BEIRUT — The framework agreement signed last Friday by Lebanese and Israeli delegations during direct negotiations in Washington continued on Thursday to draw sharply contrasting reactions from...
Since the announcement of the Lebanon and Israel framework agreement, Sunni MPs have fallen into an increasingly heavy silence. Yet, if the agreement is ultimately submitted to Parliament for a...
BEIRUT— The Cabinet approved on Thursday the establishment of a joint Lebanese-Syrian commission during a meeting held at the Grand Serail, a decision formalizing a new institutional framework for...
Inaugurated on June 18 in Chicago’s South Side — longtime home to the Obama family, where Michelle and Barack lived, their daughters were born, and his political journey began before entering the...
The U.N. health agency on Thursday declared an end to the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship which sparked international alarm, after the last person left quarantine. World Health...
Is your favorite beach too polluted? Lebanon's National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS-L) has published its annual list of beach water quality, based on samples taken throughout the...
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun defended on Thursday negotiations with Israel, saying they were not a betrayal and he would not surrender "a single inch of Lebanon's territory,"...
For the past 10 years, the "Musical Figures of Lebanon" collection, directed by Zeina Saleh Kayali, has worked to make known and document the biographies and careers of Lebanese...
A bomb blast at a crowded cafe in central Damascus killed at least six people and wounded 22 others on Thursday, Syrian state media reported. According to state television, an explosive device...
BEIRUT — Public Works and Transportation Minister Fayez Rasamny inaugurated the newly renovated VIP lounge at Beirut's international airport on Thursday. The renovation was funded by Middle...
A raspy voice you might associate with a heavy smoker — though she isn't at all — a powerful physique she describes as "androgynous," and a visceral passion for theater, which she...
BEIRUT — Banque de l’Habitat (BDH), Lebanon’s housing finance institution, announced Thursday it was lowering the annual interest rate on housing loans from 6% to 5.75%. The decision, which took...
The seafront has regained its pre-war appearance,” said Fadi Baghdadi, a captain in the Beirut Municipal Police who oversees the file of displaced people living in the BIEL waterfront area.Since...
BEIRUT — The Public Administration Employees Association began a two-day warning strike on Thursday to protest "the government’s continued failure to address salary and workplace...
For Walid Joumblatt, the framework agreement concluded last Friday between Lebanon and Israel is unlikely ever to be implemented. He describes it as “a misstep by the Lebanese state,” a position...
BEIRUT — Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Thursday he was open to a compromise over the crisis sparked by last week's framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel, while reaffirming his...
BEIRUT — A new complaint accusing Israel of having committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Lebanon has been filed with the French judiciary, according to Le Monde . The complaint...
Funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin in Tehran on July 4 and conclude with his burial in the northeastern city of Mashhad on July 9, state media reported on Saturday....
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to cover a $100 million funding gap for the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA, saying the body was nearing a breaking point...
Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf called on Thursday for a massive turnout at Ali Khamenei's funeral to avenge the supreme leader's assassination by U.S.-Israeli strikes...
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam took a firm stance toward Hezbollah on Wednesday night during a televised interview, marking his first public statement since last Friday's signing of the...
21:13 Beirut Time Israeli missiles on Braasheet An Israeli occupation drone launched several missiles at the town of Braasheet (Bint Jbeil), reports our correspondent....
BEIRUT — Visiting Beirut on Thursday, Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Shaibani began a series of meetings with Lebanese leaders and ruled out any meeting with Hezbollah during the visit. He...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, July 2, 2026 Some key things to watch today:3 p.m.: Cabinet meetingArrival of Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani in...
Iran and the United States concluded a round of indirect talks on Wednesday with no sign they had made headway toward a lasting peace, focusing instead on issues that they said had been resolved...
