The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of M1085A2 and M1078A2 Medium Tactical Vehicles and related equipment to Lebanon for an estimated cost of $90.5 million, the Pentagon said...
It would be "conceivable" to hold an in-absentia hearing against Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or Russian President Vladimir Putin, the deputy prosecutor of the International...
My friend left Lebanon on Sunday.Six of us crammed in a car to drop her off, watching rain streak the windows as we commented on the hoopla outside: police on every corner, journalists multiplying...
Nearly two months after the horrific crime in which a 21-year-old woman (H.A.) was scalded by her husband A.M., the latter was arrested Thursday after fleeing with the help of his father. The...
Gaza mediators Egypt and Qatar and six other Muslim-majority countries said on Friday they were concerned about Israel stating it would open a one-way crossing for Palestinians to exit the Strip....
BEIRUT — Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said Friday that with the appointment of a civilian to the November 2024 cease-fire monitoring committee (the 'mechanism'), the Lebanese...
BEIRUT — Lebanese General Security (GS) detained comedian Mario Moubarak upon his arrival at Beirut airport and released him after confiscating his passport and phone, it was learned Friday...
The Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry said that Israeli forces killed a man in the northern occupied West Bank on Friday. "Bahaa Abdel-Rahman Rashid [38 years old] was killed by...
The European Union hit Elon Musk's X with a 120-million-euro ($140-million) fine Friday for breaking its digital rules, in a move that risks a fresh clash with U.S. President Donald Trump's...
Netflix on Friday agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery's TV, film studios and streaming division for $72 billion, a deal that would hand control of one of Hollywood's most prized and oldest...
“It’s very hard for me to witness the war from afar. It’s the country I grew up in, and I’m not able to do anything,” says the President of the Sudan Club, Kamal Mursal Mahmoud.On a cold evening in...
"The opinion of the southern suburbs is known well: We will never want to negotiate with them!" says Fatmeh, in her 40s, owner of a shop in Haret Hreik, a district in southern Beirut...
BEIRUT — Unspoken mutual understanding is a symptom of intimate relationships. Silence can also be toxic.Sarah Francis’ debut feature-length fiction, “Dead Dog,” tells a story of four days in the...
The Eurovision Song Contest was facing a potential budget squeeze after Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia said they would withdraw from next year's competition in protest at...
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to announce before Christmas that his peace plan for Gaza is moving into its second phase, according to the U.S. news site Axios and the Israeli newspaper The...
This article is produced in partnership with Urban Analytica at SAIL, a cross-disciplinary initiative at the American University of Beirut that aims to democratize knowledge around artificial...
Indonesia's military stepped up its relief efforts in three provinces on Sumatra island devastated by deadly floods and landslides, with many residents still stranded without access to...
More than 107,000 people have been displaced in Mozambique in the past fortnight by rising violence in the north of the country and some aid supplies are running out, the United Nations...
BEIRUT — In recent months, Lebanon has seen a succession of delegations of foreign businesspeople, particularly around the Beirut One conference in November.But behind the handshakes and speeches,...
In Montreal, home to a large Lebanese community eager for flavors from back home, shawarma combines Levantine tradition with Quebec creativity.Pita, saj or marqouq bread, marinated meats, chicken,...
US President Donald Trump plans to announce before Christmas that his Gaza peace plan is moving into its second phase, according to American news website Axios and Israeli newspaper The Times of...
On Thursday, late morning, the Iraqi Committee for Freezing Terrorist Assets reversed its Statement No. 61, which, on Nov. 17, had placed Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis — alongside 24...
A roundtable discussion was held on the eve of Pope Leo XVI's visit to Lebanon, at the Robert Moawad Museum in Zokak al-Blat. The topic? How to put an end to Lebanon serving as a proxy for...
The rial has plunged to a record low. On Wednesday, Dec. 3, Iran’s currency fell past 1.2 million to the U.S. dollar. Since U.S. President Donald Trump reinstated U.S. sanctions on the Islamic...
The joint commission formed in early November by the Finance Ministry and Banque du Liban (BDL, central bank) has yet to resolve the contentious question of the $16.5 billion the BDL says it lent...
A delegation of 15 representatives from U.N. Security Council member countries met with Lebanese officials on Friday and welcomed the inclusion of civilian members to the cease-fire oversight...
The State Shura Council recently annulled a Cabinet decree that authorized a private company to occupy nearly 70,000 square meters of the public maritime domain in Zouk Mosbeh, in Kesrouan, to...
Israel's defense budget for 2026 has been set at 112 billion shekels ($34.63 billion), the defense minister's office said on Friday, up from 90 billion shekels budgeted in an earlier draft....
The Swiss government said on Friday that it will adopt an amendment to a European Union regulation aimed at reintroducing the visa requirement for third countries in certain circumstances....
Pope Leo XIV's visit — which conveyed messages of unity and reconciliation — was seen as a godsend by Hezbollah, which is ostracized by a large segment of Lebanese society and political leaders...
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday warned certain unnamed 'actors' in Lebanon of the risk of a 'deterioration' in the situation in the south of the...
Nearly 400,000 Syrian refugees and migrants have returned to their country from Lebanon in 2025, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, the United Nations High...
The head of an armed Palestinian faction that opposes Hamas in Gaza died while mediating a family dispute, the group said on Thursday, in what would be a blow to Israeli efforts to support Gazan...
As with every first Cabinet session of the month, Army Commander Rodolph Haykal presented to the government on Thursday the detailed monthly report on the army’s progress in implementing the plan...
Overall restrained and focused on a message of "peace" repeated throughout the three days, Pope Leo XIV's speech still hinted at some of his views on the region. The first American...
The Foreign Press Association (FPA) in Jerusalem on Thursday said it "firmly opposed" another delay to the Israeli supreme court's decision on its petition demanding independent...
22:49 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live coverage, we’ll be back tomorrow morning. 21:30 Beirut Time Egypt and Qatar among others warn against Israeli...
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?
