Fighting in Syria has intensified, plunging residents into the worst humanitarian conditions since the civil war erupted over 13 years ago, according to the latest report from the U.N. Syria...
The commander of the Lebanese army, General Joseph Aoun, met on Friday with a delegation of retired military personnel, while the latter have increased their protests in the streets to demand a...
A day of good luck for some, bad luck for others, superstitions surrounding Friday the 13th thrive in France against a backdrop of beliefs and phobias. According to a survey of 2,000 people...
BEIRUT — The leader of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, said in an interview with Sky News Arabia on Thursday that he believes a solution to the clashes in southern Lebanon will materialize in...
In a large, warmly-colored living room, Andrée Acouri scrolled through a hundred black-and-white snapshots on a smartphone held with the tips of her candy-pink fingernails. With a lively gaze, the...
Over a cup of Viennese coffee and Sachertorte (German for chocolate cake with apricot filling) in her elegant salon in Vienna, the beautiful Lebanese-Austrian soprano Sona Ghazarian talked about...
BEIRUT — Since the beginning of September alone, at least 28 people, some as young as 20 , have been killed in traffic accidents across Lebanon, according to numbers provided by both the...
Militias other than Hezbollah have kept a low profile along Lebanon’s southern border in recent months. However, since Saturday, the al-Qassam Brigades (the armed wing of Hamas), the Resistance...
BEIRUT – Oyster, a U.S.-based payroll and human resources (HR) platform specialized in global employment, announced on Sep. 4 that it raised $59 million in Series D funding, according to a press...
BEIRUT — Hezbollah denied a report published by An-Nahar on Friday that claimed, without citing any source, the party "asked residents of southern Lebanese village to evacuate as of Thursday...
BEIRUT — Caretaker Displaced Persons Minister Issam Sharafeddine discussed the demands of depositors with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the Grand Serail on Friday, according to a...
It was undoubtedly anticipated that the Islamic Action Front (IAF) would make significant progress in Tuesday’s parliamentary elections in Jordan. However, many were taken aback by its size....
With a few notable exceptions, the political class and the banking and financial sectors have been remarkably silent about the significant arrest of former Banque du Liban (BDL) Governor Riad...
The families of Palestinians killed in an air strike in the occupied West Bank city of Tubas held funerals on Friday after Israeli forces withdrew following their latest raid in the...
On the rooftop of Libération’s headquarters on Rue Béranger in Paris, Nayla de Freige, director of L’Orient-Le Jour, and Ghassan Khneisser, who was in charge of technical development, smoked a...
We’ve got plenty to tantalize your taste buds and ears in this edition of Breakfast in Bed. Lay back, relax, sip that coffee, and journey with us through some of the finest cultural delights...
The Lebanese Civil Servants' Union escalated its movement against the government on Friday, following a chain of protests that began with the review of the 2025 draft budget. This movement is...
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri never misses a political opportunity. For 32 years, he has mastered delivering timely political messages to his rivals. In this spirit, he recently called for...
Spain hosts a meeting Friday of ministers from Muslim and European countries aimed at advancing a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The meeting will...
BEIRUT — Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar sent a letter to Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, on Friday, thanking him for the party's involvement in confronting Israel since last...
A member of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) was killed in a shooting that occurred after a raid in Beirut's southern suburbs, targeting a suspected gang involved in stealing electric...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in Washington where he will on Friday meet U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss whether to let Kyiv use long-range missiles against Russia....
The U.S. embassy in Iraq on Friday blamed Iran-linked groups for an attack this week on a U.S. diplomatic compound at Baghdad airport, warning it retained the right to self-defense....
The body of a U.S.-Turkish activist, shot dead by Israeli forces while protesting against illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, arrived in Turkey on Friday. ...
21:01 Beirut Time Thank you for joining us for our live coverage today. Be sure to return tomorrow for the latest updates. Goodnight! 20:46 Beirut Time In...
The fire at the massive Burj Hammoud landfill, located at Beirut's northern exit, was brought under control overnight, a spokesperson for Lebanese Civil Defense confirmed to L'Orient-Le Jour,...
The U.S. State Department said Thursday it was unconditionally releasing $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt, at a time when Cairo and Washington have been working closely on a Gaza cease-fire...
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun said Friday that "negotiation" was the only solution to conflicts such as the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, as he addressed a global gathering of military officials in...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Sept. 13, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Hezbollah's retaliation to the Israeli strike on...
On Friday, Sept. 6, in the early afternoon, Aysenur Eygi, a 26-year-old Turkish-American, was shot in the head in Beita, a town near Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces, accused of the...
On Thursday, a deadly drone strike targeted a road in the Nabatieh district. According to a security source contacted by our correspondent, the Israeli attack was aimed at the driver of a...
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
Lebanese, Israeli delegation to meet in Washington; Lebanon files UN complaint against Iran: Everything you need to know this Thursday
