BEIRUT — Prime Minister Najib Mikati Friday, on World Cancer Day, raised the alarm about the "humanitarian challenge" posed by cancer in Lebanon as the country suffers from a socio-economic...
BEIRUT – Members of the UN Security Council emphasized the need for Lebanon to “deliver reforms in order to ensure effective international support” in a press statement released on Friday....
BEIRUT — Families of the victims of the Aug. 4, 2020 port blast criticized Friday, on the 18month anniversary of the port explosion, the politicians who are running for reelection in the upcoming...
BEIRUT — Shamaluna, an alliance of independent groups in North Lebanon, announced Friday the names of their candidates who will participate in their primary elections on Feb. 27 ahead of the...
Mikhail Bogdanov, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative on the Middle East, had a phone call with Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Majdi al-Dhafiri earlier this...
BEIRUT — The Japanese embassy in Lebanon announced in a statement Friday that it has donated $8.46 million as an emergency assistance grant meant to go to the most in need which includes refugees...
BEIRUT – The Committee of Retired Public Primary School Teachers held its third consecutive day of protest on Friday by holding a sit-in at the Zahle municipality and announced in a statement two...
BEIRUT — Two offers for the Beirut port container terminal operator tender will be studied by the Temporary Committee for Management and Investment of the Port of Beirut (GEBP), according to...
BEIRUT — The heavy rain and snowfall on Friday caused school closures and road blocks in many areas, while some people were stuck in their vehicles before the authorities intervened to rescue them,...
BEIRUT — The National Liberal Party headed by Camille Chamoun announced Friday the names of two of its candidates in Metn and Zgharta districts ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections...
Since Saad Hariri announced his retirement from Lebanese political life, all eyes have turned to Fouad Siniora, the childhood friend and former right-hand man of late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri,...
BEIRUT – Bank Audi is estimating Lebanon’s GDP to have contracted by 11 percent in 2021. This is the second double-digit drop since the onset of the crisis, after 2020 saw a drop of 25 percent. In...
BEIRUT — Four suspects were arrested on suspicion of robbing a supermarket in Tariq al-Jadideh, according to a statement from the Internal Security Forces. Here’s what we know: •...
BEIRUT — Deputy Parliament Speaker Elie Ferzli announced on Friday his candidacy for the Greek Orthodox seat in the constituency of Western Bekaa-Rashaya, in the legislative elections taking place...
BEIRUT — Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea announced on Friday two candidacies for May's parliamentary elections, Sethrida Geagea, his wife, and Joseph Ishac, for the Maronite seats in Bsharri,...
BEIRUT— A meeting of the cabinet will take place next Thursday at the Baabda Presidential Palace, Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced on Friday following a meeting with President Michel Aoun....
With Lebanon’s legislative elections are just around the corner, Nour,* who is in her 40s, got a double surprise when she took a look at the voter list. Her name was not on the list, which the...
BEIRUT— “Hezbollah still funnels tens of millions of dollars to its agents – not just by using cash couriers, but via bank transactions and currency exchange operations,” said Assistant Secretary...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Human Rights Watch condemned “gross negligence” in four “politically sensitive” murder investigations in Lebanon. In a...
WASHINGTON — IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday the fund would only support a "comprehensive program" for Lebanon that would tackle all the country's ills, including...
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
