The Netherlands said Monday it regretted Israel's decision to revoke accreditation of Dutch diplomats based in the West Bank, the latest retaliation by Israel to mounting Western pressure over...
A new preliminary agreement between Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), following the one reached in April 2022, could be concluded as early as the first day, a source familiar with...
Iraqi Airways has resumed flights between Iraq's holy city of Najaf and Iranian airports, Iraq's state news agency reported on Monday. Iraq had halted flights to and from Iran on Friday,...
BEIRUT — After meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Monday, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam emphasized the importance of establishing a clear timeline for implementing the...
Today's top story Nawaf Salam urges Washington for 'clear timeline' During a meeting in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the prime minister called for the...
The Palestinian Authority warned Monday of a "serious escalation" in Jerusalem’s Old City, where around 1,731 Israelis stormed the al-Aqsa mosque compound for the third consecutive day,...
"Before, I was the one reassuring others when we heard bombings," recalls Ola, a young Lebanese woman living in Beirut's Bashoura district. On April 8, around 100 Israeli strikes hit...
France prosecutors on Monday sought two years with an electronic tag and a five-year ban on public office for ex-culture minister Rachida Dati in a trial on corruption charges linked to dealings...
Qatari mediators are likely to hold talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in New York and separately with the U.S. side on Monday or Tuesday, an official briefed on the negotiations...
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem's speech on Sunday , to mark the assassination of his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah, sparked a series of reactions on Monday, notably from Lebanese...
BEIRUT — Marking the second anniversary of Hezbollah's former Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah's assassination in an Israeli strike, Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei praised...
A military airstrike on a market in western Myanmar killed 33 people on Monday and wounded 36 more, a rebel faction which controls the area said in a statement. The Arakan Army said the death toll...
On Sept. 22, Jordan’s King Abdullah II delivered a major speech at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, in which he denounced Israel’s actions in Palestine, Lebanon,...
Every Lebanese person who is truly Lebanese is asking the same question today: which is more serious — that two years after the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, we still have not seen the light...
Iran rejected the suggestion that it is linked to the five arrests made at Britain's Fairford airbase, according to Sky News on Monday, which cited a statement from the Iranian Embassy in...
Inside the imposing Rachid Karami International Fair, Oscar Niemeyer’s timeless architecture was filled on Friday, Sept. 25, with the aromas of freshly baked kaakeh, piping-hot meat pies and...
The death toll from floods triggered by heavy rain in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh rose to 81, the government's disaster agency said. Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous...
The Sultanate of Oman officially handed over 20 buses to Lebanon on Monday to be used in the public transport network, as part of a donation to the Lebanese state, during a ceremony organized by...
Schools across the Saudi capital Riyadh returned to in-person classes on Monday, as officials remained silent about a decision a day earlier to close schools that appeared to be reversed only hours...
It has been two years since Naim Qassem took the reins. At least in appearance. On Sept. 27, 2024, Israel assassinated Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. His deputy then found himself,...
Today's top story Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret trip to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday for a meeting with its leader, Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (MBZ),...
At the same time as Marseille, Paris and Rabat — and ahead of New York and about 30 other cities around the world — Beirut paid tribute to the poet who drew rock-star-sized crowds to his readings....
The unease was palpable. Speaking on Saturday for the first time in weeks, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem pledged to continue pursuing "resistance in all its forms" in order to...
The Israeli army announced on Monday evening that it "completed a brigade-level operation in the village of Mansouri [Sour district], hours after escalating its air attacks on southern Lebanon...
State media in Iran on Monday reported that no new talks were planned with the United States, after U.S. President Donald Trump told media he expected more negotiations. "Iran's...
Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian militant who was filmed abducting a couple at a music festival during Hamas's deadly attack on Oct. 7, 2023, the military said on Sunday. Video footage...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammad bin Zayed al-Nahyan (MBZ), to deny having warned him before Oct. 7, 2023, of a planned...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Sept. 28, 2026 Some key things to watch today:9 a.m.: UNESCO Beirut hosts celebration of International Day for the Promotion of...
