Unions, Bassam Tleis, announced a nationwide strike for Thursday, urging public transport drivers across the country to participate in large numbers in protests...
"What is the point of the Francophonie in Lebanon today?" The question, asked by Culture Minister Ghassan Salameh, kicked off the launch conference for the 2026 Month of the Francophonie...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will seek to address Caribbean leaders' concerns about Cuba at a summit on Wednesday, as Washington ramps up pressure on the communist island fresh after...
U.S. President Donald Trump briefly laid out his case for a possible attack on Iran in his State of the Union speech to Congress on Tuesday, saying he would not allow the world's biggest...
In Lebanon, shopkeepers greet customers with a familiar phrase: “mahal mahalak,” meaning “the place is yours.” It’s a sentence offered casually, often without ceremony, yet heavy with meaning....
Mount Lebanon’s first investigative judge, Nada al-Asmar, issued an arrest warrant on Monday for R.J., a Middle East Airlines (MEA) sales employee suspected of embezzling over $1.7 million from...
Four years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the war there remained "as a stain on our collective conscience" and reiterated...
Hamas on Tuesday called for sanctions against Israel, welcoming a joint condemnation by nearly 20 countries of new Israeli measures aimed at tightening control over the occupied West Bank. Israel...
Is a new Israeli war against Lebanon linked to a possible U.S. strike on Iran, or does it stand apart? The question grows more urgent as signs indicating that Israel has secured a green light from...
A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Wednesday, blaming Israel for two-thirds of the deaths. It was the second...
Only he has the authority to decide, U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized on Monday, Feb. 23, after press reports highlighted warnings from his chief of staff regarding a potential military...
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Israel on Wednesday for a two-day visit that both countries have cast as a chance to deepen relations, as regional concerns mount over the risk...
21:54 Beirut Time We are now closing our LIVE coverage of the region for tonight. We will be back tomorrow morning with more news updates. 21:19 Beirut Time...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:Israeli Prime Minister and his Indian counterpart...
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
