European Muslim Leaders Visit Israel to Promote Peace, Condemn Extremism Amid Rising Antisemitism

In a bid to foster interfaith dialogue, a delegation of Muslim leaders from across Europe met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem on Monday, kicking off a week-long visit amid growing concerns over rising antisemitism worldwide....

ExclusiveBeirut 'terrorist cell' plotted day of attacks mirroring Israel’s pager assault

Members of a “terrorist cell” arrested in Beirut were plotting a day of attacks on the Shiite community in the Lebanese capital during Ashura religious events this weekend, security sources told The National. The officials, involved in the...

Syria rejects Israel's claims about detention of pro-Iranian radicals in country's south

BEIRUT, July 7. /TASS/. The Syrian intelligence services have no knowledge of any activities by pro-Iranian radical groups within the Arab Republic, a representative of the Syrian Foreign Ministry, Qutaiba Idlbi, told Al Arabiya TV channel in an...

Festival and events in Colorado Springs and surrounding areas for summer and beyond

Through July 12: Green Box Arts Festival: A cornucopia of arts performances, exhibitions, classes, camps, conversations and parties; Green Mountain Falls, go online for prices. Tickets: greenboxarts.org/arts-festival. Through July 13: Fresh Looks...

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1975: Fifty Years Ago: Beirut civil strife

BEIRUT: Bombs, rockets, and mortars blazed across war-torn Beirut today [June 30] as the worst civil strife in Lebanon’s violence-studded history escalated despite the ... formation of a new Government to cope with the crisis. Lebanon’s most...

Will not lay down weapon till Israel withdraws: Hezbollah chief

Beirut: Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem reiterated Sunday the militant group's refusal to lay down its weapons before Israel withdraws from all of southern Lebanon and stops its airstrikes. He spoke in a video address as thousands gathered in...

Israeli glider drops bomb on a pickup vehicle in the Lebanese southern border town of Kfar Kila

Lebanese Health Ministry: Death toll from Israeli airstrikes rises to one dead, 21 wounded

Lebanese Health Ministry: Death toll from Israeli airstrikes rises to one dead, 21 wounded [Fri, 27 Jun 2025 18:06:33 +0300] Beirut – Saba: The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon rose to one dead and 21 wounded on Friday, in a...

FM Rajji meets US Envoy Barrack, discusses sovereignty and stability

Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssef Rajji received US Envoy Tom Barrack, along with his accompanying delegation, in the presence of US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson. Ambassador Barrack briefed Minister Rajji on the outcome of his meetings...

Lebanese Officials Deplore Israeli Aggression on South Lebanon: Aoun Urges International Action

President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, on Friday condemned the Israeli military escalation targeting the Nabatieh and Iqlim Al-Tuffah regions and endangering civilians, denouncing what he described as “Israel’s continued violation of...

Two killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire

In the latest blatant violation of a shaky ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, the Israeli military has carried out two separate attacks in the southern part of the Arab nation, killing at least one person in each. The Public Health Emergency...

Where are the peacemakers in the holy land?

Will the war-torn holy land ever be peaceful again? Joss Miller asks. In 1982, my wife Dawn and I spent a couple of weeks travelling around Israel. We were keen to get a sense of this country, whose inception as a state in 1948 was relatively...

Report: Hezbollah stance on Lebanese paper expected within 2 days

by Naharnet Newsdesk 30 June 2025, 15:10 The Lebanese response to U.S. envoy Tom Barrack’s proposal calls for Israeli withdrawal from one or two occupied hills in return for the start of the handover of Hezbollah’s arms in the areas north of the...

Is Lebanon back on the tourist map? Bustling airport, beach-ready coast

Lebanon reported a surprising uptick in tourism activity in recent weeks, with Beirut’s international airport posting its highest number of arrivals for May since 2019. According to new data, nearly 300,000 people entered the country last month,...

Parliamentary session: Diaspora seats fuel political divide as Lebanese parliament pushes through agenda

Report by Maroun Nassif, English adaptation by Yasmine Jaroudi After an hour and a half of tense political discussions, Lebanese MPs opposing the allocation of six parliamentary seats to expatriates failed to disrupt a legislative session aimed at...

Lebanon pressured to approve Hezbollah disarmament in cabinet, sources in Beirut claim

Lebanon is under pressure from the US to include Hezbollah’s disarmament in its official government agenda as soon as possible, Lebanese political sources confirmed. The sources said Washington is also seeking to link the future of Lebanon and...

Festival and events in Denver and surrounding areas for summer and beyond

Through July 12: Green Box Arts Festival: A cornucopia of arts performances, exhibitions, classes, camps, conversations and parties; Green Mountain Falls, go online for prices. Tickets: greenboxarts.org/arts-festival. Through July 13: Fresh Looks...

Lebanese people gather outside Iranian Embassy carrying pictures of Iranian Supreme Leader

People carrying pictures of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei gather outside the Iranian Embassy in Lebanon, in Beirut, Lebanon, June 25, 2025. (Photo by Bilal Jawich/Xinhua) People carrying pictures of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei gather...

Security Source Tell Al-Manar: Syrian Gang Affiliated with ISIL and Mossad Dismantled in Beirut’s Dahieh

Lebanon’s General Security Agency carried out on Monday a raid operation in Borj Al-Barajneh area, Beirut’s Southern Suburb (Dahieh), dismantling a terrorist gang, composed of 5 to 7 Syrians, upon suspicions raised by the locals in the town,...

Wildfires in Syria spread, helped by heavy winds and leftover war munitions

Open this photo in gallery:Emergency responders with the Syrian Civil Defence, known as the White Helmets, work to extinguish a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria's Latakia countryside, on Monday.Ghaith Alsayed/The Associated Press Syrian...