Iranian protesters filled the streets in several cities across the country in ever-swelling numbers on Thursday evening, the 12th and largest day of nationwide demonstrations against the government...
After months of statements and news reports that he would host two conferences in support of the Lebanese Army and Lebanon's economic recovery by the end of 2025 , which ultimately did not...
BEIRUT — The Interior Ministry called on the country's various governorates to enforce the law regarding valet services which are notoriously unregulated across cities in Lebanon, with...
Two coffins, two brothers departing just months apart — no mother, even at age 90, should have to endure such pain. With Hali's passing after Ziad's, Fairuz is left with only her...
Today, education is in a significant transformation. In just a few years, traditional methods have been disrupted by the rise of social media. TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and many other platforms...
ALEPPO — Fighting intensified on Thursday between Syrian government troops and Kurdish fighters in the northern city of Aleppo, with a fierce exchange of fire extending into the night and rescue...
BEIRUT — Fadl Shaker, the Lebanese pop star who had a stint as an Islamic militant, once again proclaimed his innocence during his questioning by the Beirut Military Tribunal on Thursday. Shaker...
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce the creation of his "Board of Peace" next week as part of the second phase of the Gaza cease-fire agreement, according to two U.S....
BEIRUT — Iconic Lebanese singer Fairuz lost her second son, Hali Rahbani, on Thursday just months after the death of her son Ziad Rahbani, a renowned composer and playwright. Hali was 68 years old...
"Arabic is not an object of study but a place of connection, of encounter, an idea that has withstood crises, wars, exiles, and continues on its path," said Carole Nehmeh, director of the...
On New Year’s eve, the Cabinet adopted a draft law in a bid to restore “financial order” and map out a path, albeit long and uncertain, toward repaying deposits frozen since 2019.At its core, the...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who was seized in Caracas during a U.S. military operation on Jan. 3 and transferred to the United States, where he was indicted by a federal court in New York...
The Chinese Zodiac called 2026 the "Year of the Fire Horse." Will this be the year we learn to run track, jump over obstacles, and make bold moves that lead to personal breakthroughs? Or...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army says it has completed the first phase of Hezbollah disarmament , winning support from Joseph Aoun and Nabih Berri, but Israel’s Netanyahu calls the efforts...
Slowly slowly, using Lebanon's gold reserves to reimburse depositors is no longer being seen as a taboo, with the draft law on restoring financial order and returning deposits — commonly called...
Security forces used tear gas and live fire to disperse protesters in Iran, rights groups said Thursday, as people angered by economic crisis kept up their challenge to the authorities and exiled...
“Something feels different this time,” said Javid, speaking from his taxi as he drives through the streets of Tabriz, which have so far been less affected than other cities by the protest movement...
Syria's military warned civilians in two besieged Kurdish neighbourhoods in the city of Aleppo to leave on Thursday, as it prepared to conduct a fresh wave of strikes targeting Kurdish...
The National Moderation bloc has collapsed. Walid Baarini’s withdrawal sealed the fate of the group, made up largely of Sunni MPs once aligned with former Prime Minister Saad Hariri. On the...
Israel said Thursday that Lebanon's efforts to disarm Hezbollah were encouraging but "far from sufficient", after the Lebanese Army announced it had completed the first phase of the...
Israel's military said on Thursday it had carried out a targeted strike on a rocket launch site near Gaza City after identifying a failed launch, as questions mount over when the next phase of...
A U.S. immigration officer shot and killed an American woman on the streets of Minneapolis Wednesday, leading to huge protests and outrage from local leaders who rejected White House claims she was...
Hezbollah’s leader, Naim Qassem, begins the year with no illusions and no way out. The fall of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has shown how quickly ideological alliances can collapse like...
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he expected the United States to run Venezuela and tap into its oil reserves for years after toppling Nicolas Maduro. Trump told the New York Times...
BEIRUT — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Beirut Thursday morning, saying at the airport that his visit aims to further strengthen relations between the two countries,...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will turn 87 in April. He has led the Islamic Republic for 36 years, a period during which he has never left the country.For three decades, he patiently built a...
Israel on Thursday condemned the Syrian government over what it described as attacks against the Kurdish community in Aleppo, just days after the two sides agreed to establish a joint mechanism...
EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra said Thursday that Europe would keep working with other nations to confront global warming despite the United States announcing its withdrawal from a bedrock U.N....
Padre Guilherme, whose full name is Guilherme Peixoto, is a 51-year-old Portuguese Catholic priest and DJ. He is expected in Beirut on Saturday for a mass scheduled at the Saint Joseph University...
The Lebanese Army, which announced Thursday morning the end of the first phase of its plan to reclaim the state's monopoly on arms, is expected to present the next stage of its plan in...
23:40 Beirut Time That concludes our live coverage of events in the region for today. Thanks for joining us. We'll be back tomorrow morning with more news updates and analysis....
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:10 a.m.: Cabinet holds a session at Baabda...
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
