BEIRUT — The UK Foreign Secretary and Defense Secretary have told L'Orient Today in an exclusive interview that they are urging for "calm heads and de-escalation" during their visit to Lebanon on...
Hassan Nasrallah announces retaliation, but not war. In his first speech since the assassination of Fouad Shukur, a senior Hezbollah commander, on Tuesday, the party's Secretary-General stated that...
On Thursday, Aug. 1, the Lebanese Army marks its 79th anniversary without special celebrations, amid one of the most troubled periods in the country’s history. Security-wise, the conflict between...
Following the death of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, the Israeli army announced on Thursday that Mohammed Deif, the head of the group’s military branch, was "eliminated" in an...
Here are some key quotes to make note of from Hassan Nasrallah's speech on Thursday, given in tandem with the funeral of senior Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukur: • "The attack on the southern...
An Israeli strike in the heart of Beirut's southern suburbs, Hezbollah's stronghold, jolted the Lebanese government from its lethargy. After months of passivity, especially following Saturday's...
BEIRUT — Caretaker Health Minister Firass Abiad said on Thursday that Lebanon's medical supplies and the amount of medicines are sufficient for at least four months in case of war, according to...
BEIRUT — British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Defense Secretary John Healey arrived in Beirut on Thursday amid concerns of escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, following a deadly...
While his assassination is a significant blow to Hamas, the elimination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’ politburo, in a strike attributed to Israel will not create a power vacuum within the...
A regional war as a "farewell gift?" — With the U.S. presidential election fast approaching, President Joe Biden may well leave office amidst a total conflagration in the Middle East. Admittedly,...
The consecutive security incidents since Saturday July 27 and the deadly strike in Majdal Shams, a Druze town in the Israeli-annexed Syrian Golan, which is close to the border with Lebanon, have...
BEIRUT — Lebanon's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday filed a complaint with the U.N. Security Council and U.N. Secretary-General, requesting that member states condemn the "Israeli cyber...
Hezbollah's press office, contacted by L'Orient Today, denied on Thursday having issued a statement mentioning a "possible worsening of the security situation" in Lebanon, two days after an Israeli...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah and Hamas announced the funeral arrangements for their “martyred leaders,” Ismail Haniyeh, the political bureau chief of Hamas, and Fouad Shukur, one of Hezbollah’s top military...
While he intended to "fight for the podium" in Paris for his first Olympic Games, Caramnob Segaipov lost in the 16th finals of the under 90 kg judo tournament, Wednesday on the tatami of the...
He was the one who, in a rare audio recording, claimed responsibility for the al-Aqsa Flood operation. The elusive Mohammad Deif, civilly named Masri, shadow leader since 2002 of the Ezzeddine...
Two surviving neighbors exchanged “hamdellah al-salemeh” (“Thank God, we are alive”) after the Israeli strike that targeted their building in Haret Hreik, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, on...
Today, Thursday, Aug. 1 at 5 p.m. Beirut time, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah is scheduled to deliver a speech at the funeral of Fouad Shukur, the party's top military commander....
The Israeli military on Thursday announced that Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif had been killed in a strike it carried out last month in Gaza's southern area of Khan Younis....
Three days after the deadly strike on Majdal Shams, which Israel blamed on Hezbollah, Tel Aviv retaliated by hitting Hezbollah’s stronghold, Beirut’s southern suburb. The Israeli army struck a...
The assassinations of Fouad Shukur, a senior Hezbollah military officer, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, and of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’ politburo, in Tehran, mark a significant turning...
The health ministry in Gaza said that at least 39,480 people have been killed in the war between Israel and Palestinian militants that marked its 300th day on Thursday. The...
BEIRUT — The usually bustling Shatila Palestinian refugee camp fell eerily silent on Wednesday, following the Israeli assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas' political bureau, at his...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged "all parties" in the Middle East to stop "escalatory actions" and achieve a cease-fire in Gaza, after Hamas's political leader was killed in...
Australia has asked its nationals in Lebanon to leave the country immediately, citing a real risk that tensions between Israel and Hezbollah could escalate seriously. This request follows similar...
21:04 Beirut Time Thank you for following today's live coverage of the Gaza war. Make sure to return tomorrow for all the latest updates. 20:55 Beirut Time U.S....
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah will speak at...
Iran held funeral processions on Thursday with calls for revenge after the killing in Tehran of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in a strike blamed on Israel. The Islamic Republic's supreme...
Egyptian opposition figure Yahya Abdelhadi has been questioned and detained on terrorism charges, prominent lawyer Khaled Ali said Thursday, two years after the dissident received a presidential...
At times it moves away from the edge, at times it gets closer. In constantly dancing so close to the abyss, the specter of regional conflagration could stumble. Since Oct. 8, when Hezbollah joined...
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
Lebanese, Israeli delegation to meet in Washington; Lebanon files UN complaint against Iran: Everything you need to know this Thursday
