Cyprus says Lebanon blocked return of 116 Syrian migrants
Cyprus said on Tuesday it was in discussions with Lebanon over the return of 116 Syrian migrants rescued off the island country's coast after Beirut refused to accept them back. ...
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Saad Hariri receives support for political return during Beirut visit
BEIRUT — Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri visited Beirut for the second time since he went into self-imposed exile in January 2022. His appearance was marked by meetings with political and...
13 February 2024
France sanctions 28 'extremist' Israeli settlers
PARIS — France on Tuesday said it was imposing sanctions against 28 "extremist Israeli settlers" who it accuses of committing human rights abuses against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West...
13 February 2024
Houthi leader: No ships linked to Israel passed during last week
CAIRO — The leader of Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday that the group had been able to prevent Israeli-linked ships from passing through the Gulf of Aden throughout the whole of the...
13 February 2024
Mikati to meet Hochstein in Munich this week
BEIRUT — Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati is scheduled to meet with Amos Hochstein, the American special envoy for global infrastructure and energy security, in Munich later this...
13 February 2024
Washington and Tehran find common ground, anticipating Israel’s next move
The Israeli strike in Jadra, the first in the Chouf region, suggests an Israeli willingness to broaden security operations in Lebanon. Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian...
Mounir RABIH, 13 February 2024
Singer Majida El Roumi criticized for comments about Lebanon
BEIRUT — Lebanese singer Majida El Roumi has been heavily criticized on social media for political comments she made about the situation in Lebanon during a concert in Abu Dhabi on...
13 February 2024
Italy says Israeli response to Hamas 'disproportionate'
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Tuesday there were "too many victims" in Gaza, and that Israel's assault on the Palestinian territory following the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on southern...
13 February 2024
Riding a wave of regional popularity, the Houthis exaggerate their autonomy from Iran
“It is true that we are part of the resistance axis, along with Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran, but our decision-making is autonomous.” In a recent interview with Marianne Weekly, Mohammed...
Amélie ZACCOUR, 13 February 2024
Hezbollah intercepts Israeli Skylark drone, 2nd since Saturday
BEIRUT — Hezbollah announced it had intercepted an Israeli Skylark drone on Tuesday, the second time in three days that the party, fighting with Israel at Lebanon's southern border, has claimed to...
13 February 2024
South Africa asks World Court to weigh Israel's Rafah offensive
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa said on Tuesday it had asked the World Court to consider whether Israel's plan to extend its offensive in Gaza into the city of Rafah requires additional emergency...
13 February 2024
What do we know about the Israeli Skylark drone intercepted by Hezbollah?
Since the outbreak of clashes between Hezbollah and Israel on Lebanon’s southern border on Oct. 8, a day after Hamas’ Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, the party has been announcing its strikes against...
Zeina ANTONIOS, 13 February 2024
Fleeing Rafah, but where to?
Over the past four months, the town of Rafah, situated along the border with Egypt, has gradually emerged as a refuge for the vast majority of Gazans fleeing Israeli bombardment. More than half of...
Noura DOUKHI, 13 February 2024
UNRWA funding freezes risk 'aiding' deaths in Gaza
Freezing funds to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees risks "aiding" the deaths of civilians in Gaza, the head of Saudi Arabia's humanitarian agency told AFP on Tuesday....
13 February 2024
Jordan's king takes part in aid airdrop over Gaza
Jordanian King Abdullah II recently took part in a humanitarian aid drop into war-torn Gaza, according to state TV footage showing him abord an air force C-130 transport plane....
13 February 2024
Why Nabih Berri has returned to his ‘warrior’ past
A few days ago, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri swapped his political hat for that of militia commander. Speaking to the al-Jadeed channel on Sunday evening, Berri made official the...
Jeanine JALKH, 13 February 2024
Al Jazeera says two journalists severely wounded in Gaza strike
Al Jazeera said Tuesday two of its journalists were severely wounded in an Israeli strike in Gaza's southern city of Rafah. Reporter Ismail Abu Omar's life is at risk after...
13 February 2024
Saad Hariri meets with US Ambassador Lisa Johnson
"Former head of government Saad Hariri received US ambassador Lisa Johnson on Tuesday morning, with whom he discussed the latest developments," announced the former Lebanese official's...
13 February 2024
Dismantling UN agency for Palestinian refugees would be a 'disaster'
Dismantling the UN agency for Palestinian refugees would be a disaster, its chief said Tuesday, as the UNRWA came under pressure after Israel said it had found a Hamas tunnel under its Gaza...
13 February 2024
US Senate passes Ukraine aid bill, likely to be rejected in House
The US Senate on Tuesday approved $60 billion in funding for Ukraine, in a bill that the House speaker has indicated will go nowhere in his Republican-majority lower chamber....
13 February 2024
CIA, Mossad chiefs, Qatar PM meet Egyptians on Gaza truce
CIA director William Burns, Mossad chief David Barnea and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met Egyptian officials in Cairo Tuesday "to discuss a trick in Gaza," Egyptian...
13 February 2024
Cyberattack hits Iran parliament websites
The websites of Iran's parliament and its affiliated news agency went down Tuesday after they were targeted by hackers, state media reported. "The websites of the...
13 February 2024
Germany says Israel must provide 'safe corridors' in Rafah
Israel has a duty to guarantee "safe corridors" for civilians in Rafah before conducting any incursion against Hamas in the southern Gaza city, Germany's foreign minister said Wednesday....
13 February 2024
Two people seriously wounded in Israel after missile attack from Lebanon
A mother and her son were seriously wounded on Wednesday in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, after an anti-tank missile was fired from the direction of Lebanon, Haaretz reported. The mother and her...
13 February 2024
Syrian returnees face 'gross human rights abuses'
Syrians returning to their war-torn country often suffer severe rights abuses, including torture and sexual violence, the UN said Tuesday, warning that women were particularly vulnerable....
13 February 2024
From ‘temporary’ to despair, the growing cost of exile for south Lebanon’s displaced
“This war destroyed our lives,” said Rima, a woman who has been living out of a classroom at Sour Technical High School, now a makeshift shelter, since border clashes forced her to flee her home....
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, 13 February 2024
Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 28,473
The health ministry in Gaza said Tuesday that at least 28,473 people have been killed in the territory during more than four months of war between Palestinian militants and Israel....
13 February 2024
Israel spy chief travels to Cairo for Gaza talks
Israel's spy chief was headed to Cairo Tuesday for talks with his Egyptian and US counterparts on a Gaza truce proposal, Israeli officials told AFP, as discord mounts over the war....
13 February 2024
Fuel prices continue to rise
Prices for petrol, diesel and heating oil continue to rise on Tuesday, according to the new grid published by the Ministry of Energy and Water. The price of gas cylinders has also risen slightly....
13 February 2024
Pressure mounts on Israel for Gaza cease-fire
Israel faced growing international pressure on Tuesday to agree to a cease-fire with Hamas, as it prepared for an incursion into the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah where more than a million...
13 February 2024
Houthis strike cargo ship headed to Iran
The US military said Monday that Iran-backed Houthi rebels had launched missiles at a cargo vessel off Yemen's south coast, with the ship reporting only minor damage and continuing to its intended...
13 February 2024
Power cuts in Syrian capital drive workers, students to cafes
Majida has been working from a central Damascus cafe almost every day for a year, depending on it for reliable electricity and wifi in a country plagued by debilitating power cuts....
13 February 2024
Jordan king urges 'lasting' Gaza cease-fire in talks with Biden
Jordan's King Abdullah II appealed for a full cease-fire to end the Gaza war after talks with Joe Biden, striking a discordant note with the US president who is seeking a shorter six-week pause to...
13 February 2024
France proposes Hezbollah withdrawal, border talks for Israel-Lebanon truce
France has delivered a written proposal to Beirut aimed at ending hostilities with Israel and settling the disputed Lebanon-Israel frontier, according to a document seen by Reuters that calls...
13 February 2024
Egypt slams Israeli minister's claim it shares October 7 'responsibility'
Egypt's foreign ministry on Monday condemned as "disgraceful" and "irresponsible" comments by Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich who claimed Cairo has "considerable...
13 February 2024
Israel minister says Gaza hostage rescue a 'turning point'
Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met Monday with special forces who helped free two Gaza hostages in a rare rescue operation, calling it a "turning point" in the war against Hamas....
13 February 2024
UN 'won't be party' to forced displacement in Gaza
The United Nations "will not be party" to any forced displacement of Palestinians currently living in Rafah, the spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday, saying there was...
13 February 2024
Gallant threatens that Israeli soldiers can reach anywhere, 'in Lebanon and beyond': Day 130 Hamas-Israel war
21:59 Beirut Time Thank you for following our LIVE coverage from day 130 of the Hamas-Israel war. We'll be back tomorrow with more news updates and analysis, right here at L'Orient...
Wael Taleb, 13 February 2024
Five Hezbollah members killed, court appointments, Israeli offensive on Rafah: Everything you need to know to start your Tuesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Catch up on yesterday’s LIVE coverage of Day 129 of the Israel-Hamas war here . Hezbollah announced the deaths of five of its...
