THE DAILY STAR

The first person convicted under Hong Kong's national security law was jailed for nine years on Friday for terrorist activities and inciting...

President Michel Aoun told the country's public prosecutor Friday he was ready to give a statement about last year's Beirut port blast if it...

An American swimmer sparked controversy at the Tokyo Games Friday when he said it would take a long time to clear his sport of doping after...

Lebanon battled rapidly spreading wildfires for a third straight day Friday after they destroyed pine forests and threatened homes in northe...

Russell Westbrook joined LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster NBA trade deal with the Washington Wizard...

Cade Cunningham, a 19-year-old guard who played at Oklahoma State University last season, was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the first...

Saudi Arabia announced Friday it would reopen its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists after a 17-month closure due to the coronavir...

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said it received reports that a vessel was attacked off the Omani coast, in the Arabian...

The Lebanese pound fell slightly on the black market Friday, trading at LL18,250 against the dollar, exchange dealers said.

Israel said it had restored the fishing zone off Gaza Friday and would allow resumed imports for international aid projects after a return t...

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday appointed Ridha Garsalaoui, a former national security adviser to the presidency, to run the Inter...

Israeli troops killed a Palestinian man in clashes that erupted on Thursday during the funeral of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy shot dead by...

The World Health Organization said Thursday the Delta variant has led to a "surge" in coronavirus outbreaks triggering a "fourth wave" in th...

Hezbollah is mediating with the Free Patriotic Movement in a bid to accelerate the formation of a new government desperately needed to cope...

Israel will begin offering a third shot of the Pfizer/Biontech COVID-19 vaccine to people aged over 60, a world first in efforts to slow the...

Lebanon registers 1,104 COVID-19 cases, three deaths in last 24 hours

More than four billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been administered around the world, eight months after the vaccination drive starte...

Though far from ground-breaking by modern cinema terms, a scene in which Jack Whitehall’s character discusses his sexuality with Dwayne ‘The...

Speaker Nabih Berri said Thursday Parliament was ready to lift the immunity of its members in order allow for questioning over last year's p...

For years, Palestinian farmers have exported herbs to Europe where they have been turned into high-end cosmetics and beauty products.

Ibrahim Hoteit lost his younger brother, Tharwat, in the huge explosion that ripped through the port of Beirut last August.

Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati's first and utmost priority if he succeeds in forming a Cabinet is to resume negotiations with the Int...

(Adds links and details) By Simon Evans and Mitch Phillips TOKYO, July 29 (Reuters) - The rivalry of economic powerhouses China, Japan and t...

Lebanon's Ray Bassil ended her Olympic campaign in 21st place in the women's trap event Thursday, finishing with 114 bowls from 125.

The Lebanese pound was little changed on the black market Thursday, trading at LL18,100 against the dollar, with all eyes on the latest push...