The United States has told Qatar that Hamas presence in Doha is no longer acceptable after the Palestinian militant group rejected in recent weeks the latest proposal to achieve a hostage deal,...
The outgoing Biden administration pressed ahead on Friday with diplomacy aimed at reaching deals to end Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaking to...
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) declared on Friday that the “deliberate and direct destruction” of its property by the Israeli army constituted a “flagrant violation” of...
As the death toll in the Gaza war exceeds 43,000 – including 14,000 children – according to Gaza's Health Ministry, the most prominent Muslim scholar in the besieged Palestinian enclave has issued...
A group of NGOs pressed countries on Wednesday to hold an emergency session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to set up an investigation into abuses committed by both sides of the...
We check the weather forecast, although we do not intend to go out. We play the tourist, for instance. We picture ourselves going for a walk today, doing anything other than grocery shopping and...
Architect Raed Abillama designed the Nuhad Es-Said Pavillon for Culture to complement the National Museum’s grand Egyptian-style structure in Beirut, which houses exceptional relics and the world’s...
Mohammad Barakat, editor-in-chief of the Asas Media website, appeared before Acting Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Jamal Hajjar, on Thursday, following a complaint recently filed by...
As you approach Beirut from the northern highway and enter Karantina, traffic is bustling. CMA-CGM trucks navigate the roads, and massive cranes in the distance unload container ships. In this part...
Gaza's most prominent Islamic scholar has issued a rare and powerful fatwa condemning the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, which triggered the devastating war in the Palestinian territory,...
Never has the threat seemed so serious. On Thursday night, despite the American appeals to spare it, the Israeli air force targeted next to the country’s only airport. While this operation may seem...
Gasoline prices fell in Lebanon on Friday, while diesel and heating oil prices rose slightly, according to the Energy Ministry's fuel price list. The price of domestic gas remained unchanged. Here...
Netanyahu’s office released a statement on Tuesday afternoon, that Israel Katz was replacing Yoav Gallant as minister of defense, becoming the premier’s new right hand man. The 69-year-old Katz,...
The U.N. Human Rights Office said on Friday nearly 70 percent of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, and condemned what it called a systematic violation of the...
Former President Donald Trump made an impressive comeback, winning not only a majority of electoral votes and helping Republicans secure the Senate — with the House race still close — but also...
Strangle the ‘pro-Iranian’ axis until it collapses. That was the strategy promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump during his first term in 2017, in a meeting of the international coalition against...
BEIRUT — Internal Security Forces (ISF) arrested a young man after allegedly stealing $80,000 from a woman’s home in Beirut's Zoqaq al-Blat neighborhood and attempting to flee to Syria, the ISF...
As the current ambassador to Turkey, Thomas Barrack, is to be appointed "Special Envoy for Syria," we invite you to reread of this article, originally published on Nov. 7, 2024.In the wake of his...
Ayla* slips off her sneakers and, with an apron around her waist, clears tables barefoot in a restaurant emptied of regulars after 10 p.m. Hidden in a commercial alley in Hamra, this “world...
An adviser to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned against launching an "instinctive" response to Israeli air strikes on the Islamic republic last month. Israel, Iran's sworn...
The United Nations has been planning for the possible return of Donald Trump and the cuts to U.S. funding and engagement with world body that are likely to come with his second term as president....
Israel has informed the United States that it will open an additional crossing for aid into Gaza, the State Department said Thursday, as a US-imposed deadline looms next week. Secretary of State...
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday in Jerusalem he saw prospects for ending Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon after Donald Trump was elected U.S. president. "I believe a window...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed that two rescue planes be sent immediately to Amsterdam following "a very violent incident" targeting Israelis citizens, his office said on...
01:12 Beirut Time This concludes our coverage of the wars in Gaza and Lebanon for today. Be sure to come back tomorrow for the latest updates. Goodnight! 00:40 Beirut Time...
Israeli police entered a French-owned church compound in Jerusalem on Thursday, briefly detaining two gendarmes and prompting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot to abandon a scheduled visit,...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Nov. 8, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Israel's continued ground offensives in Gaza and...
Beirut’s demands, Israel’s terms, and Washington’s stance: Behind the scenes of the negotiations
