Israel buries two hostages recovered from Gaza
Two hostages whose bodies were recovered from Gaza last week were buried by family and friends in Israel on Monday in separate ceremonies. The remains of Idan Shtivi, 28, and Ilan Weiss, 56, were...
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Xi and Putin round on West at regional summit in China
Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin took turns Monday to swipe at the West during a gathering of Eurasian leaders aimed at putting Beijing front and centre of regional relations. The Shanghai...
AFP, 1 September 2025
Family dispute in Ain al-Hilweh camp: Two killed and several injured
BEIRUT — A major family dispute erupted Monday night in the Palestinian camp of Ain al-Hilweh in Saida, marked by gunfire exchanges that left two dead and several injured, including four in...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
Hezbollah disarmament: Berri pulls a new rabbit out of his hat
BEIRUT — The Cabinet’s decision on ensuring the state’s monopoly over weapons — and the implementation plan the army is expected to present to the government Friday — remains divisive. Behind the...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
Defense minister calls on army to respect public procurement code
BEIRUT — In a rather unusual public move, Defense Minister Michel Menassa called on the leadership of the Lebanese Army to implement and respect the public procurement code when placing orders....
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
Beirut sit-in honors journalists killed by Israel in Gaza and Lebanon
BEIRUT — Several dozen people, along with as many journalists covering the event, gathered Monday at 6 p.m. in Beirut in front of the statue at Martyrs’ Square for a sit-in in solidarity with...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
Strengthening agriculture will encourage refugees to return, FAO tells Salam
BEIRUT — A delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) stated that "strengthening food security and the agricultural sector in Syria will have a positive...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
Jaber signs off on draft decree granting August aid to active and retired military
BEIRUT — Finance Minister Yassine Jaber on Monday signed a draft decree granting August financial aid of 14 million Lebanese lira (LL) (about $156 at the current exchange rate) to active military...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
'There will be an agreement between all parties' before Friday, says Sayyed
BEIRUT — Social Affairs Minister Hanin Sayyed said Monday, during a meeting with the Grand Mufti of the Republic, Abdellatif Derian, that it is "important for the state to impose its authority...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
Hezbollah visit ends dispute with Grand Ayatollah Fadlallah’s institution
BEIRUT — The institution of Lebanese-Iraqi Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah announced Monday that its dispute with Hezbollah is “definitely closed,” following a visit from a party...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
Another 47 charged for supporting Palestine Action
London's Metropolitan police said Monday it had charged another 47 people with supporting Palestine Action, bringing the number of activists accused of backing the banned "terrorist"...
AFP, 1 September 2025
Aoun and Salam meet in Baabda ahead of crucial week for disarmament
BEIRUT — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Monday morning at the Baabda Presidential Palace at the start of a crucial week for talks on Hezbollah's...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
Paving work on Mounsef-Nahr Ibrahim highway from Sept. 2 to 9
BEIRUT — The Internal Security Forces (ISF) notified residents on Monday that paving work will be conducted on the western lane of the highway stretching from Mounsef (Jbeil district) to Nahr...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
Putin meets with Iranian President Pezeshkian in China
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Monday with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in China, the Kremlin announced....
AFP, 1 September 2025
Army announces live-fire exercises in the Jurd area of Baalbeck
A unit of the Lebanese Army will conduct training exercises on Sept. 2, 3, 8, and 9, 2025, between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., in the Jurd of Baalbeck, in the Bekaa. The military also warned live...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
Jaber says part of frozen deposits can only be returned as shares
BEIRUT — Lebanese Finance Minister Yassine Jaber announced Monday in a televised interview with Al-Hadath, the content of which was relayed by Al-Arabiya, that part of the deposits frozen in...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
Magro: Le Drian to visit Beirut 'in the coming days'
BEIRUT — The French president's special envoy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, is set to visit Beirut "in the coming days," announced France's ambassador to Beirut, Herve Magro, during a...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
Visa denials: The latest US obstacle for the Palestinian state
The announcement is part of efforts to undermine the viability of the State of Palestine. In a brief, vague statement on Friday, the U.S. State Department said it would deny and revoke visas from...
Tatiana KROTOFF, 1 September 2025
Bou Saab stresses dialogue and 'full implementation of Taif' to preserve unity
BEIRUT — Parliament Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab stressed on Monday the importance of implementing the Taif agreement fully, noting that it "addresses many issues" and is not limited to...
1 September 2025
Once upon a time, the ‘new Middle East’
First, there is Israel.A small country, barely twice the size of tiny Lebanon, whose planes and drones dominate the skies of the entire region to the point of being able, within a few weeks, to...
Anthony SAMRANI, 1 September 2025
Hamas rejects reported plan for US takeover of Gaza
Hamas denounced on Monday a plan reportedly being considered by U.S. President Donald Trump for the United States to take control of the devastated Gaza Strip and for its population to be...
1 September 2025
No progress in Lebanese-Israeli border demarcation before Israeli withdrawal, release of prisoners: Rajji
BEIRUT — Foreign Minister Joe Rajji said in an interview with UAE newspaper Al-Ittihad , published on Sunday, that the Israeli army's withdrawal from Lebanon and the release of Lebanese...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
Twenty years of struggles, twenty years of wounds: Lebanon through the lens
At Art on 56th gallery in Gemmayzeh, the Samir Kassir Foundation (SKeyes) marks two decades of struggle with "Twenty years for freedom," an exhibition running until Sept. 6 that confronts...
Rana Najjar, 1 September 2025
Thousands attend funeral of Houthi leaders killed by Israeli strike, vow revenge
Thousands of mourners attended a funeral at the largest mosque in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Monday for 12 senior Houthi figures, including their prime minister, who were killed by an Israeli...
1 September 2025
Unusual cafes, burgers and sahlab ice cream: From Zgharta to Ehden, five culinary destinations to discover
We traveled through this region, along roads that climb and disappear into the fog, to share with you our five favorites. These are not tourist stops, but unique and delicious getaways — though...
Rayanne TAWIL, 1 September 2025
Lebanese authorities deny claims of Israelis having coffee in Marjayoun
BEIRUT — Lebanese security sources and a local head of municipality on Monday denied to L'Orient Today claims made by Lebanese pro-Hezbollah daily Al-Akhbar that Israelis, including uniformed...
Ghadir Hamadi, 1 September 2025
We can’t share a country if we can’t share a street
Driving is the daily referendum we don’t realize we’re holding. It shows how we deal with rules, time, frustration and strangers. Do we yield, or barrel through? Do we treat the person in front of...
Iva KOVIC-CHAHINE, 1 September 2025
EU chief's plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming in Bulgaria
A plane carrying EU chief Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming as it readied to land in Bulgaria on Sunday, the EU office said Monday, alleging Russia was thought to be behind the incident....
1 September 2025
Beirut’s Ayloul festival returns to celebrate the work of Elias Khoury
BEIRUT — It is not uncommon for novels to be adapted for other media. Yousry Nasrallah’s 2006 movie “Bab al-Shams,” for instance, transcribed Elias Khoury’s 1998 novel of the same name (Gate of the...
Jim Quilty, 1 September 2025
Aid flotilla heading to Gaza returns to Barcelona due to stormy weather
An aid flotilla of dozens of boats that had set sail for Gaza on Sunday returned to port in Barcelona due to stormy weather, organizers said on Monday. "We conducted a sea trial and then...
1 September 2025
Aoun promises industrialists tighter control on cross-border smuggling
BEIRUT — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday promised a delegation from the Bekaa Industrialists Association stronger and improved border controls to curb smuggling, which affects local...
1 September 2025
Arzeh, the Mediterranean monk seal, welcomes pup
BEIRUT — "Arzeh," the female Mediterranean monk seal and a symbol of the coastal village of Amchit in Lebanon’s Jbeil district, has given birth to a pup. She had made the area her refuge...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
Israel targeted Iranian leaders in June by hacking bodyguards' phones: NYT
Israel was able to locate a meeting of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and target it on June 16, four days after the start of the 12-day Iran-Israel war, through hacking the phones of...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
'In Lebanon, we strike every time Hezbollah tries to raise its head,' says Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday night that Israel will strike each time Hezbollah “tries to raise its head.” “In Lebanon, we strike every time Hezbollah tries to raise its...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
Driving in Lebanon: Essential rules to save your sanity (and your bumper)
As long as enforcement remains next to nil, there’s not much of a stick in terms of convincing people to follow the rules of the road, but the carrot is that these rules are designed to keep...
Amelia Hankins, 1 September 2025
Lebanon's mopeds, both killer and savior
Cheap to run, able to weave through endless traffic and accessible to those locked out of formal employment, mopeds and motorbikes cemented their position as a mainstay of the roadscape after the...
Anya Wickremasinghe with Yara Malka, 1 September 2025
Yamma, Beirut’s new rooftop combining Mediterranean flavors and music
Perched atop Palm Beach with sweeping views of Beirut’s corniche, Yamma has quickly become the city’s lively new summer destination.Behind the rooftop venue, which opened July 17, are well-known...
Nagi MORKOS, 1 September 2025
After latest Israeli strikes, Houthis harden their stance
They vow to step up their attacks. As the war between Israel and the Houthi rebels crossed a new threshold on Thursday, the Yemeni movement is already displaying rigor — both toward Israel and on...
Noura DOUKHI, 1 September 2025
Lebanon, Egypt agree on roadmap for agriculture and food sectors
BEIRUT — Lebanon and Egypt have agreed on a multi-year roadmap aimed at boosting “sustainable food security and agricultural innovation,” Agriculture Minister Nizar Hani said after leading a...
L'Orient Today staff, 1 September 2025
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, says scholars' association
The world's leading genocide scholars' association passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president...
1 September 2025
Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800, injures 2700
A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan on Monday after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flattened homes, killing more than 800 people and injuring 2,700 others, the...
AFP, 1 September 2025
Houthi rebels raid UN premises in Yemen, detain at least 11 personnel
Yemen's Houthi rebels raided United Nations offices in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday and detained at least 11 U.N. personnel, the body said. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said...
1 September 2025
Israel destroys excavator in southern Lebanon, Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims it captured an Israeli drone | LIVE
21:03 Beirut Time Lebanon, Syria to form commissions on prisoners, missing persons and border issues Lebanon and Syria will set up two commissions to determine the fate of roughly...
Marguerita Sejaan, Muntasser Abdallah, Malek Jadah, Renee Davis, 1 September 2025
Israeli strikes kill Houthi premier, 2 in south Lebanon as Gaza cease-fire talks stall: Everything you need to know this Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Sep. 1, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz.At L’Orient-Le Jour and L’Orient Today, we are deeply alarmed by the ongoing tragedy in...
Abbas Mahfouz, 1 September 2025
US expands visa restrictions for Palestinians, NY Times reports
The United States has suspended visa approvals for nearly everyone who holds a Palestinian passport, The New York Times reported on Sunday. The restrictions go beyond those that President Donald...
1 September 2025
To show Gaza, and not die
Dear readers, We have known many tragedies in the Middle East in recent years. Outbursts of violence fueled by ultra-radical discourse, the vast majority of which have been — and still are —...
