Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a Monday telephone call placed from the White House, apologized to Qatar's prime minister for strikes against Hamas in the Gulf country, a diplomat...
The Lebanese people are now more optimistic about their leaders than at any point since the launch of the Gallup World Poll twenty years ago. According to a survey conducted between May 5 and June...
The International Movement of Lebanese Enterprises (MIDEL) said in a statement that it opposes any attempt by political leaders to place the burden of bailing out the National Social Security Fund...
The site in question is located south of Natanz, one of Iran's main nuclear centers, which Israel and the United States hit last June. According to satellite imagery analyzed notably by the...
BEIRUT — The trial in France of Rachida Dati, the current resigning minister of culture in France, and Carlos Ghosn, former head of Renault-Nissan, for corruption and influence peddling, among...
At the heart of Tripoli, beneath the historic citadel, a narrow street beats to the slow rhythm of times gone by. Here, the old buildings, worn down by years — often centuries — lean tightly...
The Israeli army shelled the village of Sohmor in West Bekaa, Aitaroun in the Bint Jbeil district and Nabatieh Fawqa in the Nabatieh district on Monday, killing at least two people and lightly...
The management of Electricité du Liban (EDL) announced in a statement Monday the launch of a widespread campaign to combat illegal connections and electricity theft across the country. "The...
"The year 2026 could be the one in which bank lending is restored," said Banque du Liban (BDL, central bank) governor Karim Souhaid on Monday. He was speaking at the ESA Business School...
President Joseph Aoun on Monday awarded the National Order of the Cedar, Grand Cordon grade, to the commander-in-chief of the army, General Rodolph Haykal, "in recognition of the mission he...
Despite apparent differences, past meetings have often played to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s advantage. He previously persuaded U.S. President Donald Trump to strike Iranian nuclear...
Turkey has joined Spain, Italy and Greece in monitoring an international flotilla carrying aid for Gaza that was sailing east across the Mediterranean Sea on Monday despite warnings from Israel to...
A security incident broke out at the customs post in Masnaa, on the Lebanese side of the Lebanon-Syria border in the Bekaa, between the head of the post and a broker. The dispute then escalated...
Israel and Hamas are "very close" to reaching an agreement on a framework deal to end the war in Gaza and ensure lasting peace in the Middle East, White House press secretary Karoline...
“From here, we could see the strikes and hear the destruction, knowing we would be spared because we are on the demarcation line. But I wonder how those 'down below' were able to endure...
Her voice has always been untranslatable, claimed by millions, but belonging to no one but her. In her 1979 track, “Wahdon,” composed by her son, the late Ziad Rhabani, Fairuz sang of solitude, the...
BEIRUT — Industry Minister Joe Issa al-Khoury toured factories Monday along the Litani River in the Bekaa, beginning at Lake Qaraoun (west Bekaa), to inspect pollution in the basin, L'Orient...
What is happening now? Since Sunday on midnight, the U.N. has officially resumed sanctions on Iran after the failure of last-ditch nuclear negotiations. The 30-day period stipulated by the...
Lebanese Forces and Kataeb MPs walked out of Parliament's plenary session on Monday after disputes over expatriate voting caused the loss of quorum and forced Speaker Nabih Berri to adjourn the...
L’Orient-le Jour: To begin with, can you briefly explain the reasons behind the creation of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (Aliph) in 2017?Valery...
Culture Minister Ghassan Salameh said Sunday evening that U.S. envoy Tom Barrack "should speak less in public, because every time he does, he makes careless mistakes." Asked by Al-Jadeed...
Back from New York, President Joseph Aoun on Monday defended the army and security forces, who were accused of failing to act to prevent Hezbollah from projecting images of its late leaders onto...
The European Union confirmed on Monday that it had reinstated sanctions against Iran, following a similar move by the United Nations. "Today, the EU reinstated sanctions against Iran in...
"It's a dish that can be served as a starter. I chose it because it's a purely Lebanese recipe — just the kind I love — and one I serve at my restaurant Brût, in Hrajel, but with a...
"The hills are alive with the sound of music, with songs they have sung, for a thousand years…" The lush Austrian hills in the background have been ringing ever louder with these songs...
A Reuters analysis of visual evidence and other information about the Israeli attack on a Gaza hospital last month contradicts Israel’s explanation of what happened in the deadly strike. The Aug....
Paris, last week, on an evening of torrential rain. E. and I meet for the first time since returning from Beirut.The summer "over there" already feels distant, a blur. All that remains of...
Hamas's armed wing urged the Israeli military to temporarily halt air strikes and withdraw from part of Gaza City on Sunday as it tried to locate two Israeli hostages it said it had lost...
BEIRUT — The private company Ahdab Commuting & Trading Company (ACTC), responsible for the management and maintenance of 93 state-owned buses, including 49 donated by France in May 2022,...
Since its creation, Tawlet has celebrated Lebanese home cooking, prepared by women from all regions."Tawlet, at its core, is always the same: Traditional home cooking. The women cook, not a...
The Beirut Memorial Park awarded by Build Magazine Architecture The award-winning Beirut Memorial Park project by Carlos Moubarak. (Credit: DR) Carlos Moubarak's ambitious project has...
22:38 Beirut Time Gazans remain skeptical following press conference and release of plan On the ground in Gaza, people react to the press conference with the usual skepticism, given...
Iran executed Bahman Choubi-asl on Monday, the judiciary's news outlet Mizan said, saying the defendant was "one of the most important spies for Israel in Iran." Entangled in a...
BEIRUT — The Israeli military claimed it struck weapons depots belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Sunday. "A short while ago, the IDF [Israeli army] struck Hezbollah weapon storage...
Facing increasing isolation abroad and mounting pressure at home, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will defend his intention to "finish the job" in Gaza when he meets U.S....
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
