BEIRUT — After the Israeli army accused Hezbollah on Wednesday of rebuilding a military site in Choueifat, a few kilometers south of Beirut, a security source told L'Orient Today on Thursday...
Lebanese Foreign Minister Joe Rajji said Thursday that Lebanon “has been clearly informed that no international aid or reconstruction will take place without exclusive state control of weapons both...
The body of a French Lebanese man identified as the suicide bomber behind a 2012 attack on Israeli tourists in Bulgaria is set to be repatriated to Lebanon on Thursday, a Lebanese source familiar...
Two villages in southern Lebanon received evacuation threats Thursday, though their authenticity could not be confirmed, and Israeli drone strikes targeted two bulldozers in Aita al-Shaab —...
A violent fire, ignited Thursday morning by "a man with neurological disorders," ravaged part of the fruit and vegetable market in the old souk of Saida, South Lebanon. The suspect had...
BEIRUT – The number of passengers passing through Beirut’s international airport (arrivals, transit and departures) totaled 1,254,673 in the first quarter of 2025, a 1.3 percent drop compared to...
The Lebanese government, under Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, has decided to review decrees authorizing the occupation of public maritime properties, citing deficiencies noted in their adoption. The...
"You have my full confidence." It was with this brief phrase that former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri tasked Fouad Boutros with choosing twelve Beiruti Christian figures to add to a list of twelve...
Station Beirut and director, Nabil Canaan, are launching Thursday evening a captivating first ever Crossroads photo-concert featuring French jazz ensemble Ozma.This bold project close to...
"There is no real reconstruction yet, just a little clearing," Abdelmenhem Choucair, the mayor of Mais al-Jabal in southern Lebanon’s Marjayoun district, said in a phone interview. With a certain...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun on Thursday praised Hezbollah’s "flexibility" on the issue of handing over their weapons and cited a willingness to cooperate under a specific timetable,...
The Baalbeck International Festival announces a 2025 edition with a new production of Bizet's opera, "Carmen," and a grand concert by Hiba Tawaji. It is an ambitious artistic gamble in...
BEIRUT - Jaafarite mufti Ahmad Kabalan warned Thursday judge Tarek Bitar, tasked with the investigation of the Beirut port explosions on Aug. 4, 2020, against any 'politicization of...
BEIRUT — After two Israeli airstrikes in recent weeks, residents of Beirut's southern suburbs are once again considering whether they need to leave their homes for safer neighborhoods, after a mere...
BEIRUT - After information published on Saudi television channel Al-Arabiya two days ago claiming that Hezbollah had used the port to smuggle weapons and funds into Lebanon. Public Works and...
BEIRUT — Four vacant seats on Lebanon’s Higher Judicial Council were filled Tuesday through a ministerial decree co-signed by President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Justice Minister...
Two months after its formation, Nawaf Salam's government faced its first serious political challenge on Wednesday. The Lebanese Forces, the largest Christian party in the Cabinet, represented by...
The Parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee has examined a bill through which Lebanon plans to increase its quota in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) capital by 50 percent, amounting to...
An iconic figure of the French television screen who has worked with L’Express, France 24, RFI, and Europe 1, she remains, 36 years after her departure, inseparable from the Antenne 2 TV news,...
On Thursday, Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced the arrest of a man identified by the initials M. Kh., suspected of "impersonating a security agent" to commit various crimes,...
Clashes occurred Thursday between suspected arms traffickers and a patrol of the Lebanese army on the heights of Aaiha, in the Rachaya district of the Bekaa, according to the information from our...
During her first visit to Beirut last February, Morgan Ortagus, the U.S. deputy envoy to the Middle East, caught everyone off guard with the sternness of her remarks concerning Hezbollah and her...
BEIRUT - The Lebanese brand Ritika Shoes, has once again apologized in a statement published Wednesday evening, following the controversy that erupted over the use of names considered sacred in...
Two Turkish investigative journalists were arrested Thursday and their homes searched, adding to the ranks of reporters imprisoned in connection with protests following the arrest of Istanbul's...
Egypt will organize a conference bringing together the various Palestinian factions to decide on the post-war future of the Gaza Strip, a senior Hamas official said on Saturday. It will host an...
Five men accused of belonging to banned Sunni Muslim groups have been executed in Iran, according to NGOs describing them as 'political prisoners' sentenced to death after an unfair trial....
A recognition of the Palestinian state by France, which could occur in June according to President Emmanuel Macron, would be "a reward for terrorism," Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar...
Every other Thursday, Nima invites a viral social media trend back to her place, and dissects it under a Middle Eastern ring light. If you and I are on the same corners of the internet, then...
The debacle of global markets turned into 'euphoria' on Thursday after Donald Trump's spectacular reversal on tariffs imposed on the rest of the world except China. In Europe, the main...
21:59 Beirut Time Israeli army infiltration According to local media, nine Israeli soldiers crossed the blue line and cut down trees in southern Lebanon. The presence of Lebanese...
Hezbollah, significantly weakened militarily since the end of the war with Israel, may have found a new way to transport weapons and funds into Lebanon through the Beirut Port, claimed Saudi-owned...
BEIRUT - The president of the Order of Pharmacists of Lebanon, Joe Salloum, announced Thursday the increase of the monthly retirement pension for pharmacists to $670. “The pension fund committee...
The massive reduction in U.S. international aid, combined with airstrikes against Houthi rebels, will have disastrous consequences for the population of Yemen, more than half of whom need aid to...
The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen reported three deaths in attacks attributed to the U.S., carried out overnight from Wednesday to Thursday on the capital Sanaa. 'Three citizens were...
Turkey is engaging in discussions with Israel to reduce the risks of escalation in Syria without seeking to normalize its relations with it, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Catch up on yesterday's live coverage.Thursday, April 10, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:10 a.m....
Former Republican Governor Mike Huckabee was confirmed Wednesday by the Senate as the U.S. ambassador to Israel, with Donald Trump choosing him notably for his closeness to pro-settlement Israeli...
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
