A rupture by any other name would smell still
BEIRUT — It’s midweek and three people stare at their phone screens as they walk down Rue Liban, converging at the bottleneck that empties onto Gouraud Street. One of them, Hady Zaccak (b....
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Bukhari from Maarab: 'Presidential election is an internal and sovereign matter'
BEIRUT — "The presidential election is an internal and sovereign matter that belongs to the Lebanese," said Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari on Wednesday after meeting the head of...
3 May 2023
Lebanese evacuees recount ‘terror,’ passage from Sudan frontlines
BEIRUT — Last month, Suhaib Aisha was heading to work at the plastics factory he owns near his home in Khartoum. It was 8 a.m. Originally from Akkar governorate in Lebanon, Aisha had been living...
Madeline EDWARDS and Michel HALLAK, 3 May 2023
Saudi Arabia says it is ready to welcome LGBTQ+ tourists
This is potentially a huge shift in a country where being gay is punishable by death. The FAQs section of Visit Saudi website includes the question “ are LGBTQ+ visitors welcome in Saudi Arabia?”...
Amélie ZACCOUR, 3 May 2023
Syria touts for Gulf tourists amid emerging Arab rapprochement
DUBAI — Overlooked by a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad and offering sticky sweets, a Syrian tourism booth in Dubai is trying to seize on an emerging rapprochement with Arab states to win...
3 May 2023
On landmark visit, Iran's Raisi praises Syria 'victory' despite sanctions
Visiting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi hailed Syria's Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday for overcoming sanctions and achieving "victory" in the country's 12-year-long civil war, in which Tehran has...
3 May 2023
US strike targets senior al-Qaeda leader in northwest Syria
DUBAI — The United States carried out a strike on northwest Syria on Wednesday targeting an unnamed al-Qaeda leader, the American Central Command said in a written statement....
3 May 2023
Israel razes homes of alleged Palestinian attackers
Israeli troops carried out demolitions Wednesday of the homes of two Palestinians accused of carrying out deadly attacks on Israelis in the occupied West Bank last year....
3 May 2023
Freedom of the press 'drowned' by disinformation
Political propaganda, economic manipulation, false content generated by artificial intelligence: disinformation in the broadest sense is a major threat to press freedom worldwide, Reporters Without...
3 May 2023
Clashes rock Sudan truce as top UN official arrives
Persistent fighting between Sudan's rival generals undermined efforts to firm up a truce Wednesday, as a senior UN official arrived for talks on providing relief to millions of trapped...
3 May 2023
Iran's Raisi tells Assad Syria achieved 'victory' despite sanctions
Visiting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi congratulated Syria's Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday for "achieving victory" in the country's 12-year-long civil war, in which Tehran has been a major...
3 May 2023
Iran arrests energy firm managers for backing strike: media
Iranian authorities have arrested managers at a major petrochemical company for backing a workers' strike over pay and conditions in an energy-producing region in the south, Iranian media reported...
3 May 2023
Circular No. 161 remains in effect, although not renewed by BDL
Despite being extended 15 times since it was first issued in December 2021, Banque du Liban’s Circular no 161, which is set to expire at the end of April, was not renewed this month. This...
Phillipe Hage Boutros, 3 May 2023
Second oil tanker in a week seized by Iran in Gulf: US Navy
DUBAI — A second oil tanker in a week was seized by Iran on Wednesday in Gulf waters, the US Navy said, the latest escalation in a series of seizures or attacks on commercial vessels in Gulf waters...
3 May 2023
Raja Salameh skips European judges' hearing for third time in week
BEIRUT — Raja Salameh, brother of Banque du Liban head Riad Salameh, on Wednesday once again did not attend a hearing before a delegation of European judges, state-run National News Agency...
3 May 2023
California police search for young Lebanese man’s killer
In 2018, a year before the economic crisis hit Lebanon, Majdi and Nadine Abou Najm left for Davis, California, with their children Karim and Jana. The family thought they would lead a better life...
Claude ASSAF, 3 May 2023
Constitutional Council suspends law extending the terms of municipal councils
BEIRUT — The Constitutional Council on Tuesday suspended a law adopted by Parliament on April 18 to extend the mandates of municipal councils, a member of the Constitutional Council confirmed to...
3 May 2023
Islamic Jihad announces truce after Gaza rocket fire
Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad announced a truce around Gaza Wednesday, after militants traded fire with Israel following the death in Israeli custody of a hunger striker from its ranks....
3 May 2023
Lebanese-American Ted Chaiban appointed UNICEF deputy executive director
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Lebanese-American Ted Chaiban as under-secretary-general, deputy executive director for humanitarian action and supply operations at...
Sylviane ZEHIL, 3 May 2023
One killed, three injured in Tripoli after personal dispute escalates into armed clash
BEIRUT — One man was killed and three others were injured Tuesday night after armed clashes broke out between a number of young men in the locality of al-Maarad in Tripoli, North Lebanon, due to a...
3 May 2023
Syrian refugee census, taxi drivers block roads, European investigation questions BDL auditors: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi launched a national census on displaced Syrians, directing local officials to...
3 May 2023
Iran's president meets Assad in Damascus
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi met his Syrian counterpart in Damascus Wednesday, official media said, on the first visit by a head of state of the Islamic Republic since Syria's civil war broke out...
