U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he did not plan to attend the G20 summit in South Africa in November, rehashing debunked claims of white citizens being systematically persecuted and killed...
President Joseph Aoun began a two-day official visit to Algeria on Tuesday, responding to the invitation of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. He is accompanied by Foreign Minister Joe Rajji,...
Interim attorney general at the financial prosecutor's office, Dora el-Khazen, on Tuesday issued a travel ban on Crédit National (National Credit) board chairman Nader Hariri, a cousin of...
Seventeen countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt, called Tuesday for Hamas to hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority during a U.N. conference aimed at reviving the two-state...
The success of a young woman graduating with a technical baccalaureate in Hermel (northern Bekaa) indirectly led to the death of her brother. After learning Tuesday of his sister's success in...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not discuss Britain's plan to recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes a number of...
Israel 'rejects' UK announcement on future Palestinian state recognition
The possible upcoming recognition by the United Kingdom of a Palestinian state was welcomed Tuesday by the French foreign minister, who stated that "together (...) we are putting a stop to the...
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has called for a general assembly session to be held on Thursday, July 31, at 11 a.m., according to a statement from the Parliament's presidency following a...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday blasted Israel for condemning the people of Gaza to famine, saying that images coming from the Palestinian enclave were worse than "Nazi camps"....
The United Kingdom carried out air drops of aid over the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, which is threatened by a "widespread famine" according to U.N. agencies, Downing Street announced. The...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday the UK will formally recognise the State of Palestine in September unless Israel takes various "substantive steps" in Gaza, including...
U.S. President Donald Trump formally opened a new golf course at his sprawling property in Scotland on Tuesday, saying he would play a quick round before heading home to focus on addressing crises...
The first outpost bearing the flag of the autonomous administration emerges from a cloud of dust. The May heat bears down on the northeastern Syrian desert, unintimidated by a wind coming in from...
BEIRUT — Lebanese musical icon Fairuz, accompanied by her daughter Rima, received condolences for the passing of her son Ziad Rahbani, who died on Saturday at the age of 69 and was laid to rest on...
In a scathing statement released July 28, U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce announced that the United States would boycott the U.N. conference on the two-state solution, which began...
South Africa's trade ministry said on Tuesday that it still wanted to negotiate a trade deal with the United States, before a 30 percent tariff on its exports to the U.S. is due to kick in on...
BEIRUT — The municipality of Haret Hreik organized a ceremony Tuesday marking the first anniversary of the death of former Hezbollah military leader Fouad Shukur, unveiling a commemorative monument...
The Hamas negotiating team left the Qatari capital Doha on Tuesday for Turkey to discuss the "latest developments" following a deadlock in talks with Israel on a Gaza cease-fire, a Hamas...
The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced Tuesday the arrest of a suspect accused of sexually assaulting a child. The individual is reportedly of Syrian nationality...
“I call on the state to dissolve the joint security committee between the Lebanese Army and Hezbollah,” said Kataeb Party Leader Samy Gemayel during a press briefing on Thursday at his party’s...
It's just a matter of days now. The U.S. government and Qatar are expected to sign this week the controversial agreement for Doha to transfer a Boeing 747-8 to the Trump administration,...
Clashes broke out Monday night between the Syrian Abu Jabal clan and members of the Syrian army in the Syrian village of al-Masriya, on the border with Lebanon, according to information from...
The Kataeb party on Tuesday denounced Hezbollah's "rejection of any discussion regarding the issue of disarmament" of the party, warning that it would hold them responsible for any...
The city of Saida is getting ready to organize the 6th edition of its summer tourist festival, which will take place from Aug. 6 to 9, reported L'Orient-Le Jour's correspondent in the...
Long confined to a niche audience, the Pilates method is now experiencing a notable rise in popularity across Lebanon. Once overshadowed by yoga, it is emerging as a structured and accessible...
For “Night of the Museums,” 24 museums across five cities (Tripoli, Jbeil, Jounieh, Beirut and Saida) will open their doors for free entrance tonight from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m., with buses shuttling...
Before concluding his latest visit to Lebanon, U.S. envoy Tom Barrack broached the thorny issue of the Shebaa Farms during a press briefing, saying, "What are they fighting over? I didn’t...
As a fragile cease-fire takes hold in the Syrian Druze province of Sweida, Lebanon’s Druze Sheikh Aql Sami Abi al-Mona (spiritual leader) contacted on Saturday Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, the...
On July 23, Agriculture Minister Nizar Hani received confirmation of the designation of Zahle (Bekaa district) as an "international city of vine and wine" by the International...
Lebanon is facing a silent yet escalating crisis, one that hides in lunchboxes, school canteens, supermarket aisles and TV commercials. It is a crisis of poor diets, inadequate nutrition and a...
Israel's military offensive on the Gaza Strip has killed at least 60,000 Palestinians since Oct. 7, 2023, the enclave's health ministry said, a conflict that has devastated the coastal...
After nearly six hours of deliberations, Parliament’s Finance and Budget Committee, meeting in the presence of Finance Minister Yassine Jaber, Economy Minister Amer Bisat and Banque du Liban (BDL)...
Finance Minister Yassine Jaber on Tuesday denounced "a lack of fairness concerning the distribution of funds" from the independent municipal fund, during a meeting with the president of...
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam issued a circular on X declaring a national day of mourning on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the tragic explosion at Beirut Port. On Aug. 4, 2020, this...
Fuel prices dropped Tuesday in Lebanon, while the price for domestic gas cylinders increased, according to the price list published by the Energy Ministry. Here are the new rates: - 20 liters of...
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Tuesday at a press conference that a Palestinian state created at the present time would be a “Hamas state” and a “jihadist state,” while a conference on...
It was in the living room of Assi Rahbani’s house in the Metn district's Antelias — a space Ziad Rahbani once called a “republic” — that the young genius we have just lost was raised. In this...
The four deputy governors of the Central Bank were sworn in before President Joseph Aoun, in the presence of Finance Minister Yassine Jaber and Governor Karim Souhaid, according to a statement...
More than a hundred Syrian refugees who were in Lebanon returned to their country on Tuesday, as part of a voluntary return coordinated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),...
President Joseph Aoun, who is expected in Algeria on Tuesday, met Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Baabda, according to a statement published by the presidency on X. The two men discussed "the...
Some scenes are so moving that every word trembles, unsure. Some sorrows are so bitter that even silence loses its way and stammers.What can one say to Fairuz? To a woman who meets life head-on...
The head of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, warned Tuesday in an interview with Asharq al-Awsat against the inability of Lebanese government to resolve the issue of Hezbollah’s weapons,...
The meeting comes less than a week after more than 100 leading organizations issued a stark warning that famine is spreading in the Gaza Strip. On Monday, July 28, the United Nations began...
The Dutch government will summon Israel's ambassador to the Netherlands to denounce the "unbearable and indefensible" situation in Gaza and has imposed travel bans on two far-right...
21:46 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live coverage — we’ll be back tomorrow morning. 21:45 Beirut Time The Israeli army said Tuesday evening that it...
The Palestinian Authority's Education Ministry accused Israeli settlers in the West Bank on Monday of killing an activist linked to an Oscar-winning film, while Israeli police said they were...
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Monday that the people of Gaza are facing "real starvation," as aid agencies sought to take advantage of an Israeli "tactical pause" of some...
Iran's foreign minister warned on Monday that it would respond to the United States and Israel in a "more decisive manner" should they attack Iran again. The comments appeared to be...
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said Monday that Hamas must disarm and give up control of Gaza to the Palestinian Authority to restore security in the war-torn territory. "Israel...
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
