BEIRUT — "The differences between Iran and the United States are deep and significant," said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei, specifying that the Iranian foreign...
BEIRUT — The head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc, Mohammad Raad, made an ''appeal'' to his party's grassroots base Friday through an audio message broadcast on the...
Did Israel's victims need to be European for the world to be moved? Did it take their European leaders, often silent about Israeli abuses, to spark a diplomatic crisis for Benjamin Netanyahu —...
BEIRUT — Meeting Friday at the presidential palace in Baabda, Cabinet appointed Judge Hala el-Maoula (Shia) as director general of the social affairs ministry and Wi'am Abou Hamdane (Druze) as...
BEIRUT — The chargé d’affaires of the Syrian embassy in Lebanon, Iyad al-Hazza, met on Friday with Kataeb party leader Sami Gemayel at the party’s headquarters in Beirut as part of a...
The United States has seen some progress towards a deal with Iran but more work is required, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, as diplomatic efforts intensified to find an end to a...
Dear reader, If I could give you one piece of cooking advice for the rest of your life, it would be to gather all your favorite recipes from your grandmother and mother. I live with this thought...
Night begins to fall, the Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA)'s facade is lit up, and the expansive square is packed with people. About 1,500 people have come to attend the fundraiser concert...
Myra Frapier-Saab was only 7 years old when the phone rang in the family's furnished apartment in Paris, and her world changed forever. On May 16, 1976, journalist Edouard Saab brought his...
BEIRUT — Maronite Patriarch Elias Hoyek, often described as the "father of Greater Lebanon," is set to be beatified, the Vatican News website reported, after a miracle attributed to his...
September 1986. Red bandanas bearing the slogan "On the road to Jerusalem" in Persian — alongside a map showing that the route passed "through Iraq and Lebanon" — were found...
Since Tuesday evening, the epicenter of the clashes between Hezbollah and the Israeli army appears to have shifted to Haddatha, in the Bint Jbeil district, around six kilometres north-east of the...
BEIRUT — Army Commander Rodolph Haykal delivered a speech to mark the 26th anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon on May 25, 2000, ending an 18-year occupation, amid a current...
Is this a new sign of the obstacles still facing Washington’s efforts to normalize relations between Damascus and Tel Aviv? Through a new customs law enacted by decree (No. 109), Syrian interim...
BEIRUT - The government of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, which is set to meet Friday at 3 p.m. at the Baabda Palace, is expected to discuss the creation of a "higher Lebanese-Syrian ministerial...
This is not their first rodeo. From Operation Desert Storm against Iraq in 1990-1991, to the Arab coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen from 2015 onward, and including Afghanistan in the early...
The U.S. and Iran have just a "50-50" chance of reaching an agreement that would free up the Strait of Hormuz, a senior UAE official said on Friday. Presidential adviser Anwar Gargash...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army and General Security reaffirmed Friday that their personnel are loyal exclusively to the state and its institutions after Washington imposed sanctions on several Lebanese...
Preparations for the next round of negotiations are well underway, whether for the talks on security issues scheduled for May 29 or the political discussions set for June 2 and 3 in Washington....
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday ordered the closure of a top independent university with liberal leanings in the middle of the school year, according to an official decree. The...
BEIRUT — Beirut Court of Appeal Prosecutor General Raja Hamoush on Thursday brought charges of "incitement to sectarian strife" against singer Ali Barakat and activist Alaa Abou Jabal,...
The atmosphere between Iran and the United States continues to fluctuate. In recent days, discussions have once again been marked by a degree of optimism over the possibility of an agreement...
The case of the fake Iraqi officer, Tarek Nasrawi, caused embarrassment to Lebanon’s security services. Posing as the head of security at the Iraqi Embassy in Beirut, he allegedly sought to build...
BEIRUT — Israeli attacks on south Lebanon killed seven rescue workers on Thursday into Friday night, according to our correspondent. Three of them were struck while they were heading to the site of...
A photo circulates of an Israeli occupation soldier preparing coffee on the banks of the Litani River. In the opposing narratives being promoted by Israel and Hezbollah since the re-escalation of...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced hope of progress on ending the war with Iran, as he looked to Pakistani mediators to help advance efforts to strike an agreement. Previous comments by...
More than six months after the United Nations endorsed a peace plan in Gaza, the humanitarian situation there remains catastrophic, three global NGOs said Thursday, calling on Israel to respect its...
Increasingly, Social Development Minister Haneen Sayed has been the target of sharp criticism from the Amal-Hezbollah duo, as well as from Druze leader Walid Joumblatt. On the surface, she is being...
23:03 Beirut Time Israel issues two warnings targeting buildings in Sour and its suburbs At 10:40 p.m., the Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson issued an evacuation order...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, May 22, 2026 Some key things to watch today:Continued Israeli violations of the cease-fire in Lebanon and Hezbollah retaliatory...
