Divergent statements by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Hezbollah officials after Israel's assassination of Hezbollah military chief Haytham Ali Tabataba'i on Nov....
An estimated 200-300 Hamas fighters trapped within the Israeli-occupied areas of Gaza and stranded for weeks underground have escaped across the so-called "Yellow Line," according to a...
BEIRUT — Parliament’s finance committee said Wednesday it had completed the review of the articles of the draft state budget for 2026, which it began at the end of October. Eight provisions not...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun released a statement Wednesday in which he described Pope Leo XIV's visit to Lebanon as being interconfessional and focused on peace, at a time when Lebanon,...
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday rebuked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for “going too far” in portraying Lebanon’s latest move in appointing a civilian representative...
As "intensive and detailed" talks are scheduled to take place between the "governments of Israel and Lebanon" on May 14 and 15, we invite you to reread this article, originally...
The meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) and President Donald Trump on Nov. 18 and 19 at the White House went far beyond the traditional subjects of security, energy or...
BEIRUT — The Minister of Agriculture, Nizar Hani, launched on Wednesday a campaign to support potato farmers under the slogan “20 kg of potatoes can help," according to the state-run National...
Far-right lawmaker Tzvi Succot has suggested using lethal force against Palestinians who set fire to waste in the occupied West Bank, Haaretz reports. Speaking from the Knesset during a session...
As fighting continues, albeit less intense, across several fronts, Israel is accelerating the reinforcement of its defensive architecture. The prospect of a renewed confrontation with Hezbollah, or...
BEIRUT — The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) announced in a statement on Wednesday that its Inspection and Monitoring Directorate has completed field audits of two institutions that violated...
During his three-day papal trip to Lebanon, which ended Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV met with Amani Bazzi and her daughter Acil Charara, the only survivors of an Israeli strike in Bint Jbeil ,...
In May 1997, Pope John Paul II blessed the Lebanese gathered in the streets from his popemobile during his historic visit to Lebanon. Beside him stood the then Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir,...
Several Lebanese Christian MPs responded to the historic visit of Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon, which ended on Tuesday. Lebanese Forces MP Sethrida Geagea saw the visit as reinforcing the idea that the...
Syrian authorities said on Wednesday they had killed a man and arrested four others who were attempting to smuggle hundreds of landmines to Hezbollah in Lebanon In a statement, the interior...
Last week, Banque du Liban (BDL, or central bank) began drafting specifications with a view to launching, in accordance with Public Procurement Law, a call for tenders to appoint an international...
International pressure on Lebanon is increasingly growing. While the United States dominates the landscape and holds the key to war or stability, several other countries are also trying to step in...
A group allied with Hamas said on Wednesday it was searching for the body of a hostage in northern Gaza together with a team from the Red Cross. The announcement from the armed wing of the...
Israel said on Wednesday it would open the Rafah crossing from Gaza to Egypt to allow residents to exit the Palestinian territory "in the coming days." "In accordance with the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that he will send a representative for a meeting with political and economic officials in Lebanon, calling it "the first attempt...
Set amid Marseille’s dazzling landscape, with its inextricable chaos of colors, graffitied buildings, and sun-drenched trees, Asabiya — which means "nervous" in Arabic — feels as if it...
When Nazanin*, a retired engineer, runs late, she slips on her shoes and lets a scarf fall loosely over her head. “I only wear it when I don’t have time to brush my hair,” she says, laughing as if...
21:24 Beirut Time That concludes our live coverage of events in the region for today. Thanks for joining us. We'll be back tomorrow morning with more updates and analysis as the news...
A rocket struck a liquefied gas storage center at the Khor Mor site on the evening of Nov. 26, plunging part of Iraqi Kurdistan into darkness.This gas field, one of the most important in Kurdistan,...
BEIRUT — Civilian representatives from Lebanon and Israel took part in Wednesday's cease-fire monitoring committee meeting in southern Lebanon, marking the first direct talks in over 40 years...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:The cease-fire mechanism committee meeting will...
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
