Iran unveils second underground naval base
The maritime force of the Revolutionary Guards, Iran's ideological army, unveiled a new underground naval base on Saturday, according to footage broadcast by state television, two weeks after...
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Lebanon will not be promoted to Davis Cup first division after being defeated by Peru
The Lebanese national Davis Cup team was defeated by Peru with a score of 4-0, Friday and Saturday in Cairo, Egypt, in the Davis Cup playoffs. After dominating South Africa in September, Lebanon...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 February 2025
Amal and Hezbollah cling to 'fifth portfolio' card
When President Joseph Aoun's term began and Nawaf Salam was swiftly appointed prime minister, many Lebanese expected the next steps in the government formation would also progress quickly. However,...
Scarlett HADDAD, 1 February 2025
Archimandrite Anania Kojanian found dead at his home in Metn
Archimandrite Anania Kojanian, 40, was found dead, reportedly murdered, in his home on Saturday morning in the Bsalim area of Metn. He was responsible for the affairs of the Armenian Orthodox...
1 February 2025
In Beirut, LGBTQ+ nightlife resumes with caution
Out comes the glitter, false lashes, and powder compacts. They'll touch up their choreography, warm up their voices, and go out and challenge gender stereotypes. Next week, two drag queens known...
Raphaël ABDELNOUR, 1 February 2025
Why are some former Palestinian detainees expelled?
A conditional form of freedom. Of the 110 Palestinian detainees released from Ofer prison last Thursday, 66 were sent to the occupied West Bank, 14 to annexed East Jerusalem, and nine to Gaza,...
Tatiana KROTOFF, 1 February 2025
Government formation: Can Salam assert his prerogatives against party power struggles?
Will Lebanon's next government formation be led by designated Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and President Joseph Aoun, or will it be dictated by political parties? On Wednesday, both leaders...
Jeanine JALKH, 1 February 2025
Five Arab countries reject any forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza
Representatives from five Arab countries, the Palestinian Authority, and the Arab League issued a joint statement rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer Palestinians from Gaza...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 February 2025
Beirut muhafez adjusts parking fees
Beirut muhafez (governor) Marwan Abboud, the city's executive authority, issued a statement on Saturday adjusting parking fees in the capital and specifying rates based on the type of...
1 February 2025
Presumed-dead Hamas commander reappears in Gaza during Israeli hostage handover
The Israeli military has issued a statement confirming that Haitham Khouwajari, commander of Hamas’s Al-Shati Brigade, is alive, following an Al Jazeera report claiming he was seen at the site...
1 February 2025
Eurobonds rise to 16 cents on the dollar
BEIRUT — Lebanese eurobonds edged up on Friday, rising to 16 cents on the dollar from 15.6 cents at Thursday’s close. The slight increase reflects a fairly stable interest among speculators...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 February 2025
Why does Israel opt for escalation against Hezbollah?
Israel's continued strikes, both in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa region, align with its original objectives set since the start of its war against Lebanon. These include reshaping the military...
Mounir RABIH, 1 February 2025
House of Father Majdi Allawi destroyed by fire in Kesrouan
A fire broke out on Saturday in a house belonging to Father Majdi Allawi, founder of the charity association Bonheur du Ciel, in the village of Maaysra, Kesrouan. The blaze was later brought under...
1 February 2025
Rafah crossing reopens to evacuate Palestinian patients to Egypt
The Rafah border crossing, the main entry and exit point for the Palestinian territory, reopened on Saturday for the first time since May 2024 to allow around 50 Palestinian patients to cross from...
1 February 2025
Relatives of Lebanese and Syrian migrants detained in Cyprus demand their release
BEIRUT — The families of Lebanese and Syrian migrants detained in Cyprus in recent years have renewed their calls for the release of their relatives, following their illegal entry onto the island....
L'Orient Today staff, 1 February 2025
Lebanese Army enters Aitaroun, residents urged to remain patient
The Lebanese Army deployed on Saturday in Aitaroun, a village in South Lebanon that had remained under Israeli occupation. However, residents have been urged not to approach the area until they...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 February 2025
First bus carrying 32 Palestinian detainees welcomed with cheers in Ramallah
A bus transporting the first 32 Palestinian detainees out of the 183 set to be released this Saturday from Israel’s Ofer prison has arrived in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. The detainees...
1 February 2025
Hezbollah and Amal take a small step back, but…
The Hezbollah-Amal alliance has shown some flexibility in responding to Nawaf Salam’s ministerial requests, at least regarding some of his candidates. While the duo, particularly Parliament Speaker...
Yara ABI AKL, 1 February 2025
Arab foreign ministers meet in Egypt after Israel bans UNRWA
Egypt will host a meeting of foreign ministers from seven Arab countries this Saturday to discuss the situation in Gaza and support for UNRWA following Israel’s ban on the agency, according to...
1 February 2025
'Get ready' for the 2026 parliamentary elections, Ahmad Hariri tells Future Movement supporters
Ahmad Hariri, secretary-general of the Future Movement — currently withdrawn from Lebanon’s political scene since a decision announced three years ago by its leader, former Prime Minister Saad...
2 February 2025
Israeli-American hostage Keith Siegel has been handed over to the Israeli military via the ICRC.
Israeli-American Keith Siegel was handed over to the Israeli military by the Red Cross on Saturday morning following his release in Gaza, during the third and final hostage release of the day...
1 February 2025
Hariri Hospital employees end strike
The employees' committee of Rafik Hariri Governmental Hospital in Beirut announced Saturday that it had ended a strike that lasted more than a month, launched in protest against delays in salary...
1 February 2025
Iranian cash suitcases at Beirut airport: An unlikely scenario, experts say
In an article published Friday by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Iran has been accused of smuggling "suitcases stuffed with cash" into Lebanon to fund Hezbollah's resurgence after a destructive war...
Jeanine JALKH, 1 February 2025
Ten people killed by gunmen in an Alawite village in Hama rovince
At least 10 people were killed in an armed attack on a village belonging to the Alawite minority, from which ousted President Bashar al-Assad hails, in central Syria, a rights group reported on...
1 February 2025
Egypt's Sisi congratulates Syria's Sharaa on interim presidency
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Friday congratulated Ahmed al-Sharaa on assuming Syria's interim presidency, two days after his appointment. "I wish him success in achieving the...
1 February 2025
Israeli hostages Yarden Bibas and Franco-Israeli Ofer Kalderon handed over to the ICRC
Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas and Franco-Israeli Ofer Kalderon have been handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza, as part of a new exchange...
1 February 2025
UN war crimes investigators say Syria 'rich in evidence'
Despite concerns about the destruction of documents and other indications of serious crimes committed in Syria under Bashar al-Assad's rule, U.N. investigators said Friday that plenty of evidence...
1 February 2025
Five Arab countries, the PA and the Arab League reject Trump’s proposal to relocate Gazans to Egypt and Jordan | Live
20:41 Beirut Time Syria Ten Proturk fighters were killed in fighting with Kurdish-dominated forces in northern Syria, where nine people also died in an attack, according to the...
