BEIRUT — The Free Patriotic Movement's "Strong Lebanon" parliamentary bloc called on the caretaker government Tuesday evening to take a decision, "negatively or positively," on the municipal...
A decade after cutting diplomatic ties, Saudi Arabia and Syria intend to reopen embassies in each other’s territories, sources told Reuters. Saudi Arabia earlier this month re-established ties...
Israel's ruling far-right coalition and opposition parties will open negotiations on Tuesday evening on controversial judiciary reforms that have sparked weeks of protests, the office of President...
BEIRUT — MPs participating in a parliamentary joint committees meeting on Tuesday reached no decision amid chaos, shouting and exchange of insults. Forces of Change MPs Melhem Khalaf and Paula...
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati was forced to backtrack on Monday. After 48 hours of widespread chaos and mounting public outrage, the premier finally gave in to political pressure. At a...
Hundreds of thousands of workers in Turkey and Syria have lost their jobs due to the earthquake, the United Nations said Tuesday, as it called for urgent support to rebuild businesses....
Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister, Saadeh Chami issued a statement on Tuesday calling out the members of Lebanon's political class who believe that the government's negligence has caused the...
On Tuesday, Kataeb MP Salim Sayegh proposed the formation of a parliamentary committee of inquiry into the announcement of a second airport terminal. On March 20, caretaker Minister of Public Works...
The Finance Ministry released a statement Monday notifying the Syndicate of Owners of Restaurants, Cafes, Nightclubs, and Patisseries, the Syndicate of Hotel Owners and the Syndicate of Jewelers in...
BEIRUT — The US Department of the Treasury on Tuesday announced sanctions on individuals involved in the production and trafficking of the amphetamine Captagon, including drug kingpins Nouh Zeaiter...
As mass demonstrations swept Lebanon in the autumn of 2019, heated debates animated the Consultation Center for Studies and Documentation (CCSD), Hezbollah’s think tank. Hezbollah appeared to be...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army on Monday night arrested a man suspected of spying for Israel in the village of Dohat Aramoun, south of Beirut, according to a senior military source and a security...
Deputy Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation Imad Kabalan on Monday summoned the Public Prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal Ghada Aoun to appear before his court, following a complaint...
Israel's hard-right government and opposition parties were set for a second day of talks Wednesday on controversial judiciary reforms that sparked a general strike and mass protests in the...
BEIRUT — Municipal employees in Tripoli blocked the gate to the local Banque du Liban (BDL) headquarters Tuesday morning for a second consecutive day, L'Orient Today 's correspondent in the area...
The “customs dollar,” the exchange rate Lebanon uses to charge customs fees for imported goods, will remain for the time being at LL8,000 to the dollar for cars coming from abroad, sources from the...
BEIRUT — Public school teachers in Kesrouan, north of the capital, protested on Tuesday in front of the Jounieh Serail to demand improved working conditions, the state-run National News Agency...
Most Gulf stock indexes rose in early trading on Tuesday, led by the gains in banking shares as worries of banking contagion eased and demand recovery in China improved investors' sentiment. Oil...
BEIRUT — Fuel prices slightly decreased in Lebanon on Tuesday morning, according to the latest tariffs announced by the Energy Ministry. Here are the new prices: • Twenty liters of 95-octane...
This past Sunday, March 26, Lebanon awoke to two different time zones. By Thursday, the country will be back, yet again, to one time zone. What happened? Here's a quick recap of events that led...
BEIJING — China's President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, discussing a wide range of subjects including supporting...
A bus ferrying pilgrims to the holy city of Mecca burst into flames after a collision on a bridge on Monday, killing 20 people and injuring more than two dozen others, Saudi state media...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Daylight savings will take effect at midnight on Wednesday, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced yesterday,...
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
