BEIRUT — Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday razed nine buildings and damaged 71 others, 50 cars and 177 institutions, according to an initial assessment of the damages...
Since U.S. President Donald Trump's rise to power coincided with the major war shaking the Gaza Strip, different developments have converged to destroy the international emergency aid system...
BEIRUT — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Friday the death of four soldiers in the Gaza Strip, reportedly killed by Israeli military correspondents in the explosion of a...
BEIRUT — The Shia cleric Ali Fadlallah called on Friday on the Lebanese government "to act seriously to put an end to Israeli aggression, liberate the still-occupied sites, and recover the...
BEIRUT — France condemned on Friday the Israeli strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut and called on Israel to "withdraw as soon as possible from all Lebanese territory," in a...
It's hard to believe that one is still in Beirut when entering this residence that opens onto the sea and silence. Yet, this was Beirut once: a maritime city before it was paved and an open...
BEIRUT — Iraq has released an Australian mechanical engineer on bail who was detained for more than four years over a dispute with the central bank, authorities said Friday, though he remains...
Greta Thunberg is 16 years old as she prepares to board a sailboat for a long, highly publicized sea voyage. "For a moment, it feels as if Thunberg is the eye of a hurricane, a core of...
BEIRUT — Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said in a statement on Friday that "nothing can justify the state's delay in carrying out its duties to avert the dangers that Lebanon and the...
BEIRUT — The Israeli military issued an evacuation order for residents of parts of Gaza City on Friday ahead of an attack. "This is a final and urgent warning ahead of an impending...
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has called on the “security services and armed forces” to “immediately [...] cancel all wanted notices and watch lists” issued without judicial decisions, i.e....
BEIRUT — Iran warned European powers on Friday against backing a draft resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency next week accusing Tehran of non-compliance, calling it a "strategic...
BEIRUT— The Lebanese Army announced in a statement Friday that it filled in a trench of about 200 meters in length that the Israeli army had dug on the outskirts of Mays al-Jabal (Marjayoun...
BEIRUT — Lebanese Army units set up a security cordon in the area of Saqi al-Beddawi on Friday following the explosion of an old shell in the area, according to our correspondent in the North....
In a televised speech marking his first 100 days in office on Thursday, June 5, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reviewed his government's achievements. It was an opportunity to praise the reforms...
BEIRUT — The European Union "deeply regrets" the United States' sanctions against four magistrates of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and strongly supports the institution in...
BEIRUT — The national anti-terrorist prosecutor's office has opened a judicial investigation for complicity in genocide, incitement to genocide, and complicity in crimes against humanity...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that Israel is supporting an armed group in Gaza that opposes the militant group Hamas, following comments by a former minister that Israel had...
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam presided over the closing meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation's visit, which arrived last week in Beirut and was led by Mission Chief Ernesto...
BEIRUT — Jordan erupted with joy after the qualification on Thursday of the "Nashama," the national football team, for the 2026 World Cup, a first in its history. "It's a double...
After nearly two months of cautious exchanges and five rounds of indirect negotiations under Omani mediation, the U.S. has presented Iran with its first formal written proposal. Despite statements...
BEIRUT — While the Israeli air force was bombing the southern suburbs of Beirut, fighter jets carried out two waves of strikes from Thursday night to Friday on Ain Qana, in the Nabatieh district of...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army warned Friday morning that it may halt its cooperation with the International Monitoring Committee overseeing the Israel-Lebanon cease-fire, specifically over inspections...
Syria is currently at risk of an 'Iraqi-style' breakdown. When U.S. forces entered Iraq in 2003, they made a decision with significant consequences: dissolving the Iraqi army. While this...
BEIRUT— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel has “activated” some clans of Palestinians in Gaza that are opposed to Hamas, according to Associated Press and the...
BEIRUT — France is "determined" to recognize a Palestinian state but will not do so alone, suggested French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, just days before a conference organized at...
The Israeli army announced Friday the death of four soldiers in Gaza and said it lacks 10,000 troops for its “operational needs,” at a time when the governing coalition appears on the verge of...
BEIRUT — Muslim pilgrims arrive to perform the symbolic "stoning of the devil" ritual as part of the hajj pilgrimage in Mina on June 6, 2025. The ritual commemorates Abraham's...
The Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip announced on Friday the death of 38 people in Israeli strikes or gunfire across the small Palestinian territory, where residents are marking the first day of the...
BEIRUT — Global food commodity prices declined in May, driven by marked drops in cereal, sugar, and vegetable oil prices, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday....
On the way out of Beirut, on the airport road, the atmosphere is light. The black clouds that recently escaped from the southern suburbs of the capital targeted by Israeli strikes have disappeared....
BEIRUT — A court on Thursday put a temporary stay on Donald Trump's latest effort to stop foreign students from enrolling at Harvard, as the US president's battle with one of the...
On the occasion of the 100th day since his government gained the confidence of Parliament, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam gave an initial account of his actions, emphasizing his team's...
A single lit cigarette, which is suspected to have caused an explosion at a Hypco gas station in Hadath on Wednesday morning, is among the main culprits behind gas station fires across Lebanon, the...
The "Axis of Resistance" seemed dead and buried. The successive attacks targeting Israel from Syria and then from Yemen on Tuesday, June 3, in the evening seem to question this picture...
BEIRUT — The decision by Donald Trump to close the U.S. territory to citizens of 12 countries starting Monday "raises concerns under international law," said U.N. High Commissioner for...
BEIRUT — Iran condemned Israeli "aggression" against Lebanon on Friday after its arch foe carried out air strikes against Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah in south Beirut. Foreign...
BEIRUT — Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated on Friday that the army would continue striking Beirut if Lebanon does not disarm Hezbollah. This warning came after a series of Israeli...
BEIRUT — Russia heavily bombarded Ukraine with drones and ballistic missiles overnight from Thursday to Friday, killing at least four people in the capital Kiev, just days after a spectacular...
BEIRUT — On Thursday, Washington sanctioned four judges from the International Criminal Court (ICC), deeming their procedures against U.S. soldiers or the Israeli executive as...
BEIRUT — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Donald Trump and his administration on Friday for imposing sanctions against four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC)....
BEIRUT — Harvard University challenged in court Thursday Donald Trump's decision to restrict access for new international students to its campus, a measure causing a shockwave for those...
This is the largest wave of Israeli attacks since Nov. 27. On Thursday evening, Israel launched a series of strikes against Beirut's southern suburbs, targeting no fewer than four neighborhoods and...
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
