Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine begins
A truce between Russia and Ukraine to mark the Orthodox Easter entered into force on Saturday, with Kyiv warning it would respond "immediately" if Russia violated it. Russian President...
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Irish police move to break blockade of oil refinery by protesters angry at fuel prices
Irish police took action to clear protesters blockading the country's only oil refinery on Saturday after a senior government minister said protests over surging fuel prices had created a...
Reuters, 11 April 2026
Pakistan sends fighter jets to Saudi Arabia under mutual defense pact
Pakistan has sent fighter jets and other military forces to Saudi Arabia to boost security under a defense pact between the two countries, the Saudi defense ministry said on Saturday, as Islamabad...
Reuters/L'Orient Today staff, 11 April 2026
US-Iran talks begin, Trump says Hormuz Strait 'clearing' underway
U.S. and Iranian negotiators met on Saturday in Pakistan for their highest-level talks in half a century in an attempt to reach a deal to end the war launched on Iran by the U.S. and Israel on Feb....
Reuters/L'Orient Today staff, 11 April 2026
US crude oil barrel passes $100 again, boosted by concerns over Iran truce
The price of U.S. crude oil climbed back above $100 a barrel on Thursday due to doubts over the stability of the cease-fire between Iran and the United States, and as the Strait of Hormuz remains...
AFP, 11 April 2026
'Where is baby Hassan?': Amal Kawtharani and her 3-month-old son killed by Israel in Saksakieh
A full photo album, found almost intact amid the rubble of a building reduced to dust, where Amal had meticulously stored the first ultrasounds, moments, and smiles of her first and only child.The...
Caroline HAYEK, 11 April 2026
Damascus says it foiled attack against religious figure and arrested members of a cell allegedly linked to Hezbollah
The Syrian Interior Ministry announced Saturday that the counterterrorism directorate, in cooperation with the internal security leadership in the outskirts of Damascus, foiled a plot against a...
L'Orient Today staff, 11 April 2026
Bassil supports negotiations with Israel but urges official Lebanon to play the ‘tactical card’
The first political reactions in Lebanon came quickly after Lebanese and Israeli authorities announced that a meeting between the two countries would be held Tuesday in Washington to discuss a...
L'Orient Today staff, 11 April 2026
Lebanon-Israel negotiations: A minefield on the only possible path
Lebanon and Israel will begin direct negotiations next week to bring an end to the war ongoing since early March (and even since October 2023). A historic step for the country, which refused to be...
Salah HIJAZI, 11 April 2026
Negotiations with Israel: Iranian threats against Nawaf Salam amid calls for street mobilization
Hundreds of people gathered in Beirut's Riad al-Solh Square outside the Grand Serail on Saturday afternoon to protest the government's decision to enter into direct negotiations with...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
Comati predicts a 'popular tsunami' that will sweep away the government after the war
The vice president of Hezbollah’s Political Council, Mahmoud Comati, predicted that a "popular tsunami" will sweep away "the Lebanese government and its sins" after the end of...
L'Orient Today staff, 11 April 2026
‘All those I loved are gone’: Emotional funerals in Saida for 13 members of the Security Forces killed by Israel
The families and loved ones of the 13 member of the Security Forces killed Friday in an Israeli raid on the Nabatieh serail in southern Lebanon paid tribute to them on Saturday morning during...
L'Orient Today staff, 11 April 2026
Iran-U.S. negotiations begin in Islamabad
The Iranian-American negotiations aimed at putting an end to the war in the Middle East began Saturday in Islamabad, announced Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who received both delegations...
11 April 2026
Iranian delegation meets with the Pakistani prime minister
The Iranian delegation, which is set to hold negotiations with the American side in Islamabad on Saturday to end the war in the Middle East, has begun a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister...
11 April 2026
Israel ‘refuses ceasefire talks with Hezbollah,’ Israeli ambassador tells Lebanese counterpart in Washington
Israel's ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, told his Lebanese counterpart, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, during a phone conversation on Friday that he "refused to discuss a cease-fire...
L'Orient Today staff, 11 April 2026
Ghada Dayekh, the 'soul' of Sawt al-Farah in Sour, killed in the collapse of her building
Her voice was instantly recognizable to generations of listeners in the city of Sour, in southern Lebanon. A radio presenter for 37 years, Ghada Dayekh, born in 1966, was an experienced journalist...
Suzanne BAAKLINI, 11 April 2026
Iran's new supreme leader has severe and disfiguring wounds, sources say
DUBAI - Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still recovering from severe facial and leg injuries suffered in the airstrike that killed his father at the beginning of the war, three...
11 April 2026
Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill seven
Gaza's civil defence rescue service said on Saturday that Israeli airstrikes in the Palestinian territory had killed seven people overnight, despite the fragile ceasefire in place since October...
11 April 2026
The evolution of my taste buds
Dear reader, The first week of the war, I wasn’t craving anything except stability. A month later, I’m still chasing stability, but my "not eating" days are officially over. I’ve...
11 April 2026
Who is Nada Hamadeh Moawad, Lebanon’s ambassador to Washington taking part in Israel talks?
The ambassadors of Lebanon and Israel in Washington had a first phone conversation on Friday, marking the first official contact between the two countries since 1983. "A phone call took place...
L'Orient Today staff, 11 April 2026
Pakistan says hopes Iran, US will 'engage constructively' after Vance arrival
Pakistan's foreign minister on Saturday called for the United States and Iran to "engage constructively" at talks in Islamabad aimed at ending the Middle East war, after both...
11 April 2026
Toll from Israel's war on Lebanon since March 2: Over 2,000 people killed and 6,436 injured | LIVE
23:28 Beirut Time Heavy fighting between Hezbollah and Israeli troops in Bint Jbeil Heavy battles are ongoing in Bint Jbeil, with clashes between Hezbollah fighters and Israeli troops...
L'Orient Today staff, 11 April 2026
A student rescuing animals under Israeli fire and a Beirut sidewalk
Brain fog and befuddlement reign in times like these, when cease-fires arrive in package deals and the fine print is always amenable to interpretation, evidently.Lebanon bears the brunt, and we are...
Yara Malke, 11 April 2026
Trump says Strait of Hormuz will open 'fairly soon'
US President Donald Trump vowed Friday to have the Strait of Hormuz open "with or without" Iran's cooperation, and said his top priority in peace talks was to ensure Tehran can't...
11 April 2026
'A perfect mission': Artemis II astronauts return to Earth
An elated NASA late Friday was celebrating its successful voyage around the Moon, after four astronauts safely returned to Earth having completed the first lunar flyby in more than 50 years. The...
11 April 2026
Hormuz: Is Washington's military option still on the table?
What began as a broadening regional confrontation has, in effect, narrowed to a few dozen kilometers of water through which nearly 20 million barrels of oil per day — along with a critical share of...
Dany MOUDALLAL, 11 April 2026
In Islamabad, can Washington and Tehran negotiate a new regional order?
This may be the most crucial diplomatic confrontation between Washington and Tehran in nearly five decades, since the birth of the Islamic Republic. These talks resemble armistice negotiations more...
