Egypt’s interior ministry has released 578 prisoners who were offered amnesty or conditional pardons. The ministry said in a statement that the prison service has been examining prisoners’ files...

The Committee of the Families of the Kidnapped and Disappeared in Lebanon yesterday urged anyone with information about their loved ones who went missing during Lebanon’s civil war (1975-...

Lebanon this month turned down a long-standing offer of Russian military aid that had caused concern for the United States, a major backer of the Lebanese army, a senior...

Israeli occupation authorities issued an order banning the member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, Adnan Al-Husayni, from travelling...

Israel has been accused by the UN of committing 550 violations into Lebanese airspace over a period of less than four months. The global body was forced to issue...

An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Wednesday that US bases in Afghanistan, the UAE and Qatar, and US aircraft carriers in the Gulf were within range of Iranian...

Some 20 Syrian refugee women have suffered miscarriages in the Lebanese town of Arsal, with doctors suspecting that polluted water in the camps might be the reason, Syrian news...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tel Aviv continues to “work inside Syria” explaining that Russia cannot push Iranian and pro-Iranian forces out of Syria “on its own”. “Israel...

Dr Anandi Ramamurthy discusses ‘Cinema of the Palestinian Revolution’ ahead of its screening at the London Palestine Film Festival today. In 1982, Israel invaded the Lebanese capital Beirut to...

Some 1,261 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country over the last 24 hours, Russia’s Centre for Refugee Reception, Distribution and Settlement reported yesterday. In an official statement, the centre explained that...

One of the anomalies of political Zionism is that, while it was founded as a response to murderous pogroms against European and Russian Jews as a means to rescue...

The US Department of State yesterday announced that it is offering a reward up to $5 million for or information leading to the identification or location of Hamas’ deputy...

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri today blamed Hezbollah for what he called a “big obstacle” in efforts to form a new government, indicating there could be no solution if it...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is at a crossroads. He has to choose between a truce to deal with the Gaza Strip and Syria, or war on both fronts....

The leader of the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah insisted that one of its Sunni allies be given a portfolio in a new Lebanese cabinet, and indicated it would be...

Lebanese President Michel Aoun denied on Friday Israel’s allegations of the existence of weapons factories and secret weapons caches belonging to Hezbollah inside Lebanon, calling the allegations “baseless”. According...

Veteran Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt, head of the Progressive Socialist Party, said yesterday that Iran is punishing Lebanon by delaying the new government and refusing to announce its formation....

Arab countries require $230 billion annually to achieve the sustainable development goals, a report by the Lebanon-based Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) revealed yesterday. The report, titled “Financing...

Lebanon’s failure to implement reform plans aimed at stopping public sector waste, fighting corruption and reviving the falling economic indicators is driving the country to bankruptcy. The second Vice-Governor...

Lebanon’s tourism minister, Avedis Guidanian, apologised on Monday to Egypt his recent statements to the country’s Daily Star, criticising Egypt’s cleanliness and living conditions. “Look at Egypt – is...

Lebanese President Michel Aoun yesterday Israeli claims of the presence of missiles in populated areas, describing the claims as “false” and saying the claims coincide with Israel’s continued violations...

At least 20 refugees that have returned to Syria from Lebanon have been killed by the regime and their allied forces, Lebanese Caretaker Minister for Refugee Affairs Mouin Merehbi...

Lebanese media sources revealed that Saad Hariri, who has been assigned to form a new government, hinted at stepping down from carrying out this task, in case Hezbollah insists...

Israel should resume its policy of targeted assassinations, aiming first at Secretary General of Islamic Jihad, Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh, Israeli journalist Yoni Ben Menachem said in an article this week...

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday the differences blocking a deal over a new national unity government were “not easy” and signalled he was at odds with his...

Both Republican and Democratic senators asked US President Donald Trump on Wednesday to suspend civilian nuclear energy talks with Saudi Arabia after the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Reuters...

It’s hard not to be moved on a personal level by Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder. The circumstances — the fact that his fiancée was waiting outside for him, expecting...

Flooding in Lebanon and Turkey has left refugees dead after heavy rains hit the region and swamped refugee camps. Videos shared by member of the Syrian Negotiations Committee Hadi...

Set in Burj AL-Barajneh refugee camp in Lebanon, 'The Tower', highlights 70 years of strife since the Nakba

Dotted with bullet holes and scarred by war, a once iconic hotel in Lebanon abandoned for more than 40 years is coming back to life through the paintings of...

The Qatari government has denied rumours that a cargo plane carrying weapons from Iran landed in Doha before heading to Beirut, according to an official statement issued by the...

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said yesterday that Hamas had crossed all red lines, stressing that the Israeli cabinet “must” take a decision to launch a “serious blow” to...