Satellite photographs from the imaging company Planet Labs published by Reuters show the scale of destruction caused by Israeli strikes on the Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab in the Bint Jbeil...
"You bear the blood of the innocent": Families of victims from the deadly Aug. 4, 2020 explosion at Beirut's port remain furious. In a statement released Thursday, marking the monthly commemoration...
Beirut ranks as the 113th most expensive city in the world, according to the latest report from Numbeo's annual Cost of Living Index, which compares 178 cities over the first half of the year....
A delegation of Lebanese parliamentarians met Thursday with General Aroldo Lázaro, Chief Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and other senior officers at the force's...
The Belgian Embassy in Beirut reiterated on Thursday its advisory for its citizens to "leave Lebanon" or avoid traveling to the country due to "increased hostilities at the border with Israel."...
BEIRUT — “The response to Abu Naame's assassination began yesterday and will continue with further actions targeting unexpected locations,” Hashem Safieddine, the head of Hezbollah's...
The leader of the Kataeb Party, Maronite leader Samy Gemayel, called on Wednesday evening for the implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1559, which stipulates the disarmament of...
The Buddhist nun calmly strolled, dressed in saffron and dark red, among the happy few invited to the opening of her Dew Drops painting exhibition at Marfa’ Art Gallery in Beirut. Seta Manoukian,...
The health ministry in Gaza said Thursday that at least 38,011 people have been killed during nearly nine months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants. The toll...
Lebanon is currently drawing the attention of many foreign powers seeking to play a role in achieving a cease-fire on the southern border and preparing for the post-war period. Almost nine months...
BEIRUT — "Israel and the United Nations are in negotiations over the deployment of Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink communications system in Gaza, aiming to enhance security for UN aid...
BEIRUT — The leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), Gebran Bassil, said in a televised interview on Wednesday evening that he "fears" a wider war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, but...
View this post on Instagram A post shared by L'Orient Today (@lorienttoday) Meet Mia, a 42-year-old woman with Down syndrome. Mia has loved...
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati is unlikely to be short of reading material this week. On Monday, the committee of experts he appointed last summer submitted to him at the Grand Serail a...
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Protesters scaled Australia's national parliament on Thursday, unfurling banners reading "Palestine will be free," and accusing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of complicity in the Gaza war....
As war rages in Gaza and threatens to spread to Lebanon, Iraqi militant groups warn they are ready to enter the fray against Israel and the United States. A field commander of the so-called...
The Hamas militant group said Wednesday it had sent new "ideas" to Qatari mediators aimed at ending the nearly nine-month Gaza war with Israel. Israel confirmed that it was...
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled southern Gaza since Israel issued an evacuation order, amid fears of a new offensive in the area which came under Israeli bombardment on Wednesday....
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, July 4, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• 8:30 a.m.: Chairman of the Parliamentary Foreign...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, July 5, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Voters in Iran head to the polls to vote for...
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
