Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated Thursday that "fundamental disagreements" remain with the United States, on the eve of a new round of nuclear talks in Rome under Omani...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Paris, London, and Ottawa on Thursday night of encouraging "Hamas mass murderers" to fight endlessly after the three capitals denounced...
A “small number” of the roughly 90 U.N. trucks that delivered humanitarian aid to Gaza on Wednesday for the first time since early March were “intercepted” by residents threatened by famine, a U.N....
Lebanon: Israeli strike on a building in the south after a call to evacuate (state media)
BEIRUT — Lebanese authorities on Friday closed and sealed the VeréBleu amusement park in Dayshouniyeh, Metn district, after several young girls were sexually harassed during a school trip. The...
Young men vandalized the house of Change MP Yassine Yassine on Thursday in Ghazzeh, western Bekaa, following the results of municipal elections, reports L'Orient Today's correspondent in...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has had “useful discussions” with the Syrian authorities and is “closely monitoring developments” concerning the country, assured Julie Kozack, the...
BEIRUT — Ahmad Ghossein doesn’t have a favourite story from his time taking services (shared taxi), where conversation can provide colourful and varied mediations of this city’s version of...
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam decreed Thursday the closure of public institutions, municipalities, schools, and universities on Saturday due to the holding of municipal elections in South Lebanon and...
Parliament Speaker and head of Amal, Nabih Berri, along with Hezbollah, called on Thursday for the residents of South Lebanon to participate in the municipal elections scheduled for Saturday and to...
BEIRUT — Young men attacked on Thursday the home of Change MP Yassin Yassin in the village of Ghazzeh in the Western Bekaa over the results of the recent municipal elections, according to our...
Hezbollah emphasized the importance of the "choice of resistance [...] which enabled the liberation of the [Lebanese] land," in a statement published Thursday following its weekly...
BEIRUT — Joint parliamentary committees on Thursday referred the issue of Lebanese expatriates voting to a subcommittee, following "divergences" on the matter, according to the House...
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam emphasized during a meeting Thursday with the mufti of the Republic, Abdellatif Deriane, that "the government is conducting contacts, diplomatic and...
The idea of peace between Lebanon and Israel is resurfacing, now laid out as a tangible possibility and, for some, even a desirable one.At the Qatar Economic Forum, U.S. deputy envoy for the Middle...
BEIRUT — Banque du Liban (BDL) affirmed on Thursday that it continues to take all necessary legal measures to pursue individuals or entities, suspected of corruption with direct or indirect ties to...
The United Arab Emirates, one of the few Arab countries with diplomatic ties to Israel, condemned Thursday the shooting that claimed the lives of two employees of the Israeli Embassy in Washington,...
BEIRUT — Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called on Thursday people from southern Lebanon to participate in the municipal elections expected to take place on Saturday and vote for the Amal...
Approved on May 5 by Israel’s war cabinet, the operation dubbed “Gideon’s Chariots” was launched in Gaza on May 16 by the Israeli war machine, coinciding with the end of U.S. President Donald...
The Joint Palestinian Action Committee called on Thursday for refugees in the Palestinian camps of Saida and its surroundings to avoid any movement on Saturday, unless in case of emergency, due to...
Two out of three steps are done. Parliament has passed the end of bank secrecy, and the Cabinet has approved the banking sector restructuring bill. Now, the government faces the hardest part:...
This visit’s agenda is clear: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who was received Wednesday in Baabda Presidential Palace by his Lebanese counterpart, President Joseph Aoun, and...
BEIRUT — In a meeting with the Mufti of the Republic Abdel Latif Derian in Dar al-Fatwa on Thursday, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam emphasized that “the government is making contacts, endeavors and...
"Good evening, please respect her space, touch her with your eyes." With a phone glued to his ear, a press attaché overwhelmed by messages and requests from photographers delivers his...
The Israeli army issued an evacuation notice in Arabic on Thursday for 14 neighborhoods in the northern Gaza Strip, including the Jabalia refugee camp, stating they are "operating forcefully...
The TAKREEM Foundation illuminated the Godolphin Ballroom at Jumeirah Emirates Towers on May 15, with a remarkable fundraising gala held under the patronage of the UAE, its partners and its...
In a world saturated with images and manufactured narratives, some paths shine with a truer light — not because they are perfect, but because they waver, question, and cross invisible borders that...
Even Gebran Bassil was forced to acknowledge it. “Kudos to the Lebanese Forces (LF). It is clear that they are the leading political force in Zahle. We objectively admit that,” said the Free...
BEIRUT – Lebanese Public Works and Transport Minister, Fayez Rasamny, launched on Wednesday the "national plan for the rehabilitation and maintenance of roads and bridges in Lebanon,"...
Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement on May 13 of the lifting of sanctions under the Caesar Act, Syria is preparing to rejoin the international banking networks SWIFT and...
Bright entrance, red carpet, and radiant smiles: Lebanese American University (LAU) campus in Beirut comes alive. The atmosphere is festive: music, cameras, welcome cocktails, and elegant attire...
BEIRUT — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who arrived to Beirut on Wednesday, continued his tour on Thursday and met with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain al-Tineh and Prime Minister Nawaf...
In a perfect world, a manta ray would glide to the sound of Bellini’s La Sonnambula, sung by Maria Callas, in Atlantis — Luc Besson’s 1991 film. Unclassifiable and poetic, this documentary was born...
Lebanese Foreign Affairs Minister Joe Rajji stated on Wednesday night in a televised interview that he does not have "trust in the loyalty" of Hezbollah in the framework of the dialogue...
BEIRUT — Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Rodolph Haykal said Thursday that near-daily Israeli violations in southern Lebanon are preventing the army’s full deployment south of the Litani River, a key...
The Israeli army said Thursday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen towards Israel, triggering air raid sirens in Jerusalem and its surroundings. "After the sounding of sirens a short...
Israel is using AI technology in its war against Gaza and ongoing attacks in Lebanon on a scale unprecedented in the history of warfare, and all with the critical support of American tech...
A new festival, an international star, prestigious guests, a legendary venue: on Sept. 13, the Beirut Hippodrome will come alive with the sounds of "The Trumpets of Michel-Ange," the latest project...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Thursday that he had ordered the strengthening of security measures in Israeli diplomatic missions worldwide, following the death of two Israeli...
The next round of talks between the United States and Iran on Iran’s nuclear program will take place Friday in Rome, Oman's chief diplomat announced Wednesday. Oman is mediating the discussions...
How can the transition to a more ecological and sustainable world include all segments of the population while accounting for mounting risks in a crisis-stricken Middle East? That question was at...
The new U.S.-backed foundation for distributing aid in the Gaza Strip, starved after weeks of blockade by Israel, assured on Wednesday that it does not wish to replace the U.N. but to...
The lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria and the Western diplomatic opening toward Damascus not only offer the new Syrian government ‘a new opportunity,’ but also promise to have a positive impact on...
As Lebanon suffered a war last year, Ali Chahrour was determined to keep making art, creating a performance inspired by the plight of migrant workers caught up in the war. Months after a...
A member of Irish rap group Kneecap has been charged with a terror offense for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag at a London concert, police said on Wednesday. Liam O'Hanna, 27, known by...
The U.N. said Wednesday it had "dispatched" around 90 trucks carrying aid into Gaza, as international pressure intensified over Israel's renewed offensive and blockade of the...
Two Israeli embassy staffers were shot dead late Wednesday outside a Jewish museum in Washington, officials said, with the U.S. government and Israeli diplomats expressing shock and outrage over...
Israel's army announced Thursday that it had intercepted a new missile fired from Yemen, where Houthi rebels regularly target Israeli territory. "Following sirens that sounded recently in...
Israel is ready to accept a "temporary cease-fire" to release hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday night, while asserting that the army would control "the...
