Iraq PM says he will sign security deal with Britain
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said he would sign a bilateral security deal with Britain as well as a strategic partnership accord as he headed to London for an official visit...
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Nawaf Salam: Connecting the Lebanon of yesterday and tomorrow
Perhaps the first true political victory of the October 2019 protest, more than five years later. Since then, the name Nawaf Salam, president of the International Court of Justice in The Hague...
Jeanine JALKH, Stéphanie KHOURI and Anthony SAMRANI, 13 January 2025
Aoun hopes government formation will be as swift as Salam's designation
BEIRUT — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun expressed hope on Monday following the appointment of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, that the appointment of the new Lebanese government would proceed as...
L'Orient Today staff, 13 January 2025
Qatar hands Israel, Hamas 'final' draft of Gaza cease-fire deal
CAIRO — Mediator Qatar has handed Israel and Hamas a "final" draft of a ceasefire and hostage release agreement designed to end the war in Gaza, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters...
13 January 2025
US sees possible Gaza deal this week, Sullivan tells Bloomberg
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration sees a possible Gaza truce as soon as this week, White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan told Bloomberg News on Monday, adding that there were...
13 January 2025
Nawaf Salam, current president of the ICJ, chosen as next prime minister of Lebanon
BEIRUT — Nawaf Salam, head judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, won an overwhelming majority of votes from MPs on Monday after a day of binding consultations led by the newly...
L'Orient Today staff, 13 January 2025
Cedars of Chouf featured again on IUCN's Green List
The Chouf Cedar Reserve announced in a statement on Monday that it has been included, for the second time in its history, on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Green List....
13 January 2025
Kuwaiti court overturns acquittal of defendants accused of financing Hezbollah
Kuwait's Court of Cassation, presided over by Judge Abdallah Jassem al-Abdallah, on Monday sentenced thirteen people accused of financing Hezbollah through charitable fundraising to three years'...
13 January 2025
Young Lebanese brand '&i': For everything the day has in store for you
"Have you ever stood in front of a closet full of clothes and wondered what you were going to wear today? This was my daily dilemma until I decided to rewrite the rules," says Shirine...
Fifi ABOU DIB, 13 January 2025
Hiba Najem's frikeh at Zoukak
Hiba Najem merges cooking and the stage, partly to rehabilitate traditional rural dishes. Since 2015, she has been researching the relationship between theatrical performance and daily life, where...
Nanette Ziadé-Ritter, 13 January 2025
Gabrielle Crawford, Jane Birkin's confidante: Gainsbourg forbade her to be political
By mistake, sitting on one of the freshly painted benches in a London park, a woman with a bob haircut lets out a high-pitched scream, masked by the commotion of tourists surrounding her. With the...
Karl RICHA, 13 January 2025
Israeli army briefly abducted 2 beekeepers in Lebanon's Mari plain
The Israeli army briefly abducted two beekeepers on Monday in the Mari plain (Hasbaya district), located in the eastern sector of the border between Lebanon and Israel, according to residents cited...
13 January 2025
Joseph Aoun receives US military delegation, including head of Centcom
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with a high-ranking U.S. military delegation at the Baabda Palace on Monday, which notably included Michael Kurilla, the commander of the U.S. Central Command...
13 January 2025
The Emirati embassy set to reopen in Beirut
A high-ranking Emirati delegation arrived in Beirut on Sunday to take the necessary measures for reopening the United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassy in Lebanon, after more than three years of closure,...
13 January 2025
Baghdad’s balancing act: Mediating between Damascus and Tehran
While Baghdad previously kept its distance from developments in Syria, rumors have been circulating for days about a proposed mediation between Syria’s new government, led by the Islamist group...
Tatiana KROTOFF, 13 January 2025
La Tarterie in Achrafieh: Culinary delight meets creative ambition
It is both a personal and culinary adventure for Maroun Sfeir, a trained pastry chef and manager of Beit Trad. On Nov. 19, he inaugurated his restaurant in Achrafieh, La Tarterie. "It all...
Nagi Morkos, 13 January 2025
The Arab League 'anticipates positive developments' in Lebanon
The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmad Aboul Gheit, is currently visiting Lebanon, primarily to extend his congratulations to the newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, who was elected on...
13 January 2025
For ski resorts in Lebanon, a lukewarm start to the season
It was 7:30 a.m. when Rodolphe* arrived at the parking lot of the Mzaar Ski Resort. The security team warned him: It's now or never, because on this first opening weekend of the resort, the...
Lisa GOURSAUD, 13 January 2025
Divorce, polygamy, inheritance: Morocco's family code on verge of revision
A widow expelled from her marital home after her husband’s death, removed by the deceased’s brothers who inherit everything in the absence of a male descendant. Another placed in a retirement home...
Clara HAGE, 13 January 2025
FFE Prize: Four Lebanese female entrepreneurs break gender stereotypes
Because numerous obstacles remain for women entrepreneurs in Lebanon, the Francophone Female Entrepreneur (FFE) competition stands out as one of the rare events promoting business development and...
Yara Sarkis, 13 January 2025
Who are Joseph Aoun’s trusted allies?
The arrival of a new president at the Baabda Presidential Palace also entails the formation of a team of advisers and trusted associates to support and assist the new head of state. Following the...
Jeanine JALKH, 13 January 2025
Between the Kurds and Damascus, a century of tumultuous relations
They find themselves cornered. For over a month, the Kurdish forces leading the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) have feared for their survival after losing Tell Rifaat and...
Noura DOUKHI, 13 January 2025
Man arrested as suspect for drugging, sexually assaulting a child
The Internal Security Forces announced on Monday the arrest in Halba, Akkar in Northern Lebanon, of Lebanese national A.R. born in 1978. He is accused of sexually assaulting a child after giving...
13 January 2025
After Assad's fall, what are the consequences for the Iran-Russia relationship?
Should this be seen as a message to Russia? In rare remarks reported on Wednesday by the New York Times, Iranian Brigadier General Behrouz Esbati shared comments suggesting a chill in the...
Noura DOUKHI, 13 January 2025
Israel forced to help its soldiers prosecuted abroad
Accustomed to showcasing their actions in Gaza and southern Lebanon on social media, Israeli soldiers are increasingly being caught by their own images. Such was the mistake of a 21-year-old...
Gabriel BLONDEL, 13 January 2025
Should we fear HMPV, the virus spreading in China?
Five years after the emergence of COVID-19 concerns about the spread of a new virus are rising following the surge of infections in China due to the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Breathless...
Layal DAGHER, 13 January 2025
Huge fire breaks out in textile factory in Choueifat
BEIRUT — A huge fire broke out in a textile factory in the town of Choueifat (Aley district), opposite the Ghandour factory, prompting firefighting teams to intervene immediately, according to...
13 January 2025
Israeli air force bombs south Lebanon and border posts in Bekaa
Israel carried out airstrikes on Sunday evening in eastern and southern Lebanon, according to our local correspondents Sarah Abdallah and Mountasser Abdallah. The Israeli army stated it targeted...
L'Orient Today staff, 13 January 2025
The Nawaf Salam option revived ... waiting on Riyadh
Suddenly, the cards have been reshuffled. On the eve of binding parliamentary consultations, as the balance seemed to tip in favor of Hezbollah and the Amal Movement's favorite, Najib Mikati,...
Salah HIJAZI, 13 January 2025
‘We needed a strong character like him’: In the streets, Joseph Aoun’s election sparks hope
The weather was pleasant Friday morning in the heart of Beirut. The atmosphere seemed lighter since the army’s commander, Joseph Aoun, was elected president the previous day. This was after more...
Michel Hallak, Muntasser Abdallah, Sarah Abdallah & Suzanne Baaklini, 13 January 2025
Candidacies precede parliamentary consultations to name new Prime Minister, Syrian-Lebanese border deemed top priority after Mikati, Sharaa meeting and Israeli strikes kill 5 people in Tayr Debba: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email ? Click here to sign up.Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 Some key things to watch today:There will binding parliamentary consultations today at Baabda Palace, with a...
Abbas Mahfouz, 13 January 2025
ICJ president Nawaf Salam officially appointed new prime minister of Lebanon | LIVE
20:00 Beirut Time French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X that he “congratulated Nawaf Salam on his appointment as prime minister and wished him every success in forming a government...
