BEIRUT — The hundreds of kilos of explosives intercepted on Oct. 5 in Dahr al-Baidar were being transported from the Bekaa "toward the southern suburbs of Beirut," Justice Minister Adel...
The general amnesty law is now enforceable. Following a session held on Monday, the Constitutional Council (CC), presided over by Tannous Mechleb, announced it had rejected the appeal for...
Saudi Arabia warned Yemen’s Houthis they would face “consequences” for their repeated attacks on the kingdom, as the Saudi-led coalition struck an oil facility west of Sanaa on Tuesday and Riyadh’s...
A 14-year-old boy opened fire with a hunting gun at a middle school in France on Monday, wounding the headmaster and a teacher before being disarmed by a member of staff, local authorities said....
BEIRUT — Foreign Minister Joe Rajji was welcomed on Monday in Moscow by his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov for a meeting focused on bilateral relations and the situation in Lebanon and the...
Today's top story A high school student was killed and about 20 people injured Monday in the explosion of an unexploded ordnance during a school trip near Neot-Mordechai in northern Israel,...
The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Monday that Palestinian legislative elections should be held "as soon as possible," after they were delayed to 2027. Palestinian president...
Militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) have withdrawn from four camps in northern Iraq in the first step of an intended disbandment, Turkish security sources said on Monday....
Authorities have extended the closure of Riyadh's international airport until Saturday and airlines scrapped flights after continuing attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis emptied the...
A teenager was killed and about 20 others were injured Monday in an explosion near the border with Lebanon in northern Israel, according to rescuers and police. According to police and Israeli...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army announced Monday that it had seized about 200 kilograms of explosive materials near the border between Lebanon and Syria, in northern Bekaa, hidden in bags loaded onto...
BEIRUT — To fulfill its commitment to the "future of Lebanon," the Council of the European Union on Monday approved the establishment of a "support mission" in the country,...
Benchmark oil prices topped $105 a barrel Monday after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement launched strikes on Saudi Arabia, heightening worries about tight global supplies heading into the...
Some 130 French high schools remained closed on Monday, the education ministry said, with authorities hoping the protest movement that has rocked the nation in recent weeks would ease ahead of...
U.S. academics Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel economics prize on Monday for decades of work developing ground-up models currently used by central banks and finance ministries...
Today's top story A man was killed Monday morning in a landmine explosion while inspecting his land on the outskirts of Ain Ibl, one of the few remaining populated villages at the heart of the...
BEIRUT — Iran is still reviewing the U.S. response to its proposal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and will convey its position to Washington through mediators once the review is complete,...
A traffic accident. That is all that stood between hundreds of kilos of explosives and their destination: Beirut. According to an account that has yet to be confirmed, the vehicle, carrying 250...
He arrived in a Lebanon where cultural projects begin, stall, then resume at the mercy of successive crises. A few months into his tenure, Christophe Musitelli, adviser for cultural cooperation and...
BEIRUT — In the first official reaction from Lebanese authorities to the seizure on Oct. 5 in Dahr al-Baidar of hundreds of kilograms of explosives destined for Hezbollah, Prime Minister Nawaf...
BEIRUT — Five Palestinians were killed in two Israeli strikes on Sunday evening and Monday morning in the south of the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian medical sources cited by Reuters and...
The kingdom had promised to become the Gulf’s land of opportunity, attracting foreign investors and skilled workers and positioning itself at the forefront of technological innovation. The vision...
Embroidery becomes jewelry, architectural training finds expression in clothing, and Palestinian experience inspires textile exploration: The other talents recognized by the Arab World Institute...
SOUTHERN LEBANON — A man was killed Monday morning in southern Lebanon by a land mine explosion while inspecting his land on the outskirts of Ain Ibl. The victim, Edgard Jillo, was an Internal...
The Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA) announced the winners of the second edition of its Fashion Prize on Oct. 8. Its 15-member jury, chaired by Princess Noura bint Faisal al-Saud, included fashion...
A senior UAE official on Monday called on Gulf countries to strengthen their security cooperation following a series of attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis against Saudi Arabia. Anwar...
About 60% of scheduled flights at Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia are expected to be cancelled on Monday, data from aviation analytics firm Cirium showed, after attacks from Yemen's Iran-aligned...
France's high school students on Monday begin a new stage of their campaign for improved conditions, hoping to maintain the momentum with a fresh wave of demonstrations. The new protests,...
In Mar Mikhael, finding a burger is never difficult. The trendy Beirut district has become a major hub for specialty burger chains, to the point that Leon Semerjian describes it as Lebanon’s “real...
Palestinian freelancer Mahmoud Abu Hamda on Saturday won the photography category in the prestigious Bayeux award for war correspondents for his work from Gaza. The Washington Post, NPR (National...
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday postponed legislative elections to September next year, official media said, confirming widespread speculation that they would be delayed once again....
The region could be on the brink of another war. All signs, particularly the escalation between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, point in that direction. Serious discussions are underway between Saudi...
Most stock markets rose Monday as oil prices tumbled after Donald Trump announced an "energy cease-fire" between Russia and Ukraine, which offset a fresh wave of Houthi attacks on Saudi...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Oct. 12, 2026 Some key things to watch today:9 a.m.: Environment Minister Tamara Elzein to deliver equipment to the Jurd...
A fresh Houthi strike hit Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, killing one person and wounding 11 others, a day after another deadly attack claimed by the Yemeni group forced authorities...
