The head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc, Mohammad Raad, said Thursday that the war waged by Israel against his group had "failed," while urging the Lebanese government to...
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Thursday, in a message on X , that he has agreed with French President Emmanuel Macron to work on holding two support conferences for Lebanon, one for "the...
U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Friday issued an extraordinary rebuke to Israeli critics of the Iran deal, warning them not to alienate their "only powerful ally" left in the world....
The United States on Thursday added Marada Movement leader Sleiman Frangieh, as well as Hezbollah’s deputy head of the political bureau, Mahmoud Qomati, to the Treasury Department’s Specially...
Four days ahead of the next round of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in Washington, and as the cessation of hostilities and Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon are at the heart...
Lebanese authorities have arrested a citizen suspected of having imported parts used to manufacture Hezbollah drones, a judicial source told AFP on Thursday. Hezbollah has been using fiber optic...
The draft version of the U.S. defense spending bill for the upcoming year introduces new restrictions on Pentagon assistance to the Lebanese Army, with part of that aid contingent on progress...
Labor Minister Mohammad Haidar held a press conference Thursday at the main headquarters of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in Beirut to announce a list of medical benefits newly included...
As the return of forcibly displaced people and rescue operations continued Thursday across southern Lebanon, Israel continued to fire toward civilians, rescuers, and soldiers in Haddatha (Bint...
BEIRUT — Justice Minister Adel Nassa, and the Kataeb party rejected on Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal for Syria to "deal with Hezbollah." Trump said on Wednesday...
“The day my husband was martyred was the hardest day of my life,” Islam Juha, a 22-year-old mother of two daughters, told me. Her husband was killed in 2024 while trying to bring home a bag of...
Evading Russian air defenses, Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in southeast Moscow on Thursday for the second time in three days, igniting a fierce blaze that spewed out clouds of black...
This year, the Ameen Rihani Foundation — which preserves the spelling chosen by the writer himself for his English-language publications — is marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of the...
BEIRUT — The U.S. Senate’s version of next year’s defense spending bill introduces new restrictions on the Pentagon's support to the Lebanese Army, according to U.S.-based news website...
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at critics of his agreement with Iran on Thursday, calling those who accused him of offering concessions to end the war "fools," ahead of...
In a report published shortly before the announcement of the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States, and later updated for L'Orient-Le Jour by its chief economist for...
BEIRUT — Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs, Amichai Chikli, said that "Israel will be at war with Syria sooner or later," adding that Damascus and Ankara are a "far more troubling...
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Thursday he was severing "all contact" with European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas over what he said were remarks attributed to her...
The Bab al-Mandeb Strait is no ordinary maritime corridor. It is one of the narrow gateways through which the modern global economy breathes. Linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian...
Three Saudi-flagged supertankers carrying 6 million barrels of crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a deal with Iran to end the war...
A common explanation for Lebanon’s problems is that the country suffers from weak institutions. This is only partially true. Lebanon does not lack institutions. It has courts, ministries,...
The U.S.-Iran deal has given new momentum to behind-the-scenes efforts to rebuild bridges, severed for months, between President Joseph Aoun and the Hezbollah-Amal alliance.The rift between the two...
Iran deserves some credit because it has just brutally dispelled a series of illusions that long shaped part of Lebanon’s political debate. It has shown that the “Great Satan,” with whom it vowed...
BEIRUT — Israel is currently engaged in "stubborn negotiations" with the United States to maintain the deployment of its forces in southern Lebanon, where it is attempting to take control...
The United Arab Emirates announced a social media ban for children under 15 on Thursday, joining a growing group of countries including Australia, Britain and Canada to take similar measures....
The cultural heritage of south Lebanon is facing unprecedented threats as a result of the ongoing war. This rich and diverse heritage encompasses historic villages, public spaces, traditional...
U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian signed a framework agreement remotely on Wednesday night to end the war in Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. However, the...
BEIRUT — In Lebanon, Israeli strikes have killed 247 children and injured 992 — an average of 12 children killed or maimed every day — since the war between Israel and Hezbollah began on March 2,...
Roman Hippodrome of Tyre [Sour], early August 1990. Emile Nasr has climbed to the top of the stands, and suddenly, these ruins reveal their full scale.My friend leans on a column to take in the...
Israel is holding negotiations with the U.S. as it seeks to continue its deployment of troops in southern Lebanon, two Israeli officials including a senior Israeli official close to Prime Minister...
Oil prices tumbled again Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart signed off on a deal to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The news boosted optimism for...
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that Israeli settler groups could be added to a global blacklist for violations against children as he voiced alarm at a...
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday hailed progress by NATO allies to meet defense spending vows, but said some must "do more," as he struck a conciliatory tone at an alliance...
In a context marked by the gradual disappearance of certain skills, the exodus of talent, and the weakening of production sectors, the collaboration between Beit Kanz and eight Lebanese designers,...
Late one evening in Hamra, I ran into Shams*, someone I used to work with during one of my one-too-many stints as a waitress. He joined me for a cigarette break. We sat on a bench caked in dust and...
U.S. President Donald Trump has floated, for the third time, the idea of a Syrian intervention in Lebanon to "take care" of Hezbollah. On Wednesday, he said he had discussed the party...
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had spoken to Syria's leader about combatting Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, a day after criticizing Israel for killing too many civilians...
23:32 Beirut Time We are now closing our LIVE coverage of the region for the evening. We will be back tomorrow morning with more news updates. 22:55 Beirut Time...
U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran's president signed a deal Wednesday meant to end the Middle East war, with Tehran agreeing to dilute its enriched uranium in return for large-scale economic...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, June 18, 2026 Some key things to watch today:12:30 p.m.: Sixth convoy of humanitarian aid to Lebanon from Jordan, scheduled...
