A senior Iranian official said Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz remains under the control of Iran, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim a day earlier that the United States controls the...
Has Lebanon’s long-awaited decision to turn to gas to make up part of its structural shortfall already been compromised by new market realities? As part of his plan to modernize the sector, Energy...
The Cabinet announced Thursday that government offices, public institutions and municipalities will close on Tuesday, Aug. 25 on the occasion of the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad (Mawlid...
Iran has warned of environmental damage in the Strait of Hormuz after an oil slick reached the island of Qeshm, in the south of the country, and has demanded compensation for the damage caused....
Israeli forces have detained a Palestinian journalist who has worked for news outlets including AFP , the Israeli military and his family said. Mohammed Awad, 38, who has shot videos for AFP in...
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Thursday reposted on X his Wednesday message criticizing Israel's "illogical" attitude and the destruction that the Israeli army continues to...
By the late 1990s, Dubai had run out of beaches to sell. The ports of Rashid and Jebel Ali occupied the coastline, while hotels had claimed what remained. But Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum still...
An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians, including a senior police official, in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, in the first reported fatalities in more than a week as the Israeli military scaled...
The process of drafting a new media law took nearly a decade, before the authorities and the two syndicates — the Press Syndicate and the Press Editors’ Syndicate — finally reached agreement on a...
There was a palpable sense of relief across southeastern Turkey on Monday. But in the country’s predominantly Kurdish region, hope was tempered by uncertainty after Parliament approved a law...
Israel's military said on Thursday it had sent more troops to a West Bank village where settlers have trapped Palestinian families inside their homes, a siege the Palestinians say is aimed at...
Gaza cancer patients are dying at two to three times the pace they did before the start of the war in the territory, as Israel blocks many from travelling for treatment after destroying the only...
It slipped by almost unnoticed, buried in a batch of "good news." On Tuesday, Lebanon's Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty, joining the ranks of nations that have chosen to...
In this series, "Stories of Love," men and women with direct or indirect ties to Lebanon entrust our journalist Julia Mokdad with the great love stories that have shaped their lives....
BEIRUT — Defense Minister Michel Menassah broke his silence Thursday, saying the army was “prevented from speaking” and “ignored” in the dispute with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam over the amnesty...
The U.S. ambassador to Israel, a staunch supporter of West Bank settlements, on Thursday denounced as "terror" a siege by settlers against Palestinians that drew an unsuccessful...
No sooner had Parliament passed the general amnesty law, after bitter political wrangling and marathon negotiations, than news of its adoption had already reached Roumieh Prison, Lebanon’s largest...
The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management", the head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit, Hossein Taeb, said on Thursday, according to semi-official Fars news...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, leaving the president without one of his most trusted...
SOUTH LEBANON — The U.S. State Department late Wednesday criticized Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz’s declaration that Israel would not “withdraw” from occupied areas of south Lebanon, saying...
18:59 Beirut Time Israeli drone fires sound bomb near Yater as army detonates blast in Taybeh An Israeli drone fired a stun grenade near the outskirts of Yater (Bint Jbeil), while the...
Adopted by Parliament on Tuesday, Lebanon’s new Information Law has drawn mixed reactions from media and political circles.The Information Minister hailed it as “a cornerstone for the development...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 Some key things to watch today:11 a.m.: Minister Kamal Chehade holds a press conference to launch the Ministry...
Hezbollah seeks a broader disarmament deal; Israel rejects withdrawal from south Lebanon; parliament passes general amnesty law: Everything you need to know this Thursday 
