BEIRUT — Goods were held up in customs on Wednesday causing gridlock of trucks at the Port of Beirut due to technical problems, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported. President...
In Amin Maalouf’s novel "The Disoriented ," Adam, an “incurable foreigner,” constantly feels out of place, both in his homeland and the land of his exile. To Adam, identity transcends...
BEIRUT — Twenty people gathered Wednesday evening by the statue of the Immigrant in Beirut for their monthly mobilization to demand justice for the victims of the Aug. 4, 2020 port blast. At least...
BEIRUT — Russian news agency radio Sputnik launched a radio service in Beirut on the frequency previously used by BBC Arabic radio, according to a statement published on Sputnik's website on...
Over the Anti-Lebanon mountains, from the eastern slopes of the Chouf Cedar Nature Reserve, the breathtaking view is dotted with picturesque villages and protected sites. To the south, Lake Qaraoun...
BEIRUT — Leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) Gebran Bassil was invited by Thierry Mariani, member of the National Rally and of the Identity and Democracy Group in the European...
Lebanon's Ministry of Industry issued a statement to factory owners on Wednesday urging them to comply with a directive that "prohibits the employment of Syrian workers without legal documents and...
Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF) issued a warning on Wednesday regarding "a series of kidnappings targeting Syrian nationals residing on Lebanese territory." According to the statement,...
Lebanon's caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi claimed on Wednesday that 30 percent of crimes perpetrated in Lebanon are committed by Syrian nationals. His remarks came at a press conference...
Turkey said on Wednesday that two suspected Kurdish militants who died while staging a weekend attack in Ankara had been trained in Syria. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said...
In recent months, harrowing revelations of severe abuse of children have ignited public outrage in Lebanon. These distressing cases, however, are merely the visible manifestation of a deeper...
BEIRUT — Amnesty International on Wednesday called on authorities in Lebanon to "urgently investigate" an assault on Saturday afternoon's protest in downtown Beirut against the recent crackdown on...
It's the start of a new term in Iran but this year it has been "heartbreaking" for students at international schools after a government decision to bar their Iranian classmates....
The number of Syrians in Lebanon: 2,113,761, according to a table shared by MP Farid Boustany on X (formerly Twitter), citing a document attributed to the “Statistics Lebanon” agency. According to...
The Civil Defense evacuated passengers from a car stuck on a flooded road following heavy rainfall in the Rahab district, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, on Wednesday morning, it announced via X...
In the ancient city of Jericho in the occupied West Bank, a prehistoric site has raised Palestinian hopes of a tourism boom after UNESCO declared it a World Heritage site....
Pope Francis opens a major congress on the future of the Catholic Church Wednesday marked by tensions with conservatives on issues such as the treatment of divorcees and LGBTQ+ believers....
Saudi distance runner Mohammed Yousef Alasiri has become the second reported doping case at the Asian Games and has been provisionally suspended, officials said. The...
At his farm in Syria's northeast, Abdullah al-Mohammed adjusts a large solar panel, one of hundreds that have cropped up over the years as farmers seek to stave off electricity shortages in the...
Yesterday, Banque du Liban issued Circular No. 679 banning commercial banks from charging new fees for account management, days after reports emerged that Bank of Beirut had introduced a $100...
Beirut’s demands, Israel’s terms, and Washington’s stance: Behind the scenes of the negotiations
