Nassar rules out resignation
While rumors about Justice Minister Adel Nassar's possible resignation have circulated abundantly in the local press these last few days, he publicly ruled out this hypothesis during a press...
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Joint Palestinian Action Committee reaffirms its commitment to UNRWAA
BEIRUT — The Joint Palestinian Action Committee in Lebanon reiterated its support for UNRWA and rejected any alternatives for providing services and humanitarian aid, during a meeting on Wednesday...
L'Orient Today staff, 11 June 2025
US warns against attending UN conference on Israel-Palestinian two-state solution
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is discouraging governments around the world from attending a United Nations conference next week in New York on a possible two-state solution...
11 June 2025
Over 160 Lebanese personalities condemn attack on Sheikh Audeh and denounce 'logic of intimidation'
A group of 164 Lebanese figures — including six current lawmakers, three former MPs, and dozens of academics, doctors, engineers and activists — signed a petition Wednesday condemning what they...
11 June 2025
Blacklisting is not related to current situation in Lebanon, says EU
The European Union’s embassy in Beirut clarified Wednesday, June 11, that the European Commission’s decision to include Lebanon on its list of countries with strategic deficiencies in anti-money...
11 June 2025
MEA considers launching low-cost airline
In an article published by Emirati media outlet The National, Lebanese airline Middle East Airlines (MEA) announced it is considering the "establishment of a low-cost airline to serve...
F.G., 11 June 2025
Ali Hassan Khalil calls for 'just' electoral law and to 'break away from sectarian constraints'
Amal Movement MP Ali Hassan Khalil reaffirmed Wednesday the need for the government to honor its commitment to draft a new "just" electoral law, as stated in its ministerial declaration....
L'Orient Today staff, 11 June 2025
Hacking Lebanese Politics #12 [Updated]: UNIFIL explained
The U.N. Security Council gave UNIFIL , its peacekeeping force in Lebanon, a little more time. The peacekeepers’ mandate was set to expire on Aug. 31 but has now been extended until the end of...
By Sahar Ghoussoub and Tasnim Chaaban, 11 June 2025
Aoun: 'Reform takes time, but the train is now on the right track'
BEIRUT — President of the Republic Joseph Aoun met Wednesday at Baabda Presidential Palace with a delegation from the Association of Beirut Merchants, led by Nicolas Chammas, and reaffirmed his...
11 June 2025
Former Minister Amin Salam arrested
BEIRUT — Attorney General at the Court of Cassation Judge Jamal Hajjar ordered the arrest of former Economy Minister Amin Salam on Wednesday, following a hearing during which he was confronted by...
L'Orient Today staff, 11 June 2025
Israeli army continues incursions in Marjayoun district
BEIRUT — The Israeli army carried out multiple incursions into Lebanese territory on Wednesday, despite the cease-fire agreement reached in late November. According to reporting by L'Orient...
L'Orient Today staff, 11 June 2025
Jean-Yves Le Drian meets Mohammad Raad
BEIRUT — French special envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian met Wednesday with a senior Hezbollah official to discuss the renewal of the U.N. peacekeeping mission’s mandate in southern Lebanon, according to a...
11 June 2025
Charity accuses Israel of deadly strike on Gaza office building
BEIRUT — On Wednesday, medical charity Médecins du Monde accused Israel of breaching international law after drone strikes hit a building in Gaza housing one of its offices, killing eight people —...
AFP, 11 June 2025
Belarusian delegation meets with Joseph Aoun and Nawaf Salam
BEIRUT — A Belarusian delegation met Wednesday with Lebanese Army chief and presidential candidate Gen. Joseph Aoun and later with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, as part of efforts to strengthen ties...
11 June 2025
US inflation edges up as Trump tariffs flow through economy
BEIRUT — U.S. consumer inflation ticked up in May, in line with analyst expectations, government data showed Wednesday as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs began to ripple through the...
AFP, 11 June 2025
Hamas kills 50 members of Israeli-backed gang in Gaza
A Palestinian group in Gaza armed by Israel said in a statement released Wednesday that Hamas had killed at least 50 of its members, Middle East Eye reports. The gang, named the Anti-Terror...
L'Orient Today, 11 June 2025
Over 1,100 children underwent life-saving surgeries through EU program in Lebanon
BEIRUT — More than 1,100 children and newborns across Lebanon have received life-saving surgeries under a health initiative co-funded by the European Union and carried out in partnership with the...
Ghadir Hamadi, 11 June 2025
Two Finnish performers in annual classical music ritual at Al Bustan
Under the patronage of Finnish Ambassador Anne Meskanen, Director of the Finnish Institute in the Middle East Suzanne Dahlgren and honorary Finnish Consul Zafer Chaoui, the auditorium of the Al...
Sissi BABA, 11 June 2025
Nominating a future prosecutor for financial crimes at the center of a standoff between Nassar and Berri
Intensive talks on who will fill the position of prosecutor general for financial crimes are ongoing, since former prosecutor Ali Ibrahim retired in April and Judge Dora al-Khazen was appointed on...
Claude ASSAF, 11 June 2025
Aïda Sabra: 'On stage, I give with all my heart. I don't know how to pretend.'
How did you get into the world of theater?I started dancing at 7 years old at the Alice Lecourt School in Wadi Bou Jamil, Beirut, where the courses were very professional. My teacher was performing...
Joséphine Hobeïka, 11 June 2025
Trump says 'much less confident' now about Iran nuclear deal
U.S. President Donald Trump told the New York Post on Monday that he is no longer hopeful that his negotiators will be able to reach a deal with Iran on nuclear enrichment, ahead of the sixth round...
L'Orient Today staff, 11 June 2025
'As long as Christians see themselves as victims, nothing will change in Syria,' says father Jihad Youssef
To reach the monastery of Mar Moussa al-Habashi (Saint Moses the Abyssinian), one of the oldest in Syria, visitors must climb 357 steps carved in the mountain's rocks. Founded in the sixth...
Caroline HAYEK, 11 June 2025
UNIFIL or 'leap into unknown': Lebanese officials warn against end of peacekeepers' mandate
BEIRUT — As tensions remain between the inhabitants of southern Lebanon, the peacekeepers' area of operation and the U.N. force, and as pressure intensifies ahead of the renewal of its mandate,...
L'Orient Today staff, 11 June 2025
Leaked Meta documents show Israeli companies struggling to advertise: Drop Site
Israeli companies are struggling globally to attract customers, according to documents leaked by Meta whistleblowers to Drop Site News. In a report published Monday, the U.S.-based outlet, founded...
L'Orient Today staff, 11 June 2025
Open letter to Joseph Aoun
Mr. President,First, allow me to introduce myself — or rather, to explain where I stand: I am a Lebanese woman, the daughter of a military man — well-acquainted, therefore, with the values of that...
Rita SASSINE, 11 June 2025
Palestinian doctor and child evacuated from Gaza after Israel kills husband and 9 children
ROME — Alaa al-Najjar, a Palestinian paediatrician, and her badly wounded 11-year-old son, Adam, were due to be taken by ambulance with other critically-ill patients and family members to an...
11 June 2025
Why Joseph Aoun and Nabih Berri are getting along
When the Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri first learned that Joseph Aoun, then the Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, was to be elected to the presidency, he initially feared the worst.He...
Scarlett HADDAD, 11 June 2025
Diaries from Gaza: Even Adha cannot erase Gaza's reality
Noor al-Yacoubi is a 26-year-old translator and writer. She hasn't left the Gaza Strip since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023, and has been sharing reflections on her life with L'Orient Today...
Noor ALYACOUBI, 11 June 2025
Israeli opposition parties put bill to dissolve government on Knesset agenda
In a joint statement, Israeli Knesset opposition parties announced on Wednesday that they will place a bill to dissolve the Knesset on the day's agenda, adding that the decision was “made...
L'Orient Today staff, 11 June 2025
Father and son killed in Israeli drone strike near Shebaa
Two men, a father and his son, were killed Tuesday in an Israeli strike near Shebaa, a southern Lebanese village bordering Israel, according to information from the Lebanese Health Ministry and...
AFP/L'Orient Today staff, 11 June 2025
US and Israel condemnation of sanctions on ministers is 'predictable,' Australia says
SYDNEY — Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said condemnation by the U.S. and Israel of sanctions imposed on two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers was "predictable," and that the two...
11 June 2025
Interactions with the Israeli army: In Lebanon, the Information Ministry's warning sparks division
Restriction on freedom of expression? A warning against any communication with the Israeli army issued Saturday by Information Minister Paul Morcos sparked a wave of criticism on social media in...
Layal DAGHER, 11 June 2025
One killed in Israeli strike on Beit Lif, Bint Jbeil district | LIVE
21:34 Beirut Time Egypt says it supports “pressure on Israel” but imposes “prior authorization” for any pro-Gaza action Egypt has emphasized “the importance of pressure on Israel to...
L'Orient Today staff, 11 June 2025
Money laundering: Lebanon added to EU blacklist
The European Commission on Tuesday added Lebanon to its list of “high-risk jurisdictions presenting strategic deficiencies in their national anti-money laundering and countering the financing of...
Fouad GEMAYEL, 11 June 2025
Israeli strikes kill 35 in Gaza, many near an aid site, medics say
CAIRO — Israeli military strikes killed at least 35 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, most of them at an aid site operated by the U.S-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in central...
11 June 2025
Shepherds killed in Israeli strike on south Lebanon as Le Drian visits Beirut: Everything you need to know this Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, June 11, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz.Some key things to watch today:Updates on efforts to secure a new cease-fire in Gaza,...
