Israeli shells hit UN forces base in southern Lebanon
Israeli shells hit a United Nations peacekeeping base in southern Lebanon on Friday, state media reported, as Israel and Hezbollah fought their latest war. "Israeli shells fell inside the...
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Trump rejected Putin offer to move Iran's uranium to Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump rejected an offer by Russian President Vladimir Putin to move Iran's enriched uranium to Russia as part of a deal to end the U.S. and Israel's war against...
Reuters, 13 March 2026
Qassem: 'We can only face Israel through resistance, otherwise Lebanon will disappear'
BEIRUT — Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem delivered a speech Friday evening for "Jerusalem Day," observed each year by the axis of resistance on the last Friday of Ramadan. This...
L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
Israeli air force drops leaflets with QR code over Beirut, authorities warn against scanning
The Israeli air force dropped thousands of anti-Hezbollah leaflets over Beirut, including in Hamra district, local witnesses told L'Orient Today Friday. While Israel has repeatedly used...
L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
‘I knew they would eventually target this building...’: How Bourj Hammoud came under Israeli fire
Just over 24 hours after a precision strike targeted a building in the Bourj Hammoud-Nabaa area, in Beirut’s northeastern suburbs, the same building was hit again on the morning of Saturday, March...
Caroline HAYEK and Lucile WASSERMANN, 13 March 2026
Escalation intensifies as Israel strikes two bridges and Beirut’s eastern suburbs
BEIRUT — The military escalation in Lebanon reached a new level Friday, as Israeli aircraft bombed a bridge over the Litani River in Tayr Filsey (Sour) — the first strike on state infrastructure...
L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
Hacking [Global] Politics #32: How the strait of Hormuz dictates global oil prices
Oil prices have been extremely volatile this past week. On Sunday, Israeli strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure pushed crude close to $100 per barrel, compared to $60 per barrel before...
Sahar Ghoussoub, 13 March 2026
US offers $10M reward for info on top Iran leaders
The U.S. State Department offered a $10 million reward on Friday for information about Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei and other top officials. Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar...
AFP, 13 March 2026
What we know about the two professors killed in the Lebanese University Hadath strike
They were in the outdoor courtyard of the faculty of sciences at the Lebanese University in Hadath, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, when an Israeli drone strike targeted them on Thursday....
Layal DAGHER, 13 March 2026
Italy offers €10M aid for war-hit communities
BEIRUT — Italy announced 10 million euros in humanitarian aid Friday to support communities affected by the Hezbollah-Israel conflict, following a meeting with Lebanese officials and United Nations...
L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
Bustros Palace questions Iranian chargé d'affaires
BEIRUT — After being summoned the previous day by Foreign Minister Joe Rajji on instructions from the government, Iran's chargé d'affaires in Lebanon, Toufic Samadi, was questioned Friday...
L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
Israeli military says carried out 7,600 strikes in Iran, 1,100 in Lebanon
The Israeli military said on Friday it had carried out around 7,600 strikes in Iran and 1,100 in Lebanon since launching its joint operation with the United States against Tehran. The military...
AFP, 13 March 2026
Public spaces in times of crisis: Rethinking urban planning, governance and design
Nadine Khayat is an academic, urban planner and researcher. Her research is focused on migration and displacement, multiculturalism, leisure practice, and physical and social integration across...
Nadine Khayat, 13 March 2026
Israel targets Iranian checkpoints using tip-offs from informants
Israel has launched a new phase of its assault on Iran, targeting checkpoints manned by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) based on tip-offs from informants on the ground, a source...
Reuters, 13 March 2026
Israeli strikes since March 2 have killed 773 people
Israeli strikes have killed at least 773 people since March 2, the Lebanese health ministry said on Friday, as Israel vowed that Lebanon will pay an "increasing price" in damage to...
AFP, 13 March 2026
Iran Guards say launched missile attacks on Israel with Hezbollah
Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced on Friday that they had launched missiles and drones at Israel in coordination with Tehran's ally Hezbollah. The Guards said in a statement that the...
AFP, 13 March 2026
Armed Hezbollah supporters: Between swift releases and new charges
While the military court released three Hezbollah members on Monday who had been arrested only six days earlier, the military prosecutor continues to review the cases of other Hezbollah militants...
Claude ASSAF, 13 March 2026
Israel rejects Aoun's proposal: No cease-fire and conditional negotiations
What L’Orient-Le Jour learned Israel rejected the Lebanese proposal of a one-month cease-fire during which direct negotiations would have been launched. Israeli officials insist on continuing...
Mounir RABIH, 13 March 2026
Papal Nuncio tours southern Christian border towns of Marjayoun and Hasbaya
SOUTH LEBANON — The Papal Nuncio to Lebanon, Archbishop Paolo Borgia, conducted an inspection tour of several Christian towns in the Marjayoun and Hasbaya border districts, stating that “the Church...
L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
Turkish-owned ship crossed 'with Iran's permission'
A Turkish-owned ship was able to cross the Strait of Hormuz with Iran's permission, Turkey's transport minister said Friday of a critical artery where the Mideast war has essentially halted...
AFP, 13 March 2026
Iran's new supreme leader wounded, likely disfigured, Hegseth says
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday, questioning Khamenei's ability to govern after nearly two...
Reuters, 13 March 2026
Trump says Iran government will fall, 'but maybe not immediately'
President Donald Trump voiced confidence that the Iranian people would rise up to replace their government following American and Israeli military strikes — but added in an interview aired Friday...
AFP, 13 March 2026
US, Israel hit more than 15,000 targets in Iran war, says Pentagon
The United States and Israel have struck more than 15,000 targets since launching a war against Iran last month, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday. "Between our air force and...
AFP, 13 March 2026
This Sunday in Marseille, the diaspora mobilizes for Lebanon
Faced with a regional war and the reignition of Israeli attacks on Lebanese soil, members of the Lebanese diaspora in Marseille are mobilizing to help civilians in Lebanon affected by the Israeli...
Emmanuel KHOURY, 13 March 2026
Aoun says he has 'not received a response' to his offer for direct negotiations with Israel
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said he has "not received a response" to his proposal for direct negotiations with Israel under international sponsorship to end the war with Hezbollah....
L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
Israeli aircraft drops leaflets over Beirut, causing panic
Several loud detonations were heard across Beirut neighborhoods as an Israeli aircraft dropped thousands of leaflets over Beirut on Friday, causing panic in the heart of the Lebanese capital, which...
L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
UAE says Iran must halt attacks on neighbors to allow diplomacy
U.S. President Donald Trump will bring about a diplomatic conclusion to the war with Iran "in his time," and Tehran must halt attacks on its neighbors before they can mediate, one of the...
Reuters, 13 March 2026
Trump says US will hit Iran 'very hard' after easing sanctions on Russian oil
President Donald Trump said the U.S. was going to be hitting Iran "very hard over the next week," shortly after issuing a partial 30-day waiver for purchases of sanctioned Russian oil,...
L'Orient Today staff/Reuters, 13 March 2026
Katz threatens Lebanon with 'territorial losses,' Netanyahu requests list of 'civilian targets'
Israeli officials warned on Friday that Lebanon would face mounting consequences for "failing" to disarm Hezbollah, as airstrikes across Lebanon and on key infrastructure continued to...
L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
School, activities, routine: How to support Lebanese children during war
Since the Israeli war launched overnight in response to rocket fire by Hezbollah, the lives of many families in Lebanon have been turned upside down. Israeli attacks and threats have forced...
Emily CARPENTER, 13 March 2026
Is Iran gaining the upper hand against the US and Israel?
Officially, U.S. President Donald Trump’s optimism remains unshaken. Tehran is near defeat, he said once again on Wednesday, two days after hinting that the war — which, in his view, was...
Laure-Maïssa FARJALLAH, 13 March 2026
Turkey says NATO defenses intercepted third missile from Iran, asks Tehran to clarify
NATO air defenses in the eastern Mediterranean have shot down a third ballistic missile that was fired from Iran towards Turkey, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Friday, adding that it was...
13 March 2026
Iran drone kills French soldier in Iraqi Kurdistan
An Iranian drone has killed a French soldier in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, his commanding officer said on Friday, after President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the first French military...
AFP/L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
Fuel prices keep soaring in Lebanon
Thirteen days into the U.S.-Israeli offensive against Iran and the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz – which is disrupting both the region and the global economy – fuel prices in Lebanon...
L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
Hajjar: Beirut 'cannot absorb' such a large number of displaced people
As Israeli bombing intensifies across Lebanon, displacing more than 822,600 people since March 2, Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar said Friday, after a meeting of the Central Security Council, that...
L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
Could the US join Israel in its war with Hezbollah?
After Hezbollah fired a massive barrage of missiles at Israel on Wednesday night, Israeli media raised the unprecedented possibility of a U.S. involvement in the war in Lebanon, suggesting strikes...
Malek Jadah, 13 March 2026
8 killed in Israeli strike on residential building in Saida
According to a still preliminary toll from the Ministry of Health, the Israeli strike that targeted a residential building in Fawar, Saida, on Friday morning killed eight people and injured nine....
L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
Iran's Larijani attends Tehran march, dismisses attacks
Iran's national security chief Ali Larijani on Friday openly attended a mass rally in Tehran alongside other top officials, dismissing the latest Israeli-U.S. attacks on the capital as being...
13 March 2026
‘This is no longer the time of armed groups’: In Beirut, Guterres calls for cease-fire
On a surprise visit to Beirut, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a pressing call for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon, the restoration of the country's sovereignty and...
Sylviane ZEHIL with L’Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
Economic and financial reforms: How the war with Israel is reshuffling cards in Lebanon
The ongoing war in Lebanon, triggered by Hezbollah’s rocket attacks on Israel, comes at a critical moment for its already strained economy. Beyond the violence itself, the financial architecture...
Mounir YOUNES, 13 March 2026
Why did Hezbollah name its operation 'Eaten Straw'?
Operation “Eaten Straw”: That is the name Hezbollah gave its Wednesday night operation after launching the largest attack it has carried out against Israel since the war in Lebanon resumed in the...
Layal DAGHER, 13 March 2026
Four US crew dead after crash of refuelling aircraft in Iraq: US military
Four U.S. crew members were killed when an American KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, the U.S. military said Friday, adding that the incident was not caused by "hostile...
AFP/L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
US ambassador to Iraq warns citizens of 'risk of kidnapping'
The U.S. embassy in Baghdad has warned of a "risk of kidnapping" for its citizens in Iraq, as the Middle East war threatens American interests across the region. "Iran and...
AFP/L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
China donates $200,000 to families of Iran school strike victims
China said on Friday it will donate $200,000 to the parents of students killed in what it called an "indiscriminate" missile strike on a school in Iran early in the Middle East war....
L'Orient Today staff/AFP, 13 March 2026
Dubai building hit by debris from attack: media office
A building in central Dubai was hit by debris from an intercepted attack, the government media office said on Friday, after blasts shook the Middle East financial hub. An AFP correspondent...
AFP/L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
Saudis down drone targeting Riyadh's Diplomatic Quarter: Defense ministry
Saudi forces intercepted a drone targeting Riyadh's Diplomatic Quarter housing foreign embassies, the defense ministry said on Friday. The "hostile drone" was downed "during an...
13 March 2026
Burning smell: How are Israeli strikes affecting the air we breathe?
With intensifying Israeli attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs day and night, the air is gradually becoming difficult to breathe, and a sharp burnt smell can be detected kilometers away.According...
Suzanne BAAKLINI, 13 March 2026
Sirens heard at Incirlik base, key NATO facility in Turkey: state news agency
Sirens wailed early on Friday at Turkey's Incirlik airbase, a key NATO facility where U.S. troops are stationed near the southern city of Adana, state news agency Anadolu reported. There...
AFP/L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
Iran Guards vow 'stronger' response than in January if new protests erupt
Iran's Revolutionary Guards, the ideological arm of the country's military, warned on Friday that any new protests against the authorities would be met with a stronger response than in...
AFP/L'Orient Today staff, 13 March 2026
2 killed as Oman thwarts drone attack: state media
A drone in northern Oman killed two people, state media said on Friday, without giving further details. Both victims in the incident at al-Awahi industrial area were expatriates, the Oman News...
