BEIRUT — Ten opposition MPs appealed on Tuesday Parliament's decision to extend municipal elections by one year. This measure, taken for the third year running, was adopted at the last...
American rapper Macklemore released a new track on Monday in solidarity with Palestine and echoing the voices of student protests taking hold across the world. Titled "Hind's Hall," the song...
BEIRUT — Lebanon's head of the Justice and Administration Committee said on Tuesday that the current laws are sufficient in supporting a government crack-down on the Syrian population in Lebanon,...
BEIRUT — The Finance Ministry is "committed" to submitting the 2025 draft budget "within the constitutional deadline," outgoing Finance Minister Youssef Khalil announced on...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Foreign Ministry warned on Tuesday that any escalation by the Israeli army in Rafah contributes to Israel's plans for the forced displacement of Palestinians from their land,...
BEIRUT — The Electricité du Liban (EDL) workers' union announced on Tuesday a three-day "preventative" strike set to begin on Wednesday May 8 and continuing until Sunday, May 10. The strike was...
The United States announced Tuesday it had brought back two dozen Western citizens, half of them Americans, from a camp for Islamic State prisoners in Syria, its largest-ever repatriation as...
The Israeli army said the latest rockets fired at the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza Tuesday were launched from the Rafah area where troops were engaged in a ground operation....
The World Bank's Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, arrived in Lebanon on Monday “for a two-day visit to discuss with stakeholders the latest socio-economic developments in the country...
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi on Tuesday called on Iran to adopt "concrete" measures to help bolster cooperation on the country's nuclear program....
BEIRUT — " Maak ghayra? " Do you have another one? It is a question heard by every person living in Lebanon whenever they try to pay or exchange damaged, torn, ripped, old or stained US dollar...
Parliament will convene next Wednesday, May 15, to discuss the financial package of $1 billion to support its faltering economy and its security forces offered by the EU last week, Parliament...
Israeli authorities have denied the UN access to the closed Rafah crossing, the main entry point for humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, the United Nations said Tuesday....
An Emirati official justified to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Abu Dhabi’s recent decision to impose restrictions on the military air missions that the US conducts from its territory against...
An Iranian court has sentenced a man to death over content he posted online during 2022 protests over the death in custody of an Iranian-Kurdish woman, the judiciary said Tuesday....
The health ministry in Gaza said Tuesday that at least 34,789 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory as the war between Israel and Hamas entered its eighth month....
The Israeli army said it took "operational control" of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Tuesday and that troops were scanning the area....
Israel carried out strikes on the Gazan city of Rafah overnight as it sought to put "pressure" on Hamas ahead of talks in Egypt on Tuesday aimed at sealing a truce proposal endorsed by...
The Palestine Monetary Authority said Monday it was investigating a spate of bank thefts in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, following a report that $70 million had been grabbed in a matter of weeks....
The United States called Monday on Turkey and Israel to resolve their differences after Ankara vowed to halt trade in a bid to force a Gaza cease-fire. "They are both allies of ours and we...
Human Rights Watch said Tuesday an Israeli strike in Lebanon that killed seven first responders was "an unlawful attack on civilians," and urged Washington to suspend weapons sales to...
23:09 Beirut Time That's it for today's live coverage of the Gaza war and its repercussions in Lebanon and the wider region, as well as on university and college campuses around the...
“In agreement with the European Union, and with Lebanon's accession to the law grouping countries hosting Syrian refugees, the Lebanese will have the opportunity to migrate to EU countries as...
In his 39th assessment report on the implementation of UN resolution 1559 (2004), UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated his “concern at the intensification of exchanges of fire” on the...
After arresting six of the alleged members of a pedophile gang operating in Lebanon using TikTok, the Lebanese police on Monday published a guide to prevent the risks associated with minors'...
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Lebanese, Israeli delegation to meet in Washington; Lebanon files UN complaint against Iran: Everything you need to know this Thursday
