2023 Turkey election runoff: What you need to know
ISTANBUL — Turks vote on May 28 in a presidential election runoff between the incumbent Tayyip Erdogan and his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, that will decide whether the president extends...
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Syria's Assad arrives to Saudi Arabia for Arab league summit
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived to the Saudi city of Jeddah on Thursday to attend the Arab League summit the following day, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV and Syrian State TV reported. Saudi...
18 May 2023
Salameh: If any judgement is issued against me, I will resign
BEIRUT — BDL Governor Riad Salameh said he will resign from his position if “judgement” is issued against him on Thursday. He also indicated that he would attend any judicial hearing if it is "done...
18 May 2023
Michel Aoun: 'It is unreasonable to elect a president without involving a certain community'
BEIRUT — Former Lebanese president Michel Aoun gave an interview to OTV on Wednesday evening during which he said it is "unreasonable to boycott a community" in the framework of the presidential...
18 May 2023
Will Riad Salameh be removed from office?
“It is a Kafka-esque situation.” This is how a former politician, who spoke on condition of anonymity, described the international arrest warrant issued against Banque du Liban (BDL) Governor...
Jeanine JALKH, 18 May 2023
Saade Chami and 10 MPs call on Salameh to resign
BEIRUT — Vice-president of the caretaker government, Saadeh Chami, called on BDL Governor Riad Salameh to resign Thursday, following the international arrest warrant issued against him on May 16....
18 May 2023
An ultimatum: Noun threatens violence if port probe is not relaunched
Dozens of relatives of victims of firefighters who died in the August 4, 2020, Beirut blast gathered Thursday morning in front of Beirut's Palace of Justice to demand the resumption of the blast...
18 May 2023
Lebanon, a haven for the wanted?
He continues to manage, through ad hoc circulars and without any comprehensive financial rescue plan, one of the worst economic crises in modern history. It is a crisis he helped create — he, who...
Stéphanie KHOURI, 18 May 2023
General Security urges Lebanese citizens not to 'rush' into renewing passports
BEIRUT — General Security urged citizens Thursday not to "rush" to request passport renewals and to let those "mostly in need" apply first. The statement comes as Lebanese citizens scramble in...
18 May 2023
Judge rejects Salameh's appeal, paving way for continued probe
BEIRUT — The first investigating judge of Beirut, Charbel Abou Samra, rejected Thursday several appeals by beleaguered Banque du Liban governor Riad Salemeh, thereby clearing the way for him to...
18 May 2023
Heavy fighting in Sudan's capital as food aid needs grow
KHARTOUM — Heavy air strikes pounded southern areas of Sudan's capital on Thursday as clashes flared near a military camp, witnesses said, in fighting that has displaced nearly 1 million people...
18 May 2023
Lebanese Army aircraft crashes due to 'sudden damage,' no injuries
BEIRUT — A Lebanese Army Super Tucano aircraft crashed on Thursday in the town of Hamat near Batroun due to "sudden damage," a source from the Lebanese Army told L'Orient Today . Nobody was...
Wael Taleb, 18 May 2023
Hope and anger as Saudi-based Syrians await Assad visit
Tributes to Syrian culture are everywhere at Riyadh's Damascu Cafe — from the traditional bean stew on the menu to folk songs that pour from the speakers, name-checking the war-torn country's...
18 May 2023
Arab conflict zones missing out on climate funds, aid groups say
Conflict-hit countries in the Middle East are among the most vulnerable to climate change but are almost entirely excluded from meaningful financing to mitigate its effects, aid groups warned...
18 May 2023
Israeli national 'Flag March' in Jerusalem rattles Palestinians
JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists are expected to march through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday, in an annual event that has raised fears of violence...
18 May 2023
Lebanon judge rejects defenses submitted by BDL chief lawyers in local case, senior judicial source says
This is a developing story. Check back soon for ongoing updates.
18 May 2023
German ambassador thanks security forces for 'protection' after rainbow flag backlash
BEIRUT — German Ambassador to Lebanon Andreas Kindl on Wednesday thanked Lebanese security authorities for protecting his country's embassy after it raised a rainbow flag to commemorate the...
18 May 2023
Scent of tradition lingers in Lebanon's 'village of roses'
On a gentle slope looking out over Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, villagers work their way across pink-dotted terraces, gathering perfumed Damask roses that are used for essential oils, sweets and...
18 May 2023
A second exile: Sudanese refugees flee again to destitute Chad
KOUFROUN, Chad — Fleeing the village to escape from attackers, crossing a desert border, building a shelter from straw and rags, waiting for food aid: these are familiar hardships for Halime...
18 May 2023
Renewed Iraq fuel contract, Salameh a ‘fugitive,’ fire at Tripoli market: Everything you need to know to start your Thursday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . The Energy Ministry announced its third renewal of a fuel supply contract with Iraq, which will increase the quantity of fuel...