Iran and Oman's foreign ministers discussed on Tuesday a framework agreement for a temporary corridor through the Strait of Hormuz and a mine-clearing project in the key waterway that they...
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hailed on Tuesday the United States' removal of his country from the state sponsors of terror list, a major sanctions relief step for a country aiming to boost...
BEIRUT — Syrian Transport Minister Yarub Badr said after meeting with his Lebanese counterpart, Fayez Rasamny, in Damascus on Tuesday that the two sides had agreed on practical steps to develop the...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz made a rare visit to troops in southern Syria on Tuesday, reiterating a pledge to keep forces in the area as long as there were "threats" to his...
The modification of a person's gender and first name in civil registry records was ordered by Bint Jbeil's sole judge, Wassim Zahreddine, in a ruling issued last April and published...
Long queues formed at petrol stations in Tehran on Tuesday after the United States announced fresh sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran into submission. Washington has turned to pulling economic...
Israeli settlers in the West Bank on Tuesday attacked AFP journalists reporting on tension with Palestinians, in violence that left at least five people injured, the reporters and medics said. A...
Painter and sculptor Sliman Mansour, one of the most prominent names in Palestinian art, has died at the age of 79, his family announced. Mansour, whose vivid artwork depicted both Palestinian...
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed outrage on Tuesday at the mounting number of executions in Iran of people allegedly involved in mass protests earlier this year before the Middle East war...
Six years after the start of Lebanon's economic collapse, and with the war between Hezbollah and Israel having devastated parts of the country since October 2023, L’Orient-Le Jour met Lebanese...
The U.S. State Department is preparing to return diplomats to several embassies in the Middle East that were evacuated before and during the war with Iran, the New York Times reported Tuesday,...
BEIRUT — Druze Sheikh Hikmat Hijri claimed that the Druze community is an integral part of Israel, noting that they share the same faith and ideology, Syria digital media platform Syria Now...
A judicial decision on Monday placed the lion cub that briefly escaped from its owner's farm last week in Labweh (Baalbeck) under supervision, following a complaint filed by the Agriculture...
China said on Tuesday it would safeguard its interests after Washington laid out plans for the "economic asphyxiation" of Beijing's economic partner Iran. Almost six months into its...
Gazan authorities said at least five people were killed by Israeli fire on Monday, including two children. Two Palestinians were killed at dawn when a tent was bombed in Deir al-Balah, in the...
An oil tanker was struck and disabled by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman, causing damage but no casualties, a British maritime agency said early Tuesday. "The...
For months, Masoumeh Zakeri has endlessly replayed the last night she spent with her nine-year-old daughter before she was killed in a strike on her school during the opening hours of the...
BEIRUT — A major fire that broke out Monday on the outskirts of the Tannourine cedar forest in northern Lebanon was brought under control after several hours of firefighting, Civil Defense said...
After four years of “neither war nor peace,” Yemen’s front lines are stirring again. Since July, Houthi rebels have imposed a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, targeted ships linked to the...
BEIRUT — The Israeli army stepped up its attacks on southern Lebanon Tuesday, carrying out large-scale demolitions, mainly in the village of Mansouri (Sour district). An Israeli drone also struck...
Syrian-Israeli negotiations have resumed, while Lebanese-Israeli talks remain at a standstill. Israel has adopted a more militarized posture in both Lebanon and Syria, including a direct...
Lebanon's July consumer price index (CPI), published on the Central Administration of Statistics' new website, showed a second consecutive monthly decrease of 0.03%, following the 0.75%...
The U.S. widened its sanctions on Iran to "cut its economic lifeline," which vowed to retaliate, expressing confidence that major trading partners would resist Washington's pressure...
The United States removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism on Monday, lifting what Damascus says was the last major impediment to investing in the country as Washington deepens...
France and Saudi Arabia reiterated Monday their desire to reach a “final solution” in Lebanon, calling in a joint statement issued following the meeting at the Élysée Palace between Emmanuel Macron...
