BEIRUT — Education Minister Rima Karami was accused on Wednesday by the online news platform Megaphone News of attempting to "silence" teachers after she issued a circular reminding public...
BEIRUT — The General Directorate of Civil Defense said Wednesday that it had successfully contained a fire that broke out in the afternoon at a plastic box manufacturing plant near Qaa in the Bekaa...
Israeli forces opened fire on four journalists in Dhaira, a village in the Sour district, on Wednesday, according to one of the targeted reporters, who spoke to L'Orient-Le Jour. The journalists...
BEIRUT — Former Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Wednesday paid tribute to former Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, describing him as “a symbol of heroism and sacrifice,” during a...
Preparations have begun at the European hospital in Khan Youis, in southern Gaza, to welcome around 600 Palestinian detainees who will be released by Israel this Wednesday evening, Reuters...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army announced on Wednesday that it had arrested 89 individuals, predominantly Syrian nationals, on various charges across the country, while also confiscating weapons and...
The automotive services platform Seez, co-founded by Lebanese entrepreneurs Tarek Kabrit and his nephew Andrew Kabrit, has been acquired by British company Pinewood for $46.2 million. Pinewood...
BEIRUT — An Israeli drone strike on Wednesday targeted a car on the Hosh al-Sayyed Ali-al-Qasr road in northern Hermel, killing two people, reported our regional correspondent in the Bekaa....
As Ramadan approaches, Israel is considering imposing new restrictions on access to al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a holy site in occupied Jerusalem's Old City that frequently finds itself the subject of...
Mohammed bin Zayed’s visit to Rome proved fruitful for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who hosted the Emirati president Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation and finalize about 40...
"The problem is not with the weapons of the Resistance, but with what Lebanon needs to preserve its sovereignty and existence in the face of its only enemy, Israel," stated the Jaafarite...
The West Bank is facing an "alarming spillover" of the Gaza war, the head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Wednesday, with dozens killed since Israel expanded its...
A senior Hamas official told AFP that the Palestinian movement will not hold a public ceremony for the handover of the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday. "The handover will take...
Interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa took a decisive step in asserting his authority — and that of the country’s strategic forces — during the national dialogue conference held in Damascus on...
BEIRUT — A controversial AI-generated video shared by U.S. President Donald Trump on his platform, Truth Social, on Wednesday has sparked outrage and condemnation, featuring Trump, alongside...
The issue is not Hezbollah’s weapons but what Lebanon needs to preserve its sovereignty and existence against its only enemy, Israel, Jaafarite Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Kabalan, who is considered close...
BEIRUT — Two of the four people arrested in the case of 20-year-old Khalil Khalil's murder in Faraya in early February made their first court appearance on Tuesday in front of Mount Lebanon...
The head of Omani diplomacy, Badr al-Bousaidi, stressed on Wednesday from Baabda during a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun the importance of “strengthening bilateral cooperation and...
Many observers were impressed by former Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine’s funerals’ organization. This was especially notable as no incidents were reported despite the...
BEIRUT — Alma, an Israeli 'research center,' has published a report claiming that 4,000 Hezbollah "operatives" were killed during the latest war in Lebanon. The center, largely composed of former...
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman on Wednesday on his third foreign visit since ousting Bashar al-Assad. King Abdullah II greeted Sharaa at...
The Israeli military conducted mock air raids by flying at low altitudes in southern Lebanon, reports our correspondent in southern Lebanon, Mountasser Abdallah. The Israeli air force remains...
Nawaf Salam’s Cabinet — which brings together the overwhelming majority of political parties — is expected to secure Parliament’s confidence following the open debate that began on Tuesday and is...
BEIRUT — Minister of Energy and Water Joe Saddi signed a contract renewing the agreement between Iraq and Lebanon in which the former will supply Électricité du Liban (EDL) with fuel, amid...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah's Secretary-General Naim Qassem met on Wednesday with Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, according to...
"There will be a before and after Feb. 23." Naim Qassem could not have put it better. But while this date has indeed marked a turning point in Lebanon’s political landscape, it is not for...
21:00 Beirut Time Thank you for joining our live coverage of the confidence vote for Prime Minister Nawaf Salam's government We will resume reporting tomorrow. ...
Following the German legislative election on Feb. 23, 28-year-old Lebanese engineer Tarek* was feeling distressed. "In moments like these, I tell myself that my future in Germany is in danger...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) "will not participate in any forced displacement of population" in Gaza, its director-general Amy Pope told AFP on Tuesday, following...
The al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades, a militant group based in Gaza and allied with Hamas, stated on their Telegram channel Wednesday that they will deliver the body of Israeli hostage Ohad...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:9:30 a.m. Hezbollah will accept condolences for...
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
