My phone battery suddenly crashed this week. It was one of those small inconveniences that end up derailing your entire day more than you’d like to admit.My compulsive need to see metaphors in...
In 2025, the global cultural scene was a rollercoaster of intense events: One after another, the big moments hit hard, and sometimes, right where it hurts. From heartfelt moments, dazzling...
"I don’t give a damn about all powers, wherever they come from and whatever their ideology." On the hushed set of "7 sur 7," tension reached its peak as Daniel Balavoine...
BEIRUT — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the United States and Israel of meddling in the protest movement currently taking Iran by storm, in a statement made from Beirut on Friday....
The new president of Saint Joseph University (USJ) in Beirut, Professor François Boëdec (Jesuit), officially assumed office on Jan. 5, 2026, according to the French-speaking Jesuit...
BEIRUT — A consortium formed by France's TotalEnergies, Italy's ENI and Qatar Energy signed a contract with the Lebanese government on Friday granting the companies exploration and...
SOUTH LEBANON — Israel launched heavy bombardment of the area in southern Lebanon that sits north of the Litani River on Friday, escalating its aggression in the same area where the second phase of...
Beirut Summary Affairs Judge Rasha Hoteit issued a ruling Wednesday ordering International College (IC) to reinstate a student, Malek Hamad (16), whom the school had expelled last November. The...
The Yemeni Civil War has entered a new phase: The Southern Transitional Council (STC), a separatist movement born from longstanding grievances in the South and supported by the United Arab...
It was a Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Time was running out at the Lebanese Army headquarters in Yarze, overlooking the capital, Beirut. Parliament was due to convene the next day to elect the country’s...
TRIPOLI — The roof of the Abu Rateb bakery in the Dahr al-Maghr neighborhood of Tripoli, in northern Lebanon, collapsed on Friday, without causing an injuries, but leaving the bakery's interior...
SAIDA — A man allegedly affiliated with the Islamic State group was shot dead on Friday inside Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Saida, southern Lebanon, security sources within the camp...
BEIRUT — Former Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Joumblatt said Friday he expects the Iranian regime to fall under the pressure of the protest movement, which has been heavily...
BEIRUT — The protest movement in Iran, which appeared to escalate overnight from Thursday to Friday, does not seem to worry Hezbollah. While the Iranian foreign minister is touring Beirut, the...
BEIRUT — Foreign Minister Joe Rajji met with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, on Friday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urging Tehran to support “the Lebanese state directly” rather...
London foodies are lucky to have the world at their doorsteps. A short walk in almost any direction can turn into a lunch in another country.When it comes to the cherished flavors of Lebanon,...
BEIRUT — Padre Guilherme, a Catholic priest and DJ, has drawn wide attention in Lebanon in recent days ahead of his scheduled appearance in Beirut. His program includes a Mass on Saturday at 5...
The investigating judge in the case of the Beirut Port double explosion, Tarek Bitar, did not abuse his power during his investigation, as former public prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat had accused him...
BEIRUT — EU chief Ursula von der Leyen arrived at the VIP terminal in Beirut's airport on Friday, where she was welcomed by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, the state-run National News Agency (NNA)...
BEIRUT — Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri met with Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar in Ain al-Tineh to discuss preparations for the upcoming May 2026 parliamentary elections, which are "proceeding...
As attention remains focused on the draft law addressing the financial gap and the return of deposits, Banque Du Liban (BDL, central bank) announced on Thursday that it was joining judicial...
BEIRUT — The Education Ministry said Friday it temporarily closed a public school in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, after cracks were found in two neighboring residential buildings, citing concerns for...
Kurdish groups in Aleppo vowed to defend their neighborhoods from government forces on Friday, rejecting cease-fire terms declared by Damascus that demand Kurdish fighters withdraw from the Syrian...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun met with Simon Karam, Lebanon’s civil representative in negotiations with Israel, on Friday to discuss ongoing preparations for the cease-fire monitoring...
Iran was largely cut off from the outside world on Friday after authorities blacked out the internet to curb expanding protests, with phone calls not reaching the country, flights cancelled and...
Iranian cities erupted in protest Thursday night, as demonstrations spread from Tehran to Mashhad and Tabriz, with thousands calling for an end to the current authorities' rule. What began as...
The Lebanese Army’s efforts to have a monopoly on weapons are “a good start,” but they “are not enough,” according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who responded on Thursday to an army...
22:45 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 updates and analysis as the news...
U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview published Thursday that his "own morality" was the only constraint on his power to order military actions around the world. Trump's...
Scenes of residents fleeing on foot or by car, bags in hand, from the predominantly Kurdish neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in northern Aleppo, recall the horrors of the civil war...
After a Thursday Cabinet meeting in the Baabda Presidential Palace — where Army Commander Rodolph Haykal presented the results of the plan’s first phase — the ministers instructed the military to...
With Iran's anti-government unrest evolving rapidly and foreign pressure mounting, the clerical establishment appears unable, for now, to tackle what has become a crisis of legitimacy at the...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:• Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's...
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territory on Thursday killed at least 13 people, including five children, despite the cease-fire. Four people, including...
Syria's defense ministry declared a cease-fire in three neighbourhoods of the northern city of Aleppo early on Friday, a move that could halt fresh fighting between government troops and...
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
