Iran stated Friday that it will continue its negotiations with the United States, following an initial round of talks in Oman held in a “positive atmosphere” according to Tehran, despite the...
The United States announced Friday the imposition of sanctions against 15 entities and 14 vessels involved in Iranian oil and petrochemical trade, the U.S. State Department said in a statement....
This rudderless overcast has cast a spell on me.Suddenly, even the most innocuous things feel tragic: faint butterflies of a key turning in the door, coffee grounds spilled on the kitchen counter,...
The Lebanese government on Friday approved the Ministry of Public Works and Transport's request for the gradual reopening of Qleiaat Airport in North Lebanon for an initial four-year phase,...
Eatedal Rayyan reunites with husband in war-shattered Gaza, a moment she anxiously awaited for nearly two years. In Gaza, she says yearning for family and homeland has persisted despite...
BEIRUT — Nineteen Lebanese diaspora groups sent a letter on Friday to President Joseph Aoun, urging an amendment to the electoral law concerning voting rights for Lebanese living abroad. This comes...
BEIRUT — The opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will take place this Friday, Feb. 6, at 9 p.m. (Beirut time), with the traditional parade featuring Samer Tawk and Andrea...
BEIRUT — Al-Qard al-Hassan, the financial arm of Hezbollah, has announced the resumption of housing aid payments starting Feb. 9, but only for a limited period of three months, according to a...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun reiterated Friday his commitment to the monopoly of arms, stating that "the decision has been made and its implementation is progressing," as he received a...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah accepted the resignation of senior security official Wafiq Safa on Friday, a first for an official of this rank, sources close to the group told Reuters . Contacted by...
BEIRUT — Dozens of people gathered in Saida and Tripoli on Friday to hold sit-ins in support of Lebanese detainees in prison. The public protests come as an official agreement was signed the same...
BEIRUT — Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is set to tour southern Lebanon on Saturday and Sunday, with stops planned in major cities such as Sour and Nabatieh, as well as several border towns...
BEIRUT — Foreign Minister Joe Rajji on Friday announced a major cut in consular fees for Lebanese living abroad, including a 50 percent reduction in the cost of biometric passports. The changes,...
One month ahead of the international conference to support the Lebanese Army, set for March 5 in Paris, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot held a series of meetings with political...
You enter Zico House as if entering a living body. The arches pull you in. The walls shed their skin, and the staircase interrupts your pace with every uneven step. It is not polished, and it does...
A flotilla of pro-Palestinian activists who attempted to reach Gaza last year will set sail for the besieged territory again next month, one member told AFP on Friday. The Global Sumud Flotilla...
“Hezbollah must be disarmed before parliamentary elections” to ensure a vote that is “free” and “transparent.” Those remarks by Kataeb Party leader Samy Gemayel raise serious questions about the...
Among Lebanon’s natural sites, the Anfeh salt marshes have proven to be one of the most conducive environments for the development of extremophilic bacteria — marine microorganisms capable of...
His last Facebook post now reads like a premonition. It was a watercolor by his friend, artist Hassan Turk, titled Ces quelques feuilles et des mémoires (These few pages and memoirs). The image...
Ali Shamkhani, senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was appointed Thursday as head of the Defense Council, a new strategic body in charge of coordinating and...
Lebanon and Syria officially signed on Friday the agreement on the transfer of around 300 Syrian inmates who have been convicted and are currently imprisoned in Lebanon's overcrowded jails,...
Along the Cedars of Bsharri road in the mountains of northern Lebanon, the village of Dimane, known as the summer seat of the Maronite Patriarchate, whose main headquarters is in Bkirki in...
In the heart of a rocky field owned by the Hermel municipality, a camp unlike any that appeared during the Syrian Civil War has taken shape. There are no white tents bearing the UNHCR logo, the...
Ahmad Mhanna, paid a visit to the Baabda Presidential Palace that few political observers found surprising. After weeks of strained relations between the presidency and Hezbollah, a gesture of...
A trafficking operation reportedly funneling "several hundreds of millions of shekels into Hamas' coffers" since the start of the Gaza war has been revealed by Israel’s Justice...
Unwavering in his intention to hold the legislative elections in May under current law, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri nonetheless sought to absolve himself of any intention to extend the term of...
“It has never happened, and it will never happen,” said Ali Ahmad Khomeini in an interview with Al-Mayadeen published on Feb. 4, dismissing the very notion of reconciliation between oppressors and...
Iran and the United States began talks on Friday in Oman, with Washington refusing to rule out military action against its foe if diplomacy fails, while the Islamic Republic vowed to defend itself...
BEIRUT — A group of lawyers filed an appeal in January with Lebanon’s State Shura Council seeking to annul a Banque du Liban (BDL, central bank) directive that sharply tightened oversight of...
A carefully timed session took place Tuesday in the U.S. Congress. On the issue of Lebanon, and particularly Hezbollah, the Foreign Affairs Committee listened to public policy recommendations by...
BEIRUT — Many figures in Lebanon have come out in support of Lebanese Army Chief Rodolph Haykal after his meeting with Senator Lindsey Graham in Washington was cut short because of comments made...
Top U.S. military officer General Dan Caine met with Lebanese Army chief Rodolph Haykal this week, a spokesperson said Thursday, after a previously planned visit by the Lebanese Army commander to...
Iran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi met with his Omani counterpart in Muscat on Friday, ahead of Oman-mediated talks with the United States on the Islamic republic's nuclear program....
19:58 Beirut Time Washington announces new sanctions against entities linked to Iranian oil trade, despite negotiations The United States has announced sanctions against a number of...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Feb. 6, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:Updates on U.S.-Iran nuclear talks in Oman...
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
