Israel killed another man in southern Lebanon earlier today. Today's victim was Hussein Jihad Dib, killed in an Israeli drone strike that targeted his car late Wednesday morning in Bourj Rahal...
An attack on a funeral in the strategic city of al Obeid in Sudan's central Kordofan region killed 40 people, the U.N. said Wednesday, as paramilitaries looked poised to launch an offensive...
"In this time of political darkness, New York will be the light." In his victory speech on Nov. 4, the newly elected mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, gives hope. At 34, the Uganda-born...
BEIRUT — The municipality of Andqet (Akkar) said on Wednesday that a fire that erupted in the area of Wadi al-Ain on the eastern side of the village on Sunday destroyed approximately 56,000 square...
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has stated that the government "has completed the list of infrastructure and basic service projects in the southern regions," which he hopes will be realized...
The head of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, deemed “totally false” the statement by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday, asserting that Hezbollah “fully respected the provisions of...
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa set off on Wednesday for Brazil, a diplomatic source said, where he will attend the COP30 climate conference before meeting U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington....
A meeting took place between Finance Minister Yassine Jaber and several MPs from the protest movement who attended last Thursday’s session of the parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee.The...
After the Phoenicia and the Voco (opened where the Monroe used to be), it's now the Le Gray hotel's turn to reopen its doors in Beirut. An iconic hotel in the heart of the capital and a...
The outlines of the International Stabilization Force (ISF) are gradually becoming clearer. On Nov. 3, the United States circulated a draft resolution to several members of the U.N. Security...
The Palestinian National Security Forces from the Shatila Palestinian refugee camp handed over a suspect wanted for the killing of Elio Abou Hanna to the Lebanese Army on Wednesday, a source...
Questioned by its own people as much as by those intrigued by this small country’s existential complexity and turbulent destiny, Lebanon has yet to define its relationship with itself and with...
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged his Iranian counterpart to let two French citizens return home, as they were released after over three years in prison on espionage charges their...
It was an unprecedented move. On Oct. 30, President Joseph Aoun instructed Army Chief General Rodolph Haykal to respond to any further Israeli incursions in southern Lebanon, “in order to defend...
The Maronite bishops on Wednesday called for addressing the issue of disarming the Palestinian camps without delay and expressed hope that the upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV, from Nov. 30 to Dec....
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun said on Wednesday that the René Moawad International Airport in Qleiaat "will witness development and rehabilitation works in the coming months in preparation...
BEIRUT — The biggest and brightest full moon of 2025 — the Beaver Supermoon — is set to light up skies worldwide on Nov. 5, with Lebanon offering plenty of great spots to catch the show. The...
BEIRUT — The head of the Terre-Liban association, Paul Abi Rached, stated that activists sat down on Wednesday morning in the middle of the road near the monk seal cave in Amchit (Jbeil district)...
The electoral campaign is in full swing ahead of the Nov. 16 elections for the Beirut Bar Association's Administrative Committee. Eight seats need to be filled, including that of the next bar...
BEIRUT — The Palestinian National Security Forces in the Palestinian refugee camp of Shatila handed over an individual wanted over the killing of a young Lebanese man to the Lebanese Army...
Contract professors at the Lebanese University (LU), who are striking Wednesday and staging a sit-in in front of the public institution's president's office at Museum Square, have called on...
And now, the ball is back in Cabinet's court. As planned, the ministerial committee tasked with reviewing amendments to the electoral law met on Tuesday to discuss a draft bill calling for the...
Tehran's support for Iranian-backed militias in Iraq has recently increased, with a focus on more advanced weapons, as Iran aims to shift the burden to these militias following setbacks faced...
While President George W. Bush was away, his powerful vice president and right-hand man, Dick Cheney, managed the emergency response to the Sept. 11 attacks in Washington. Cheney is best known as...
The situation does not look good. All the signals Lebanon is receiving indicate that Israel has decided to escalate. Israeli forces carried out military exercises a few days ago, and continue to do...
The United States has proposed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is due to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at...
Israel's diaspora minister on Wednesday said New York's leftist mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is a "Hamas supporter" and called on the city's Jews to move to Israel following his...
Defense Minister Michel Menassa stated Tuesday night that "indirect negotiations with Israel could begin via the 'mechanism' responsible for monitoring the cease-fire," at a time...
The Trump administration is considering a Saudi Arabian request to buy as many as 48 F-35 fighter jets, a potential multi-billion-dollar deal that has cleared a key Pentagon hurdle ahead of a visit...
Last June, two days after winning the Democratic primary for New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani found himself on stage alongside pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil at a packed rally in Queens.At...
Iran must "seriously improve" cooperation with the United Nations inspectors to avoid heightening tensions with the West, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Wednesday, citing...
22:24 Beirut Time Thank you for having followed our live coverage today. We'll be back tomorrow morning. 21:48 Beirut Time South Lebanon: Lebanese army deploys...
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New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani wasted no time calling out President Donald Trump, formally kicking off the battle that will likely define relations between the 34-year-old mayor and the...
Beirut’s demands, Israel’s terms, and Washington’s stance: Behind the scenes of the negotiations
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
