BEIRUT — In a move marking an unprecedented level of U.S. pressure, the Treasury Department on Thursday announced sanctions against nine individuals accused of supporting Hezbollah, including...
BEIRUT — As the war between Hezbollah and Israel approaches its third month, Israeli forces that invaded southern Lebanon continue extensive destruction of villages while struggling to counter...
BEIRUT — The village of Deir Qanoun al-Nahr (Sour district) on Thursday buried victims of the Israeli massacre carried out two days earlier, in which a strike on a house killed 14 people, including...
BEIRUT — Sunni MP for Akkar Walid Baarini said Thursday in an interview with Radio Voice of Lebanon that he would withdraw his signature from the proposed general amnesty law, adopted Tuesday by...
The German think tank Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF), in partnership with the polling company Ipsos, conducted a survey earlier this month to assess Lebanese citizens' perceptions on...
BEIRUT — Qatar’s ambassador to Lebanon, Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, on Thursday reaffirmed to President Joseph Aoun, during a visit to the presidential palace in Baabda, his country’s...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army on Thursday denied reports circulated by some media outlets and on social media regarding the composition of the military delegation scheduled to take part in...
The ongoing war between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah is expected to shrink Lebanon's economy by at least 7% this year and could cost the country an estimated $20 billion, Finance...
BEIRUT — Fighting continued around Haddatha, a village in the central sector of southern Lebanon about 10 kilometers from the Israeli border, where Hezbollah said on Thursday it carried out new...
BEIRUT — Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi met Wednesday and Thursday with representatives of the International Finance Corporation (IFC, the World Bank's international financial institution)...
Iran's Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country's near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources said, hardening Tehran's stance on one...
Israel said on Thursday it had deported all the foreign activists seized by Israeli forces from a Gaza-bound flotilla, following global outcry over their treatment in custody. More than 430...
Her paintings draw you into groves streaked with light, undergrowth with dense foliage, forgotten paths, glimmers filtered through the branches and silences inhabited by the wind. From the outset,...
Britain announced on Wednesday that it had concluded a trade deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which it said would be worth $5 billion annually over the long term, strengthening...
Not an assistant or staff member passes in front of him without receiving a smile or a kind word. No request for a selfie or autograph is refused, nor are the endless questions about a possible...
Israel said it had deported on Thursday all the foreign activists seized by Israeli forces from a Gaza-bound flotilla, following global outcry over their treatment in custody. "All foreign...
It is a Thursday like any other in a Beirut café. The terrace is packed. Baristas move frantically behind the counter. Students and remote workers sit glued to their laptops. Inside sits Lynn, 22,...
The several-hour detention on Tuesday of animal rights activist Ghina Nahfawi, after sharing a video showing a car dragging a dog lying on its side along an asphalt road, sparked strong public...
The consumer price index (CPI) in Lebanese pounds jumped 20.02% year over year, after a 3.04% increase recorded in April, against the backdrop of Israel's war on Lebanon. According to updated...
Qatar's ambassador to Lebanon, Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, confirmed to Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun during a visit to the Presidential Palace in Baabda his country’s...
In a memorandum addressed to Arab and foreign embassies Thursday, Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc, the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc, accused Israel of repeatedly violating the November 2024...
Israel is facing mounting international criticism after its far-right police minister released a video showing detained Gaza flotilla activists being taunted, pinned to the ground, and kneeling...
The 2024 war, centered on Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, led to the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, triggering a geostrategic upheaval across the entire region. The 2026 war against Iran and...
Iran has already begun restoring its military production capabilities, which were heavily targeted by the U.S.-Israeli offensive, and has notably resumed drone production, according to a report by...
On the fifth floor of a building overlooking Ramallah, Sawsan Qaoud welcomes visitors into the offices of her production company. With her carefully styled hair, makeup and polished smile, the...
Iran's new body overseeing the Strait of Hormuz has said it has claimed areas extending to waters south of the United Arab Emirates' port of Fujairah, which hosts oil infrastructure...
In the early days of the war, the U.S. embassy in Lebanon, whose huge hills and outlines can be seen from my childhood bedroom’s window, sounded alarms as part of a military drill. The first time...
There were seven of them: Sobhi, Charbel, Hussein, Adel, Ahmad, Fares and Hassan. Seven Lebanese soldiers killed in an Israeli ambush in the middle of the night near the village of Aita al-Shaab.It...
China said it supported Cuba and urged the United States to "stop brandishing the judicial stick" against the country, after Washington indicted the Caribbean island's former leader...
“The Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani; the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman; and the president of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, have asked me to suspend our...
Lebanon is biding its time. The state still refuses to use force to disarm Hezbollah, despite pressure from the United States and Israel, which have offered to “coordinate” with Beirut on this...
23:11 Beirut Time Iranian source says 'no agreement' has yet been reached with US, but that 'differences have narrowed' A senior Iranian source told Reuters that “no agreement” has...
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for a gift of Trump cologne, a callback to their historic meeting in November when the American leader sprayed his fragrance on the...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, May 21, 2026 Some key things to watch today:5 p.m.: A sit-in by the Committee for the Defense of Tenants' Rights in Hamra...
Iran said on Thursday it was reviewing Washington's latest position on ending the war after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested he was prepared to wait a few days to "get the right...
The United States on Wednesday removed sanctions on the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, following a preliminary court order last week...
