Lebanon-Israel border clashes escalate, 5 Hezbollah fighters killed OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Violence escalated on the Lebanese-Israeli border on Tuesday with five fighters from... Updated 18 Oct, 2023 06:54am
World Israel says one killed in fire from Lebanon as Hezbollah claims strikes BEIRUT: Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel exchanged deadly cross-border fire Sunday, with the Iran-backed group ... Published 15 Oct, 2023 10:16pm
World Two civilians killed in Israel shelling of Lebanon: mayor SHEBAA: Two Lebanese civilians were killed in Israeli shelling of the southern village of Shebaa on Saturday, its... Published 14 Oct, 2023 11:05pm
World Iran FM meets Hezbollah head in Lebanon BEIRUT: Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met the head of the powerful Tehran-backed group Hezbollah... Published 13 Oct, 2023 02:41pm
World Human Rights Watch says Israel used white phosphorus in Gaza, Lebanon JERUSALEM: Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of using white phosphorus munitions in its military... Published 13 Oct, 2023 11:14am
World Israel bombs south Lebanon after Hezbollah rocket fire JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Israeli shelling hit southern Lebanese towns on Wednesday in response to a fresh rocket attack by... Published 11 Oct, 2023 07:14pm
World Israel shells Lebanon after rocket fire, in third day of violence BEIRUT: A salvo of rockets was fired on Tuesday from southern Lebanon towards Israel, three security sources told... Published 10 Oct, 2023 09:17pm
World Iran FM in Riyadh for first Saudi visit since ties restored TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived Thursday in Riyadh, his first official Saudi trip... Updated 17 Aug, 2023 05:02pm
World At least six die in Palestinian faction clashes in Lebanon BEIRUT: At least six people were killed in two days of clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, where the... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Business & Finance Lebanon economic crisis means more work for craftsmen SIDON: Among meandering alleyways in the historic market of Lebanon’s southern city of Sidon, cobblers and menders... Published 16 Jul, 2023 10:00am
World Israel strikes Lebanon after mortar fire GHAJAR: The Israeli army said Thursday it struck southern Lebanon after a mortar round launched from its northern... Published 07 Jul, 2023 05:24am
World Macron seeks to sway Saudi’s MBS on Ukraine in Paris talks PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday hosts Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks in... Published 16 Jun, 2023 12:34pm
Pakistan IATA says blocked airline funds by countries including Pakistan threaten connectivity Pakistan is among the top five nations in the world that have blocked airline funds Updated 05 Jun, 2023 04:37pm
World Lebanon’s tanking economy increasingly cash-based: World Bank BEIRUT: The World Bank has warned that nearly half of crisis-hit Lebanon’s economy is now cash-based as trust in... Published 17 May, 2023 07:36pm
World Hezbollah, Hamas chiefs meet in Beirut BEIRUT: The leaders of the armed movements Hezbollah and Hamas have met in Beirut to discuss “the readiness of the... Published 10 Apr, 2023 07:38am
World Israeli army launches strikes in Syria after rocket fire JERUSALEM: Israel launched artillery strikes on Syria Sunday morning after several rockets were fired from there and... Updated 09 Apr, 2023 02:36pm
World Two dead in West Bank attack after Israel bombards Lebanon, Gaza OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Two Israeli sisters were killed and their mother seriously wounded in a shooting in the occupied... Published 08 Apr, 2023 07:12am
World Israeli military hits sites in Lebanon and Gaza JERUSALEM/GAZA: Israel’s military attacked sites in Lebanon and Gaza early on Friday, in response for rockets it... Published 07 Apr, 2023 02:35pm
World Rocket salvo from Lebanon targets Israel after Al-Aqsa clashes FASSUTA (Israel): A barrage of rockets was fired from Lebanon at Israel on the Jewish Passover holiday Thursday, in... Published 07 Apr, 2023 06:06am
World Lebanon airport expansion sparks transparency concerns BEIRUT: Civil society organisations and lawmakers in crisis-hit Lebanon have raised concerns over the awarding of a... Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am
World IMF warns Lebanon at ‘very dangerous moment’ BEIRUT: Crisis-hit Lebanon is “at a very dangerous moment”, a visiting International Monetary Fund delegation... Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am
World G20 meeting in India: where debt-ridden countries including Pakistan are in focus LONDON: Meetings being held in India will see top officials from the Group of 20 leading economies discuss how to... Published 24 Feb, 2023 10:17pm
Markets Qatar joins Lebanon gas exploration consortium BEIRUT: Lebanon announced Sunday that Qatar had entered a consortium to explore for offshore gas in waters near... Published 30 Jan, 2023 05:56am
World Qatar joins consortium to explore Lebanon’s offshore gas BEIRUT: Qatar on Sunday announced it had entered a consortium to explore Lebanese offshore gas in waters bordering... Published 29 Jan, 2023 06:58pm
World Macron urges Lebanon to ‘get rid’ of leaders blocking reforms BEIRUT: French President Emmanuel Macron called on Lebanon Friday to “get rid” of its political leadership who have... Published 23 Dec, 2022 03:09pm
World Aoun’s presidency ends leaving power vacuum in crisis-hit Lebanon BAABDA: Michel Aoun, the 89-year-old Christian president who presided over Lebanon’s cataclysmic financial ... Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am
World Israel, Lebanon strike ‘historic’ maritime border deal NAQURA, (Lebanon): Israel and Lebanon struck a US-brokered maritime border agreement Thursday that opens up ... Published 28 Oct, 2022 06:49am
World Israel to sign maritime border deal with Lebanon Thursday: PM JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Monday that Israel would sign an “historic” agreement with Lebanon to... Published 24 Oct, 2022 08:50pm
Life & Style Visions of creativity in Middle East youth art scene BEIRUT: From a Lebanese student decrying government failures through art to a Palestinian teacher seeking escape in... Published 22 Sep, 2022 06:51pm
Markets Iran ready to offer Lebanon 600,000 tonnes of fuel Iranian officials told a Lebanese technical delegation visiting Tehran on Tuesday that Iran could offer Lebanon... Published 20 Sep, 2022 02:20pm