Despite the adoption of an animal protection law in 2018, crimes against animals remain widespread in Lebanon. Just 10 days ago, new acts of cruelty against stray dogs were reported, sparking...
Hezbollah on Thursday condemned what it called the “barbaric American-Israeli aggression against Syria, Yemen, Gaza, and Lebanon,” declaring that “the equation is clear today: either confrontation...
The United States expressed outrage Thursday over the possible renewal of Francesca Albanese’s mandate as U.N. special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories. In a post on X, the U.S. mission...
The Lebanese Army announced Thursday, in a statement, that it had prevented 192 Syrians from crossing the border into Lebanon in the northern region. “As part of the fight against illegal...
Foreign Minister Joe Rajji on Thursday urged the international community to apply "pressure" on Israel to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 and emphasized the need for the...
A series of decrees concerning three security appointments, approved by Cabinet during its meeting on March 27, were published Thursday, the Lebanese presidency announced on its X account. These...
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Thursday during a meeting in Paris with his French counterpart, Jean-Noël Barrot, that Israel seeks to "normalize its relations with Lebanon." He...
Forbes released its annual list of the world’s billionaires on April 1, revealing that they have never been as wealthy or influential as they are in 2025. For the first time since the ranking was...
On Aug. 7, 2025, the Financial Times revealed details of Boston Consulting Group models for the relocation of Palestinians to Somalia and Somaliland. In light of this report, we invite you to...
The first examining magistrate of Mount Lebanon, Nicolas Mansour, has scheduled a new hearing for June 29 to review the case filed by former Chief Prosecutor Ghada Aoun — before her retirement on...
It is a small local development that could be a sign that Damascus’ recent outreach to Syrian Kurds remains in effect.On Monday, an agreement was reached between Aleppo’s official security...
Former tenants of shops and offices in Saida's commercial market held a sit-in on Thursday in front of the city market entrance to protest against the adoption of the commercial rent law,...
Marine Le Pen’s sentencing has sent shockwaves through French political circles. On March 31, the far-right National Rally (RN) leader was sentenced to four years in prison — two of which must be...
The judge in charge of the investigation into the double explosion at the Beirut port on Aug. 4, 2020, Tarek Bitar, is expected to hear between six and seven witnesses on Friday, according to a...
In Sudan, where two generals, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohammad Hamdane Dagalo, have been in conflict since 2023, UNESCO is concerned about reports of looting and vandalism carried out by armed...
The Mufti of Lebanon Abdel Latif Derian met Thursday with Defense Minister Michel Menassa regarding the latest developments in Lebanon, particularly the Israeli aggression against southern Lebanon...
The two leading senators of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jim Risch (R-ID) and Lebanese-American Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), urged the Lebanese army to "address security challenges in the...
“We are four activists — three European nationals and one American — facing deportation from Germany.” With this sentence, Indymedia, an independent and anti-globalization media outlet, began its...
BEIRUT — Fiannce Minister Yassine Jaber and the Chairman and General Manager of the Housing Bank, Antoine Habib, signed a memorandum of understanding between the ministry and the bank to allow...
The Lebanese American University’s Beirut campus has introduced a dedicated breastfeeding support room, providing mothers a clean and supportive environment to breastfeed or express milk in...
President Joseph Aoun on Thursday called on the Internal Security Forces (ISF) and General Security (GS), during a tour of the headquarters of these security institutions, not to be influenced by...
Hungary on Thursday said it will quit the International Criminal Court, just as Prime Minister Viktor Orban hosted his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, whom the tribunal has accused of war...
After weeks of anticipation, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs on trading partners Wednesday, calling it a "declaration of economic independence." A fresh "baseline...
The health ministry in Gaza said on Thursday that 1,163 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory since Israel resumed large-scale strikes on March 18. According to the ministry's...
In an ideal world, normalization with Israel would obviously be welcome. What reasonably constituted country would reject a treaty that ensures peace along its borders? After years of wars in which...
“Yes to normalization [with Israel] if it protects us.” This statement made by Sunni Akkar MP Walid Baarini on Wednesday sparked controversy, especially during a time of U.S. pressure on Lebanon to...
For his third season at the helm, Tiago Rodrigues, director of the Avignon Festival, is commemorating the performing arts festival's 79th anniversary by inviting, for the first time, a...
Gasoline prices rose on Thursday in Lebanon, while the price of gas cylinders and diesel went down, according to the latest rates published by the Energy and Water Ministry. Here are the new...
At least 10 percent for everyone starting Saturday, an additional 34 percent for China, 20 percent for the European Union (EU) ... U.S. President Donald Trump promised a mountain of new tariffs on...
Rights group Amnesty International on Thursday called on the Syrian government to ensure accountability for sectarian massacres targeting the Alawite minority last month, saying they may constitute...
Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri stated Thursday that the postponement of municipal elections, scheduled for May, was "out of the question." These elections have been...
21:03 Beirut Time “We consider the Lebanese state to be responsible” “On the Lebanese front, we continue to enforce the cease-fire agreement with Lebanon. We consider the Lebanese...
Syria on Thursday condemned deadly Israeli strikes across the country as a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty, after Israel said it struck "military capabilities." Syrian...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Budapest early Thursday on his first trip to Europe since 2023 and in defiance of the International Criminal Court (ICC)'s arrest warrant...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that the military was "dissecting" the Gaza Strip and seizing territory to pressure Hamas into freeing hostages still held in the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday defended his aides embroiled in allegations they had received financing from Qatar, saying the Gulf country, which has no diplomatic relations...
Yemen's Houthi rebels said fresh U.S. air strikes on Wednesday killed one person in Hodeida province, after overnight airstrikes left four people dead in the same area. Anees Alasbahi,...
'Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Catch up on yesterday's live coverage.Thursday, April 3, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:•...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a raft of punishing tariffs targeting countries around the world including some of its closest trading partners, in a move that risks sparking a...
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
