“Avoid Beirut at all costs,” was the "recommendation" by Western diplomats, particularly the American ones, as they discussed options for retaliation with their Israeli counterparts. On the table...
First Imad Mughniyeh, then Mustafa Badreddine, and now Fouad Shukur. Late Tuesday afternoon, the Israelis carried out an assassination attempt in the heart of Haret Hreik, in the southern suburbs...
A source close to Lebanon's Hezbollah told AFP an Israeli strike hit its stronghold in Beirut's southern suburbs, days after Israel said it would retaliate over a deadly attack on the annexed Golan...
Until last night, up to the last minute, the interview was neither guaranteed nor a foregone conclusion. Despite being a prominent figure in Lebanese pop culture and one of the region's most...
Middle East Airlines (MEA) announced in a statement that "its flights on July 30 and 31, 2024, will remain at the same schedule with the exception of certain flights." For these flights, "the...
The scenario we’ve been dreading for months is becoming reality. We Lebanese will once again play with war as others play with fire. Perhaps we’ll manage to escape it. It’s even likely, as no one,...
Iranian reformist president Masoud Pezeshkian was sworn before parliament on Tuesday as the Islamic republic's ninth president at a ceremony attended by foreign dignitaries....
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The Speaker of the Parliament, Nabih Berri, has stated that the current conflict unfolding in Gaza and at the Lebanon-Israel border poses "a threat to the entire region." "What is happening...
The retaliation appears to be inevitable. Even if Hezbollah washes its hands of the deadly attack on the city of Majdel Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Israel vowed to retaliate and...
Fadi El Hassan, Rafic Hariri International Airport's head, revealed on Monday, during an interview on Al-Hurra, the existence of a comprehensive emergency response plan for the airport, ready to be...
The bar was still a little too high. After Lynn al-Hajj two days prior, it was Simon Doueihy's turn to dive into the deep end, on Tuesday morning, in the Olympic swimming pool of La Defense Arena...
BEIRUT — Lebanon's State Security announced on Tuesday that it arrested three boys who were making "suspicious calls" on Sunday to citizens in the southern village of Tayr Felsay, causing people to...
The health ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday that at least 39,400 people have been killed in almost 10 months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants. The toll...
Turkish opposition parties vowed Tuesday to fight a law authorizing the capture – and in some cases killing – of the country’s estimated four million stray dogs. The...
As anticipated, the opposition camp expressed its strong disapproval of the July 27 dangerous development in the town of Majdal Shams, in the Syrian Golan occupied and annexed by Israel. The...
Greek airline Aegean Airlines said on Tuesday it was canceling flights to Beirut until Aug. 1 due to the security situation in the country. "We are constantly assessing the evolving situation...
BEIRUT — Middle East Airlines’ CEO Mohammad al-Hout said on Tuesday that the company "did not receive any threats or information from any source that there would be a strike on the...
U.S. President Joe Biden has extended the national emergency in Lebanon for one year, which was in effect until August 1, 2024, amid a border conflict between Hezbollah and Israel since Oct. 8,...
Israel was rocked by a day of chaos on Monday after far-right protesters, encouraged by hardline politicians in the ruling coalition, stormed two military bases. The incidents began when protesters...
Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem held talks in Tehran on Monday with Iran's new President Masoud Pezeshkian, as the party and Iran remain committed to supporting Hamas in its war with...
Israeli missiles struck two air defense bases in southern Syria overnight, a war monitor said Tuesday, as tensions surge on Israel's northern border after a deadly rocket strike on the annexed...
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Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, July 31, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz.Note from Head of L'Orient Today - Olivia Le Poidevin:We are in unchartered territory...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, July 30, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Whether or not flights to or from Beirut are...
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
