Seven things to know about Salam's government
BEIRUT — The 24-member government announced on Feb. 8 by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is not unprecedented, but it stands out for several key characteristics. It includes ministers with no political...
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Eurobond prices reach 18 cents, nearly tripling since September
The average price of Lebanese eurobonds — dollar-denominated bonds issued by the state — rose to 18 cents on the dollar Monday, following the formation of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government,...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 10 February 2025
Salam condemns Netanyahu remarks on creating Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Monday strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion that a Palestinian state could be established on Saudi territory, calling it...
10 February 2025
Hamas delays the next release of Israeli hostages 'until further notice'
Hamas’s armed wing spokesman, Abu Obeida, announced in a statement that the release of Israeli hostages scheduled for next Saturday is postponed "until further notice." "The...
10 February 2025
Samir Geagea hopeful about new 'government of hope'
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Monday that the new government is one of “hope,” with its “primary mission being to restore the authority of the state.” He expressed satisfaction that, in...
10 February 2025
IMF chief signals 'intensive consultations' with allies to assist Lebanon
BEIRUT — International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday that “intensive consultations” were underway with Lebanon’s allies to provide assistance to the...
L'Orient Today staff, 10 February 2025
Diaries from Gaza: 'Deep down, we know the war isn't over'
Noor al-Yacoubi, 25, a translator and media coordinator at a research center, has not left Gaza since the early days of the Israel's devastating war on the besieged enclave, which broke out...
Noor ALYACOUBI, 10 February 2025
Hezbollah congratulates Khamenei on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution
Hezbollah on Monday released a statement of congratulations to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, for the 46th anniversary of the...
10 February 2025
You do not come away unscathed from Majd Abdel Hamid’s exhibition at Marfa
Majd Abdel Hamid embroiders as if forging a bond as if connecting, recounting, protecting, preserving from oblivion, taming or halting time, suturing, healing, or even thinking. Of Palestinian...
Fifi ABOU DIB, 10 February 2025
Jean Haidar: from a 20-day visa to the top 10 best restaurants in France
If you’re searching for Jean Haidar’s restaurant, don’t look near Nice’s famous flower market or the bustling Masséna Square. Instead, venture beyond the tourist-heavy areas to boulevard Risso,...
Céline MARCHAND, 10 February 2025
Syria leader tells podcast thousands joining new army
Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa said in an interview released Monday that "thousands" of people were joining the country's new army following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad...
10 February 2025
In Syria, the backstage of a regime change
In an upscale hotel in the heart of Damascus, Mohammad Faisal is sought after from all directions. A seasoned French journalist, a frequent visitor to Syria who interviewed Bashar al-Assad years...
Stéphanie KHOURI, 10 February 2025
One killed, three injured in armed robbery attempt at currency exchange shop in Hamra
One person was killed and three were injured after attempting an armed robbery against a currency exchange shop in Bristol, Hamra, when the owner of the store shot at the robbers, a source at the...
L'Orient Today staff, 10 February 2025
SSNP buries one of its dead in Baalbeck
The Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) and the village of al-Saida, west of Baalbeck, buried one of their dead yesterday in the village cemetery. The deceased, Ibrahim Mohammad al-Kalamish, was...
10 February 2025
Trump wants US to 'own' Gaza, could let Middle East states help rebuild
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is committed to buying and owning Gaza, but could allow sections of the war-ravaged land to be rebuilt by other states in the Middle East. “I'm...
10 February 2025
Jaafar clan claims to have withdrawn its men, calls on the state to handle issue
The Lebanese Jaafar clan, involved in recent days in clashes with the Syrian security forces, in Hermel (northern Bekaa), released a video on Sunday announcing they had withdrawn their men from the...
L'Orient Today staff, 10 February 2025
Ahmad Hariri calls for massive participation in Feb. 14 commemoration
The secretary-general of the Future Movement, Ahmad Hariri, called for a "massive" participation in the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the assassination of his uncle Rafic...
10 February 2025
Army arrests 36 Syrians, four Lebanese drug traffickers
An army patrol arrested 36 Syrian nationals in the Deir Ammar region (North Lebanon) due to their illegal presence on Lebanese territory, according to a statement from the military command. Lebanon...
10 February 2025
Israel puts army 'on high alert' after Hamas suspends hostage release | LIVE
21:00 Beirut Time South Lebanon Four bodies were extracted today from Robb Thalathin (Marjayoun), where the Lebanese Army completed its deployment following the withdrawal of the...
Ghadir Hamadi, Muntasser Abdallah, Sarah ABDALLAH, Nicholas Frakes & Marguerita Sejaan, 10 February 2025
Palestinians say Israeli forces kill 3 in West Bank raid
The Palestinian health ministry reported that Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank shot dead three people on Sunday, including a woman who was eight months pregnant, while the military said it...
10 February 2025
Israel's Netanyahu says Trump plan for Gaza 'revolutionary'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday praised a proposal from President Donald Trump for U.S. control of Gaza and the displacement of its population as "revolutionary,"...
10 February 2025
Brother says freed Israeli hostage suffered 'hardest blow' learning wife killed
Freed Israeli hostage Or Levy suffered the "hardest blow" upon his release from Gaza when he learned that his wife was killed by Hamas militants in the 2023 attack in which he was...
10 February 2025
'No one has the power' to remove Palestinians from Gaza
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday no one had the power to remove Gazans from their war-devastated homeland, dismissing Donald Trump's plan to expel the Palestinians and...
10 February 2025
Lebanese pharmacists launch campaign against fraudsters
"Circumventing the laws has long been common practice in Lebanon, but lately, the situation has become uncontrollable," said Talal, a pharmacist in Beirut with more than 40 years of experience....
