Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri sparked a new controversy on Saturday by saying in an interview on the al-Jadeed television channel that the roadmap of U.S. envoy Tom Barrack regarding...
The Red Cross warned on Saturday against a mass evacuation of the population of Gaza City, as Israel tightens the siege of the area ahead of a major announced offensive against Palestinian Hamas....
Dozens of families have fled a historically Alawite neighborhood of Damascus under threat of death, amid fears for the community’s future in the Syrian capital under Islamist rule, residents told...
Houthi rebels in Yemen announced on Saturday the death of their ‘’Prime Minister’’ and several ministers in Israeli strikes carried out Thursday on the capital, Sanaa. ‘’We announce the martyrdom...
Three public-sector teachers’ unions — representing secondary, technical and basic education — stated on Saturday that the school week will remain four days, but they will not accept extending...
My mother Wafaa grew up in Qoubbeh, a warm, close-knit corner of Tripoli, where her father, his sister and four brothers lived in three neighboring buildings. At 13, while heading to school one...
The suspense is over. After months of pressure, uncertainty and rumors, the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), set to expire Aug. 31, has been renewed for 14 months...
BEIRUT — On the eve of the 47th anniversary of the disappearance in Libya of prominent Lebanese religious figure Musa al-Sadr, President Joseph Aoun affirmed on Saturday Lebanon’s commitment to...
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Saturday that the government will do everything possible to preserve “every square centimeter” of Lebanon, as Israel continues to occupy at least six...
BEIRUT — Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Gebran Bassil reiterated his support for the Lebanese Army on Friday night, as it prepares a plan to disarm militias in Lebanon, notably Hezbollah....
As international pressure mounts on Israel to end its war in Gaza, with a worsening humanitarian crisis and a rising death toll, U.S. President Donald Trump convened a lengthy Oval Office meeting...
The Baabda office of Lebanon’s State Security announced Thursday that a man known as ‘Abou Jad’ was arrested near Beirut airport for his alleged involvement in a prostitution network operating...
Does the Israeli army now hold eight positions in southern Lebanon, rather than five, following its partial pullback after the latest war with Hezbollah — in violation of the Nov. 27, 2024,...
20:39 Beirut Time 🔴 Gaza: Abu Obeida targeted by Israeli army, fate still unknown Several Israeli media outlets report that the target of an Israeli strike on Gaza City was the...
Despite recent clashes between some residents and United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) troops in south Lebanon, many remain attached to the Blue Helmets’ presence.Deployed since 1978,...
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday they had arrested eight people suspected of trying to transmit the coordinates of sensitive sites and details about senior military figures to...
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas acknowledged Saturday that she was “not very optimistic” about the chances of the 27 member states sanctioning Israel, despite the catastrophic...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced Friday, Aug. 29, that Ankara had cut all economic and trade ties with Israel, banned Israeli ships from Turkish ports, and closed Turkish airspace to...
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Saturday denounced the United States’ refusal to grant visas to members of the Palestinian Authority, stressing that the U.N. headquarters in New York...
Lebanon, with France’s support, has won its diplomatic bet. But the hardest part still lies ahead.At its Thursday meeting, the U.N. Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations...
BEIRUT — Hands in the air, his body swaying to the music, James* looks up to the sky only to see the sun rising as the DJ dropped the beat of his set at one of Beirut’s clubbing venues in August....
Explosions echoing through the heart of the capital, a gigantic plume of smoke, a martial and triumphant speech to conclude the operation. The approach is reminiscent of the large-scale military...
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
