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Media reports say two members of the Syrian General Security were killed in clashes in the village of Al-Masriyah on the Lebanese-Syrian border.

A legislative session of the Lebanese Parliament is likely to be held on Thursday to pass the laws on judicial independence and bank restructuring, in a reform step that Speaker Nabih Berri considers pivotal. This will later be followed by key legislative tasks, including the…

Jadeed: Algeria will provide two oil tankers as a gift to Lebanon with one of them heading to Beirut coinciding with President Aoun’s visit to Algeria.

A new study warns that the world is quietly heading toward a population collapse, not due to war or disease, but because of a sharp global decline in birth rates. Fertility has fallen to 2.25 children per woman, with two-thirds of the world now below that threshold, signaling…

Palestinian Prime Minister calls on Hamas to surrender control of Gaza and hand over its weapons.

Lebanese Army: Five individuals arrested for forming a terrorist cell.

A drone strike targeted the Al-Baraka area in the city of Bint Jbeil.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam awarded the late Ziad Rahbani the National Order of the Cedar at the rank of Commander, on behalf of President General Joseph Aoun.

The body of artist Ziad Rahbani was carried out of the church on the shoulders of mourners.

Majida El Roumi bowed before Fairuz while offering her condolences on the passing of Ziad Rahbani.

Fairuz bids farewell to her son.

The moment Fairuz arrived at the Church of Our Lady of the Dormition in Bikfaya to bid farewell to her son Ziad.

“An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes." - Sun Tzu

Crowds accompany the casket of the late Ziad Rahbani.

Dozens of fans of the late artist Ziad Rahbani gathered outside Khoury Hospital in Hamra to accompany his body.

Lebanese political sources to Al Jadeed: International messages have reached Lebanon warning of an escalation in August unless the Lebanese authorities collectively take steps to align with the international agenda.