The National Litani Office announced Monday that it launched an investigation to identify the source of pollution in the Berdawni River, which runs through Zahleh after its waters turned whitish...
The allocations of the Aman program from the Ministry of Social Affairs, benefiting the most vulnerable families in Lebanon, will be extended by five months starting in March, announced Social...
BEIRUT – “Credit Default Swaps,” or “CDS” as finance people coin it. A technical term that came to know a buzz during the heights of Lebanon’s economic crisis, sometimes sparking public curiosity –...
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hamas on Monday of consequences it "cannot imagine" if the Palestinian Islamist movement does not release the hostages held in Gaza....
In a makeshift kitchen, with the smell of white paint still fresh, newlywed Maram Rajab is stirring a fresh pot of lentil soup, a staple Ramadan dish. Speaking by phone from Gaza City, she says,...
A decision by former Culture Minister Mohammad Mortada on Jan. 28, 2025 — just days before the formation of Nawaf Salam's new government on Feb. 8 — to approve the construction of a road in...
Bassel Adra delivered his plea in one go without really taking a moment to catch his breath. "I wish my daughter would not have the same life as mine. To endure the violence of settlers, the...
BEIRUT — Nicolas Mansour, the first investigating judge at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, issued two arrest warrants Monday for the mother and a friend of J.C., who is accused of fatally...
BEIRUT — Former Greek Orthodox lawmaker Antoine Saad, a longtime member of Lebanon’s Democratic Gathering bloc and a staunch opponent of Syrian influence in the country, died on Monday at the age...
A man was injured Monday in south Lebanon during a machine gunfire operation on the outskirts of Kfar Kila, according to residents cited by L'Orient Today's correspondent. The injured man...
The Minister of Education, Rima Karameh, issued a circular urging schools, high schools, institutes and vocational schools to commit to singing the Lebanese national anthem at the beginning of each...
The General Directorate of Real Estate Affairs released Monday the March 2025 reopening schedule for real estate registries across Lebanon, including Baabda, Chouf, Aley, Metn, Kesrouan and Jbeil....
One man was accidentally killed Monday after being present at the scene of an armed clash in Beddawi, north of Tripoli in the Minyeh-Dinnieh district, our correspondent in the region reported. A...
Beirut international airport is once again in the news. On Saturday, three ministers — Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar (nominated by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam), Public Works Minister Fayez Rassamny...
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam vowed Monday that in the "coming months," Lebanese citizens will begin to see the impact of government reforms and improved services. He pledged to...
For the second consecutive year, Lebanon saw a reduction in its trade balance deficit, which measures the difference between exports and imports. According to official customs data, the deficit...
Interior and Municipalities Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar held a meeting at his office Monday to discuss the security situation, particularly in Beirut and Tripoli, the state-run National News Agency...
As Syrians slowly embark on the path of political transition, that process risks being taken hostage by the games of regional powers, starting with Israel, which appears determined to play the...
Like many women artists of her generation, it took time for Huguette Caland, born in 1931 and passed in September 2019, to have her talent and the importance of her art finally recognized. Only in...
Mount Lebanon’s chief prosecutor, Ghada Aoun, filed charges on Feb. 28 — one day before her retirement — against former Prime Minister Najib Mikati, his brother Taha, and former Banque du Liban...
Antoine Saad, former Greek Orthodox MP of West Bekaa-Rashaya, died Monday morning following a sudden health issue that came up two days prior, announced the state-run National News Agency (NNA)....
A bystander was shot in the head and killed Sunday evening in Beirut’s Burj al-Barajneh neighborhood following a clash between local residents, prompting the head of the local municipal council to...
“She's coming, she's coming, hurry, damn it!” Backstage at a packed Olympia, a cameraman on the verge of a breakdown trips on the carpet and smashes his face with the camera. Just three meters...
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun departed Beirut's international airport for Riyadh on Monday, accompanied by Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji, the Lebanese presidency said in a post on X. Lebanon’s...
When the law of the jungle prevails, the question inevitably arises: who is the greatest predator? Not the one who dominates and regulates, but the one who terrorizes and devours. On the...
A knife attack resulted in one death and several injuries on Monday morning in Haifa, northern Israel, Israeli rescue services reported. The police described it as a "terrorist attack,"...
A single word uttered by President Joseph Aoun during his first meeting with the Saudi Foreign Minister, Faisal Bin Farhan at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, revealed the depth of his relations...
From a Bond villain lair in the rugged heights overlooking Damascus, the all-seeing eye of a notorious Syrian military unit gazed down on a city it bled dry. Many of the bases of the elite Fourth...
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is set to visit Saudi Arabia on Monday for his first trip abroad since his election in January, the presidency told AFP. The election of Aoun, a former army...
Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s former foreign minister and chief negotiator of the 2015 nuclear deal, has submitted his resignation as an adviser to President Massoud Pezeshkian, though it has not...
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The European Union on Sunday criticized Israel for blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza after Hamas called for the second phase of the cease-fire agreement to come into effect instead of extending the...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Catch up on yesterday's live coverage here.Monday, March 3, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Updates...
Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza on Sunday as a standoff over the truce that has halted fighting for the past six weeks escalated, with Hamas calling on Egyptian and Qatari...
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
