BEIRUT — Lebanese Army Commander-in-Chief Gen. Rodolph Haykal visited several military sites in North Lebanon on Tuesday, days before Army Day, which is celebrated on Aug. 1. During the visit, he...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House Tuesday for his first in-person talks with President Donald Trump since the Iran war began, as the leaders sought to patch over...
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday discussed efforts to revive peace talks with Russia and a deal to allow Ukraine to make Patriot missile interceptors,...
BEIRUT — In a statement published Tuesday on its website, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said its explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialists discovered, on July 2, during a...
BEIRUT — The prosecutor general at the Court of Cassation, Judge Ahmad Rami al-Hajjar, issued a wanted-for-questioning notice Wednesday evening. The move came after the Internal Security Forces...
BEIRUT — Private generator rates set by the Ministry of Energy for July bills have fallen for the third consecutive month, though they remain significantly higher than before the regional war...
U.S. President Donald Trump voiced irritation with Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of their White House meeting on Tuesday, complaining that details of the Israeli prime minister's planned talking...
It is a name every Lebanese knows, yet one that some hesitate to utter too loudly when asked about it, almost invariably insisting on special precautions and complete anonymity. Banker — chairman...
We see them so often, we don't even notice them anymore. Yet, the electric wires that crisscross the Beirut sky tell a story that Dyala Khodary has chosen to turn into art.A graduate of the...
NORTH LEBANON — Health Minister Rakan Nasreddine on Tuesday ordered an "immediate and direct" investigation into the death of Hadi Shreiteh, a young man from Akkar who died Monday...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at the White House on Tuesday for talks with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, as Kyiv seeks fresh diplomatic and military support in its fight...
Everything had been timed down to the minute. On Tuesday, July 21, at 6 p.m., Turki al-Sheikh, a powerful adviser to the Saudi royal court and chairman of the General Entertainment Authority,...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held separate phone calls on the Strait of Hormuz with his Omani and Saudi counterparts Badr Al-Busaidi and Faisal bin Farhan, state TV said Tuesday. During...
The Lebanese Basketball Federation fined Riyadi and Sagesse $25,000 and $10,000, respectively, over incidents during Games 2 and 3 of the Lebanese championship finals, opting for financial...
The Lebanese Ministry of Interior and Municipalities announced Tuesday that the civil registry office in Sour, southern Lebanon, will reopen to citizens as of next week in its original premises, so...
SOUTH LEBANON — The Nabatieh region remained under Israeli bombardment Tuesday, with three drone strikes hitting Nabatieh Fawqa without causing casualties, according to our correspondent in...
Unlike President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri did not attend the beatification ceremony of Patriarch Elias Hoayek held in Diman, the summer seat of the...
The seventh edition of the Amman-Awal Film Festival opened Sunday evening at the Al-Hussein Cultural Center, with a heartfelt tribute to Palestinian actor Mohammad Bakri, a major figure of...
Agriculture Minister Nizar Hani concluded a two-day visit to Damascus, where he called for closer cooperation between Lebanon and Syria in the agricultural sector to strengthen regional food...
It’s impossible to take another step in this packed room, buzzing with contagious energy. Some spectators are sitting on the floor, others are leaning against stone walls or pressed together at the...
L'Orient-le Jour: This year, the festival is being held in a context marked by violent wars raging in the region, as well as economic and political crises on a global scale. What challenges has...
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday there was "a good chance" diplomacy with Iran could end the monthslong war but warned Washington would resume military strikes if talks fail....
In Lebanon, it is one of the country’s most common surnames. Yet the Gandour name has come to represent far more than a family lineage. For nearly 170 years, it has been synonymous with a world of...
"I work because I don't really have a choice," says Jamel, 70, his beard barely shaved, work clothes stained with paint, a straw hat firmly on his head. In the intense summer heat, he...
What has become clear, both behind the scenes and on the ground, is that Israel has no intention of implementing the framework agreement because it does not want to withdraw from southern Lebanon....
The Israeli military said Tuesday it intercepted a drone near the Jordanian border and is investigating its origin. "The UAV did not cross into Israeli territory. The origin of the launch is...
The U.S. State Department confirmed Monday that the next round of Lebanon-Israel talks will take place in Rome from Aug. 4-6, as Israel prepares to withdraw from two "pilot zones" in...
Before Iran turned the Strait of Hormuz into the main maritime front in its confrontation with the United States, Yemen's Houthis had shown how an armed group with limited resources could...
Three members of the Electricity Regulatory Authority on Monday unveiled the main pillars of the government's new electricity policy, adopted by the Cabinet last Thursday and drafted with input...
21:40 Beirut Time Ukraine says it wants to avoid 'escalation' with Iran after Caspian Sea attack Ukraine and Iran’s foreign ministers spoke by phone on Tuesday, Kyiv said, as Ukraine...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Some key things to watch today:First Trump-Netanyahu meeting since start of Middle East war.10 a.m. A...
Keys lined up along a vast display wall draw the eye — 80 in total — because Palestinian artist Taysir Batniji refuses to exhibit fewer at once, with his collection having surpassed 500. They tell...
Hezbollah seeks a broader disarmament deal; Israel rejects withdrawal from south Lebanon; parliament passes general amnesty law: Everything you need to know this Thursday 
