Two members of the National Guard were shot in Washington on Wednesday, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on X but gave no other information. Police in Washington...
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s Court of Audit ordered on Nov. 20 four former telecom ministers to pay over $35 million in compensatory damages for a series of costly real-estate decisions that squandered...
The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday it would invest $1 billion in the electricity infrastructure of government-held Yemen, which has been devastated by civil war. On a visit to Aden, where...
BEIRUT — The General Directorate of State Security in Lebanon announced Wednesday the arrest of a doctor suspected of being involved in an organized network specializing in the sale and illegal...
Israeli security forces took up positions inside the West Bank city of Tubas on Wednesday and ordered some Palestinian residents from their homes, the latest assault in a months-long campaign...
BEIRUT — The final version of the agreement was signed Wednesday at the Baabda Palace between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides, ending lengthy...
BEIRUT — The Banque du Liban (BDL) on Wednesday denied any frictions between its governor, Karim Souhaid, and First Vice Governor Karim Manssouri, in a statement issued by its press office,...
At first glance, Pope Leo XIV appears not to have any notable connections to the Middle East. Elected on May 8 following the death of his predecessor, Leo grew up in the United States, earned his...
Following the visit of Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad — whose presence in Lebanon carries “significant political and security weight,” according to Egypt’s ambassador to Beirut, Ala’...
BEIRUT —Ali Akbar Velayati, the International Affairs Advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, told the semi-official Tasnim News Agency on Wednesday that the "ongoing attacks and crimes...
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Israel returned the bodies of 15 Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday as part of the exchange deal under the U.S.-brokered cease-fire. It came after Israel...
L'Orient-Le Jour: The lotus is a major symbol of rebirth in ancient Egypt, but has nearly vanished from the landscape. What drew you to the idea of reviving an erased symbol?Nadim Karam: I...
Since the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel took effect on Nov. 27, 2024, more than 13 children have been killed and 146 others wounded in Lebanon, according to the Lebanese health ministry,...
There’s nothing worse than two journalists talking to each other. They pass judgment freely, leap from serious topics to their own egos in the same breath and trade sharp jabs about their...
The British government's ban on pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation amounted to an authoritarian restriction on protest, lawyers representing a...
BEIRUT — Telecom company Touch stated on Wednesday that it has taken a series of measures and actions to enhance network signal transmission and mobile data service, as well as customer service,...
BEIRUT — The Israeli army will "intervene with force" in Lebanon if Hezbollah is not disarmed "by the end of the year," Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened Wednesday during...
In a televised interview on the eve of Pope Leo XIV’s historic visit to Lebanon, Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai spoke candidly on a number of issues, ranging from Hezbollah’s weapons to the...
Place the pumpkin pieces, diced carrots, three minced garlic cloves, one cup of raw cashews and two bay leaves in a large pot. Fill with enough water to cover the pumpkin pieces. Put the pot over...
BEIRUT — U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had a “tense” closed-door exchange in Washington on Nov. 18 over Saudi normalization with Israel, Axios reports,...
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told U.S. Ambassador in Beirut, Michel Issa, whom he hosted at the Baabda Presidential Palace on Wednesday, that he is "ready to honor" any invitation to...
Silence, darkness, a few small lights in the night of the hall, then the sound of a bird singing. Very quickly, the brass and then the timpani, a dramatic entrance announcing the first model: a...
BEIRUT — Haytham Ali Tabataba’i, the Hezbollah military leader killed Sunday in an Israeli strike, oversaw the reconstruction of the group’s forces, particularly in south Lebanon, according to Arab...
BEIRUT — During a meeting with his Syrian counterpart Hamza al-Mustafa on Wednesday in Cairo, the Lebanese Minister of Information, Paul Morcos, raised the case of photojournalist Samir Kassab, who...
BEIRUT — The Internal Security Forces (ISF)'s Information Branch revealed on Wednesday more details about a murder that took place in the Palestinian refugee camp of Shatila in Beirut's...
BEIRUT — The Minister of Public Works and Transport, Fayez Rasamny, said in a statement on Wednesday that Tuesday's storm showed that the preventive work carried out by the ministry to prevent...
BEIRUT — Lebanon and Cyprus signed on Wednesday the agreement on the delimitation of their maritime border, which had been awaited for just under 20 years, the Lebanese presidency announced on X....
Five days before his arrival in Beirut, as part of his first apostolic trip, Pope Leo XIV was questioned about the situation in Lebanon, and in particular what he might say "to Hezbollah and...
On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order tasking Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with submitting a report on including certain branches...
BEIRUT — On Wednesday, Egypt expressed its “full support” for the initiative launched last Friday by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun regarding the Israeli occupation in southern Lebanon and the...
While Hezbollah publicly claims it has rebuilt itself and is prepared for any scenario, its officials are well aware that their party is going through one of the most critical periods since its...
BEIRUT — Energy Minister Joe Saddi signed a contract with the Lebanese company PrimeSouth for the construction of a solar energy plant in southern Lebanon, the ministry announced in a statement on...
The Israeli army launched a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, according to local sources. It reinforced its forces inside the northern Tubas governorate and...
The pope-mobile used by the late pope Francis on his 2014 visit to Bethlehem re-emerged on Tuesday as a mobile children's clinic to be deployed in Gaza. The vehicle is still unmistakable as a...
BEIRUT — The schedule for Pope Leo XIV's Lebanon visit has been public for several weeks now, but the details about the security measures planned for his three-day stay were just released on...
The protests are the biggest in the Alawite region since the fall last December of longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, who hails from the community, following an Islamist-led takeover. Since...
BEIRUT — The official commission responsible for organizing Pope Leo XIV's visit to Lebanon, from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, held a press conference Tuesday at Baabda Presidential Palace, during which...
21:06 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live blog. We’ll be back tomorrow morning. 18:04 Beirut Time Flares were fired toward the town of Bint Jbeil from...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:The outcome of meetings held between the visiting...
Beirut’s demands, Israel’s terms, and Washington’s stance: Behind the scenes of the negotiations
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
