Britain's foreign secretary vowed a tough response to "appalling" violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, drawing threats from Israel...
U.S. forces struck Iran on Tuesday and President Donald Trump vowed a "much harder" response to any counterattacks, as exchanges of fire between the two sides threatened to reignite their...
BEIRUT — French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Tuesday that France "will support" Lebanon if Lebanese authorities consider it necessary to extend the mandate of the United Nations...
BEIRUT — Israel has killed 8,920 people and injured 30,559 others in Lebanon from Oct. 8, 2023, until Sept. 1, 2026, according to a report published Tuesday by the Lebanese Health Ministry....
BEIRUT — The Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) is expected to reappoint Bank of Beirut CEO Salim Sfeir for a fourth consecutive term as its chairman Wednesday, after once again amending its...
Lebanese Defense Minister Michel Menassah on Tuesday called on the international community to "pressure Israel to uphold its commitments," saying that this would allow Lebanese...
NORTH LEBANON — State Security has announced the arrest of a smuggler of Syrian nationality living in Lebanon, who was planning the illegal passage of "nearly 25" Syrians from Lebanon to...
SOUTH LEBANON — Israeli forces carried out multiple attacks in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, demolishing homes, shelling several towns, and carrying out other military operations, all the while...
It was one of the promises of the new mandate: after years of marginalization against a backdrop of political tensions, Lebanon is determined to renew ties with the heavyweights of the Gulf. After...
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday vowed to match any U.S. move to return to a June deal aimed at ending their war, as he prepared to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at an...
Syrian authorities said at least five people were killed in northwest Idlib province on Tuesday when a vehicle carrying munitions exploded. A government source told AFP on condition of anonymity...
The approaching rainy season risks worsening a dire public health crisis in Gaza, where most people live in overcrowded tent camps amid rubble and overflowing sewage, the World Health Organization...
Eyewitnesses reported around a dozen Israeli strikes on Tuesday morning in western Gaza City, where the territory's Civil Defense agency said three people were killed, including two children...
After selling his company Snips and its voice recognition technology for several million dollars, French entrepreneur of Lebanese origin Rand Hindi has embarked on a new venture: protecting the...
King Abdullah II of Jordan has expressed his "full support" for the international conference in support of the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Internal Security Forces (ISF), for which a...
Israeli settlers tried to set fire to a mosque in the north of the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Palestinians said, in the latest such attack in the territory. The Palestinian Religious Affairs...
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged all Lebanese factions to "return to the State" on the 106th anniversary of Greater Lebanon's declaration. The call comes as authorities seek to...
“Sarcasm is our way of surviving.” The tone is set from the very top of their social media channel. For every thirtysomething like them struggling to make it in a Lebanon that offers its youth...
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said Tuesday that his country was working towards a "diplomatic solution" with Israel, with U.S. mediation, despite ongoing Israeli attacks....
The Energy and Water Ministry has set the price of one kilowatt-hour to be billed to private generator subscribers in Lebanon at 48,241 Lebanese liras, or nearly $0.54. These rates have risen by...
The list backed by Beirut MP Fouad Makhzoumi won 11 of the 18 seats on the Beirut Families Union compared with just seven for former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s Future Movement. Hariri bowed out...
The United Nations' food agency warned Tuesday that funding cuts were forcing it to slash the number of aid recipients in the West Bank in half, warning of dire consequences. The World Food...
Anthropic signed a $35 billion deal for access to cloud computing power from a U.S.-based startup backed by Nvidia, adding to a string of such deals clinched by the artificial intelligence (AI)...
Amid concerns over their quality and effectiveness, Court of Cassation Public Prosecutor Ahmad Rami al-Hajj is reviewing cases involving six drugs used to treat certain cancers. Several patients...
All Christian schools in Jerusalem suspended classes on Tuesday to protest Israel's refusal to renew entry permits to East Jerusalem and Israel for more than 70 teachers and staff members from...
The Pentagon said on Monday it secured seven-year agreements with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) and Lockheed Martin to increase missile production. The agreements are...
After four years spent in the familiar waters of its music, the Egyptian band Cairokee is taking a risk with "Supernova," letting its star explode. The band had hardly remained silent in...
Iran has sufficient foreign currency reserves despite U.S. sanctions, Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said on Tuesday, after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tehran was lashing...
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday that Tehran would "immediately" reciprocate if the United States returned to a June deal aimed at ending their war. "I state...
The U.S. Army's top civilian leader Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation, the White House confirmed Monday, following reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Asked about...
Three "unknown projectiles" struck a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz overnight, a British maritime agency said Tuesday following a fresh flare-up in the U.S.-Iran war. Tehran has imposed...
Clashes with local armed groups in Syria's Druze-majority province of Sweida left 10 government security personnel wounded, state media reported Tuesday. The unrest, which took place on...
22:29 Beirut Time Israel targets several areas in southern Lebanon with airstrikes Artillery strikes targeted a forest situated between Beit Yahoun and Aita al-Jabal (Bint Jbeil) this...
"You are either with us or you're with the Iranians," warned U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday, Aug. 30. A few days after launching Operation Economic Outcast to choke...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 Some key things to watch today:10 a.m. The Service Expenses Follow-up Committee is organizing a demonstration to...
