Dar al-Fatwa announces Wednesday as start of Eid al-Fitr
BEIRUT — Lebanon's highest Sunni authority Dar al-Fatwa announced on Monday that Wednesday will be the first day of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday which marks the end of the holy fasting month of...
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Solar eclipse in North America: How it will happen and how to look at it
A total eclipse — when the moon completely blocks the sun from the Earth, causing the sky to go dark — will be visible on Monday to millions of people in North America, including the United States,...
Malek Jadah, 8 April 2024
LBCI X account 'hackers' published anti-Hezbollah message hours before Nasrallah speech
BEIRUT — Lebanon's LBCI television channel claimed its X account was hacked earlier on Monday, with whoever did so posting a message that said: "Sayyed Hassan ... you are dragging the South and the...
8 April 2024
Economic news recap: Here’s what happened last week in Lebanon
- The merger-acquisition between the Lebanese music streaming platform, Anghami, and the video streaming platform of the Emirati group Orbit Showtime Network (OSN), OSN+ , was finalized on...
Stephanie Bechara, 8 April 2024
Israel at an 'opportune moment' to reach hostage deal: Gallant
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told newly drafted soldiers Monday that he believes Israel to be "at an opportune moment" for reaching a hostage exchange deal with Hamas, a day after the...
8 April 2024
Roads blocked, shops closed in Jbeil in protest against LF official’s kidnapping
JBEIL — Angry residents blocked roads and store owners kept their businesses shuttered on Monday in Jbeil, a day after local Lebanese Forces (LF) coordinator Pascal Sleiman was allegedly kidnapped...
Stephanie Bechara, 8 April 2024
‘Bkirki Document’: Hezbollah’s arsenal still the center of differences
The representatives of the Christian political parties and parliamentary blocs will meet once again in Bkirki under the leadership of the Maronite Patriarch, Bechara al-Rai, to carry on with the...
Yara ABI AKL, 8 April 2024
Iran foreign minister in Syria after consulate strike blamed on Israel
Iran's foreign minister visited the Syrian capital Monday, local media reported, a week after a deadly strike blamed on Israel destroyed Tehran's Damascus consulate, sending regional tensions...
8 April 2024
Legal Agenda explains the Lebanese Parliament’s role and responsibilities
The site’s name, LAPOLeb, is a contraction of “Legal Agenda Parliamentary Observatory,” a local non-governmental organization chaired by lawyer Nizar Saghieh. The NGO created the platform in...
Claude ASSAF, 8 April 2024
Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 33,207
The health ministry in Gaza said Monday that at least 33,207 people have been killed in the territory during the war between Israel and Palestinian militants. The...
8 April 2024
Pascal Sleiman killed, body taken to Syria, says Lebanese Army
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army declared on Monday that Pascal Sleiman, head of the Lebanese Forces' (LF) Jbeil district office, who had been missing since his kidnapping the previous day, was killed...
8 April 2024
EU Red Sea mission has repelled 11 attacks
The European Union's naval mission in the Red Sea has repelled attacks on 11 civilian ships since it was launched in late February, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday. ...
8 April 2024
UN officials in Lebanon urge Israel border de-escalation
United Nations officials said on Monday that six months of violence on the Israel-Lebanon border "must stop", urging de-escalation "while there is still space for diplomacy."...
8 April 2024
Issue of migrants discussed during talks between Mikati and the Cypriot president
The issue of Syrian migrants is at the heart of Monday's official visit to Lebanon by Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, who was received on arrival at the airport by caretaker Lebanese Prime...
8 April 2024
Germany, Nicaragua trade barbs at Gaza genocide case
Nicaragua and Germany crossed swords at the UN's top court on Monday, with Managua saying Berlin was "pathetic" to supply aid to Gazans while also providing Israel with weapons, a case the top...
8 April 2024
Israel says Hezbollah commander killed in Lebanon strike
The Israeli military said Monday it killed a Hezbollah commander in an overnight air strike in Lebanon, as cross-border violence flares between Israel and the Iran-backed armed group....
8 April 2024
Deaths in a war that has no name: Civilians killed by Israel in Lebanon
Since Oct. 8, war has become a daily reality for those living south of the Litani river — a cycle of drone strikes, internal displacement, bread shortages, school closures, fear in the air at all...
Jaimee Lee Haddad, 8 April 2024
Netanyahu says date has been set for Rafah invasion; Hamas refuses latest Israeli proposal: Day 185 of the Gaza war
22:36 Beirut Time We're wrapping up today's live coverage of the war on Gaza and its repercussions in the region. Thanks for following along. We'll be back tomorrow morning with more...
Malek Jadah, 8 April 2024
Egyptian media claims Gaza truce talks make 'significant progress' as Israel prepares its Rafah offensive
Talks in Cairo towards a Gaza truce and hostage release deal have made "significant progress," Egyptian state-linked media reported Monday, more than half a year into the war started by...
8 April 2024
Germany faces Gaza genocide case at top UN court
Germany faces charges from Nicaragua at the top UN court on Monday that it is "facilitating the commission of genocide" against Palestinians with its military and political support for Israel....
8 April 2024
Palestinian dies after 38 years in Israeli prisons
A Palestinian who spent 38 years in Israeli prisons for his links to a group that killed an Israeli soldier died Sunday from cancer, according to media reports. Walid...
8 April 2024
Oman urges de-escalation during Iran FM visit
Oman's foreign minister on Sunday called for de-escalation during a visit by his Iranian counterpart who started a regional tour in Muscat where he met a spokesman for Yemen's Houthi rebels. ...
8 April 2024
'It smells like death': Gazans return to devastated Khan Younis
"It smells like death," said Maha Thaer, a mother of four, as she returned to the devastated southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Sunday, after Israeli troops withdrew. "We...
8 April 2024
Israel says readiness advances for 'war' on Lebanon border
The Israeli army on Sunday said it had reached "another phase" of preparation for war on its northern border with Lebanon, where it has spent months exchanging fire with Iran-backed Hezbollah....
8 April 2024
Yemen rebels say they fired missiles at Israeli, British ships
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Sunday said they targeted a "British ship" and two "Israeli" vessels after a British maritime security firm reported three separate attacks off Yemen's coast in...
8 April 2024
Lebanese Forces official abducted, Nasrallah’s warning, new aid crossing for Gaza: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Catch up on our LIVE coverage of Day 182 , Day 183 and Day 184 of the Gaza war. A local official for the Lebanese Forces...
