BEIRUT — Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah promised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "surprises" on Friday, after more than seven months of fighting along the Lebanese-Israeli...
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s balance of payment (BOP) for 2023 — the amount of money flowing into the country versus the amount flowing out – recorded a deficit of around $643 million compared to a deficit...
OCCUPIED EAST JERUSALEM — Celebrations marking a Jewish holiday this weekend have been moved after its traditional location near Lebanon was closed due to the threat of Hezbollah rocket fire,...
BEIRUT — Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the sexual abuse of students at a high school in Kfar Shima, in Baabda district. One of the three arrested is the school’s principal....
The International Court of Justice ruled on Friday that Israel “immediately halt” its military offensive in the Rafah governorate, a landmark ruling likely to increase mounting international...
No big surprises were expected from the IMF delegation’s visit to Lebanon. The delegation had arrived in Beirut on Sunday night. IMF head of mission for Lebanon Ernesto Ramirez Rigo led the...
French President Emmanuel Macron will on Friday host the foreign ministers of four key Arab states for talks on the war in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, his office...
BEIRUT – Lebanon's acting General Security director Elias Bayssari accused the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday of purposely sending data regarding the number...
On Wednesday, the Iranian embassy in Beirut opened its doors to political and media figures wishing to offer their condolences for the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and his Foreign Minister...
The Israeli military said Friday its forces had retrieved the bodies of three hostages in an overnight operation in the northern Gaza Strip's Jabalia. The remains of...
21:23 Beirut Time That's it for today's live coverage of the war on Gaza and its repercussions in the region and around the world. Thanks for joining us. We'll be back tomorrow morning...
The Palestinian Authority is facing the possibility of financial collapse, the World Bank said in a report Thursday, as revenue streams run dry and economic activity drops precipitously against the...
A UN rights expert on Thursday called on Israeli authorities to investigate allegations of torture and abuse of detained Palestinians since Hamas's Oct. 7 attacks sparked the war in Gaza....
Many Internet users congratulated the Lebanese employee on his reaction. At the end of the line on the TV set, in Egyptian dialect and to the laughter of his colleagues, host Eli Yatzpan, in suit...
Have the Lebanese authorities shifted into high gear regarding the departure of Syrian refugees and migrants in Lebanon? After a “voluntary return” convoy to Syria in mid-May, which only managed to...
The meeting could have gone unnoticed. On Wednesday, officials from the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met in Riyadh to discuss defense and cooperation. In the current...
“Sincere condolences,” say some, “not on our behalf,” reply others. On the Lebanese political scene, reactions to the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raissi in a helicopter crash on Sunday were...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Friday, May 24, 2024. Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today: • At 4 p.m. Beirut time, the...
