The two sisters Yasmina and Elissa Yared, already known for founding Cinco and Sapa, the new restaurant, opened on May 2, which is nestled in the old Maillon space at Achrafieh's Sofil Center....
BEIRUT — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun returned to Beirut on Sunday evening after attending the first papal mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, alongside first lady Neemat Aoun. Aoun is...
The third round of municipal elections took place in Lebanon today, this time in Beirut and the Bekaa. In the capital, heavy skies topped an atmosphere of relative calm, interrupted periodically by...
BEITUT — Hezbollah MP Ali Sherri announced he will boycott the local TV channel al-Jadeed (also known as New TV), following a recent controversy over a program that criticized the construction...
BEIRUT — An Israeli drone targeted a van near a Lebanese Army post in Beit Yahoun, in the Bint Jbeil district, on Sunday, injuring two people, including a soldier and the van's driver, a municipal...
Beirut, Thursday, May 1, 2025. I have a flight to Paris to catch, and most roads leading to the airport are closed for the Beirut marathon. Albert, the driver taking me is skilled and resourceful,...
BEIRUT — Minister of Interior and Municipalities Ahmed Hajjar said that "all measures have been taken to accelerate the ballot counting and the publication of results" in the ongoing municipal...
The Israeli Prime Minister's office announced Sunday that the Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence services, had recovered from Syria the official archives of spy Eli Cohen, who was hanged in...
Nothing captured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's isolation more starkly this week than the image of U.S. President Donald Trump shaking hands with Syria's Islamist leader Ahmed...
Elie Saab set up a temporary showcase in suite 228 of the prestigious Carlton. In this private and discreet space, reserved for celebrities and the media, the iconic designer presented his latest...
Pope Leo XIV told President Joseph Aoun and First Lady Neemat Aoun after his inaugural Sunday mass that he continues to "work for peace in Lebanon and the region." The head of state and...
They know each other. They exchange glances but not smiles. In an elevator at Nice Airport's Terminal 2, Karima* is unperturbed.Facing her, Eva Longoria and her entourage, stuck in the same...
The Civil Defense of the Gaza Strip announced on Sunday the death of 50 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in the small, besieged, and war-devastated territory. "According to a preliminary...
Officials from the Syrian interim government and the Israeli state recently held direct discussions in Azerbaijan, according to an Israeli source close to the matter, cited by American news network...
The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced on Sunday that "all public hospitals" in the northern part of the Palestinian territory were out of service after the Israeli army laid...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday that his country was open to an agreement with Hamas that would include an "end to the fighting," referring to Israeli operations in the...
The Israeli army announced on Sunday the launch of "extensive ground operations in the north and south of the Gaza Strip," where at least 50 Palestinians, including children, have been killed in...
BEIRUT — An Israeli drone targeted a car on Sunday near a Lebanese Army position in Beit Yahoun, in the Bint Jbeil district, injuring the driver and a Lebanese Army soldier, a source in the...
The Syrian government and DP World signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth $800 million to develop Syria's port of Tartous, Syrian state news agency SANA said on Friday, after the...
BEIRUT — Citing high-level Lebanese diplomatic sources, UAE news outlet Erem News reported on Friday that a unit tracking money laundering and economic crimes at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon...
Municipal elections… here we go again ! This Sunday, Lebanese citizens originating from three governorates are heading to the polls to elect the municipal councils and moukhtars (local officials)...
The Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip announced Sunday that 33 people, “more than half of them children,” were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the besieged enclave. Mahmoud Bassal, spokesperson for...
Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Sunday claimed responsibility for firing two missiles at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, following an announcement by the Israeli army that a missile from Yemen had been...
The Syrian presidency announced on Saturday the creation of a national commission for transitional justice, tasked with shedding light on the crimes of the former dictator’s regime — more than five...
00:55 Beirut Time This wraps up today's coverage of the municipal elections in Beirut and the Bekaa. We will resume reporting tomorrow morning with updated results and reactions....
