Agreement seen as 1st step toward shifting power generation from fuel oil to gas, easing costs and environmental impact - ...

I flew on Middle East Airlines (MEA) from Dubai to Beirut aboard their new A321neo. The video features cockpit takeoff by ...

Israel views Gaza primarily as a core security issue rather than part of the occupied Palestinian territories, even though ...

After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another ...

ON BOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT — In his first news conference as pope, Leo XIV on Tuesday called for dialogue between the United States and Venezuela, emphasized Europe’s importance in resolving the war ...

BEIRUT — Pope Leo XIV is in Lebanon on his first visit to the Middle East since he was chosen as leader of the world's Catholics in May. He arrives at a pivotal time for the country, buffeted by ...

Shortly before leaving my home in Virginia to spend the holidays in Beirut, a colleague asked me, echoing Ronald Reagan’s old one liner from 1980: Isn’t Lebanon better off now than at the start of ...

Pope Leo XIV's first foreign trip is over. A six-day pilgrimage to the Middle East wrapped up Tuesday in Beirut. We were in conflict-torn Lebanon just a few miles from the country's Ground Zero, where ...

Israel is striking at will in Lebanon, killing enemies and innocents. Hezbollah is weakened, but its supporters remain defiant. A fragile cease-fire teeters on the edge of collapse. Is this the region ...

A mission was undertaken in Beirut, Lebanon, from September 2 to 4, 2025, by the IMF Middle East Regional Technical ...