BEIRUT — The Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) parliamentary bloc reaffirmed Monday that the Lebanese Army “is the guarantor of Lebanon’s unity and civil peace,” emphasizing the need for political...
A scathing response, coupled with a warning against "perpetual war": Emmanuel Macron fired back at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that he had "offended all of...
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for an official visit to Egypt, accompanied by Culture Minister Ghassan Salameh and Energy Minister Joe Saddi, the state-run National...
Culture Minister Ghassan Salameh on Tuesday moved to protect a 5,000-year-old archaeological site in the Batroun coastal town of Kfar Abida after a bulldozer damaged part of it over the weekend....
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army said Tuesday it uncovered a narcotics laboratory and a large cache of raw materials used in drug production during a raid in Bodai, in the Baalbeck region. An army unit,...
BEIRUT — Attorney Bushra Khalil was questioned Tuesday by lawyer Abdo Lahoud, a member of the Beirut Bar Association council, over remarks she made criticizing Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai....
During the full-scale war with Hezbollah from Sept. 23 to Nov. 27, 2024, the Israeli army relied heavily on surface-to-surface missiles against Lebanese territory. That was not the case during the...
BEIRUT — Lebanon's president's office had to step in as peacemaker after an incident sparked controversy in the press room of the Baabda Presidential Palace: blunt remarks from American...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah MP Hussein Hajj Hassan on Tuesday sharply criticized the Lebanese government over its monopoly decisions, calling it “catastrophic” and accusing officials of bowing to Israeli...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Forces (LF) issued a statement Tuesday in response to comments made Monday by Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem, who called for support for the Lebanese Army while rejecting...
Catholic and Orthodox priests and nuns intend to remain in Gaza City, where the Israeli army has tightened its grip in recent days ahead of a planned offensive, the two religious communities...
BEIRUT — Lebanon signed a $250 million loan agreement with the World Bank on Tuesday to help rebuild infrastructure destroyed in the war between Israel and Hezbollah. Finance Minister Yassine...
The doors of the Villa Empain have barely opened before visitors pour into the vast white hall with its gilded edges. In jeans and a shirt, Louma Salameh is already at work with her team, shaping...
Two Lebanese nationals, I.A., 38, and C.R., 28, were arrested Saturday on Koh Samui, Thailand’s second largest island, accused of using a restaurant — of which the former is said to be a...
We set out to meet a medical luminary — a top surgeon who, over three decades of breakthroughs, has pushed the boundaries of his field while making Lebanon, his homeland, shine with him. We planned...
At least 14 Palestinians were injured Tuesday during an Israeli military operation in downtown Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. The medical...
Lebanon is experiencing an "unprecedented water shortage," announced Energy Minister Joe Saddi during a press conference on Tuesday. According to him, annual rainfall has dropped by 50...
Is Washington making a significant shift in its approach to the Syrian dossier? While the United States had until now insisted on the need to strengthen central authority and the country’s...
Iran declared Tuesday that it is "negotiating with all its might" to prevent the Europeans from triggering this fall the mechanism for reinstating international sanctions provided for...
On Saturday, a D9 bulldozer, typically used for heavy construction, was transported to Kfar Abida on the Batroun district’s coast in northern Lebanon. The massive machine struck and severed power...
The humanitarian aid that Israeli authorities are allowing into war-ravaged Gaza remains "a drop in the ocean," lamented the head of the World Food Program (WFP), Carl Skau, to AFP on...
Qatar said Tuesday it is still waiting for a response from Israel to a cease-fire proposal for Gaza presented by mediators and approved by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. "We are...
A young man jumps on his moped at the sight of two well-dressed strangers entering a narrow alley in Bab Qinnasrin, a historic quarter of Aleppo’s old city, partly scarred by war. He is 16 — nearly...
"Insoluble." That is how Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the current situation between his country and the United States on Sunday. Since Washington...
The investigation announced by Israel into the strikes on a hospital on Monday in Gaza, which killed 20 people, including five journalists, must "produce results," the U.N. demanded on...
Protesters calling for an end to the war in Gaza and the return of hostages being held there took to the streets in Israel on Tuesday morning ahead of a security cabinet meeting scheduled for the...
A Syrian driver in possession of a large quantity of weapons and ammunition was arrested Monday by the Lebanese Army in Akkar, according to a statement released by the military on Tuesday. The...
More than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely-managed drinking water, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that progress towards universal coverage was moving nowhere near...
A shooting exchange with smugglers from the Syrian village of Serghaya, on the eastern border of Lebanon near Jurd al-Khraybeh, left two people dead, including a Lebanese man, and one person...
Egypt must end a practice that allows authorities to bring new charges against individuals when they are about to be released from prison, thereby preventing their release, the United Nations'...
The Beirut indictment chamber, presided over by Judge Nassib Elia, decided Tuesday to accept a request for the release of former governor of Banque du Liban (BDL) Riad Salameh, who is facing...
Iran on Tuesday rejected Australia's accusations implicating it in antisemitic arson attacks in Sydney and Melbourne, and warned that it would take retaliatory measures following the...
A man was killed in an Israeli strike on a village in southern Syria, the official Syrian agency SANA announced on Tuesday, a day after an Israeli incursion into the region that was denounced by...
The United States will approve the one-year extension of the mandate for the peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, which expires at the end of August, U.S. envoy Tom Barrack told the press on Tuesday....
U.S. envoy Tom Barrack stated Tuesday from Baabda Palace that "Israel is ready to withdraw from southern Lebanon but wants to see concrete measures," thus urging Lebanese authorities to...
From the nuclear issue to that of Gaza, as well as political tensions in Iraq and Lebanon, relations between Washington and Tehran are poised for a decisive month. September could pave the way for...
When evil stops being the exception.The history of humanity is marked by dark periods when evil becomes the norm rather than the exception. Evil isn't just about violence — it's more...
At dawn on July 17, 2015, hundreds of activists prepared to block trucks from dumping tons of garbage at the Naameh landfill in the Chouf district. Opened in 1997 as an emergency measure after the...
Australia's government said Tuesday it is expelling Iran's ambassador, accusing the country of being behind antisemitic attacks in Melbourne and Sydney. It is the first time Australia has...
Norway's sovereign wealth fund said Monday that it had divested from U.S. construction equipment firm Caterpillar over purported involvement in rights violations in the Gaza War. Fueled by...
Arriving in Beirut on Monday evening, ahead of a new round of meetings with Lebanese officials, U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus said Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim...
The Israeli security cabinet will meet Tuesday evening in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesperson said, with local media reporting it would discuss renewed negotiations for...
Barely announced, the street rally planned for Wednesday in downtown Beirut at the call of Hezbollah and Amal was ultimately postponed. While the parties explained their decision as an effort to...
Gasoline prices rose slightly on Tuesday, exactly offsetting the decrease recorded on Friday, according to the latest schedule published by the Energy and Water Ministry. Diesel also increased very...
World powers and NGOs voiced shock at the killing of five journalists among 20 victims reported by Gaza's civil defense agency in an Israeli strike on a hospital on Monday in the town of Khan...
21:33 Beirut Time Netanyahu 'offended' France, must stop 'murderous headlong rush' into Gaza, Macron says France's President Emmanuel Macron considers that the "accusations of...
Amnesty International said Tuesday that the Israeli army's extensive destruction of civilian property in south Lebanon, including after a cease-fire with Hezbollah, should be investigated as a...
About 24 hours before the start of U.S. envoy Tom Barrack’s tour, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed “Lebanon’s efforts to work toward the disarmament of Hezbollah” by the end of...
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
