In Bkirki, the pope urges young people to stay
Thousands of people gathered Monday evening in Bkirki, at the headquarters of the Maronite Patriarchate, where Pope Leo XIV concluded his second day in Lebanon with a meeting with the country's...
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Israel's Netanyahu appears in court after pardon request backed by Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court on Monday for the first time since asking the country's president for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, a move backed by...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 December 2025
Netanyahu invited to White House in 'near future': Israeli PM's office
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was invited by U.S. President Donald Trump to visit the White House "in the near future" during a phone call on Monday, his office said....
1 December 2025
ICC vows to stand firm amid US sanctions
The president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and key European members on Monday issued a defiant declaration of the tribunal's independence in the face of U.S. sanctions against...
AFP/L'Orient Today, 1 December 2025
Zelensky says expects to talk to Trump on 'key issues'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said he expects to discuss "key issues" with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, as efforts to settle the war with Russia went into full...
AFP/ L'Orient Today staff, 1 December 2025
Residents say 40 killed in alleged army strike in southern Sudan
At least 40 people were killed in southern Sudan, two people who took part in the burials said Monday, in a strike that paramilitaries and a human rights group blamed on the army. The Rapid...
AFP/ L'Orient Today staff, 1 December 2025
Syria launches first official print newspaper since fall of Assad
Syria published the first print issue of the official Al Thawra Al Souriya newspaper Monday, the latest government-owned media outlet to launch since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad....
L'Orient Today staff, 1 December 2025
Pope's visit: Why wasn't Samir Geagea in Baabda?
On social media, supporters of the Lebanese Forces (LF) reacted sharply to the absence of their party chief, who leads the largest Christian parliamentary bloc, from a meeting at Baabda...
Yara ABI AKL, 1 December 2025
Jodie Foster, Bong Joon Ho headlined Marrakesh's film extravaganza
There was no glitz or glamor at the opening of the 22nd Marrakesh International Film Festival on Nov. 28: The evening, simple in its approach, celebrated the true spirit of cinema.On the stage at...
Nanette Ziadé-Ritter, 1 December 2025
A treasure trove of Jerusalem icons takes us on a visual journey to the Holy Land
The idea of sacred art as a spiritual journey rather than simply a painting requires a state of fervor akin to transcendence for its creation, with tradition dictating that the iconographer be a...
Zéna ZALZAL, 1 December 2025
Iran announces discovery of major gold deposit: media
TEHRAN — Iran has announced the discovery of a major gold deposit at one of the country's biggest mines for the precious metal, local media reported Monday. The new vein structure was found...
1 December 2025
In Harissa meeting with Pope Leo, Lebanon's Christian community shares testimonies of faith and hardship
HARISSA — During the second day of his three-day visit to Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV visited the Basilica of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, where he met with various members of Lebanon's Christian...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 December 2025
Netanyahu appears in court after pardon request backed by Trump
TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court on Monday for the first time since asking the country's president for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, a...
1 December 2025
Abd El Wahab franchise opens new chapter in Naccashe
Twenty-six years after opening the first Abd El Wahab in Achrafieh, the Lebanese brand is about to add a new chapter to its history: In mid-November 2025, Christian and Raissa Ghosn opened the...
Nagi Morkos, 1 December 2025
Six Lebanese companies win agri-food innovation award
QOOT, the primary Lebanese cluster for agri-food innovation, announced Thursday night the six winners of the third edition of its Agri-Food Innovation Award (AFIA), during a ceremony held at...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 December 2025
Trump says US freeze on asylum decisions will last 'a long time'
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday his administration intends to maintain a pause on asylum decisions for "a long time" after an Afghan national allegedly shot two...
1 December 2025
New racetrack in Akkar hosts third horse race
NORTH LEBANON — While much of Lebanon was focusing on the movements of Pope Leo XIV during his visit to the country, the Meydan al-Rayes racetrack on hosted its third horse race on Sunday since its...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 December 2025
Low-cost airlines are increasingly interested in Lebanon
Interest from low-cost carriers in Lebanon appears to be growing, as evidenced by recent decisions and operational shifts by several international airlines and their subsidiaries.The list includes...
Fouad GEMAYEL, 1 December 2025
In Annaya, Pope Leo XIV places Lebanon under Saint Charbel’s protection
ANNAYA — People arrived early Monday morning along the Beirut–Jounieh highway to see Pope Leo XIV’s convoy as it made its way from Harissa to the Saint Maron Monastery in Annaya on the second day...
Gabriel BLONDEL, Marguerita Sejaan, Nematala EDDÉ, Suzanne BAAKLINI, 1 December 2025
Did a Hezbollah member shoot a Lebanese Army officer?
A person reportedly affiliated with Hezbollah opened fire on a Lebanese Army officer on Saturday at a checkpoint in Dahr al-Baidar, in the Bekaa Valley. This unprecedented incident came at a time...
Jeanine JALKH, 1 December 2025
Airbus says most of its recalled 6,000 A320 jets now modified
PARIS — Airbus fleets were returning towards normal operations on Monday after the European planemaker pushed through abrupt software changes faster than expected, as it wrestled with safety...
1 December 2025
Pope's couturier: 'Civilian clothes always drew inspiration from liturgical dress'
On Tuesday, Dec. 3, during the grand Mass for peace to be celebrated by Leo XIV on the Beirut waterfront, the pope will don an extraordinary chasuble [worn by High Priests when delivering a...
Fifi ABOU DIB, 1 December 2025
American and Syrian forces conduct airstrikes on ISIS weapons storage facilities, US military says
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said on Sunday that it recently destroyed 15 sites containing Islamic State weapons caches in southern Syria. U.S. Central Command said it and Syrian forces...
1 December 2025
Does Lebanon still have something to offer the world?
Not a day goes by without me asking myself this question. Not a day goes by without me wondering if this country — our country — is still worth the headaches of trying to understand it, dissect it...
Anthony SAMRANI, 1 December 2025
Day 2 of Leo XIV in Lebanon: Visits to Annaya & Harissa, interfaith meetings in Beirut, encounter with youth at Bkirki | LIVE
20:39 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live news coverage of the pope's visit to Lebanon Thank you for following our live coverage of the pope 's second day in Lebanon, in...
L'Orient Today staff, with Marguerita Sejaan, Anne-Marie El-HAGE, Nemtala EDDÉ, Suzanne BAAKLINI, and Zeina ANTONIOS, 1 December 2025
Pope Leo backs Palestinian statehood, Israel rejects 'Mechanism' role in south Lebanon, Netanyahu requests pardon: Everything you need to know this Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Dec. 1, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:• Having arrived in Lebanon yesterday, Pope Leo...
Abbas Mahfouz, 1 December 2025
On the road to Baabda, an inevitable comparison to John Paul II's visit
Several hundred people gathered along the road to Baabda Presidential Palace on Sunday afternoon, waiting for the convoy of Pope Leo XIV, who had arrived from Turkey for the second stop of his...
