BEIRUT — Discussions held this week with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation in Lebanon did not yield significant results, according to the Lebanese negotiating team. “While progress...
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced Thursday evening that he had asked the ministers of interior, justice and defense to initiate legal proceedings, including arrests, of those responsible for the...
BEIRUT — On Thursday night, thousands of Hezbollah supporters gathered on Beirut's busy waterfront to commemorate party leaders, Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safeddine, assassinated by Israel...
BEIRUT — MP Hassan Ezzeddine, a member of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc, called on Thursday for Justice Minister Adel Nassar to explain why Lebanese courts "are releasing...
The images speak for themselves. Activists trying to document illegal hunting found themselves surrounded by feathers from dead birds, plucked on the spot by their killers.The scene unfolded in...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivered an impassioned plea Thursday via video before the U.N. on behalf of the Palestinian people, victims of Israeli "crimes." He reiterated that...
As the 2026 parliamentary elections approach, a crucial question looms: who could replace Nabih Berri as Parliament speaker if he chooses not to run again?In office for 33 years, Berri is such a...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture announced in a statement on Thursday a measure that marks a first in its history: the creation of a High Agriculture Council. "This council will...
Last week, a team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) came to Beirut. Their verdict? Lebanon’s 2026 draft budget and banking reforms are not ambitious enough . Translation: no deal . And...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah welcomed the recent decision by several countries to recognize the State of Palestine, describing it as a "long-overdue but meaningful affirmation that the Palestinian cause...
The parliamentary Human Rights Committee, chaired by MP Michel Moussa, met Thursday to discuss ongoing Israeli attacks in Lebanon, particularly in the South, despite the Nov. 27 cease-fire...
Despite six years of unresolved crisis and two years of intermittent Israeli strikes, Lebanon’s private sector has not given up. It is even holding on, cautiously, to hopes of economic improvement....
BEIRUT — Minister of Culture Ghassan Salameh announced that the film "A Sad and Beautiful World," directed by Cyril Aris, has been selected to represent Lebanon in the race for the 2026...
How long will the occupied West Bank remain an enclave? After several days of successive openings and closures, the Israeli army announced on Tuesday the “closure until further notice” of the...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV said Thursday that Raouche Rock will be illuminated with images of Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine for the event commemorating their assassinations by...
Parliament speaker Nabih Berri has once again turned a deaf ear to calls for amending the electoral law to ensure that the Lebanese expatriates vote for all 128 MPs. These calls were made by a...
PARIS — Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will soon be imprisoned after he was sentenced to five years in jail on Thursday by a court that found him guilty of criminal conspiracy over...
It's both overwhelming and amazing to remember that every interaction we have is affected by our memories, backgrounds, politics and the law of conservation of matter. Yet we still have the...
"It is imperative to create local human resources for the development of the region, and above all to keep them here," says Fadia al-Alam Gemayel, director of USJ's North Lebanon...
In 2015, as Lebanon was experiencing multiple crises, a bold idea emerged at Saint Joseph University of Beirut. Diana Fadel, president and founder of the Diane Foundation, believed that the...
UNITED NATIONS — French President Emmanuel Macron and a U.S. envoy said Wednesday that Iran still had a last chance to avoid deep U.N. sanctions if it addresses concerns on its nuclear program....
Selected from among 130 applications from universities around the world, Eco Commons is one of 30 projects showcased since Sept. 18 at the Oca Pavilion in Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo. The...
One night in November 2023, as 13-year-old Jamil was sleeping next to his brothers and cousins in a school-turned shelter in Gaza City, an Israeli drone came in through the classroom window and...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun on Wednesday urged the diaspora to invest in Lebanon and engage politically, asserting the country is "on track" and "not bankrupt," at a...
A delegation from the U.S. Department of the Treasury is set to begin a series of meetings with various government officials and banking authorities to monitor the implementation of measures...
Iconic Icelandic singer Björk removed most of her prolific catalog of music from Spotify and Apple Music in Israel over the weekend, blocking access on two of the biggest music streaming platforms...
One hundred years. To be exact, one hundred and one. Is there a better age to open a new chapter? On Nov. 10, the L’Orient-Le Jour group will welcome Rima Abdul Malak as its new executive...
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan had historically maintained close political, economic and defence ties. Both nations recently signed a Mutual Strategic Defense Agreement (MSDA), taking their strategic...
UNITED NATIONS — Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will address the United Nations virtually on Thursday as the United States, despite its opposition to him, weighs whether to try to stop Israeli...
TEHRAN — Iranian state television on Wednesday broadcast images of documents and footage it said relate to Israel's nuclear activities, which Israel, Tehran's sworn enemy, has never officially...
UNITED NATIONS — Ukraine and Syria formally restored diplomatic relations on Wednesday as their leaders met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy...
MADRID — Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he will join Italy in sending a military warship to protect an international flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza after it was...
The interim Syrian president on Wednesday called from the podium of the United Nations for an end to Israeli strikes on his country, warning that they threaten to spark “new crises and struggles in...
21:44 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live coverage. We'll be back tomorrow morning. 21:43 Beirut Time Madrid: Gaza flotilla poses no threat to Israel...
The Agriculture Ministry launched a four-year program on Monday, Sept. 22, aimed at strengthening small producers and cooperatives across Lebanon. Funded with 7 million euros by the French...
BEIRUT — A year after the deadly war against Israel that decapitated its leadership, the powerful Hezbollah continues to pay its fighters and keep its network of institutions running in Lebanon,...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Sep. 25, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz.Some key things to watch for today:• A commemoration march in honor of slain...
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
