BEIRUT — The Maharat Foundation, a Lebanese NGO that advocates for press freedom and journalists' rights, released a report Friday on World Press Freedom Day, warning of increasingly precarious...
Two Israeli strikes at the end of the day disturbed an almost incident-free Saturday in southern Lebanon, reported our correspondent, Mountasser Abdallah. Around 5 p.m., Israeli drones fired at a...
The armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas released a video on Saturday afternoon showing what appears to be an injured Israeli hostage held in the Gaza Strip. In this more than...
The Lebanese police announced Saturday the arrest of three alleged Syrian members of the same gang, suspected of having committed a burglary at a private residence in the Koura district (North...
Hezbollah condemned the Israeli strikes in Syria, accusing Israel of hiding behind pretexts to destroy the country. “Hezbollah condemns the treacherous Zionist aggression against Syria in a...
The Foreign Press Association (FPA) on Saturday called on Israel to allow journalists "without restriction" access to the Gaza Strip, where journalists have been unable to independently...
The two most influential leaders of the Druze community in Lebanon, Walid Joumblatt and Sheikh Akl Sami Abi al-Mouna, condemned on Saturday the "repeated" Israeli attacks on Syria,...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to oust his national security adviser, Michael Waltz, was the product of a "slow accumulation of frustration with a former Green Beret officer who was...
Since Sunday’s Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, speculation has grown over a possible escalation of Israeli attacks against Lebanon — or even a large-scale resumption of war. Some...
Interior and Municipalities Minister Ahmad Hajjar oversaw the process of handing over ballot boxes to the heads of polling stations and secretaries, from the central operations room dedicated to...
Officials from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) said Syrian authorities on Saturday detained the head of the faction, which was close to the ousted ruler...
Syria is on edge following renewed violence. Since Monday, clashes between Sunni and Druze armed groups, along with government forces attempting to restore order, have rattled the country. The...
Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, prime minister of the internationally recognized Yemeni government, announced Saturday that he has submitted his resignation, according to Reuters. In a statement, he noted...
United Nations special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen on Saturday urged Israel to immediately stop its attacks, after the Israeli military said it struck Syrian military sites overnight, the latest...
BEIRUT — The head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Gebran Bassil, voiced concern on Saturday over the fate of Christians in Syria following days of sectarian violence between the Druze community and...
A doctor and activist opposed to Hezbollah, Dr. Hadi Mourad, said Saturday that his home in Hermel, a region located on the Lebanese-Syrian border, was hit by shellfire during the night from Friday...
"The Metn Union of Municipalities must align with the new era the country is experiencing." That’s how Elias Hankash, a Kataeb MP for the district, summarized his party’s vision for the...
The Israeli army announced Saturday that it is deployed in southern Syria, where it says it is ready to intervene to protect Druze villages, following sectarian violence earlier in the week. The...
BEIRUT — In an interview conducted by the Eqtidar magazine in its first issue and relayed by Al Manar, Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem said on Friday that the group "will work to face...
Pope Francis redefined the papacy in profound ways. As the leader of the Catholic Church, he worked to make it more inclusive of women and the LGBTQ+ community. As the first Latin American pontiff,...
The U.S. announced Friday the sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia totaling $3.5 billion, a contract that comes shortly before President Donald Trump's visit to the kingdom. The State Department...
The Israeli military said on Saturday it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, the third such attack claimed by the Houthi rebels in two days. The Houthis, who control swathes of Yemen, have...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Forces party on Thursday announced the formation of the “Heart of Zahle” electoral list, formally ending negotiations with Myriam Skaff’s Popular Bloc ahead of municipal...
19:23 Beirut Time We are closing our LIVE coverage of events in the region for today. We will be back tomorrow with more news updates. 19:04 Beirut Time Gaza...
Gaza's civil defense agency said Saturday that an overnight Israeli strike on the Khan Younis refugee camp killed at least 11 people, including three babies up to a year old. Civil defence...
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Israel launched more than 20 air strikes inside Syria late Friday, a war monitor said, following its attack near the presidential palace in Damascus, which was condemned as a "dangerous...
The Lebanese microfinance institution al-Majmoua was recently selected in the “Green and Fair” project, funded by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). The initiative aims to boost employability...
On May 3 of every year, we commemorate World Press Freedom Day, an occasion to reaffirm a fundamental truth: freedom of expression is a cornerstone for promoting and protecting human rights.Yet,...
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
