SWISS airline announced the reinstatement of its regular flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut, which were suspended in early October due to security concerns sparked by the conflict between Israel and...
BEIRUT — At a press conference on Friday, Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea welcomed the extension General Joseph Aoun's term as commander-in-chief of the Lebanese Army. Aoun was due to...
JERUSALEM — Israel has approved the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, the Israeli prime minister's office said on Friday. The office said in a...
COPENHAGEN — Maersk, one of the world's largest shipping companies, said Friday it was suspending its vessels' passage through a key Red Sea strait following attacks by Yemeni rebels on merchant...
In a significant decision, Lebanon's Parliament voted to extend the term of army chief Gen. Joseph Aoun by one year— a move that followed weeks of political discourse over the prolongation of his...
Elias al-Bayssari, whose name was suggested as a presidential candidate, is the acting head of General Security. He could very well be the “third option” that resolves Lebanon’s long-standing...
Pope Francis on Friday denounced the deaths of thousands of children in a "whirlwind of violence" in the Gaza Strip, Ukraine and Yemen. Francis has issued multiple appeals for...
“Bibi, I love you, but I don’t agree with a damn thing you have to say.” Joe Biden wrote this message on an old photo of him with Benjamin Netanyahu. Their acquaintance dates back 50 years. At a...
BEIRUT — The meeting of the caretaker government was canceled due to a lack of a quorum after only eight ministers, including caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, showed up. In a statement by...
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Friday Yemen's Houthi rebels are a "threat to freedom of navigation to commercial shipping," after the Iran-backed group claimed a series of attacks....
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Friday it is not appropriate for Israel to occupy Gaza in the long-term, as speculation mounts over the post-war future of the territory....
France's foreign minister travels to Lebanon on Saturday as part of diplomatic efforts by President Emmanuel Macron's government to help contain the Middle East conflict....
The Israeli army said Friday it had recovered and returned to Israel the body of French-Israeli hostage Elya Toledano, who was kidnapped and taken to Gaza by militants during Hamas's Oct. 7...
At least 11 Iranian police officers were killed in a jihadist-claimed attack on a police station in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, an official told state television on Friday....
Amidst concerns of rising costs due to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, fuel prices saw an unexpected drop on Friday morning, the Ministry of Energy and Water has reported. Contrary to fears from the...
Israel's defense minister warned Thursday the war with Hamas would last "more than several months" as he met a top US official amid a rift between the allies over the timeline and conduct of the...
A court in the Netherlands will rule Friday on whether to force the Dutch government to stop supplying parts for F-35 fighter jets being used by Israel over the Gaza Strip....
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility Thursday for an attack on a cargo ship traveling in a Red Sea strait through which a significant portion of the world's shipping passes, but...
President Joe Biden urged Israel on Thursday to take more care to protect civilians in Gaza, after the White House pushed Israel to scale down its offensive against Hamas in the near future....
The Palestinian presidency on Thursday condemned what it called the "shameful desecration" of a mosque in the occupied West Bank by Israeli troops who were seen reciting a Jewish prayer....
21:37 Beirut Time Thank you for following our LIVE coverage from day 70 of the Hamas-Israel war. We'll be back tomorrow with more news updates and analysis, right here, at L'Orient...
Catch up on yesterday’s LIVE coverage of Day 67 of the Israel-Hamas war here . Hezbollah announced the death of another two of its fighters while Israeli strikes caused heavy damage to a Mosque...
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
