The official said the terms agreed accomplish U.S. President Donald Trump's core objectives and ''gets it in a very, very good place.'' The terms of the so-called memorandum...
Israeli firm BlackCore, suspected of interfering in France's local elections in March, is also suspected of meddling in elections in New York City and Scotland, and operating in Angola and...
Hezbollah’s fiber-optic FPV drones, whose extensive use has inflicted losses among Israeli occupation soldiers in southern Lebanon, has prompted observers to question the timing of this relatively...
SOUTH LEBANON — After focusing its airstrikes in recent days on the districts of Sour and Nabatieh, the Israeli military appeared on Friday to shift its offensive toward the Saida region and the...
While the world’s attention is focused on the war between the United States and Iran, the Israeli government was due to approve on Thursday, June 11, a plan to finance the establishment of 61 new...
U.S. President Donald Trump denied on Friday that the United States has made major concessions to Iran and a senior U.S. official called an emerging pact "performance-based" with Tehran...
BEIRUT — The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) said Friday that Ireland will play Israel behind closed doors at a neutral venue after protests over the Israeli army killing civilians in Gaza....
BEIRUT — The Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) said Friday that remarks by former leader Walid Joumblatt were misinterpreted. In an interview with Al Jazeera on Thursday, Joumblatt spoke about a...
Forecasts by climatologists around the world, including those from organizations such as the World Meteorological Organization, indicate a strong likelihood that a major El Niño climate event will...
"Write your names, surnames, and today’s date at the top right of your sheets," Amal, the literacy teacher, says, raising her voice to cut through the hallway noise spilling in from the...
BEIRUT — A Palestinian workers' group in southern Lebanon's city of Sour has called on the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) to adopt an emergency cash, health and education...
After 1978, 1982, 2006, and many others, Lebanese audiences are preparing to experience yet another World Cup in the middle of a summer marked by a war with Israel. As the tournament kicked off...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun met Friday with Sami Alawieh, head of the Litani River Authority, for a briefing on the state of installations in the area amid the current war in Lebanon,...
The Lebanese state now officially considers Hezbollah’s weapons illegal, breaks with Iran, is drawing closer to Arab and Western countries, and is even engaging in direct negotiations with Israel....
Iran's state media said on Friday that under a draft agreement with the United States, Tehran would not give up control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz. "Iran makes no commitment in...
President Joseph Aoun received Saudi envoy to Lebanon Yazid bin Farhan is on Thursday evening at the Baabda Presidential Palace. He conveyed his gratitude to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for...
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said in an interview published Friday by the British daily The Times that Iran’s rejection of the cease-fire agreement between Lebanon and Israel was not merely a...
On June 21, 1998, for the first time in their history, Iran and the United States faced each other on a soccer field. Dena was 6 years old. From Belgium, where her family lives, she joined...
U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa visited Metn on Friday, where he met with MP Ibrahim Kanaan, president of the parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee and a former member of the Free...
BEIRUT — A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) damage assessment of Beirut and Mount Lebanon, published on Monday, found that Israeli attacks had destroyed 146 buildings and partially...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. President Donald Trump that he “understood very well” Washington’s desire to reach a deal with Tehran to end the war, but that he “thought there...
Since Oct. 8, 2023, when Hezbollah opened the Gaza support front, it has been accused of waging war on behalf of Hamas — but above all on behalf of Iran. However, Iran’s latest strikes on Israel...
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa stated that "the rumors circulating about Syria entering Lebanon are nothing but speculation," emphasizing that "Syria's approach aims to end the...
The message Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered Tuesday before the ruling AKP’s parliamentary group and its timing both suggest that Ankara is redefining its position in the ongoing...
BEIRUT — Detained since last September on suspicion of fraudulently withdrawing $2 million from dermatologist Roy Moutran's accounts, former Cedrus Bank branch manager Caline Fares was granted...
Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah said that any potential Iran-U.S. agreement "will have direct repercussions on Lebanon, whether the Lebanese authorities accept it or not," adding that some...
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea received a delegation from the family of the late head of the municipality of Deir Mimas, Suhail Abu Jamra, in Maarab on Friday, according to the state-run...
On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia finally announced the resumption of Lebanese exports to its territory after a five-year ban. The decision came on the personal orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin...
BEIRUT — Long considered taboo, the possibility of selling part of Lebanon’s gold reserves is now the subject of discreet discussions within the Cabinet. Behind the shift lies the economic fallout...
21:59 Beirut Time Hezbollah says US-Iran deal includes Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon Hezbollah MP Hussein Hajj Hassan said in an interview with Al Jazeera that Lebanon is included...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, June 12, 2026 Some key things to watch today:U.S.-Iran back-and-forth over the truce deal that U.S. President Donald Trump...
