DAMASCUS/DOHA — Qatar is planning to help finance a massive boost in public sector wages promised by Syria's new government, a U.S. official and a senior diplomat said, vital assistance to the...
BEIRUT — Tuesday's Cabinet session, the first of the New Year, was followed by news of a Lebanese delegation visiting Syria, the extradition of an Egyptian activist to the United Arab Emirates, and...
The Lebanese government announced its decision to extradite Egyptian activist and poet Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi on Tuesday, going against the wishes and warnings of many ulama (religious...
DUBAI — Syria will receive two electricity-generating ships from Turkey and Qatar to boost energy supplies hit by damage to infrastructure during President Bashar al-Assad's rule, state news...
The Syrian transitional government's foreign minister announced on Tuesday that the country's landmark national dialogue conference will be delayed in order to make sure preparations for the event...
The largest professional organization for historians in the United States adopted a resolution on Monday condemning Israel's "scholasticide" in Gaza and criticizing U.S. military aid...
During their first visit to Syria on Friday after the fall of the Assad regime, the French and German foreign ministers called for a peaceful and inclusive political transition in the country — a...
After a tumultuous year dominated by more than two months of intense war between Hezbollah and Israel, which ended with a cease-fire on Nov. 27, Lebanon’s private sector morale showed tentative...
The fall of the Assad regime, after more than half a century of rule that seemed impervious to regional geopolitical shifts and internal dissent, has surprised many observers. How do you explain...
Foreign ministers from Italy, France, Germany, Britain and the United States will meet this week over the situation in Syria, Italy said Tuesday. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will preside over...
Despite a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah taking effect on Nov. 27, 2024, the Israeli army continued demolishing homes daily in the border village of Naqoura until Monday, the day its...
BEIRUT — Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Tuesday he is "ready to consider" Lebanese Army Commander Joseph Aoun’s candidacy for president should Hezbollah and its allies announce...
Romania's national airline, Tarom, is set to resume service to Beirut this week, according to sources at three Lebanese travel agencies who spoke on condition of anonymity. The Rafik Hariri...
Jean-Marie Le Pen, a prominent figure of the French far right and a finalist in the 2002 presidential election, died on Tuesday at the age of 96 in Garches (Hauts-de-Seine), at a facility where he...
A tense atmosphere prevailed Tuesday in the Palestinian refugee camp Ain al-Hilweh, near Saida in southern Lebanon, following a dispute that escalated into gunfire, during which a member of Fateh...
Former leader of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) Walid Joumblatt reaffirmed in an interview with LBC on Monday evening that the army chief Joseph Aoun remains the PSP bloc's presidential...
December 2024 was marked by the highly anticipated release on the American Netflix network (accessible via VPN) of Maria, a film by Chilean director and screenwriter Pablo Larrain, starring...
The CEO of Middle East Airlines (MEA), Mohammad al-Hout, has been re-elected to his position by the general assembly of shareholders of the national airline, for a three-year term, according to an...
Just a month ago, they had stopped believing. From Paris, London, Dubai, Riyadh, New York, Milan, Berlin, Sydney or Montreal, glued to their smartphones, engrossed in the news, connected to Lebanon...
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden will transfer $95 million in military aid to Lebanon, originally allocated to Egypt, according to a document reviewed by Reuters. The State...
"Deyim Deyim." These are the two words with which Christians from the Levant, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine greet each other every Jan. 6. Around the world and in the Middle East,...
It is as if the U.N. Security Council itself were electing the president of Lebanon. As the Jan. 9 vote looms, international pressure is mounting to influence the course of events, particularly...
A Syrian mayor told AFP he had meetings with Israeli officers as the military conducted incursions in his village inside a Golan Heights buffer zone, saying they had demanded locals relinquish...
The Iranian military has begun exercises near the uranium enrichment plant in Natanz, in the center of the country, as part of large-scale maneuvers planned nationwide, state media reported...
Washington announced on Monday a temporary easing of sanctions on Syria to "not hinder" the provision of essential services to the population. The Office of Foreign Assets Control...
International flights resumed at Syria's main airport in Damascus on Tuesday for the first time since Islamist-led rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad last month, AFP journalists said....
During the few hours he spent in Lebanon on Monday, American envoy Amos Hochstein met with several Lebanese leaders to discuss the still precarious situation in southern Lebanon and the...
By the end of November, he had already served 105 days in prison and was beginning his fourth incarceration period of 45 days. His crime: Refusing to serve in the Israeli army last August when he...
21:45 Beirut Time That concludes our live coverage of events in the region for today. Thank you for joining us and goodnight! 21:29 Beirut Time Syria Germany...
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will divert $95 million in military aid allocated for Egypt to Lebanon, according to a document seen by Reuters on Monday. The State...
The two main Druze factions in Syria, based in the province of Sweida (south), stated on Monday that they are ready to join a new national army, following the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad...
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
