The Latest Breaking News from Beirut

An aging Japanese militant who spent more than a decade in an Israeli prison for his part in a deadly attack on the airport outside Tel Aviv showed up in Beirut at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the attack

A judge on Monday questioned disgraced auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn in Beirut, days after Lebanon received a wanted notice for him from Interpol, judicial officials said. Lebanon received a new Red Notice from Interpol 10 days ago, after the French prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre said last…

Lebanese law student Charbel Chaaya spent the election campaign distributing flyers in Beirut and trying to convince his parents to vote for independents to shake the grip of established parties. The 21-year-old activist is one of many young voters who went against their parents' political views, and helped propel at…

Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Lebanon, Waleed Bukhari said on Monday that the 1989 assassination of Grand Mufti Sheikh Hassan Khaled was a prelude to the assassination of all of Lebanon, while describing the results of the recent parliamentary elections as "honorable". The ambassador was speaking at the fifth Saudi-Lebanese Cultural…

Gemmayze Street appeals to a broad segment of Beirutis. Brimming with restaurants, cafes and art galleries, it is also home to exhibitions and stores that sell antiques and paintings, cloth boutiques, and others. Recently, it has emerged from the darkness that had been imposed by the Aug. 2020 Beirut Port…

Fragile calm in Beirut’s Ain el-Remmaneh area, home to longtime rival parties that are now key players in parliament.

Lebanese judicial officials say Beirut has received from Interpol a wanted notice for disgraced auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn, four weeks after French prosecutors issued an international arrest warrant for him, The officials did not give further details about the Interpol-issued Red Notice, which is a non-binding request to law enforcement…

When Halime El Kaakour enters Lebanon's parliament as a newly elected lawmaker next week, she will step past the same concrete barriers that security forces erected to keep her and other protesters out during massive anti-government rallies in 2019.

At 84, Nabih Berry is a seasoned Lebanese political player who has been the country’s parliamentary speaker for 30 years. Following Sunday’s legislative elections, the octogenarian stalwart is running for another term. But a record number of newcomers and political opponents are against his reelection – and in Lebanon, that…