Iran's armed forces said Wednesday that several Persian-language media outlets operating abroad were included in its "military target bank," accusing them of working for U.S. and...
BEIRUT — The first plane belonging to Sky Lounge Services, the company responsible for operating René Moawad Qleiaat Airport (Akkar), arrived Wednesday at Beirut's airport as part of...
Images of a massive shoal of dead small fish on a Lebanese beach have circulated widely on social media in recent days. According to NGO TERRE Liban, the footage was taken on the sandy Summerland...
“Today, I propose that we begin to explore a specific economic partnership framework between Lebanon and the Emirates,” Economy Minister Amer Bisat announced at the opening of the Lebanese-Emirati...
The United States on Wednesday named the U.K.-based Palestine Action group, which has been banned by the British government, as a "specially designated global terrorist" organization....
The Lebanese Army announced Wednesday that it arrested a Syrian national at the Lebanese-Syrian border, near the villages of Aiha and Rashaya in the Bekaa, who was transporting "a quantity of...
Iran and Oman are negotiating the opening of a temporary shipping corridor and the clearance of mines in the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, which both nations border. They have yet to agree on the...
There are few joys left for 10-year-old Ahmed Hamdouna, whose childhood has already been scarred by years of war and displacement in Gaza. Now, what little reprieve he found playing with scraps...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest son, Yair Netanyahu, was reportedly the subject of an Iranian assassination plot while he was living in South Florida, according to a U.S. law...
BEIRUT — Escalation characterizes the situation in southern Lebanon, where the Israeli army launched an intensified assault on two fronts on Wednesday, utilizing its air force, drones, artillery,...
BEIRUT — Lebanese still holding non-biometric passports, particularly those living abroad, are rushing to replace them ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline, after which they will no longer be allowed to...
Japan should try to counter U.S. efforts to pressure members of the International Criminal Court to quit the body, the Japanese head of the court said on Wednesday, adding that Tokyo's support...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun said Wednesday that Lebanon chose to negotiate with Israel to avoid the devastation of war, stressing that talks remain “by far preferable to war” despite the...
Iran has held new talks with neighboring Oman on management of the Strait of Hormuz, blockaded over nearly six months of conflict, with Oman's foreign minister saying he was hopeful a temporary...
U.S. CIA Director John Ratcliffe held talks with Russian intelligence officials during his visit to Moscow on Tuesday but did not meet President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Wednesday....
The volatility of the security situation in south Lebanon does not seem to be affecting property owners in Beirut. Whether it comes to land or apartments, asking prices have become increasingly...
President Donald Trump's administration on Monday released a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented fee of more than $100,000 on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers that...
"Let Hamas kill me, I want to be close to my people." That was Mohammad Dahlan’s defiant message in 2006, after Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections. At the time, Dahlan made...
Anthony Elghossain is a lawyer and writer. He advises organizations on geopolitics, U.S. foreign policy and the rule of law. Washington is a city of magnificent intentions. With that...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a diplomatic deal was not possible with the "savages" who rule Iran as he hailed U.S. President Donald Trump's new campaign of economic...
BEIRUT — U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa said Wednesday that no agreement has been reached to end Israeli attacks on Lebanon because Hezbollah has not handed over its weapons, speaking after a meeting...
President Donald Trump has sent Congress a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia on civil nuclear energy while insisting the pact will only go into effect if the kingdom normalizes relations with...
Most British households will see their energy bills rise from October after energy regulator Ofgem announced a 4% hike in its domestic price cap as the war in Iran pushes up wholesale costs. The...
Israel has warned Gaza parents to stop their children from flying kites in the war-ravaged enclave, after it threatened a forceful response if Hamas revives launching incendiary kites over the...
22:34 Beirut Time Qatari Prime Minister to visit Tehran on Thursday to 'discuss ways to reduce tensions' Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani will travel to...
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The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has been dissolved, the armed militant group's leader said on Tuesday, a major step in the integration plan agreed on earlier this year with the...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026 Some key things to watch today:10 a.m.: Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian receives U.S. Ambassador to...
They are everywhere and nowhere at once. Greek in Smyrna, French in Constantinople, Italian in Alexandria, Armenian in Beirut: The Levantine changes language, name, and sometimes even identity...
Dolly Parton, the country music star who rose from grinding poverty in Tennessee to become a rhinestone-studded cultural icon with hits like "Jolene" and "9 to 5," has died at...
