Public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Judge Ahmad Rami al-Hajj, decided Monday to place the former Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon, Ashraf Dabbour, in provisional detention after an...
U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" on Monday assured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel's withdrawal in Gaza would only begin after Hamas's complete...
This is the story of the most powerful non-nuclear explosion in modern times: the Beirut Port explosion in Lebanon on Aug. 4, 2020. On that day, 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate destroyed the port of...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun welcomed General Fady Kfoury, head of security at Beirut Airport , at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on Monday. According to the presidency, Kfoury briefed Aoun...
The Israeli news site Zman Israel reported Sunday that occupying Israeli reservists in southern Lebanon, where they continue to occupy over 60 villages, purchased Lebanese digital SIM cards (eSIMs)...
On Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, Lebanon was under a COVID-19 lockdown. The government had lifted the restrictions for one day so people could run errands, and I had made plans to meet my best friend for...
BEIRUT — On the eve of the resumption of Lebanon-Israel negotiations, scheduled for Aug. 4-6 in Rome under U.S. mediation, Washington is urging both sides to prioritize a durable agreement over a...
BEIRUT — Prosecutor General at the Court of Cassation Judge Ahmad Rami al-Hajj on Monday ordered the transfer of former Banque du Liban (BDL, central bank) governor Riad Salameh from Roumieh prison...
BEIRUT — Following a weekend marked by a major wave of Israeli demolitions in southern Lebanon, Israeli forces set olive groves ablaze overnight between Sunday and Monday in the southern Lebanese...
BEIRUT — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the Israeli army completely destroyed 24 villages in southern Lebanon, claiming that residents have "nowhere to return to," in an...
Israel has conveyed concerns to the United States on a Gaza plan hailed by President Donald Trump after Hamas said it had agreed on disarmament, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said...
“I was focused on the operation,” said Dr. Adam Fahs. “When I walked out of the operating room, I saw the boy’s mother sitting on the floor by the door. She had heard everything.”It was April 2026,...
On the eve of the negotiations between Lebanon and Israel — scheduled for Aug. 4-6 in Rome under U.S. mediation — Beirut once again finds itself caught between two fronts. On one side is the...
Iran denied any negotiations were taking place with the United States after President Donald Trump said new talks would begin Monday in an effort to end their war, now in its sixth month. The...
BEIRUT — Lebanon's Civil Defense said Monday afternoon that its crews had brought under control the major fire that broke out earlier in the day at a factory in the Mkalles-Mansourieh area,...
Looking for a foolproof way to get your child to bed without the usual bedtime drama? Want to secure a raise or a mortgage? According to Lebanese negotiation expert Marwan Mery, the cognitive and...
BEIRUT — Six years after the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut port explosion, President Joseph Aoun on Monday called on the investigating judge overseeing the case to issue the long-awaited indictment, saying...
Although its name is a symbol of Lebanon, the cedar covers fewer forests than the pine, which is at the heart of the exhibition "Echoes of Existence." The stone pine populates a vast part...
BEIRUT — Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call Sunday evening from his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, during which the two officials discussed the latest regional...
Iran on Monday executed two men convicted of spying for Israel, the judiciary said, the latest in a wave of hangings over alleged espionage. Since the start of the war with Israel and the United...
22:18 Beirut Time No Israeli withdrawal from Gaza without complete Hamas disarmament, announces Trump's ‘Board of Peace’ U.S. President Donald Trump’s "Board of Peace" has stated that...
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook eastern Egypt early Monday, prompting authorities to activate response plans although there were no immediate requests for emergency help. The tremors were felt...
Oil prices tumbled Monday as Donald Trump said fresh talks with Iran will begin later in the day, while the yen extended gains after U.S. and Japanese officials confirmed a rare joint intervention...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Aug. 3, 2026 Some key things to watch today:11:15 a.m.: Environment Minister, Tamara Elzein, and Information Minister, Paul...
Hezbollah seeks a broader disarmament deal; Israel rejects withdrawal from south Lebanon; parliament passes general amnesty law: Everything you need to know this Thursday 
