THE DAILY STAR

The Finance Ministry is set to pay Alvarez & Marsal Company $150,000 in few days to allow the firm conduct extensive forensic auditing of al...

The Lebanese pound rose on the black market Wednesday, trading at LL18,050 against the dollar, on renewed hope that a new government could b...

The British Museum will restore eight ancient glass artefacts damaged in last year’s Beirut port explosion. The glass vessels were shattered...

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri Tuesday called for the temporary suspension of immunity on all officials, including the president, in the...

COVID-19 has been a global crisis that constitutes the main test for governments around the world, and very few people can claim that many g...

Moroccan heavyweight boxer Youness Baalla attempted to bite David Nyika's ear during his defeat to the New Zealander at the Tokyo Olympics T...

Simone Biles' bid for a record six gold medals at the Tokyo Games ended abruptly Tuesday when she dropped out of the women's team final afte...

Lebanon registers 1,502 COVID-19 cases, one death

Lebanon registered 1,502 new coronavirus cases and one death the Health Ministry said Tuesday, the highest number of daily cases since April...

Mohammad Sadeq returned to his home on the outskirts of Kandahar city this week to discover it had new occupants -- the Taliban.

Japanese star Naomi Osaka crashed out of the Tokyo Olympics tennis competition Tuesday as Brazil's Italo Ferreira and America's Carissa Moor...

A Saudi court sentenced a Sudanese journalist to four years in prison for social media posts critical of the kingdom, Human Rights Watch sai...

It should have been the happiest of times, but Lebanese doctor Israa Seblani does not even have a photograph of her wedding on display as th...

Tunisia's biggest party, the moderate Islamist Ennahda, on Tuesday called for political dialogue to get the country out of crisis after it a...

At least 57 people drowned on Monday after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast near Khums, the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean where mo...

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz will meet his French counterpart in Paris this week for talks that will include an "update" on the Pega...

The Lebanese pound fell on the black market Tuesday, trading at LL18,950 against the dollar, after rallying in previous days on the designat...

The Cuban Embassy in Paris said on Tuesday that its building had been attacked with petrol bombs, causing serious damage but no injuries to...

New Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati began consultations with parliamentary blocs Tuesday, kicking off his effort to form a long-awaite...

U.S. President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday sealed an agreement formally ending the U.S. combat mission i...

The European Union on Monday urged Lebanon's political elite to form a government without delay, following the nomination of Lebanese busine...

Lebanon records 341 COVID-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours

Lebanon recorded 341 coronavirus cases and two deaths over the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported Monday.

The world’s oldest film festival, regarded as a showcase for Oscar contenders as awards season approaches, hopes to welcome back Hollywood c...

Aoun appoints Mikati as PM-designate after binding parliamentary consultations