BEIRUT: A Hezbollah minister has called on Lebanon’s football body to hold responsible those who gave Lebanon’s vote to the joint bid of the...
BEIRUT: The U.N.’s refugee agency will begin encouraging the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland “without promoting” it, a Foreign...
BEIRUT: Last weekend’s World Cup upsets turned social media into a lighthearted battleground for Lebanon’s football fans, whose loyalties are...
BEIRUT: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to land in Beirut Thursday for a visit that is part of a new policy to play a bigger role in the Middle...
BEIRUT: A tweet from former MP Walid Joumblatt Friday sparked an open-ended confrontation between the Progressive Socialist Party and President Michel...
BEIRUT: The weeklong standoff between some Lebanese officials and the international community appeared to have been eased Thursday as both sides met –...
BEIRUT: Lebanon did not qualify for this year’s World Cup in Russia, but that doesn’t mean the country and its political leaders aren’t...
BEIRUT: The international community jumped to the defense of the United Nations refugee agency Monday in what was seen as a response to caretaker Foreign...
BEIRUT: An adviser to Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri Friday criticized a decision by caretaker Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil to halt the renewal of...
BEIRUT: Lebanon Tuesday gave the UNHCR a fortnight to respond to a request to develop a strategy to facilitate the return of Syrian refugees to safe zones in...
BEIRUT: The controversial naturalization decree recently signed by President Michel Aoun that would grant Lebanese citizenship to over 300 people is being...
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s top officials Monday discussed a response to an Israeli proposal to solve a land dispute between the two states, with Beirut saying it...
BEIRUT: Two political parties announced Friday they would challenge a new naturalization decree granting 375 people Lebanese citizenship, as the justice...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun has signed a controversial decree granting citizenship to some 350 people, multiple sources confirmed to The Daily Star...
BEIRUT: Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai called Wednesday for contact between Lebanese and Syrian authorities over the return of Syrian refugees to their home...
BEIRUT: In line with recent stances taken by top Lebanese officials, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri struck an upbeat tone Monday on the prospect of a...
BEIRUT: Caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Thursday he would work to quickly form a “national entente government” after being designated to...
BEIRUT: You can take the boy out of Lebanon, but you can’t take Lebanon out of the boy. Like many other young Lebanese, Ali Cha’aban, who moved...
Western states will not put pressure on Lebanese officials to exclude Hezbollah from any new government but have warned against granting it any key...
BEIRUT: Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai will travel to Paris next week at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron in what is seen as part of France’s...
BEIRUT: A marathon six-hour Cabinet session ended Monday with the approval of a series of items, and marked the conclusion of the term of Prime Minister Saad...
BEIRUT: The tightening noose on Iranian influence and Hezbollah in the region has put a damper on the optimistic outlook among Lebanese officials trying to...
BEIRUT: A Pentagon source Thursday confirmed Washington will maintain its support for the Lebanese Army and state institutions even after Hezbollah cemented...
BEIRUT: The United States Tuesday placed new sanctions on a “key Hezbollah official” and a number of Iranian banking officials for allegedly...
BEIRUT: Recent escalation between Iran and Israel via strikes on and from Syrian soil is a new phase in the long-simmering conflict, but is still far from...