More than 20 years after the massive fraud scandal at al-Madina bank in Lebanon, one of the central figures in the case, Rana Koleilat, has returned to the judicial stage, this time in a real...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Tuesday labeled the reports published Monday by the pan-Arab daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat as fake news, claiming that "he had refused...
Will Lebanon be able to revive its financial markets once it turns the page on the 2019 crisis? That question has resurfaced after the government renewed the board of the Capital Markets Authority...
The veterinarians' syndicate in Lebanon described foot-and-mouth disease as a “major danger for livestock that can lead to significant economic and health losses,” calling for a “state of...
“From its north to its south, from its east to its west, we will rebuild a strong Syria worthy of its present and its past, a Syria that supports the oppressed and establishes justice among the...
In early November, Judge Tarek Bitar, leading the Beirut Port explosion investigation , was summoned for questioning. Why? Because he was accused of “usurping his power.” The complaint was...
The Minister of State for Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence and Displaced Persons, Kamal Shehadi, on Tuesday defended the memorandum he signed the previous day with the American...
A section of the Litani River turned red in recent days near the locality of Bednayel in the Bekaa, after being polluted by blood coming from several slaughterhouses in the area, according to our...
When he picks up the phone, you could swear you’ve called the culture minister. But the voice belongs to Fouad Yammine, multitasking as he pays for parking and hops into his car before rushing to...
BEIRUT — The Israeli airstrikes that targeted the Jabal Safi area and the outskirts of Roumin in Iqlim al-Tuffah (Nabatieh district) on Monday night damaged the Jbaa public school, prompting the...
Another name has been added to the list of judges who have left the profession since 2020.Known for her competence and integrity, Sandra Mohtar, who notably served as an investigative judge at the...
Hamas said on Tuesday that the Gaza cease-fire plan, set in motion on Oct. 10, cannot proceed to its second phase as long as Israeli "violations" persist, calling on mediators to pressure...
Israel will reopen the crossing on the Israeli-controlled border between Jordan and the occupied West Bank to humanitarian aid trucks destined for Gaza for the first time since late September, an...
BEIRUT — On a tour of several towns in south Lebanon, still under Israeli fire despite the cease-fire, Agriculture Minister Nizar Hani on Tuesday reaffirmed the state's commitment to supporting...
Paragliders filled the sky over the Syrian capital. It was a little past 10 a.m., the cold cut to the bone, but Syrians showed up. The entrance of the air commandos was met with cheers of joy....
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam laid the foundation stone on Tuesday for the Rafik Hariri Garden on Beirut’s seafront, attended by several political figures, including former MP Bahia Hariri,...
BEIRUT — French President Emmanuel Macron’s special envoy to Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le Drian, reviewed ways to support the Lebanese Army during a meeting with the Army Commander Rodolph Haykal on...
The Atlas Workshops closing and awards ceremony at the Marrakech International Film Festival took place in the idyllic setting of the Beldi Country Club in Marrakech, surrounded by a myriad of...
Unknown individuals threw a Molotov cocktail into the courtyard of a church in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, aiming at but not hitting the Christmas tree that had been installed there, according to...
The play "Abtal al-Zoll" ('The Heroes of the Shadows') by Oussama Hallal and Hachim Adnan, with its epic sweep, political density and striking staging, today seems perfectly...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet President Donald Trump in the United States on Dec. 29, a spokesperson for the premier's office told AFP on Tuesday. It will be...
Monday night was tense in Beirut and in the city of Saida, southern Lebanon, marking the first anniversary of the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Convoys of Hezbollah supporters moved...
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun arrived in the Sultanate of Oman on Tuesday afternoon for a two-day official visit at the invitation of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq. The president was greeted at the...
Lebanon has entered the holiday season in an atmosphere of relative calm. Since the visit of Pope Leo XIV and the developments related to negotiations with Israel, the Lebanese people feel that the...
Hezbollah’s head of external relations Ammar Moussawi was at the head of a party delegation that participated in the conference on Palestine in Istanbul a few days ago.The event carried great...
"I'm going to stay humble and say that I make the best Lebanese wine in the world," laughs Dargham Touma, founder of Château Héritage.From his family home in Kab Elias (Bekaa), the...
Ivonne Leila Juez Abuchacra de Baki — an Ecuadorian diplomat of Lebanese origin — is emerging as a serious contender to succeed António Guterres as U.N. secretary-general, with reported backing...
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Tuesday that Israel was responsible for nearly half of all journalists killed this year worldwide, with 29 Palestinian reporters slain by its forces in Gaza....
Tarek rubs his eyes. Is he dreaming, or has reality become more surreal than a dream? "I’ve never seen anything like this in my life," says the resident of Damascus’ old city as he gazes...
The Israeli air force carried out at least six strikes around midnight on the Jabal Safi area and the outskirts of Roumin in Iqlim al-Tuffah (Nabatieh district), according to our correspondent in...
21:33 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live coverage today. We'll be back tomorrow morning. 21:27 Beirut Time Badr Abdelatty informs Rubio of 'the...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:9:30 a.m. Conference titled "Judicial...
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
