The Daily Star Lebanon Breaking News, Lebanon News, Middle East News & World News

At the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is taking center stage on the first full day, among other key figures from the U.S., E.U., China, and the Middle East. Amidst global focus on the Israel-Hamas conflict, Zelensky aims to draw renewed attention to Ukraine’s ongoing struggle against Russia. The day’s agenda at the …

A team from the Libyan Ministry of Justice is scheduled to visit Beirut soon to reinvigorate a 2014 agreement concerning the 1978 disappearance of Lebanese Shiite cleric Imam Moussa Sadr. This delegation plans to engage with Lebanon’s justice ministry and a committee handling the case involving Hannibal Gadhafi, the son of Libya’s former ruler Moammar Gadhafi, as stated by a …

On Monday, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urgently called for an immediate stop to hostilities in the Gaza Strip, citing the conflict between Israel and Hamas has now surpassed 100 days. During a press conference in New York, Guterres emphasized the critical need for a humanitarian ceasefire. He stressed that such a pause in the fighting is necessary to ensure that …

Early on Wednesday, Ahmed Abdullah Abu Shalal, identified by the Israeli military as a key figure in planning multiple assaults against Israelis in Jerusalem, was killed in a strike at the densely populated Balata refugee camp in Nablus, along with four others. According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, Israeli forces hindered medical personnel from accessing the strike location, asserting through …

Pakistan strongly criticized Iran for carrying out airstrikes on Tuesday, which Tehran claimed were aimed at a militant Sunni separatist group. The strikes occurred in Baluchistan, a tumultuous region in southwestern Pakistan, resulting in the death of two children and straining the diplomatic ties between the two countries. Despite their longstanding mutual suspicion over militant activities, both nations seemed cautious …

In Lebanon, a top court judge has suspended the arrest orders for two former ministers implicated in the 2020 Beirut port explosion, one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history. Judge Sabbouh Suleiman of the Court of Cassation revoked the arrest warrants for Youssef Fenianos, ex-public works minister, and Ali Hassan Khalil, former finance minister and current MP. This decision …

Throughout Wednesday night, the Israeli military carried out bombings in various locations in Lebanon, including the Kfarshouba heights, Kfarkila, Markaba, al-Taybeh, Wadi Slouqi, Aita al-Shaab, and the vicinity of al-Naqoura. Israel intensified its assault on Tuesday, focusing particularly on the Slouki valley along the Lebanese border, using air strikes and artillery. According to the Israeli army, this operation targeted a …

A recent development in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas saw the first agreement since a cease-fire breakdown in November, mediated by France and Qatar. This agreement involves a shipment of medical supplies for dozens of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. These supplies are to be transported through Egypt and handed over to the International Committee of the …