BEIRUT — The families of four men who have been missing since their return to southern Lebanon held a sit-in Wednesday in front of the Grand Serail in Beirut, demanding information about their fate...
BEIRUT — Contradictory signals have emerged from the fifth round of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, held Wednesday in Washington. After a first day of political-level talks, the...
The prosecutor at the Court of Cassation has begun gathering information from General Security following media reports about alleged forged passports, a judicial source told L’Orient-Le Jour on...
BEIRUT — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the army will not withdraw from its « security zone » in southern Lebanon while he remains in office. He echoes his defense minister Israel...
It is not only in Lebanon that the announcement of a "deconfliction cell" on the Lebanese front has caused confusion. This cell, announced Sunday, includes Iran alongside the United...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait on Wednesday, vowing not to undermine their security as he sought to reassure Gulf allies sceptical of a...
BEIRUT — The government’s decision on June 15 to create a joint-stock company that would oversee the management and operation of Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport (RHIA), has triggered...
Lebanon has transferred 128 Syrian convicts to their home country, a Lebanese security source told AFP on Wednesday, the second batch of handovers under an agreement the two sides signed earlier...
SOUTH LEBANON — Israeli strikes on Wednesday killed two people and wounded a child, as Israel reaffirmed plans to maintain its military presence in the area. On Wednesday afternoon, the Israeli...
SOUTH LEBANON— An Israeli drone struck a car in the Dabsheh area of Kfar Roummane (Nabatieh district), near the Ali Taher hill, a site where long clashes took place between Hezbollah and the Israel...
Syria on Wednesday held the first session in the trial of Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, as the new authorities face growing demands for accountability. Wassim...
BEIRUT — Israeli Channel 12 reported officials “concerned” over comments from Donald Trump — already denied by Damascus — about his desire for Syria to “take care of” Hezbollah, ahead of a...
SOUTH LEBANON — Living conditions are deteriorating in three still-inhabited Christian villages in Israeli-occupied South Lebanon, the NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has warned, citing...
The European Union’s diplomatic service has proposed a three-year military and civilian mission to advise and train Lebanese forces, including in border and maritime security, according to a...
The U.S. military said it killed a senior Islamic State (IS) figure last week in Syria, according to a statement from U.S. Central Command released Wednesday on X. "CENTCOM forces conducted a...
It was in the newly renovated, air-conditioned courtroom at Roumieh Prison that the Mount Lebanon Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Elie Helou, held a hearing on Tuesday in the case of the...
Mix the parsley, mint, onion and rice with the ground beef, salt and pepper. Separate the cabbage leaves — keeping them whole and intact. For the large leaves, remove the central rib. Each leaf...
In a June 10 letter addressed to Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Banque du Liban (BDL) Governor Karim Souhaid requested Cabinet authorization to conclude, through a direct and confidential contract, an...
As intense negotiations continue over the government’s plans to address Lebanon’s financial gap and restructure the banking sector, the State Council has once again stirred the debate.Last month,...
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet munitions makers at the White House on Wednesday as his administration pushes to expand weapons production after military operations in Iran and other...
They wanted to make a statement: The high-profile announcement at the end of January of their intention to form a joint list for the Israeli parliamentary elections set for the fall did not go...
The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran, the latest rebuke of the Republican president from an increasingly restive...
Three candidates backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani won Democratic primary elections for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, according to U.S. media projections. Mamdani,...
Hezbollah claims to have emerged “victorious” from the recent war with Israel and the U.S.-Iran deal. Yet, it appears difficult for it to capitalize on this “victory” in the political scene, or at...
BEIRUT — Talks between Lebanon and Israel include discussion of a U.S.-backed proposal for Israeli forces to hand over some of the territory they have invaded and occupied during the war on Lebanon...
A sense of defeat has been hanging over Lebanon for the past few days. It can be heard in conversations, felt in newsrooms, and seen taking hold in political circles. It is reflected in the...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Wednesday as he kicked off a tour of the Gulf countries hit hardest by Iran's attacks in retaliation for U.S.-Israeli...
Iran's top diplomat spoke with a senior official from the Palestinian group Hamas regarding talks between Iran and the United States, state television reported on Wednesday. Abbas Araghchi...
Ukrainian strikes on Crimea triggered power outages in its largest city, Sevastopol, both sides reported Wednesday, as Kyiv intensified its attempts to cut off the peninsula, which Moscow annexed...
U .S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran had agreed to nuclear inspections into "infinity," while Tehran said it had made no such concession in negotiations, raising...
The relationship between the Netherlands and Lebanon is rooted in a long history of security cooperation, dating back to Dutch participation in the U.N. Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mission...
With an American mother and Lebanese father, Bethany Kehdy has been captivated by cooking since childhood. She grew up with a father who prepared mouneh and a grandmother, Adla al-Jammal — daughter...
21:27 Beirut Time Families of 4 missing men hold sit-in outside Grand Serail Families of four Lebanese men who went missing on June 15 in areas under Israeli control in south Lebanon...
As the fifth round of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel under American auspices got underway on Tuesday, speculation is mounting over the outcome, particularly as the talks are...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.SalamehWednesday, June 24, 2026 Some key things to watch today:Updates on Lebanon-Israel negotiations, which are set to go on until...
NORTH LEBANON — During a hearing held on June 10, the military tribunal presided over by General Wassim Fayad sentenced Salim Fahd, an army soldier, to life in prison for the 2022 murder of Elie...
