Amnesty urges probe into Lebanese man's death in UAE custody
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates should investigate the death in custody of a Lebanese man, whose body has not been returned to his family, Amnesty International said Friday....
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Finance Ministry raises customs dollar to LL86,000
BEIRUT — Almost a month after the last increase to the exchange rate used to calculate customs duties on imports — commonly referred to as the "customs dollar" — the rate raised again on Friday,...
Fouad GEMAYEL, 12 May 2023
Lebanese civil defense official briefly detained in Syria
BEIRUT — The head of Beirut's Civil Defense center, Walid Hachach, was briefly detained for questioning at the Syrian-Lebanese border on Thursday evening, a source at the Ministry of Foreign...
12 May 2023
Hassan Nasrallah's speech: All you need to know
BEIRUT — Against a backdrop of significant regional developments, Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah delivered a speech Friday evening. The speech marks the commemoration of the 2016...
12 May 2023
Fingerprint scanners and conditional bonuses: Lebanon’s civil servants pushed back to work?
BEIRUT — After months of open-ended strikes over poor pay in Lebanon’s public administrations, the government appears to be pushing civil servants to return to work. Nisrine Machmouchi is...
Richard SALAME, 12 May 2023
Child dies, mother injured in Tripoli fire
BEIRUT — An 11-year-old child died and his mother was injured after a fire erupted in their house in Tripoli, North Lebanon, on Friday, L'Orient Today's correspondent in the region reported....
12 May 2023
Frontex chief: Mediterranean migrant crossings at record level
Migrant crossings through the Mediterranean have reached unprecedented levels as increasingly organized smuggling gangs are producing makeshift boats more easily, the head of the European Union's...
12 May 2023
The Beirut Bar Association finalizes legal action
Members of the Commission for the Protection of Depositors’ Rights who are part of the Beirut Bar Association are finalizing two appeals to be presented before the State Shura Council. The bar’s...
Phillippe HAGE BOUTROS, 12 May 2023
Saudi ambassador meets with Mawlawi and Moawad
Saudi Arabia's ambassador in Beirut, Walid Bukhari, continued his tour with Lebanese political figures on Friday by meeting with caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi and Zgharta MP Michel...
12 May 2023
Iran frees two jailed French citizens: Paris
Iran on Friday released two French citizens jailed in separate cases and they are both now returning to France, the French foreign minister said. Bernard Phelan, who also...
12 May 2023
One injured in collision between cargo ship and fishing boat near Tripoli
BEIRUT — One person was injured after a fishing boat collided on Friday with a cargo ship off the coast of Tripoli, L'Orient Today's correspondent in the region reported. Tripoli port...
Mario DOUEIRY, 12 May 2023
Three Iran protesters at risk of 'imminent' execution: Amnesty
Three men sentenced to death in Iran over protests that erupted last year are at imminent risk of execution after the supreme court upheld their sentences, Amnesty International warned Friday....
12 May 2023
Syrian refugees in Lebanon: Myths and figures
For several weeks, Syrian refugees have been thrust back into the spotlight in Lebanon: in political speeches, on social networks and in the media. The question of their return to Syria is under...
12 May 2023
Court upholds decision to restrict laywers' media appearances
BEIRUT — Lebanese lawyers must still seek approval from Beirut Bar Association (BBA) president Nader Gaspard before speaking with the media, a court upheld Friday. L'Orient-Le Jour was able to...
Claude Assaf, 12 May 2023
Passport renewal fee at $600 for some Lebanese expats
The Lebanese passport, irregardless of its notable weakness, has become one of the most expensive to renew. Renewing a Lebanese passport abroad now costs a small fortune, amid the economic crisis...
Anne-Marie El-HAGE, 12 May 2023
Sudan's exports grind to a halt, deepening humanitarian crisis
DUBAI — Sudan's sudden eruption into war has strangled exports of key goods including gold, sesame, peanuts and meat, traders based in Dubai say, depriving it of the foreign currency needed to...
12 May 2023
Israel resumes strikes in Gaza, rockets fired towards Jerusalem
GAZA/JERUSALEM — Palestinian militants on Friday fired rockets towards Jerusalem for the first time since fighting across the Israel-Gaza border intensified this week while Israel kept up air...
12 May 2023
Around 200,000 people have fled from Sudan in month of fighting: UN
Some 200,000 people have fled from Sudan to neighboring countries since violence erupted last month, a spokesperson for the UN refugee agency said on Friday, including many malnourished children...
12 May 2023
Gaza fighting enters fourth day amid hopes for truce
Israel's military launched further strikes on Gaza Friday after militants fired rockets from the territory, on the fourth day of fighting which has killed dozens of Palestinians and one in Israel....
12 May 2023
Registration for the fourth edition of the Startup Competition ESA-HEC Paris is open until May 18
The Startup Competition ESA-HEC Paris is back for its fourth edition. Organized by Smart ESA incubator and L'Orient-Le Jour , with the support of the French Embassy, HEC Paris incubator, La French...
12 May 2023
Slight decrease in fuel prices
BEIRUT — Fuel prices decreased in Lebanon on Friday morning, according to the latest tariffs announced by the Energy Ministry. Here are the new prices: • Twenty liters of 95-octane gasoline:...
12 May 2023
Sudan warring sides make humanitarian promise but no truce
Sudan's warring military factions signed a commitment to respect humanitarian principles in their spiraling conflict late Thursday but they did not reach a ceasefire in talks described by US...
12 May 2023
29 Palestinians killed, one Israeli fatality as violence escalates
Israel and Gaza militants traded heavy fire Thursday, the third day of the worst escalation of violence in months, which has seen 29 people killed in blockaded Gaza and one in Israeli-held...
12 May 2023
Frangieh meets Saudi envoy, Ghada Aoun sues Salameh, teen boy dies in Roumieh prison: Everything you need to know to start your Friday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . The Lebanese Army yesterday detained dozens of Syrian men allegedly involved in a scuffle Wednesday night in Mansourieh, near...
