Iran navy chief calls Trump threat to block strait 'ridiculous'
Iran's navy chief Shahram Irani on Sunday called US President Donald Trump's threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz "ridiculous," after marathon talks between Tehran and...
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Civil war commemoration: Salam says south Lebanon will not be 'abandoned again'
BEIRUT — PM Nawaf Salam said Sunday that south Lebanon would not be “abandoned once again,” adding that the government is continuing its efforts to end a war “that was not our choice” through...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
Israel formally appoints new chief
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday formally appointed a new chief of the country’s foreign intelligence agency, the Mossad. Major General Roman Gofman, an army officer with no...
AFP, 12 April 2026
Netanyahu says 'war continues' despite talks scheduled next week
BEIRUT — Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Sunday that “the war continues” in Lebanon, “including in the security zone,” during an unprecedented visit to southern Lebanon since...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
UNIFIL says Israeli tank rammed its vehicles in southern Lebanon
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said that an Israeli tank rammed peacekeeping vehicles on Sunday in southern Lebanon. "On two occasions today, Israel Defense Forces...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
Iraqi PM offers condolences to Aoun over victims of Israeli strikes
BEIRUT — Outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani offered condolences to President Joseph Aoun “for the victims of the Israeli attacks against Lebanon, particularly those that occurred...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
At least 2,055 people killed since the start of the war
BEIRUT — The health ministry said in its latest update on the war’s human toll that 2,055 people have been killed by Israeli strikes since the conflict began on March 2, an increase of 35 over the...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
Trump threatens China with 50% tariff if it helps Iran militarily
President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened China with "staggering" new tariffs on its goods entering the United States if Beijing provides military assistance to Iran during the Middle...
AFP, 12 April 2026
Iran Guards threaten to trap enemies in 'deadly vortex' over Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Sunday said Iranian security forces had the Strait of Hormuz key shipping bottleneck under full control, warning that enemies would be trapped in its "deadly...
AFP, 12 April 2026
Israeli court cancels Netanyahu hearings scheduled this week, Israeli media reports
BEIRUT — The Jerusalem District Court has agreed to cancel the three hearings scheduled for PM Benjamin Netanyahu's testimony in his corruption trial, thus granting his request made earlier...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
Trump orders US naval blockade of Hormuz Strait
President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. Navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach a deal to end the war,...
12 April 2026
An Amal official rejects any direct negotiations with Israel in the absence of a cease-fire
BEIRUT — Mustafa al-Fouaani, head of the Executive Bureau of the Amal Movement, said during a memorial ceremony for victims of Israeli attacks that the group rejects any form of direct negotiations...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
Litani River Authority says its workers survived airstrike on Mashghara
BEIRUT — The Litani River Authority said in a statement on Sunday that a team of its workers at the Abdel Aal Hydroelectric Power Plant survived an indirect hit to their vehicle following an...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
Yassine Jaber in Washington to attend IMF and World Bank meetings
BEIRUT— Finance Minister Yassine Jaber traveled this weekend to Washington with the Lebanese delegation ahead of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
Clashes between Hezbollah and Israel escalate, Bint Jbeil under more pressure than ever
BEIRUT — Clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah continued on Sunday and have intensified since Saturday night. The escalation follows a day in which the death toll since the war resumed on...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
Archbishop Elias Audi condemns Israeli massacres on Wednesday in Orthodox Easter Mass
BEIRUT — The Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut, Archbishop Elias Audi, condemned in his Orthodox Easter homily on Sunday the indiscriminate Israeli bombings that killed more than 300 people...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
A new aid flotilla bound for Gaza leaves Barcelona to break Israeli blockade
BEIRUT — A new flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip is set to depart from the port of Barcelona, Spain, this Sunday, aiming to break the Israeli blockade that continues to hinder...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
Pope says he is 'closer than ever' to the Lebanese people
Pope Leo XIV said Sunday he is "closer than ever" to the Lebanese people, whose protection is, according to him, a "moral obligation." "I am closer than ever, in these...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
Israel's Ben-Gvir visits flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on Sunday, saying he was seeking greater access for Jewish worshippers...
12 April 2026
An 'ordinary' Lebanese family caught in the whirlwind of war
Mohammad doesn’t hold back when he talks; he gets carried away quickly. “We moved in August 2024!” he insists on April 1, the imposing Lebanese-Iraqi. His wife Nour disagrees. “No, it was in June!”...
Emmanuel HADDAD, 12 April 2026
Kuwait says 24 arrested over 'financing of terror'
Kuwait has arrested 24 people as part of an investigation into the "financing of terrorist entities," authorities said late Saturday, without revealing who was involved. A security...
12 April 2026
US 'unable' to gain Iran's trust during negotiations, says Parliament speaker
BEIRUT — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf said on X that Washington was 'unable' to earn Tehran's trust during the first round of negotiations held in Islamabad on Saturday....
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
Israeli energy minister says Israel should bomb civilian infrastructure in Lebanon
BEIRUT — Israeli Energy and Infrastructure Minister and member of the political-security cabinet, Eli Cohen, said he does not believe negotiations between Israel and Lebanon can succeed and...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
Iran's ex-FM Zarif blames talks failure on US push to 'dictate' terms
Iran's former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who led his country's delegation at 2015 nuclear talks, on Sunday blamed the failure of negotiations to end the Middle East war on U.S....
12 April 2026
War in the Middle East: The latest developments
BEIRUT — Here are the latest developments this Sunday on the situation in the Middle East, as a fragile cease-fire between Iran and the United States enters its fifth day. Iran’s IRGC claims...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
Damascus says it foiled attack plot linked to Hezbollah; group denies
BEIRUT — Syria’s Interior Ministry said Saturday it had foiled a plot against a religious figure near a church in the outskirts of Damascus, which it described as “targeting the security of the...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 April 2026
In Islamabad, a few insufficient advances between Iran and the United States
The rhetoric was still one of mistrust and defiance just hours before the planned talks in Pakistan between Washington and Tehran. Nevertheless, the two high-level delegations present in the...
Laure-Maïssa FARJALLAH, 12 April 2026
Saudi Arabia restores full capacity on East-West oil pipeline to 7 million bpd after attacks
Saudi Arabia has restored full oil pumping capacity through the East-West pipeline to about seven million barrels per day, it said on Sunday, days after providing an assessment of damage on its...
12 April 2026
Hungarians vote in landmark election closely watched by EU, Russia, US
Hungarians started voting on Sunday in an election that could end Prime Minister Viktor Orban's 16-year hold on power, rattle Russia and send shockwaves through right-wing circles across the...
12 April 2026
China says to boost Taiwan exchanges as opposition leader ends visit
China will implement a series of measures to enhance exchanges with Taiwan, Beijing said on Sunday on the final day of a rare visit by an opposition party delegation from the self-ruled island....
12 April 2026
Police say over 500 arrested at pro-Palestinian rally in London
Police in London said they had arrested more than 500 pro-Palestinian protesters at a demonstration in support of the banned group Palestine Action on Saturday. Officers carried away activists to...
12 April 2026
In Lebanon, the Iran–Israel standoff takes hold, with the street as leverage
Amid ongoing negotiations between Iran and the United States in Islamabad, and with uncertainty surrounding a possible cease-fire in Lebanon, Beirut on Saturday was the scene of a new demonstration...
Mounir RABIH, 12 April 2026
Vance says talks failed to reach deal with Iran on ending Mideast war
Iran and the United States failed to reach an agreement to end the war in the Middle East, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Sunday after marathon talks in Islamabad, adding that he was leaving...
12 April 2026
Ghalibaf reports 'progress in talks' with US, downplays Trump threats of 'blockade of the Strait of Hormuz' | LIVE
23:38 Beirut Time Roughly 45 missiles fired from Lebanon crossed into Israel on Sunday About 45 missile launches from Lebanon crossed the border and entered Israel on Sunday, the...
Muntasser Abdallah, 12 April 2026
Israel continues its strikes on Lebanon, steps up its attacks on frontline workers
On Saturday morning, Israeli strikes on Kfar Sir (Nabatieh) targeted the headquarters of Hezbollah's rescue teams, killing four, including a rescue worker from the Islamic Health Committee...
