Oumeima sings, and suddenly there's not a seat left
That evening, the First Armenian Evangelical Church was literally bathed in a cloud of colors. The choir and stained glass cast shifting light, in gradients of green and purple, gently sweeping...
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Aoun to file UN complaint over Israel’s Blue Line wall
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday instructed Foreign Minister Joe Rajji to have Lebanon’s permanent mission to the United Nations file an urgent complaint with the UN Security Council...
L’Orient Today staff, 15 November 2025
Bassil in Baalbeck: Bekaa ‘here to defend all of Lebanon’
BEIRUT — The head of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), Gebran Bassil, said during a visit to the city of Baalbeck in the Bekaa on Saturday that he came to the Bekaa to say that Lebanon is...
15 November 2025
Football: Palestinian national team ‘on a mission’ for peace in Bilbao
“On a mission” in Bilbao, the Palestinian footballers, symbols of a sport devastated by two years of conflict in Gaza, play a symbolic match on Saturday against the Basque national team, their...
15 November 2025
Beirut southern suburb road reopened 30 minutes after flooding, says ministry
BEIRUT — The Ministry of Public Works stated on Saturday that its teams intervened Friday night to address water accumulation caused by stormy weather on a section of road in the al-Rihab...
15 November 2025
Carmen at Baalbeck: Celebrating passion, resilience and determination
Premiered Thursday evening in a screening room at Grand Cinemas ABC Ashrafieh, Carmen at Baalbeck , the documentary by Jihad Mikhael, does more than reveal the inner workings of the first opera...
Rana Najjar, 15 November 2025
Allô Beirut opens up in Hamra and plans to make noise
Located in the heart of Hamra, Allô Beirut — a franchise based on a concept born in Dubai — opened its doors on Nov. 3. Leading the initiative are Marwan Moukarzel and Raed Assaad. At just 24,...
Nagi Morkos, 15 November 2025
Three flights diverted overnight at Beirut airport due to severe storm
Three planes preparing to land at Beirut airport were diverted overnight Friday to Saturday to Larnaca and Ankara airports due to a severe storm and low visibility, while other flights delayed...
15 November 2025
Probable Saudi participation in Beirut One conference, says Bsat and Arbid
Lebanon’s Minister of Economy and Trade, Amer Bsat, said on Saturday that “there is an initiative from the Saudis to participate in the Beirut One investment conference,” scheduled for Nov. 18–19...
15 November 2025
Assassination of LF official, Elias Hasrouni: Israeli army points finger at Hezbollah special unit
The Israeli army on Friday pointed a finger at a special Hezbollah unit for the assassination of former Lebanese Forces (LF) official Elias Hasrouni in August 2023. Israel alleges that Hezbollah...
Nemtala EDDÉ, 15 November 2025
Revolutionary Guards confirm seizure of tanker in the Gulf
The Revolutionary Guards, the ideological army of the Islamic Republic, confirmed on Saturday that they had seized in Gulf waters a tanker that had suddenly changed course on Friday in the Strait...
15 November 2025
How Arab and European countries are trying to influence Trump’s plan for Gaza
Negotiations are still in full swing over its second phase. A month after the Gaza cease-fire took effect, the topic was at the heart of talks held Monday, Nov. 10, in Jerusalem between Israeli...
Dany MOUDALLAL, 15 November 2025
What did Anne-Claire Legendre come to do in Lebanon?
It only takes an envoy from a foreign country to set foot in Lebanon for dozens of articles to be immediately written about the latest initiative they bring with them — one that, like all the...
Anthony SAMRANI, 15 November 2025
Saudi Arabia condemns settler attacks in occupied West Bank
Saudi Arabia has condemned recent violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, as the Palestinian territory experiences a sharp rise in attacks by settlers and...
15 November 2025
Bsat: Saudi initiative to attend ‘Beirut One’ investment conference
BEIRUT — The Minister of Economy Amer Bsat told local television channel LBCI on Saturday that "there is an initiative from the Saudis to attend an investment conference in Lebanon called ‘Beirut...
15 November 2025
Israeli fire on Kfar Shuba, a Deir Siryan resident blocks a road
Few incidents have been reported over the past 48 hours in southern Lebanon, according to our correspondent in the region, as bad weather has been affecting the country since Thursday. Some Israeli...
15 November 2025
Riyadh begins its return: A Taif revival... from Beirut
The Saudi announcement of a delegation of investors visiting Lebanon next week, as well as a delegation to review the re-authorization of Lebanese exports to the kingdom, is neither trivial nor...
Mounir RABIH, 15 November 2025
Security, defense, Israel: Saudi crown prince expected in Washington on Monday
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected in Washington on Monday for the first time in seven years. According to experts, he will be seeking security guarantees, while U.S. President...
15 November 2025
Iran: Judiciary calls for tougher measures against ‘social anomalies’
The head of Iran’s judiciary, cleric Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, has called on his institution to take stronger action against “social anomalies,” local media reported, in a country where the...
15 November 2025
Epstein case: Trump says he ‘knows nothing’ about recently revealed emails
On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump insisted that he knew nothing about the Jeffrey Epstein emails released this week, at a time when his own ties to the convicted sex offender are again under...
15 November 2025
US pushes for UN resolution to be adopted on Monday
On Friday, the United States stepped up efforts to convince members of the necessity of adopting its draft resolution endorsing Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, which is set to be voted on by...
15 November 2025
Damascus denies allegations that Sharaa cooperated with the United States against IS since 2016
On Friday, the Syrian presidency denied reports published two days ago in The New York Times, which claimed that Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa had cooperated with the U.S.-led international...
15 November 2025
Parliamentary elections: Is the diaspora vote more at risk than ever?
"What are you waiting for? The countdown has begun." That was the simple message Lebanon's Foreign Ministry sent to the Lebanese diaspora in a video published on social media Friday....
Yara ABI AKL, 15 November 2025
New leadership at Beirut port: Rasamny says the ‘first 100 days will be decisive’
Public Works and Transport Minister Fayez Rasamny emphasized on Friday that the first 100 days will be decisive for developing a clear plan for the future of the Port of Beirut. He made these...
