MP and former Energy Minister Nada Boustani stated on Monday that she was "unaware" of the tender launched in September 2024 by the Energy Ministry concerning a hydropower plant project...
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani is set to arrive in Lebanon Tuesday afternoon for talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. The Qatari official will also meet with the...
Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam stated Monday that the government formation is "progressing" according to the criteria he established and within the framework of the "reformist...
Druze Sheikh Sami Abi al-Mona called Monday for the formation of a "new government to meet the Lebanese people's needs for reform and stability," the state-run National News Agency...
On Jan. 23, in Baalbeck, hundreds of Syrians idly pace back and forth or sit in small groups, chatting on the marble forecourt of Sayyidah Khawla, the mausoleum of Imam Hussein’s daughter. Beneath...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau contacted Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday to congratulate him on his assumption of the presidency and to express Canada's support for Lebanon....
Caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi announced Monday several measures taken by security forces following a series of crimes and offenses that have recently shocked public opinion,...
Hamas is ready to begin talks on the details of a second phase of the ongoing truce in Gaza, two officials from the Palestinian militant group told AFP on Monday. "Hamas has informed the...
Lebanon, the West Bank, Gaza, Iran, Syria — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have no shortage of topics to discuss with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday at the White House.As the...
Since 2018, the year of his last catwalk show, Rani Zakhem seemed to have disappeared from the haute couture seasons in which he was a notable player. Only nine years had passed between the...
President Joseph Aoun received a substantial delegation of judges at the Baabda Palace this Monday afternoon, including the president of the Court of Appeal, Judge Fadi Elias, to discuss "the...
BEIRUT — A young man was killed in Faraya, Kesrouan district, on Saturday night after a dispute over the right of way escalated into a fatal attack, local media and the state-run National News...
Following an agreement with the United States, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the extension of the cease-fire deadline between Hezbollah and Israel until Feb. 18. Since then,...
The handshake was unprecedented. In front of the cameras, the new Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa was greeted by the Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). They are both of...
The Palestinian presidency on Monday denounced what it called "ethnic cleansing" by Israel in the occupied West Bank, according to statements made by its spokesperson to the Palestinian...
Once a sworn enemy, Turkey has emerged as Syria's closest ally. Since the Syrian opposition, led by the radical Islamist group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), seized power, Ankara has had much to...
He is known for his sharp criticisms, outspoken comments and sometimes overly passionate political analyses, not always approved, published in media and on social networks. His softer, crooner side...
Thomas Edison, the self-taught telegraph operator turned entrepreneur, is often considered the greatest inventor of all time, whereas Nikola Tesla, who worked for an Edison company in Paris before...
The book features an enchanted cover, depicting a nocturnal and urban landscape, black and fuchsia. It heralds an immersion in a universe marked by duality and perpetual hesitation. Between the...
The parliamentary group of the Democratic Gathering, mainly composed of Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) MPs, called on the various political parties in Lebanon on Monday not to "drown"...
When asked Monday about remarks from U.S. President Donald Trump that discussions and meetings with Russia were scheduled, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that contacts were...
A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly as bright as the Sun. Shockwaves powerful enough to flatten everything...
What was Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular and Parliamentary Affairs, Vahid Jalalzadeh, doing in Beirut? During his brief visit on Friday, he advocated for the Syrians who fled to Lebanon...
Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa will visit Ankara on Tuesday for his second official overseas visit after Saudi Arabia, the Turkish presidency announced on Monday. "The transitional...
Khiam, in southern Lebanon's Marjayoun district, has been devastated by the Israeli army. The Israeli bombings, which were intense during the peak months of the war with Hezbollah — September...
Iran stated on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to move Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Jordan amounted to "ethnic cleansing." "I believe the...
The family of Lebanese writer and journalist Lokman Slim, a known Hezbollah opponent assassinated four years ago, denounced the suspension of the investigation by the Lebanese judiciary on Sunday....
In northern Syria, a car bomb explosion in Manbij has killed at least fifteen people, according to the official Syrian news agency SANA. Fifteen others were injured. All the victims are...
22:01 Beirut Time This concludes our live coverage for today. Be sure to come back tomorrow for the latest updates. Goodnight! 22:00 Beirut Time The Trump...
Billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to shrink the federal government, said on Monday his team are working to shut down the U.S. foreign aid agency USAID....
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Feb. 3, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Developments in Lebanon as the cease-fire is extended...
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
