FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on the eve of the World Cup on Wednesday that world football's governing body "does not control everything" when it came to issuing visas and who...
BEIRUT — The commander-in-chief of the Lebanese Army, Gen. Rodolphe Haykal, concluded an official visit to Pakistan from June 6 to 9, at the invitation of counterpart, Field Marshal Syed Asim...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday called on the Lebanese people to join Israel's fight against Hezbollah, saying their country had been taken "hostage" by...
SOUTH LEBANON — Two residents of Kfar Shuba (Hasbaya district) were abducted Wednesday morning by the Israeli army, which later confirmed they were “transferred to Israeli territory for...
India has summoned a senior U.S. diplomat in New Delhi and lodged a ''strong protest'' following a strike on a tanker off Oman in which three Indian seafarers remain missing,...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun received Wednesday at Baabda Presidential Palace the Druze community's sheikh Akl, Sami Abi al-Mona, at the head of a delegation of religious leaders, and...
BEIRUT — A new Lebanese airline is preparing to enter the market: Mada Airways, the sister company of IBEX Air Charter, a private jet and charter flight operator based in Beirut and Congo. The...
BEIRUT — Samir Geagea said Wednesday that ''the legal and legitimate authority in Lebanon is that of the president and the government,'' calling ''unacceptable'' any...
BEIRUT — Druze leader Walid Joumblatt, heading a delegation from the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), was received Wednesday by Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha, after...
SOUTH LEBANON — The Israeli army has been carrying out successive and intensive strikes for several days on certain villages in southern Lebanon, especially in the districts of Sour and Nabatieh, a...
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Iran had taken too long to negotiate a deal and would now "have to pay the price", while Tehran said it would reassess diplomatic engagement...
BEIRUT — ''Direct negotiations'' between the Lebanese government and Israel are ''the only way'' to restore peace in Lebanon, the Lebanese foreign minister said...
On June 4, a sense of intimacy filled Montreal's Olympia Theatre. There was familiarity in the laughter: a mix of nostalgia, self-deprecation, political fatigue, and almost familial warmth. On...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun delivered a new jab on Wednesday at the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hezbollah’s patron, asserting that “there is a big difference between aid and interference in...
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s brief remark about a solution that would place Lebanon under a dual Saudi-Iranian influence did not attract much attention when he made it three weeks ago.In his...
BEIRUT — Journalist Rami Naim, known for his strong remarks on social media and in the media, was sentenced Tuesday by the Print Court to one month in prison for defamation, insult, slander and...
It is a victory for Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. After a long wait, his government succeeded Saturday in inaugurating the Qleiaat airport with great fanfare.The event was the result of what the...
BEIRUT — A man accused by Lebanese authorities of involvement in an alleged Israeli intelligence network escaped from Hezbollah detention during Israeli airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs...
At 5 p.m., the terrace at T-Marbouta was already starting to fill up. Although the meeting was supposed to begin precisely at that time, Hamra traffic jams had other plans. For a good half-hour,...
The U.N. human rights office will deploy a team of investigators to Lebanon next week to assess potential violations of international law by all parties during the current war in the country, U.N....
On Aug. 4, 2020, a double explosion worthy of an apocalyptic scene occurred in a warehouse at the Beirut Port — an event whose causes have still not been fully clarified in the eyes of part of the...
BEIRUT — The public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Rami Hajj, will go next Wednesday, June 17, to the home of Riad Salameh to question him as part of a case involving alleged illicit...
In April 2026, UNESCO granted provisional reinforced protection status to 39 cultural sites in Lebanon, including the ruins of Hammara on the slopes of Mount Hermon. Rising to 2,814 meters above...
SOUTH LEBANON — The mayor of Kfar Shuba (Hasbaya district), Qassem Qadri, confirmed to our correspondent in south Lebanon that municipal council member Mohammad Hassan al-Hage and municipal...
Lebanon’s central bank, the Banque du Liban (BDL), has extended by one year the implementation of Circulars 158 and 166, introduced respectively in 2021 and 2024 to gradually return part of the...
Amnesty International accused Israel on Wednesday of conducting an "ethnic cleansing" campaign against Bedouin and herding communities in the occupied West Bank, saying the measures were...
Iran's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that the United States had damaged the ongoing international diplomatic effort to end the war, after more U.S. strikes on targets in southern Iran....
Ahmad Ashour's voice catches with emotion as he addresses the audience. On the giant screen, he scrolls through images of Shabebik Gallery, an essential springboard for artists from Gaza and a...
Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election this year, his party announced on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he wasn't sure if the Israeli prime minister would stand again. In...
Iran has reshuffled the cards in the region. Tehran sought to combine negotiations with the use of force in an effort to link the various files and revive the principle of the “unity of fronts.” By...
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Saudi Arabia launched its second national carrier Riyadh Air after more than a year of delays on Wednesday, defying the economic turmoil triggered by the Middle East war and strong competition from...
A divide has settled within Lebanese society. It opposes discourses, demarcates places, distinguishes regions, and divides hearts. It is as if, having reached a breaking point, two contradictory...
22:12 Beirut Time Fresh Israeli strikes hit west Bekaa and south Lebanon Israeli warplanes continued striking the western Bekaa overnight, targeting Hama Zelaya, Sohmor and Yohmor,...
Iran's foreign ministry warned Wednesday that its neighbors in the Gulf had a "legal and moral responsibility" to prevent American and Israeli strikes, as Tehran and Washington traded...
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out attacks against a U.S. base in Jordan and 21 other targets in the Gulf on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes around the Strait...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Some key things to watch today:Developments in the Middle East after Iran and U.S. exchange fire. 3 p.m.:...
