Nasty burnout Yara is coming out of the woodwork (uninvited, as is her custom), so I’m trying to distract her with the little joys: a hella good song, my tabby cat’s ridiculously human sleeping...
Today's top story Iran rules out negotiations with the United States "under pressure." Talks with the United States can only succeed if they are held without "pressure or...
Thomas Barrack, special envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump to Iraq and Syria and ambassador to Turkey, reportedly lobbied Iraqi and Syrian officials to support the participation of a company...
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam opened the 67th edition of the Beirut Arab and International Book Fair on Friday with a speech packed with political undertones, emphasizing that the...
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, just hours after it awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to one of its former...
BEIRUT — The commander-in-chief of the Lebanese Army, Rodolph Haykal, visited Cyprus on Oct. 7 and 8 at the invitation of his counterpart, the chief of staff of the Cypriot National Guard,...
Navi Pillay, a former ICC judge who oversaw a U.N. report that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday "for her efforts to promote peace and...
What does Lebanon’s cultural map look like when viewed from Tripoli? This question runs through the second edition of Marsah Art Week, held from Oct. 9 to 18, 2026, in Mina. Under the theme...
Pakistan has a "substantial" number of forces deployed in Saudi Arabia acting in a defensive capacity, Pakistan's foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday. "From Pakistan,...
The Cabinet on Thursday renewed Bassam Badran’s mandate as president of the Lebanese University for another five years, following a compromise among the country’s three main political leaders:...
SOUR, SOUTHERN LEBANON — The sea is calm off the coast of Sour on a sunny October day. Fishing boats dot the water as Batoul Karnib, Leila Nasreddine and Nour Hammoud prepare to dive. Then a blast...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday at a regional summit in Turkmenistan that peace negotiations will only succeed without "pressure and threats," with the months-long Middle...
On paper, the model seems simple: be friends with everyone after ridding the region of a regime that had become a liability even to its own allies. Until recently, the “zero problems” diplomacy...
The news of the day Saudi aviation authorities reported on Friday that three people were killed by Houthi attacks on the capital’s airport a day earlier. The strikes hit airport facilities and a...
BEIRUT — On Friday, Israel fired on a car near Hosh al-Sayyed Ali, in the northern Bekaa Valley close to the Lebanese-Syrian border, whilst continuing its air strikes and operations to destroy...
BEIRUT — Split Subject doesn’t necessary look like an old-school metal band. That said, the opening number of the band’s Tuesday evening set does evoke some familiar dark metal themes. Its...
“I came with ambitions, but I didn’t expect to break so many records.” After less than two years of training, Nour Issa can leave Cyprus knowing she has made a successful debut in competitive...
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to South Africa's Navi Pillay, a human rights champion who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and last year accused Israel of genocide in Gaza, the...
Officially, the “National Meeting,” set to take place Oct. 19 in Beirut, is an attempt to create a space for dialogue outside traditional political alignments. Contacts have already been made, and...
Lebanon’s Council of Muftis came to the defense of Grand Mufti Abdellatif Derian on Thursday, responding to a recent report by the State Shura Council Judge Rania Abou Zein recommending that a...
Saudi Arabia will not agree to a truce or a cease-fire with the Houthis until the Yemeni government that it backs regains all the territory it has lost in recent weeks, a regional source told AFP...
Thursday's attacks on Riyadh airport killed three people, Saudi authorities said on Friday, as Yemen's Houthi group stepped up missile strikes on the kingdom and tried to shut down its...
A considerable sum... but is it enough? On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Hezbollah received $200 million from Iran last month to support hundreds of thousands of people displaced by war. The...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Oct. 9, 2026 Some key things to watch today:4 p.m.: Opening ceremony of the Beirut Arab International Book Fair at the Seaside...
The U.S. imposed fresh sanctions on Iran on Thursday, targeting individuals, networks and 17 vessels for transporting Iranian crude, oil products and petrochemicals, the Treasury Department said,...
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the U.S. will not launch an attack on Iran before November's U.S. midterm congressional elections, asserting that the two countries are having...
Iran will not abandon uranium enrichment or hand over its uranium, state media reported on Thursday, citing the head of the country's Atomic Energy Organization Mohammad Eslami, after the U.S....
