Summary of Red Sea events from the last two months
LONDON — The United States and Britain carried out strikes from the air and sea on Friday and Saturday against Houthi military targets in Yemen in response to the movement's attacks on ships in...
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India's foreign minister to travel to Iran
NEW DELHI — India's foreign minister will make a two-day trip to Iran from Sunday, following Western air strikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels over the Tehran-backed group's attacks on vessels in...
13 January 2024
Cairo arts center bulldozed in Old City makeover
CAIRO — Nestled in the heart of historic Cairo, a cultural center synonymous with the Egyptian capital's art scene has been razed, the latest heritage site torn down for contentious development...
13 January 2024
Drivers trapped, refugee camps evacuated as storm floods Lebanon
BEIRUT — The storm drenching Lebanon this weekend has caused damage in several regions, and the bad weather is forecast to continue into tomorrow. As is the case every year in the country,...
13 January 2024
Unkown persons rob a villa in Ksara, Bekaa
BEIRUT — An uninhabited villa was robbed in the Ksara area in the Bekaa, state-run National News Agency reported on Saturday. The NNA reported that unknown persons broke into the villa without...
13 January 2024
State Security announces arrest of drug dealer in Hadath, troublemaker in Metn
BEIRUT — The Internal Security Forces (ISF) arrested a drug trafficker in the Hadath area (Baabda district) following a surveillance operation, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported on...
13 January 2024
'We love life': Gaza couple celebrates wartime wedding
Surrounded by family and friends, clapping and cheering, Gaza woman Afnan Jibril beams a brilliant smile on her wedding day, determined to celebrate even as war rages. "We...
13 January 2024
Hard for Palestinian players to stay focused at Asian Cup, coach says
DOHA — The Palestinian squad at the Asian Cup are finding it very hard to focus due to the conflict in Gaza, coach Makram Daboub said on Saturday, but he added that their presence at the tournament...
Iain Axon, Rohith Nair and Imad Creidi, 13 January 2024
Gaza ministry says dozens killed in Israeli strikes on 99th day of war
Health officials in Hamas-ruled Gaza said Saturday that Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 60 people in the besieged territory, which was also grappling with a telecommunications blackout on...
13 January 2024
Economic reform in a multi-crisis environment
Lebanon has often been described as a country of missed opportunities, but it can also be described as a country of recurring crises and stalled reforms. At the onset of each new crisis, the focus...
Saadé CHAMI, 13 January 2024
Two US Navy sailors missing off coast of Somalia
Two US Navy sailors have been reported missing at sea while conducting operations off the coast of Somalia, the US military said Friday. The two sailors went missing...
13 January 2024
Turkey bombs 'terrorist targets' in Iraq and Syria
Turkey conducted overnight airstrikes on nearly 30 "terrorist targets" in northern Iraq and Syria after nine of its soldiers were killed in a military base in Iraq, the Defense Ministry said...
13 January 2024
Did the US just get lured into war with the Houthis?
WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden's blistering strikes on Yemen followed weeks of warnings to the Houthis to stop attacking Red Sea shipping — or else. Yet the Houthis...
Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, 13 January 2024
South Lebanon 'a battleground as long as Hezbollah operates there," warns Israel's Chief of Staff: Day 99 of the Hamas-Israel war
21:14 Beirut Time Thank you for following our LIVE coverage from day 99 of the Hamas-Israel war. We'll be back tomorrow with more news updates and analysis, right here at L'Orient...
Niamh Fleming-Farrell, 13 January 2024
Militants killed after occupied West Bank settlement attack: Israeli army
Israeli forces killed three militants who had attacked a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the army said. The military said in a statement that there...
13 January 2024
Israel pounds Gaza on 99th day of war
Israel pounded Gaza on Saturday as the Palestinian territory suffered under a dire humanitarian situation and grappled with a telecommunications blackout on the 99th day of the war....
13 January 2024
US again strikes Yemen after Houthis threaten Red Sea ships
The United States carried out a fresh strike Saturday on a Houthi rebel target in Yemen, US Central Command said, after the Iran-backed militants warned of further attacks on ships in the Red Sea....
