The municipal police of Zouk Mosbeh launched an inspection campaign on Wednesday in several supermarkets and stores in this locality of Kesrouan, as well as in several nurseries, according to a...
The United Arab Emirates summoned the Israeli ambassador to express their condemnation of the "provocative practices of Israeli extremists" during a rally held this week in Jerusalem, the...
Nearly 380 writers from the UK and Ireland, including Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan, penned an open letter Wednesday denouncing Israel's genocide in Gaza and urging a cease-fire. The letter...
A Lebanese security and military delegation, led by Brigadier General Michel Boutros, has been touring authorities in Damascus since Tuesday, during which they met with officials from the Syrian...
Gaza's Health Ministry announced in its latest report that at least 54,084 Palestinians have been killed in the enclave since the start of the Israeli offensive, along with approximately...
The Jaafarite Mufti Ahmad Qabalan declared on Wednesday that Nawaf Salam became "prime minister thanks to the support of the Iranian revolution to the Resistance [of Hezbollah]," in a...
State Security announced Wednesday in a statement that it launched an investigation with two officials at the Beirut port after the "disappearance" of the sum of $42,000 from the...
The U.N. on Wednesday condemned a U.S.-backed aid system in Gaza after 47 people were injured during a chaotic food distribution, where the Israeli military said it did not open fire at crowds....
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said the military had killed Mohammad Sinwar, the presumed leader of Hamas in Gaza and the brother of slain former chief Yahya Sinwar....
BEIRUT — A delegation from the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, led by the fund’s regional director for Asian countries, Abdullah Al Mansouri, visited the Banque de L’Habitat (BH) – Lebanon’s...
BEIRUT — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Wednesday it will end coverage for hospitalization costs of registered Syrian refugees in Lebanon by the end of 2025, citing...
BEIRUT — Amid ongoing and sensitive discussions regarding Hezbollah's military arsenal, Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji claimed that the party does not want to disarm during an interview published...
Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Gebran Bassil addressed his supporters a few hours after Saturday’s municipal elections in Jezzine, southern Lebanon, saying “General Michel Aoun is still...
A Hezbollah fighter was killed Tuesday evening in an Israeli drone strike on a scooter in Yater, in the Bint Jbeil district of southern Lebanon. The Lebanese Health Ministry confirmed the death of...
On May 21, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Lebanon. He met with President Joseph Aoun and Speaker Nabih Berri to talk about one thing: the future of Palestinian camps and whether the...
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, speaking at the Lebanese consulate in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, criticized the ongoing Israeli occupation of several areas in southern Lebanon, saying it...
The decision to lift U.S. and European sanctions imposed against Syria initially sparked enthusiasm among the Lebanese, who saw it as a step towards the return of Syrian refugees to their...
BEIRUT — Residents in Yater, Bint Jbeil district, said on Wednesday that UNIFIL soldiers had raised their weapons at them during a confrontation with a UNIFIL patrol, according to statements made...
If the remarks made last week in Doha by the U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus — who suggested that Lebanon might do without the IMF under certain conditions (possibly...
The program of Jonathan Fournel's piano recital at Antonine University on May 26 featured Bach's Italian Concerto; Brahms' "Three Intermezzi op. 117, " Karol...
ALEPPO — Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, said in a speech on Tuesday that the country's post-war reconstruction had "just begun," calling on his people to unite. Sharaa...
Lebanon’s education sector faces immense challenges amid the country’s ongoing economic crisis, which began in 2019, and the recent war between Hezbollah and Israel. Minister of Education and...
Three people were killed and nearly 50 people wounded on Tuesday at an aid distribution site in Rafah, southern Gaza, mostly from gunshots fired by the Israeli army, according to reports from the...
BEIRUT — A judicial complaint was filed on Monday against Wiam Wahab, a former minister and leader of the Druze al-Tawhid party, accusing him of inciting sectarian strife and showing contempt for...
JAKARTA — France and Indonesia called Wednesday for progress to be made on "mutual recognition" between Israel and the Palestinians at a key meeting scheduled for next month, as Emmanuel Macron...
Hezbollah sought to give the impression of extending a hand to President Joseph Aoun on Monday, by sending a delegetion to Baabda, led by Mohammad Raad, head of its parliamentary...
GENEVA — The world is expected to experience more record temperatures over the next five years, with Arctic warming predicted at more than three times the global average, a new report by the U.N....
CAMBRIDGE — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday ordered a suspension of student visa processing in the latest swipe at foreign students in the country. The White House is cracking down...
21:50 Beirut Time We are closing our live blog on events in the region for tonight. We will be back tomorrow morning with more news updates. 21:07 Beirut Time...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, June 4, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz.Some key things to watch today: Fallout between Israel and Syria after cross-border...
