Tuesday’s evening Parliament session unexpectedly ended less than an hour after it started, when Lebanese Forces and some Future Movement MPs walked out.
President Michel Aoun met with United Nations General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa and Swiss President Alain Berset Tuesday on the sidelines of a welcome reception held by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Military Prosecutor Peter Germanos Tuesday started investigating a possible breach of President Michel Aoun’s security as he left for New York, according to a judicial source.
The Internal Security Forces arrested a minor for threatening and publishing photos of another minor on social media, according to a statement released by the ISF Tuesday.
Parliament session ends after loss of quorum following withdrawal of LF and Future MPs
Parliament endorses LL100 billion for housing loans
Caretaker Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil said the U.S.’s decision to cut UNRWA funds will be discussed in the meetings at the U.N. General Assembly in New...
Parliament endorses loans for infrastructure and development projects
The Italian government adopted Monday a heavily criticized security decree which will make it easier to expel migrants and strip them of Italian citizenship.
Russia’s ruling party suffered two rare defeats in regional elections this weekend as its candidates lost to populists amid widespread discontent over a...
Staff at the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees went on strike in the Gaza Strip Monday to protest against job losses and U.S. funding cuts.
Canada-based Cirque du Soleil staged its first show in Saudi Arabia Sunday with a dazzling display of high-wire thrills, despite a diplomatic spat between...
Telecommunications Ministry will not ban WhatsApp services or charge for the application’s use, according to a statement released Tuesday by the...
Parliament endorses $120 million World Bank loan for health sector after heated debate
The Internal Security Forces arrested three people for conducting several fraudulent operations, according to a statement released by the agency Tuesday.
Caretaker Agriculture Minister Ghazi Zeaiter Tuesday addressed controversy over a video of a dead cow off Lebanon’s coast that an MP claimed was linked to a...
Second day of legislative session begins
Speaker Nabih Berri Tuesday adjourned the morning legislative session until 6 p.m. after several important and controversial laws were endorsed in a heated...
A soldier from the Lebanese Army was killed and six more were injured overnight in a shootout in a Hermel town as their unit pursued a suspected drug dealer,...
Armed with consensus among the country’s major political blocs, Parliament Monday passed a raft of important bills.
When visitors enter the Home of Hope shelter in Mount Lebanon’s Kahaleh, children will inevitably flock around them and demand hugs.
In the wake of Lebanon’s first parliamentary elections in nine years, a transparency group is calling for reforms to campaign finance rules.
President Michel Aoun asked for support from the Egyptian and U.S. governments Monday ahead of this week’s United Nations General Assembly debate.
President Michel Aoun’s office issued a statement Monday saying the presidency wasn’t responsible for the evacuation of a Middle East Airline flight the day...
A video circulating on social media Monday showed a number of men retrieving a street sign carrying the name of a late Hezbollah military commander suspected...
Parliament endorsed a series of laws Monday during its first legislative session since being elected in May, amid a chaotic atmosphere punctuated by prodding...
Students started to return to school and trash collection resumed in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh Monday, after UNRWA had stalled services...
An infant girl that was found abandoned in a suitcase on Sidon’s corniche Monday was transferred to Sidon Governmental Hospital and was reported to be in...
A campaign was held Monday in Ghobeiri as well as areas of Beirut to remove violations from roads and sidewalks, such as illegal kiosks and abandoned cars, a...
The Free Patriotic Movement and Progressive Socialist Party Monday held the first of their “coordination” meetings, organized by a joint committee tasked with...
Parliament endorses law on oil and gas sector transparency
Parliament endorses law protecting whistleblowers, despite opposition from several MPs