BEIRUT: Ministers discussed alternative methods of waste disposal during a Cabinet session Wednesday in an effort to pre-empt a potential trash crisis, with...
BEIRUT: Leaders across the political spectrum said Wednesday that their disagreement over the prospective voting law is not a sign of deadlock, adding that...
BEIRUT: In the heart of a southern suburb of Beirut, a sweaty young man screams bloody murder at his friend, “kill him, to the right, get him.”...
BEIRUT: Racy broadcasting prompted the information minister Thursday to call for a curb on “immoral material” on TV, sparking a debate over...
BEIRUT: Speaker Nabih Berri Thursday welcomed President Michel Aoun’s categorical rejection of holding general elections under the current electoral...
BEIRUT: The government unveiled a three-year crisis response plan for Lebanon with a call for $2.8 billion in aid to support the country Thursday, alongside...
BEIRUT: Hezbollah and Israel are unlikely to engage in a new war in 2017, despite the party’s perceived overreach in the Syrian quagmire and the Jewish...
BEIRUT: A judge Monday ruled to reopen a controversial landfill near Beirut’s airport for a week to avoid a trash crisis, after which it will be closed...
BEIRUT: Middle East Airlines Chairman Mohammad al-Hout said Sunday that the safety of passengers was more important than the lives of birds, after hunters...
BEIRUT: The Bekaa Valley Zeaiter clan denied allegations its members want to travel to Iraq to fight Daesh (ISIS), local sources said Friday. A video recorded...
BEIRUT: Parliament will convene next week to discuss a 47-item agenda but will not be going over the electoral law or the 2017 draft state budget, Deputy...
BEIRUT: The Internal Security Forces Sunday hit back at former Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi for comments over the arrest of his bodyguard Omar Bahr earlier in...
BEIRUT: An introductory meeting between the newly appointed social affairs minister and several United Nations agencies Thursday turned into in-depth...
BEIRUT: Years of pent-up anger at exorbitant telecoms prices have driven online Lebanese activists to organize a “polite struggle” Sunday by switching off...
BEIRUT: In the wake of the deadly terrorist attack that targeted an Istanbul nightclub, Lebanon’s most popular clubs are looking into beefing up...
BEIRUT: The manner in which the Lebanese media handled the latest national tragedy drew a swift rebuke from the public and experts, who blasted the sector for...
BEIRUT: The separate gatherings of mourners held the coffins high, dancing to and from as two of the three Lebanese nationals killed in the New Year’s...
SIDON, Lebanon: U.N. services in the south Lebanon Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh were suspended “indefinitely” Friday, as tension and sporadic...
BEIRUT: Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdul-Aziz congratulated Prime Minister Saad Hariri on the formation of the Cabinet Thursday and...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri Sunday formed a 30-member national accord government, announcing the Cabinet’s main task would be formulating a new...
BEIRUT/SIDON: Lebanon’s stormy weather Wednesday blocked mountain areas leaving motorists stranded across the country as air traffic was disrupted at...
BEIRUT: The Cabinet will not be formed this week due to standing grievances between major political powers, sources told The Daily Star Wednesday but Free...
BEIRUT: Constitutional time constraints may prevent parliamentary elections altogether, even if run on the old 1960 law, if Cabinet is not formed by the...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun appeared to open the door of his Baabda Palace to rival Sleiman Frangieh Friday by calling on anyone with concerns relating to...
BEIRUT: The Future Movement Sunday re-elected Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri as head of the party and Ahmad Hariri as general secretary, concluding a...