A pile of rubble, broken glass scattered across the street, commotion around the security cordon, the smell of gunpowder lingering in the air, the sound of a bulldozer clearing debris and masked...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah’s parliamentary leader, MP Mohammad Raad, condemned Israel’s recent bombing of Beirut’s southern suburbs, calling it a clear act of aggression. Speaking on Friday, Raad stressed...
BEIRUT — The U.S. government imposed new sanctions on Hezbollah on Friday, targeting five individuals and three entities linked to a Lebanese network accused of helping the group evade...
Thousands of people demonstrated Friday in the streets of Tehran, as well as in Baghdad and other capitals of the Middle East, in annual gatherings organized at the end of Ramadan in solidarity...
BEIRUT — Lebanese and Syrian defense ministers reached an agreement on Thursday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, emphasizing the need for enhanced security and military cooperation along their shared...
BEIRUT —For the first time since the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, which ended an attrition war that started on Oct. 8, 2023, Israel carried out an airstrike on Beirut's...
BEIRUT — In an interview with Le Figaro during his visit to Paris on Friday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun addressed key issues impacting Lebanon, including the disarmament of Hezbollah, the...
One controversy follows another. Recently, he was making headlines due to "Signalgate," and now he is in the news for his new tattoo. Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of Defense, at the center of...
Syrian authorities have reversed a decision to shut bars and restaurants serving alcohol in Christian-majority areas of Damascus after public outcry, witnesses and a Syrian news outlet said on...
The South Sudan government said on Friday First Vice President Riek Machar was "under house arrest," two days after he was detained, as a former Kenyan premier arrived in Juba to mediate...
With a well-rounded mix of culture, comedy and shopping, your Eid al-Fitr holiday promises to be both enriching and entertaining. And who knows? You might leave with a baobab in hand, a replay of...
At midday on Friday, four months after the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect, Israel carried out an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs — the first since the truce took...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz released another statement threatening further action in Lebanon, specifically that the Israeli army will carry out additional strikes in Beirut if it deems...
After the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024, Lebanese authorities announced that there were 725 Lebanese detainees in Syria but provided no details on their fate or identities....
On the sidelines of the Cabinet meeting on Thursday, mainly focused on the appointment of a governor of the Central Bank (BDL), the Finance Ministry released a statement announcing two new features...
The Lebanese Army located the site where two rockets were fired toward northern Israel on Friday morning and has subsequently launched an investigation into who is responsible for the attack, which...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz released a second statement Friday threatening further action in Lebanon, specifically that the Israeli army will carry out additional strikes in Beirut if it...
I’m writing this, staring longingly with one eye at my coffee and with the other at the weekend ahead. This week has felt slow for me, while the month has flown by in a blink! It’s weird how...
Seen from a distance, the government in Ankara does not appear shaken by the protests that erupted following the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on March 19. Nor are the Western powers, in...
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam urged the army Friday to quickly identify and arrest those behind rocket fire towards Israel, which responded by striking south Beirut for the first time since...
The Lebanese president, Joseph Aoun, met on Friday morning at the Élysée with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron. The two heads of state spoke via videoconference, announced previously, with...
BEIRUT — The Israeli army struck a building in the Hadath neighborhood of Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday afternoon amid its escalation of aggression on southern Lebanon following the firing of...
The price per kilowatt-hour (kWh) charged by private or neighborhood generators for March 2025 has slightly decreased, ending three months of consecutive increases, according to the latest tariff...
After the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the international community mobilized to establish contact with the new Syrian authorities, led by President Ahmad al-Sharaa. Even Iraq — whose...
During Thursday’s session, the Cabinet appointed four judges to key positions, marking a significant first step after five years of paralysis in judicial appointments due to political wrangling...
Tehran would strike U.S. bases in the region if Washington follows through on its warning of military consequences for Iran in the absence of a new nuclear deal, the speaker of the Iranian...
The U.S. bombed more than 40 sites in Yemen overnight, including its capital Sanaa, attacking Houthi targets as part of its military campaign against the group, which has been targeting commercial...
While the appointment of Karim Souhaid as Central Bank (BDL) governor yesterday at the cabinet session was far from a surprise, this highly anticipated session — like the behind-the-scenes campaign...
When speaking to Lebanese living in Turkey, while some were fearful of discussing opposition to the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, targeted by unprecedented protests since Gezi in 2013,...
Lebanon and Syria’s defense ministers reached an agreement regarding “security and military threats” along their shared border during a meeting in Saudi Arabia’s capital on Thursday, the Saudi...
BEIRUT — Israel said on Friday it had detected two missiles launched from Lebanon and threatened to respond forcefully, the latest strains to a shaky truce that ended a year-long war between...
JERUSALEM — The Israeli parliament on Thursday approved final readings of a bill giving politicians a greater say in selecting judges, one of a series of issues that have fuelled a wave of...
21:52 Beirut Time This concludes our live coverage for tonight. We will resume reporting tomorrow. 21:51 Beirut Time Tense exchanges between Ortagus and...
Since Tuesday, the Gaza Strip has been shaken by a series of popular protests. Nearly a year and a half after the war began, Palestinians gathered on Tuesday and again on Wednesday in various...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Catch up on yesterday's live coverage.Friday, April 4, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Cabinet...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Catch up on yesterday's live coverage.Friday, March 28, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Updates on...
Initially scheduled for early March, authorities in Damascus are finally expected to announce the formation of the transitional government, which is supposed to pave the way for elections in Syria...
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
