The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Quds Force Esmaeil Qaani said on Monday that Israeli operations in Lebanon and Gaza will lead the Resistance Axis, Iran and its allies, to establish...
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said Monday that it will be necessary to maintain peacekeepers in Lebanon after the mandate of the current mission expires at year-end. In a report to the Security...
The Israeli army announced Monday that two of its soldiers had been killed in separate incidents in southern Lebanon, bringing to 27 the number of Israeli military deaths since early March. Staff...
BEIRUT — After a particularly tense day in southern Lebanon, marked by continued Israeli strikes, and in Beirut, where the southern suburbs were again evacuated under threat of Israeli...
Lebanon's U.S. embassy said on Monday that Hezbollah had accepted a U.S. proposal for a "mutual cessation of attacks," after Israel threatened more strikes on south Beirut on the eve...
The United Nations on Monday expressed its alarm and called for all sides to respect the ceasefire as Israel expanded its offensive into Lebanon, while negotiations to end the U.S.-Iran war...
France has banned the display of Israeli offensive weapons at the 2026 edition of the Eurosatory international defence and security exhibition, the organizers told AFP on Monday. "Only...
A scandal involving the theft of copper cables from the warehouses of Electricité du Liban (EDL), with an estimated weight of several hundred tons and a value of several million dollars, has...
Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah said on Monday that “a full cease-fire would be precursor to Israeli troop withdrawal from all Lebanese territory,” Reuters reported. He added: “We support a full...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah will not stop shelling northern Israel, a source close to the pro-Iranian group told AFP on Monday, in response to Israel's threats to strike Beirut's southern suburb...
BEIRUT — The former Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader, Walid Joumblatt, on Monday called for preserving "internal unity" following a meeting with Parliament Speaker, Nabih Berri....
BEIRUT — As tensions between Israel and Hezbollah continue to escalate in south Lebanon, and Beirut’s southern suburbs are once again under threat following an Israeli army evacuation order, Tehran...
Beaufort Castle, a medieval fortress locally known as Qalaat al-Shaqif, has been the site of many battles over the centuries. Today, it is once making headlines after the Israeli army announced...
A cease-fire agreed between Iran and the United States in early April is very likely to end if Israeli attacks on Tehran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon persist, Iranian state TV said on Monday,...
BEIRUT — Amid daily Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Chouf MP Halime Kaakour and Zahrani MP Michel Moussa submitted a bill to Parliament on Monday to align Lebanese legislation with international...
The German and Norwegian ministers en route to Beirut to express solidarity with the Lebanese people were forced to turn back and cancel their trip on Monday due to the risk of Israeli strikes,...
Iran's Tasnim news agency said Tehran was suspending all exchanges with mediators in peace talks with the United States on Monday, blaming Israel's ongoing invasion of Lebanon....
BEIRUT — MP Michel Moawad accused Deputy Parliament Speaker Elias Bou Saab on Monday of "misleading" MPs and the public regarding the proposed general amnesty law, prompting rebuttal from...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun on Monday signed a decree convening the Parliament for an extraordinary session running from June 1 to Oct. 19, 2026, the Lebanese presidency announced on X . The...
The second edition of the Écrans du Sud cycle at Metropolis offers Lebanese audiences, from May 28 to June 6, a program hailing from the four corners of the Global South, as well as encounters with...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah said in a statement that it is continuing to fight the Israeli army at the Beaufort castle in southern Lebanon, which Israel says it has seized since the weekend. "Since...
BEIRUT — Arnoun's mayor (Nabatieh), Fawaz Qatbay, told our correspondent in south Lebanon on Monday that Beaufort Castle had been targeted by a series of Israeli airstrikes and intense...
BEIRUT — On the eve of an Islamic-Christian spiritual summit scheduled for Tuesday in Beirut, Druze Sheikh Akl Sami Abi al-Mona called for "a unified national stance in the face of the...
A day after ordering residents to evacuate areas south of the Zahrani River, about 40 kilometers from the Israeli border, Israel intensified threats and bombardments across southern Lebanon, parts...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Monday there would be "no calm in Beirut" if Hezbollah attacks continued and vowed to establish a military-controlled zone in the Litani River...
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Iran's Foreign Ministry said Monday that a cease-fire in Lebanon remains a key condition for any agreement with the United States to end the regional war. "We insist that a cease-fire in...
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam chaired a ministerial meeting at the Grand Serail on Monday to review efforts to enforce the cease-fire that took effect April 17, as well as the latest negotiations...
The Lebanese University announced Monday that exams at its Hadath and Saida campuses have been postponed until next week following Israeli threats to strike Beirut's southern suburbs. In a...
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam chaired a Cabinet meeting on Monday at the Grand Serail focused on efforts to enforce the cease-fire that took effect on April 17 but has been violated daily by...
The Municipality of Kaifoun (Aley) announced Monday that a phone call was received at the residence of Chehab Awada in the Horsh area of the town, requesting the evacuation of the building in...
For nearly nine hours on Friday, Lebanese and Israeli military delegations met at the Pentagon in the presence of U.S. officials. Not only did the talks fail to produce any breakthrough, but they...
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is closely following developments in detail, particularly those unfolding in southern Lebanon. His political contacts remain constant, both inside and outside...
BEIRUT — Justice Minister Adel Nassar said in an interview with Saudi channel Al-Arabiya on Sunday that Lebanon's willingness to engage in direct negotiations with Israel does not mean the...
Israel on Monday ordered strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, as it intensified its attacks on Lebanon, drawing condemnation from Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, who described the campaign as...
The United States and Iran said Monday they had again exchanged strikes, further straining a fragile cease-fire as negotiations aimed at ending the war remain stalled. Weeks of difficult talks...
23:46 Beirut Time IRGC Quds Force chief warns of possible escalation in Bab el-Mandeb and Hormuz straits The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force,...
The Central Bank of Syria has decided to extend the exchange period for the Syrian pound by an additional 30 days, after it was set to expire at the end of June. The bank said the decision allows...
An initiative launched by dozens of people from Sour and Nabatieh, from various backgrounds, made headlines this week after taking the initiative on May 29 to publish petitions demanding that these...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, June 1, 2026 Some key things to watch today:11 a.m. The Federations of Southern Suburb, Jabal Amel, and Bint Jbeil...
What does the history of Beaufort Castle tell us? That, nearly ten centuries after its construction by the Crusaders — although the site was likely fortified before their arrival — it remains a...
