Is Israel really ready to invade Lebanon imminently?
BEIRUT – While Israeli officials have repeatedly threatened a ground invasion of southern Lebanon aimed at forcing Hezbollah north of the Litani River, the Israeli military may not have yet...
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What fierce weapon did Israel use in the Kfar Kila strike Tuesday night?
On Wednesday, Lebanese media reported that Israeli Air Force jets used the “strongest” weapon yet since the beginning of the conflict in October, in its airstrike on Kfar Kila. The strike destroyed...
Wael Taleb, 14 August 2024
Why Hamas might not attend Thursday's cease-fire talks in Doha
BEIRUT — Hamas "will not attend the cease-fire negotiations set for Thursday in Doha," a source from the militant group in Lebanon told L'Orient Today Wednesday. “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Ghadir Hamadi, 14 August 2024
Sudan cease-fire talks start despite army no-show
U.S.-sponsored talks on agreeing on a cease-fire in the devastating conflict in Sudan kicked off in Switzerland on Wednesday, despite the Sudanese government staying away....
14 August 2024
Historian and former minister Georges Corm has passed away
Lebanese historian and former Finance Minister Georges Corm passed away on Wednesday in Beirut, according to L'Orient-Le Jour. Born in 1940 in Alexandria, Egypt, Corm served in Salim Hoss's...
14 August 2024
The government adopts three measures to defuse the electricity crisis
Wednesday's Cabinet meeting was supposed to be a meeting mainly focused on the national emergency plan prepared by the government. However, the electricity dossier, introduced via an appendix...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 14 August 2024
Air France and Transavia will resume flights to Beirut on Thursday, though 'last-minute cancellations' remain possible
Air France and its subsidiary Transavia plan to resume their flights to Beirut on Thursday, which have been suspended since July 29 due to the geopolitical situation in Lebanon, a spokesperson for...
14 August 2024
Palestinian Authority president Abbas to meet Erdogan
Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas is set to meet with Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday in Ankara, a day after a visit to Moscow. The visit comes...
14 August 2024
Why is Israel courting the Lebanese?
Amid the sonic booms and drone strikes, there is an unexpected gesture of “openness.” Since the assassination of Fouad Shoukur, a senior Hezbollah military officer, in Beirut’s southern suburbs,...
Salah HIJAZI, 14 August 2024
Changes to MEA flights from Aug. 18 to 21
Lebanon's national carrier, Middle East Airlines (MEA), announced Wednesday the revised schedules for some of its flights to and from Beirut for the dates from Aug. 18 to 21. These changes come...
L’Orient Today staff, 14 August 2024
Ending South Lebanon tensions depends on Gaza truce, said Hochstein in Ain al-Tineh
American envoy Amos Hochstein met with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday at Ain al-Tineh. He then held a brief press conference, emphasizing that resolving tensions at the...
L’Orient Today staff, 14 August 2024
What are the 'bunker-buster bombs' that Israel could use?
In an effort to dissuade Hezbollah from retaliating after Israel assassinated its top military commander Fouad Shukur in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the party has received warnings from...
Dany MOUDALLAL, 14 August 2024
Five bodies from the same family discovered in a house in Kfar Shima
Five bodies from the same family were discovered Tuesday in a house in Kfar Shima, Mount Lebanon, a senior Lebanese Army source confirmed to L'Orient-Le Jour on Wednesday. According to the...
14 August 2024
Hochstein returns to Lebanon: What does he bring this time?
Washington is fully mobilizing to defuse regional tensions and contain potential Iranian and Hezbollah responses to the assassinations of key figures within the “Axis of Resistance.”Several Biden...
Mounir RABIH, 14 August 2024
MP Ibrahim Kanaan proposed an initiative to resolve disputes within the FPM
Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) MP Ibrahim Kanaan announced Wednesday a new initiative aimed at reviving dialogue between the party and the parliamentarians who have either left or been excluded from...
14 August 2024
Newborn babies Asser and Ayssel killed in Israeli airstrike while father obtained birth certificates
BEIRUT — Asser and Ayssel, three-day-old twins from Gaza, were killed in an Israeli airstrike along with their mother, Joumana Arafa, and their maternal grandmother. Their father, Mohammad Abu...
Ghadir Hamadi, 14 August 2024
Killer arrested for murdering friend in Chekka
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced the arrest of a man for the murder of his friend in early August in Chekka, northern Lebanon. The incident occurred on Aug. 1,...
14 August 2024
From the archives: Radiokarantina, Rayess Bek reveal unreleased 60s Lebanese song
Nasri Sayegh is a curious, "obsessive artist," according to him. In his den on Rue Monnot, images scrolled across a screen. Sayegh closely analyzed the angles and details: The Raouche rock, the...
Fifi ABOU DIB, 14 August 2024
Explosions reported near two ships off Yemen: security agencies
Two ships reported nearby explosions on Tuesday off the coast of Yemen, maritime security agencies said, though neither event resulted in damage or injuries. The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden off Yemen...
14 August 2024
Israel is less flexible in cease-fire negotiations, according to the New York Times
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added new conditions to a ceasefire proposal for Gaza at the end of July, further hardening Israel's position and complicating negotiations, according to...
14 August 2024
Mikati condemned Israeli strikes on Gaza's Tabieen school at the start of the Cabinet meeting
The Cabinet, convened and chaired by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, began on Wednesday morning at the Grand Serail, shortly after the scheduled time, according to our correspondent Hoda...
14 August 2024
547 killed in clashes with Israel since Oct. 8: Lebanese Health Ministry
The Lebanese Health Ministry released its latest report Wednesday on the clashes between Hezbollah and Israel that have been ongoing since Oct. 8, 2023, along the border between southern Lebanon...
14 August 2024
Israeli strike on al-Tabieen school is 'far from an isolated incident,' denounced OCHA
The Security Council met Tuesday evening at Algeria’s request, with support from Slovenia, to address the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The session focused on the recent Israeli airstrike on the...
14 August 2024
Israel troops killed two Palestinians in West Bank raids
Two Palestinians were killed overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday by Israeli security forces near Jerusalem and in the northern West Bank, according to Israeli authorities and the Palestinian agency...
14 August 2024
US approves $20 billion weapons package for Israel
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday approved more than $20 billion in new weapons sales to Israel, brushing aside pressure from rights activists to stop arms deliveries over the...
14 August 2024
Israeli drone strike on Marjayoun, at least two dead and four injured; Stephane Sejourne expected in Beirut on Thursday: Day 313 of the Gaza war
21:10 Beirut Time Thank you for joining us for today's live coverage of the Gaza war. Make sure to tune in tomorrow for all the latest updates. 20:49 Beirut Time...
Muntasser Abdallah, 14 August 2024
Israel's Ben Gvir sparked international condemnation for praying at al-Aqsa
A far-right Israeli minister drew international condemnation Tuesday by praying with thousands of Jews at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in annexed east Jerusalem, defying a ban on Jewish prayer at...
14 August 2024
Biden says Gaza cease-fire could stop Iran attacking Israel
U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday that a cease-fire deal in Gaza could deter Iran from attacking Israel in retaliation for the killing of a Hamas leader that sent regional tensions soaring....
