France charges man over failed attack on US bank
French authorities Wednesday charged a young man in connection with an attempted attack against a Bank of America branch in Paris, as investigators explored suspicions a pro-Iran group was...
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Iranian president says in letter that Iran harbors no enmity towards ordinary Americans
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a letter addressed to the American people that his country harbors no enmity towards ordinary Americans, Press TV reported on Wednesday. He said in...
1 April 2026
Arab countries reaffirm support for Lebanon’s sovereignty and state arms monopoly
BEIRUT — The Arab Interior Ministers Council on Wednesday backed “the security, stability, and unity of Lebanon” and called for “strengthening the state’s sovereignty” and limiting arms to state...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 April 2026
Search warrant issued for journalist Rami Naim after controversial comments
BEIRUT — Jamal Hajjar, the public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, issued a search warrant Wednesday against journalist Rami Naim, known for his ties to the Lebanese Forces. Naim, however,...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 April 2026
Strike kills two fighters in northwestern Iraq: PMF official
A strike in northwestern Iraq killed two fighters from the former paramilitary coalition Hashed al-Shaabi on Wednesday, the alliance said, blaming the U.S. and Israel. An official with the group...
1 April 2026
'Complete siege': After the army withdrew from several southern villages, residents fear a worsening humanitarian crisis
Residents of several Christian villages in South Lebanon, which the Lebanese Army left on Tuesday amid the expanding Israeli invasion, are now weighing their very limited options to protect...
Malek Jadah, 1 April 2026
Jamal Hajjar files defamation complaint against MTV and Nida’ el-Watan
The public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Jamal Hajjar, filed a defamation complaint Wednesday against MTV and the daily Nida’ al-Watan. The information was confirmed to L’Orient-Le...
Claude ASSAF, 1 April 2026
In Beirut, a war museum transforms into a play space for displaced youth
On the ground floor of Beit Beirut, in the Sodeco area, exhibition labels have disappeared, replaced by board games. Children move from room to room, linger over a drawing table, and go from one...
Rayanne TAWIL, 1 April 2026
Qatar suspends visa on arrival for Lebanese: Temporary decision
Qatari authorities decided Wednesday to suspend the visa-on-arrival system granted to Lebanese nationals. From now on, any traveler coming from Lebanon must possess a valid visa before departure....
1 April 2026
Indonesian peacekeeper's family shocked by his death in Lebanon
The father of an Indonesian soldier killed amid fighting between Israeli troops and Hezbollah in Lebanon said Wednesday he was shocked that peacekeepers were losing their lives. Zulmi Aditya...
1 April 2026
Lebanon says death toll from Israel-Hezbollah war rises to over 1,300
Lebanon's health ministry said Wednesday that Israeli attacks have killed 1,318 people in the country since war erupted between Israel and Hezbollah on March 2, raising a previous toll of 1,268...
1 April 2026
What are the real risks of internal strife in Lebanon?
The risk of internal discord is increasingly making the headlines. Lebanese are closely watching developments in shelters for the displaced, tracking tensions between families who fled southern...
Scarlett HADDAD, 1 April 2026
Amid attacks, Lebanon wins UNESCO recognition for 73 protected sites
The day is gray. Part of the Eiffel Tower disappears behind a veil of thick clouds, but inside UNESCO headquarters, the energy is electric. In Room XI, diplomats, experts and delegates hold their...
Joséphine HOBEIKA, Maya GHANDOUR HERT, 1 April 2026
Clashes in Khiam in south Lebanon, where the Israeli army seeking to expand its 'security zone'
BEIRUT — Violence continues in south Lebanon, with deadly airstrikes and ground fighting between the Israeli army and Hezbollah persisting on Wednesday, particularly around Khiam (Marjayoun),...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 April 2026
What we know so far about the abduction of US journalist Shelly Kittleson in Iraq
The scene unfolded in broad daylight on Tuesday, March 31, on a busy avenue in downtown Baghdad. Surveillance images shared on social networks show two men forcing a woman, later identified as U.S....
Noura DOUKHI, 1 April 2026
Israel says it struck 2 currency exchange offices funding Hezbollah, warning others linked to the group
BEIRUT — The Israeli army said it struck "two currency exchange offices in Beirut overnight that were used to finance Hezbollah," which it has designated as a terrorist organization. Its...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 April 2026
West Bank on strike against Israeli death penalty law
Palestinian shops and public institutions were closed across the occupied West Bank Wednesday in protest of an Israeli law passed earlier this week permitting the execution of Palestinians...
1 April 2026
Iran FM says not responded to US plan, 'no negotiations'
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there were no negotiations with the United States and that Tehran had not responded to a reported 15-point proposal from Washington to end the war....
1 April 2026
Trump says US may exit Iran war soon and threatens to quit NATO, as oil crisis escalates
The United States will end its war on Iran fairly soon and could return for "spot hits" if needed, President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday, hours before he was scheduled to make...
1 April 2026
Strikes hit Russian Orthodox church in Tehran: Russian embassy
Strikes in the Iranian capital on Wednesday hit a Russian Orthodox church, damaging the building, but there were no casualties, the Russian embassy in Tehran said. "On April 1, two strikes...
AFP, 1 April 2026
Maronite bishops call on UNIFIL to facilitate humanitarian aid and protect residents in southern Lebanon
The Maronite bishops, gathered under the leadership of Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai, on Wednesday called on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to assist the populations of...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 April 2026
Middle East war: Latest developments
Houthis claim Israel attack Yemen's Houthis on Wednesday claimed a missile attack against Israel that they said was launched jointly with their backer Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah group...
AFP/L'Orient Today staff, 1 April 2026
Despite regional war, Gulf remittances remain resilient, at least for now
In Dubai, Samira’s brother continues to send money regularly to their mother in Lebanon, despite his concerns. Almost every day, she speaks with him, an employee at an Islamic bank, about the...
Mounir YOUNES, 1 April 2026
Lebanese Army says it is keeping soldiers in south Lebanon villages from which it withdrew Tuesday
The day after its withdrawal from several border towns in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Army said Wednesday it is keeping soldiers in those villages and denounced criticism directed at it....
L'Orient Today staff, 1 April 2026
Khamenei 'confident' that Naim Qassem can 'thwart Israel's plans'
Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, sent a message yesterday evening to Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Naim Qassem, in which he expressed confidence that he would be able to...
1 April 2026
Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon: Mapping the ground offensive as of the morning of April 1
The day after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz's bold statements regarding Israel's intention to occupy the area south of the Litani even after the current war ends, clashes between...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 April 2026
IIF sees Lebanese GDP collapsing dramatically in 2026
The cost of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, which reignited in the wake of the regional war involving Washington and Tel Aviv against Tehran, is expected to be extremely heavy for an already...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 1 April 2026
In Israel, a death penalty law that enshrines a two-tier justice system
A widely shared video on social media showed on Monday Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir serving champagne to his fellow MPs in the corridors of the Knesset.The scene took place...
Dany MOUDALLAL, 1 April 2026
War on Iran: Amid diplomatic stalemate, regional powers organize
There is no indication of a diplomatic breakthrough that might bring an end to the war against Iran and Lebanon. Neither the United States nor Israel seems willing to respond favorably to ongoing...
Mounir RABIH, 1 April 2026
Israel claims it targeted and killed Lebanon Corps' IRGC official in Iran
The Israeli military claimed on Wednesday morning that it had targeted and killed, the previous day in a strike on central Iran, the “head of the engineering branch of the Lebanon Corps under the...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 April 2026
With surface-to-air missiles, Hezbollah challenges Israelis but endangers civil aviation
For the first time since the resumption of the war in early March, Hezbollah fired anti-aircraft missiles last week against a warplane flying over Beirut and an Israeli helicopter, as the military...
Jeanine JALKH, 1 April 2026
Beirut 'without Hezbollah weapons': MPs try to protect capital from Israeli strikes
Since the start of the war, the Israeli army has targeted central Beirut several times. In order to prevent a repeat of this scenario, MPs from the capital are working to try to keep it, as much as...
Yara ABI AKL, 1 April 2026
Dibil urges international community to 'intervene immediately to stop destruction' of village’s homes by Israel | LIVE
23:32 Beirut Time Hormuz Strait: Trump pressures European allies U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to suspend military aid to Ukraine if Washington’s European allies do not...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 April 2026
Israeli strikes on Jnah and Khalde kill at least 7; Lebanon denounces Israel's 'clear intention' for new occupation: Everything you need to know this Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Some key things to watch today:11 a.m. – Press conference held by Saida MP Osama Saad in Parliament11:30 a.m....
Abbas Mahfouz, 1 April 2026
Israeli strikes Tuesday night on Jnah, southern suburbs of Beirut, and Khalde, south of Beirut, kill 7 people
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Health Ministry affirmed Wednesday that the two Israeli attacks on Jnah, in Beirut's southern suburbs, and on Khalde, just south of Beirut, killed at least seven people...
