France's special envoy to Lebanon and former French foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, arrived to Beirut on Monday. His third visit since the government formation in January 2025, he is on...
"Tripoli and Syria are one." As festivities swept the majority of Syria on Monday, several regions in Lebanon, particularly those with Sunni majorities, joined in unison to celebrate the...
In protest over what they call "meager" salaries and "humiliating and unfair" family allowances, judicial assistants announced Monday a three-day general strike that will take...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is very concerned about the latest developments between Thailand and Cambodia, his spokesperson said on Monday. Guterres urges Thailand and...
The European Union is considering options to strengthen Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF) so that the Lebanese Army can concentrate on disarming Hezbollah, according to a document seen...
BEIRUT — Lebanese airline MEA announced $800,000 in financial aid for 80 public schools at a Beirut press conference, alongside Sahar Baassiri, former diplomat and wife of Prime Minister Nawaf...
The family of assassinated former President Rene Moawad and the families of those killed with him gathered Sunday in Zgharta to mark the thirty-sixth anniversary of the attack that claimed their...
BEIRUT — On Friday, the U.K. embassy, working together with young Lebanese volunteers, awarded 10 finalists who pitched projects on how to create safer schools and universities for girls and women...
BEIRUT — After arriving to Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport on Monday afternoon, French President Emmanuel Macron’s special envoy to Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le Drian, met with President...
Several members of Parliament took part in a consultative meeting on Monday, organized by the "My Nationality Is a Right for My Family and Me" campaign, to promote a just and equitable...
Lebanese brewery Elmir, the market leader in craft beers, is having to upgrade its factory to a larger premise as a reward for its own success.It has occupied its 250-square-meter premises in...
BEIRUT — Addressing the leader of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, Amal Movement MP, Ali Hassan Khalil, pointed out on Monday that "those who want to obstruct the parliamentary elections are...
Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC), the main southern separatist group, is present in all governorates of south Yemen, including the city of Aden, a senior STC official Amr Al Bidh...
The United Nations appealed on Monday for a 2026 aid budget only half the size of what it had hoped for this year, acknowledging a plunge in donor funding at a time when humanitarian needs have...
Nearly two months after a fragile truce took effect in the Gaza Strip, the transition to the second phase of the agreement remains elusive and riddled with uncertainty, although new signs hint at a...
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea did not mince his words during a lengthy speech given on Sunday at the opening of his party’s first general congress. Nearly a year after President Joseph Aoun...
The European Union is studying options for strengthening Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) to help free up the Lebanese Army to focus on disarming the armed group Hezbollah, according to a...
Within the long tradition of commercial exchange between Lebanon and Italy, jewelry has always held first place.For generations, Lebanese jewelers have imported large quantities of semi-finished...
After the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Damascus’s cultural scene erupted with energy — a brief few weeks of euphoria. After decades of fear, writers, poets, filmmakers and visual artists...
U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa said Monday that "contacts" are currently underway to arrange a new visit for Army Commander-in-Chief Rodolph Haykal to Washington, signaling a...
At the Beirut Chants festival, the Saint Maron Monastery in Gemmayzeh once again welcomed two acclaimed guests: violinist Yossif Ivanov and his brother, pianist Philippe Ivanov. Trained...
He came to power in a country dominated by Russia and Iran and hosting a significant Turkish and American presence. With a bounty on his head, placed there by the U.S., the former jihadist faced...
Ten years after opening its first spot in Lebanon, Esco-Bar has maintained its presence in the country's nightlife scene. The latest branch, which opened in Beirut's Gemmayzeh neighborhood...
BEIRUT — In his first traditional Sunday address following his three-day trip to Lebanon, Pope Leon XIV paid tribute to Lebanon, which "remains a mosaic of coexistence" among communities,...
The Rapid Support Forces seized Sudan's largest oil field on Monday, paramilitary, army and industry sources said, as the country's warring parties wrestle for control of the strategic,...
"It's the first time I've watched a soccer match. It's the Syrian team playing." "It's the first time I identify with a flag." "It's the first time I...
BEIRUT — Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai ruled out on Monday, after meeting President Joseph Aoun, a potential new Israeli war on Lebanon, noting that the "Americans have leverage over the...
In a bid to prevent a military escalation, decision-making circles in Washington are working on a broad proposal aimed at securing an agreement between Lebanon and Israel. And it’s with this...
BEIRUT — Russia's Ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Rudakov, conveyed to President Joseph Aoun on Monday his country’s support for Lebanon's decision to negotiate with Israel through the...
Mysterious videos were leaked Saturday by the Saudi state-owned al-Arabiya channel on the eve of the first anniversary of former President Bashar Assad’s downfall in Syria. The footage quickly...
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa pledged on Monday to uphold "coexistence" and justice in a speech marking the first anniversary of Bashar al-Assad's fall, celebrated in the streets...
Night falls over the presidential palace in Damascus on Dec. 7, 2024. Abu Mohammad al-Jolani's fighters, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, having launched an offensive 10 days earlier to take the...
An 18-year-old Palestinian was killed Sunday in the West Bank by the Israeli army after allegedly "throwing stones," according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The victim was...
More than a year after the November 2024 cease-fire, Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon are again intensifying. At the same time, Israel is waging another kind of war: a technological one fought from...
The night from Sunday to Monday was marked in southern Lebanon by artillery fire and illumination flares from the Israeli army, after a relatively calm day in the region. According to our...
There is "no evidence" that Hezbollah "is trying to rebuild its forces," said the commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Italian General Diodato...
Gatherings were held in Tripoli and Saida, in northern and southern Lebanon, as well as in several villages in Akkar, to celebrate the first anniversary of the fall of former Syrian President...
21:22 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live coverage today. We'll be back tomorrow morning. 21:22 Beirut Time Celebrations across Lebanon, one year on...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Dec. 8, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:Updates and analyses from Syria, Lebanon and the...
Beirut’s demands, Israel’s terms, and Washington’s stance: Behind the scenes of the negotiations
