There has been a surprise in the United Arab Emirates, where the voters’ turnout exceeded 70 percent in Abu Dhabi. The UAE saw large crowds of voters, with nearly 25,000 registered voters...
BEIRUT — A spokesperson for the families of the victims of the August 4 port explosion William Noun said Monday, right after a meeting with Prime Minister Najib Mikati, that he “promised us that...
BEIRUT — The Union of Used Cars Importers in Lebanon announced on Monday a sit-in scheduled on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., in front of the vehicle registration and technical control center of Dekwaneh...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in a speech Monday about next Sunday’s parliamentary elections accused the American mediator for the Lebanese-Israeli maritime border negotiations, Amos...
BEIRUT — The World Bank confirmed to L'Orient Today on Monday that it has approved a $150 million emergency loan to import wheat into Lebanon. Here’s what we know: • Earlier...
Riyadh’s re-engagement with Lebanon has caused some concern whinin Hezbollah's ranks. While the party reckoned it would be able to retain its parliamentary majority in the May 15 legislative...
TRIPOLI — The stakes are high in Lebanon's elections. The heavily armed Hezbollah movement has seen one of its main rivals descend into disarray, handing it an opportunity to cement power over...
BEIRUT — Energy Minister Walid Fayad’s reported attacker Elie Haykal, an activist from the Oct. 17 protest movement, was released on bail Monday following a decision from the Indictment Chamber of...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis's planned trip to Lebanon next month has been postponed because the 85-year-old pontiff has experienced difficulty walking recently, sources said Monday....
BEIRUT — A new electronic technique for counting votes will be used on Sunday May 15 after ballots are cast in the legislative elections, Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi announced Monday. Here’s...
BEIRUT — Lebanon holds an election on May 15 that could see a shift of power that sends shockwaves far beyond this small country squeezed between Syria and Israel. Here is a timeline of the...
BEIRUT — Social Affairs Minister Hector Hajjar said Monday in a speech that hosting Syrian refugees in Lebanon has negative economic, security, social and ecological consequences on the country,...
BEIRUT — Tourism Minister Walid Nassar said on Monday that Pope Francis’ visit to Lebanon, previously set for June 12 and 13, is still happening, but that a postponement is possible following the...
ALEY, Lebanon — Driving through the narrow mountain roads of Aley on a foggy afternoon, 34-year-old Alaa Sayegh, is vigilant. Although there are no visible checkpoints, certain areas are “highly...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Lebanese expatriates voted in 59 countries over the weekend in parliamentary elections scheduled to take place in...
Beirut’s demands, Israel’s terms, and Washington’s stance: Behind the scenes of the negotiations
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
