THE DAILY STAR

In late July, via video conference, I visited Lebanon virtually. I was struck by the huge potential of Lebanon’s people, but also the great...

‘Even under these impossible circumstances,’ festival director Tabitha Jackson said, ‘artists are still finding paths to make bold and vital...

The United States on Thursday imposed fresh Iran-related sanctions, blacklisting an entity and an individual as Washington continues to ramp...

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to a five-year deal worth up to $190 million Thursday.

Lebanon registered 1,520 new coronavirus cases and 12 new deaths Thursday, as caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hasan warned that the country...

Chinese state media say the country’s lunar probe has lifted off from the moon with a cargo of lunar samples on the first stage of its retur...

The window to prevent a famine in war-torn Yemen is narrowing, with a new study showing that millions of people in the country will face som...

The planned execution of Iranian-Swedish academic Ahmadreza Djalali, who was sentenced to death in Iran three years ago for spying, has been...

Running Dec. 7-15, the auction ‘To Beirut with Love’ will raise funds for relief and repair efforts through the sale of donated pieces, with...

Higher Defense Council extends general mobilization period until March 31, 2021

Much like a broken record, Brexit trade talks are rumored to be poised for success on the cusp of a deadline, only to face the same old fund...

OPEC and Russia have moved closer to a compromise over oil supply policy for 2021 after talks earlier this week failed to yield a decision o...

Iran will fully comply with a 2015 deal aimed at preventing it from developing nuclear weapons if both the United States and Europe honour t...

On the surface, Libya's ceasefire is holding and rival parties are at the negotiating table.

Banque du Liban will put into circulation a new LL100,000 banknotes on Jan. 7, 2020 to mark the 100th anniversary for the declaration of gre...

The United Arab Emirates launched tourist visas for Israeli citizens on Thursday, official media said, in the latest move following the norm...

The Lebanese pound slightly fell against the dollar Thursday, trading at around LL8,100 on the black market.

In a quest to root out Islamic State group hideouts over the summer, Iraqi forces on the ground cleared nearly 90 villages across a notoriou...

Caretaker Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni Thursday proposed the suspension of the banking secrecy law for one year to conduct forensic auditing...

Turkey’s disaster authority and the U.S. Geological Survey say a 5.0 magnitude earthquake has struck Siirt in southeastern Turkey.

Advocates and lawyers anticipate a flurry of clemency action from President Donald Trump in the coming weeks that could test the limits of p...

Turkey’s health minister has announced a vaccination plan starting with an experimental "inactivated vaccine" later this month to combat the...

World food prices rose for a sixth month running in November, hitting almost a six year high with the index posting its biggest monthly incr...

Basketball player Charles Tabet was once a national hero blocking shots for Lebanon, but a crumbling economy has forced him into a new life...

France and the United Nations vowed Wednesday to keep providing humanitarian aid to Lebanon but urged the country's leaders to form a new go...