US says UN not route for Palestinian state
The United States on Wednesday opposed a Palestinian push for full membership at the United Nations, with Washington saying it backed statehood but after negotiations with Israel. "We support...
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Nasrallah: The resistance front in Yemen, Lebanon and Iraq continues its work without leaving the field
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Wednesday that the support fronts for Gaza, opened by various groups of the so-called "resistance" axis to Israel, remain active and are "not leaving the...
3 April 2024
UK government under pressure to suspend Israeli arms export licenses
The UK government faced growing pressure Wednesday to suspend arms export licenses to Israel, after an Israeli strike killed three Britons and four others all working for a food charity in...
3 April 2024
USAID pledges a further $67 million for Lebanon
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Wednesday that it had awarded a further $67 million in humanitarian aid to Lebanon, in a statement published on the website of the...
3 April 2024
Saudi Fransi Bank expands in Syria, acquires Byblos Bank Syria operations
Banque BEMO Saudi Fransi (BBSF), 22 percent owned by Lebanon's Banque BEMO, is in the process of acquiring the shares of Byblos Bank Syria, the Syrian subsidiary of Lebanon's Byblos Bank. This...
Fouad GEMAYEL, 3 April 2024
A culinary journey from Beirut to Brussels cooks up tradition, love and teta's recipes
BRUSSELS — The smell of freshly baked manaeesh wafts through the air — not in Beirut but in central Brussels, Belgium, just a few hundred meters from the Grand-Place. The source of the delicious...
Ghadir Hamadi, 3 April 2024
Strike against Iran in Damascus: How Iran plans to retaliate
The prestige of the Iranian regime was struck in the heart. The Israeli attack Monday on the Iranian consulate building in Damascus was as serious as it was symbolic because it targeted an area...
Mounir RABIH, 3 April 2024
Lebanese court sentences five to death for 2015 Tripoli cafe bombing
BEIRUT — On March 26, the Court of Justice leveled a death sentence against five people in the case of the double suicide attack carried out in January 2015 at a cafe in the Alawite district of...
3 April 2024
Is Israel eyeing Palestinian camps in Lebanon?
Amid the Gaza war, Israel accused Mounir Maqdah, a Fatah officer usually based in the Ain al-Hilweh camp in southern Lebanon, of smuggling weapons made in Iran into the “Judea and Samaria district”...
Yara ABI AKL, 3 April 2024
The story behind World Central Kitchen and its role in Gaza
For Jose Andres, founder of World Central Kitchen, it was cooking alongside Haitians in a camp for those displaced by the 2010 earthquake that taught him the importance of preparing local food when...
Amelia Hankins, 3 April 2024
Police seize 27 kg of hashish hidden in coffee bags in Beirut
BEIRUT — The Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced on Wednesday that it seized 27 kilograms of hashish keif (a condensed form of cannabis) hidden inside bags of coffee from a warehouse in Mar...
3 April 2024
Lebanese official says landmine caused UNIFIL injuries along Blue Line
BEIRUT — A Lebanese Army official told AFP that the preliminary results of an investigation into the explosion on Saturday that injured UNIFIL personnel found that it was caused by landmine. Three...
3 April 2024
Third sister succumbs to wounds after car fire
SAIDA — Last Friday's road accident east of Saida, which killed two young women, has now also claimed a third victim. The third woman from the car, who was initially transported to hospital in...
3 April 2024
Deep divides between US and Israel in meeting for Rafah plans
Deep divides between the US and Israel over the latter's planned operation in Rafah were evident during a virtual meeting between senior officials from both countries held on Monday, three sources...
3 April 2024
Israel considering the possibility of a 'war in Lebanon'; 'Resistance leaders speak for Jerusalem Day: Day 180 of the Gaza war
21:28 Beirut Time This concludes our liver coverage for today. Be sure to come back tomorrow for all of the latest news on the Gaza war. Goodnight! 20:58 Beirut Time...
Amelia Hankins, 3 April 2024
Hezbollah member killed in Damascus, minister presents plan for deporting Syrians, Israel faces backlash: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Catch up on yesterday’s LIVE coverage of Day 179 of the Gaza war here . Hezbollah announced that one of its members was...
