BEIRUT — Lebanon's outgoing Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ali Hamiyeh, introduced a new official fare structure on Thursday for transportation services, including taxis, service (taxi...
WASHINGTON — A land border agreement between Israel and Lebanon implemented in phases could dampen the simmering and deadly conflict between the two countries, US special envoy Amos Hochstein said...
BEIRUT — Caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayad welcomed on Thursday an offer proposed by TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy to build a solar power plant in Lebanon, according to local media outlets....
BEIRUT — The Council for South Lebanon has announced that it will provide $20,000 each to the families of those killed by Israeli attacks on Lebanon, most of whom are Hezbollah members. The...
DUBAI — Iran on Thursday started registration of candidates for an early election next month following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad...
BEIRUT — War-torn southern Lebanon faces a high risk of wildfires this summer due to Israeli munitions, including incendiary white phosphorus and flare bombs, in what experts describe as an...
“What we are doing is a form of cultural resistance,” Chairman of the Byblos Festival Committee Raphaël Sfeir told L’Orient-Le Jour before the press conference held at the Byblos-sur-Mer Hotel on...
The health ministry in Gaza said Thursday that at least 36,224 people have been killed in the territory during more than seven months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants....
Among the meetings held by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation visiting Lebanon last week, one organized discreetly by five major banks — Bank Audi, Bank Med, BLOM Bank, BLF and Byblos...
President Emmanuel Macron’s envoy to Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le Drian, completed his two-day visit to Lebanon on Wednesday. He met with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, caretaker Prime Minister Najib...
It was shared by over 41 million internet users on Instagram in the span of 48 hours. An image showing tents for displaced persons in Gaza, arranged to display the slogan “All eyes on Rafah,” a...
(The Israeli army claimed on May 29, 2024 to have taken “operational control” of the Philadelphi corridor . We are republishing this article given its relevancy to the latest negotiations on...
22:36 Beirut Time That's it for today's live coverage of the war on Gaza and the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hezbollah across the southern Lebanese border. Thanks for joining us....
BEIRUT – Lebanon has reversed a move to authorize the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged war crimes on its soil, prompting a prominent rights group to deplore what it called the...
At a Tehran cafe, Hamid waves his mobile around hoping to latch onto a faint signal and thus bypass Iran's stringent ban on the latest models of iPhone. He bought his new...
Syria's defence ministry said an Israeli air strike Wednesday killed a girl and wounded 10 civilians on the coast, as a war monitor reported another raid killed five pro-Hezbollah fighters....
The United States is wary of a new UN resolution on the war in Gaza, its deputy ambassador said Wednesday, as a draft seeks an immediate cease-fire and a halt to Israel's offensive in Rafah....
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, May 30, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz.Some key things to watch today:• Caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayyad presents...
