Iranian plane: The pincer of all dangers
The Salam government has been in place for only a week and is already facing its first major crisis. The new ministers have barely had time to appreciate the extent to which the state's...
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Thousands of protesters march in London against Donald Trump’s Gaza plan
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched to the U.S. embassy in London on Saturday to protest against President Donald Trump’s proposal to take control of Gaza and expel its inhabitants....
15 February 2025
At least one dead in an Israeli drone strike on a car in South Lebanon
An Israeli drone launched an attack on a vehicle at the Jarjou-Arab Salim intersection in Iqlim al-Tuffah (Nabatieh district), causing casualties, according to our correspondent in South Lebanon,...
15 February 2025
'Attack on UNIFIL is a crime against Lebanon,' Nawaf Salam reiterates
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Saturday that the attack on the UNIFIL convoy on Friday night, during which two peacekeepers were injured and a vehicle set on fire, is "a crime against...
15 February 2025
Attack on UNIFIL: Guterres condemns 'unacceptable assaults'
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the attack on a UNIFIL convoy Friday night near Beirut airport, in which two peacekeepers were injured and a vehicle was set on fire....
15 February 2025
The Israeli army is fortifying positions in Lebanese territory, south of Khiam
South Lebanon The Israeli army is building fortifications at the site known as Hamames hill, located south of Khiam (Marjayoun district), according to witnesses from nearby villages cited by our...
15 February 2025
Israeli army chief says he is preparing 'attack plans'
The Israeli army is preparing "attack plans" while the release of hostages held in Gaza continues as part of the cease-fire with the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Chief of Staff...
15 February 2025
In Lebanon and abroad, people prepare to attend slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral
A young boy placed a Lebanese flag at the opening of a massive pit where a building once stood as his father watched on with pride. Above them both, Hassan Nasrallah looked down at them with his...
Ghadir Hamadi & Nicholas Frakes, 15 February 2025
Trump’s executive order against pro-Palestine protestors already affecting campus life
WASHINGTON — On Jan. 29, President Trump signed an executive order cracking down on college campuses in response to “an unprecedented wave of vile antisemitic discrimination.” A White House fact...
Romy Abu-Fadel, from Washington D.C., 15 February 2025
Saad Hariri meets with Lebanese figures
After his comeback, Saad Hariri held multiple meetings with Lebanese figures Saturday at Bait al-Wasat in Beirut, Hariri announced on X. He met with Finance Minister Yassin Jaber and discussed "the...
15 February 2025
Buses carrying Palestinians freed by Israel reach Gaza
Buses carrying hundreds of Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel under a ceasefire deal with Hamas arrived in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Saturday, an AFP journalist said....
15 February 2025
LF denounces Berri's 'attitude' and invites him to 'release his frustration by applying the Constitution'
The Lebanese Forces sharply criticized Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Friday over his recent positions, arguing that "what is permissible for him is not for others" and urging him to "release...
L'Orient Today staff, 15 February 2025
At least 25 arrested after attack on UNIFIL convoy
A day after an attack on a U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy wounded two peacekeepers Friday night in Beirut’s southern suburbs, 25 people were arrested by Lebanese Army intelligence,...
L'Orient Today staff, 15 February 2025
Lebanon will not rise with armed militias imposing dominance: Habtoor
Emirati businessman Khalaf Al Habtoor criticized Hezbollah’s influence in Lebanon following an attack on a U.N. convoy near Rafik Hariri International Airport, calling it proof that "armed militias...
15 February 2025
Tehran-Beirut flight suspension: Iran ready for 'constructive discussions' with Lebanon
Iran has expressed readiness to hold "constructive discussions" with Lebanon on resuming Tehran-Beirut flights, following a ban on two Iranian planes landing, which has sparked anger...
L'Orient Today staff, 15 February 2025
‘We want a normal state’: Saad Hariri announces return of (new) Future Movement
A sensational comeback. Before a massive cheering crowd, the head of the Future Movement, Saad Hariri, announced on Friday the return of his political formation and his readiness to participate in...
Jeanine JALKH, 15 February 2025
Hamas hands over three Israeli hostages to Red Cross in Gaza
Masked Hamas militants handed over three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis on Saturday, in the sixth hostage-prisoner swap under its cease-fire agreement with...
15 February 2025
Two killed in an Israeli drone strike in Jarjou, South Lebanon| LIVE
21:09 Beirut Time We are wrapping up this live coverage for now and will be back tomorrow morning. Thank you for staying with us. 21:04 Beirut Time Lebanon...
Muntasser Abdallah, Marguerita Sejaan, Ghadir Hamadi, Lea Moukadam, 15 February 2025
UN Lebanon force demands 'immediate' inquiry into torching of vehicle
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon demanded a "full and immediate investigation by Lebanese authorities" Friday after one of its vehicles was torched, wounding its outgoing deputy...
15 February 2025
Aoun vows punishment for attackers of UN peacekeeper
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun vowed on Saturday to punish the perpetrators of an attack on a United Nations peacekeeping convoy a day earlier that wounded the force's outgoing deputy...
