One drowns, three injured off Sour's coast
BEIRUT — A man drowned off the coast of Sour in South Lebanon on Sunday, and three others were injured, Ali Safieddine, head of the Marine Center in the Lebanese Civil Defense, confirmed to...
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At least 8 wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Netanyahu calls for 'change in balance of power' on border
BEIRUT — At least eight people were wounded between Saturday evening and Sunday in a series of Israeli strikes across Lebanon, particularly in the Baalbeck-Hermel governorate and southern regions....
15 September 2024
Hamas official says group has 'high ability' to continue Gaza war despite losses
A senior Hamas official told AFP on Sunday that the Palestinian Islamist movement had ample resources to continue fighting Israel despite losses sustained over more than 11 months of war in Gaza....
15 September 2024
Pope sends thoughts to slain Israeli hostage's mother, decries death of Palestinian children
Pope Francis expressed his closeness Sunday to relatives of six Israeli hostages whose bodies were recovered from Gaza earlier this month, saying he had met the mother of one of them. The six...
15 September 2024
Israeli army says 'high probability' army's air strike caused deaths of 3 hostages in November
The Israeli military on Sunday said there was a "high probability" an Israeli air strike was responsible for the deaths of three hostages who were killed in Gaza in November. The bodies of the...
15 September 2024
Fire erupts in Akkar threatening orchards
BEIRUT — A fire broke out on Sunday in the grasslands on the outskirts of Safina al-Qaytaa, Akkar, North Lebanon, rapidly spreading to nearby almond orchards and grapevines, L'Orient Today's...
15 September 2024
Rai criticizes efforts to undermine Lebanon's statehood, Kabalan denounces 'distortion of history'
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai on Sunday criticized those seeking to make Lebanon a country "without a state, laws, or a constitution," during a homily at a mass in Mayfouk, Jbeil district,...
15 September 2024
Prime minister submits resignation days after election in Jordan
Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh submitted his resignation on Sunday, officials familiar with the matter said, less than week after a parliamentary election that saw some gains for the...
15 September 2024
Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury dies at 76
Lebanese novelist and intellectual Elias Khoury died on Sunday at the age of 76, sources confirmed to L'Orient-Le Jour. Born in Achrafieh (Beirut) to a middle-class Greek Orthodox Christian...
15 September 2024
Lebanese army frees Iraqi man kidnapped in August near Syrian border
The Lebanese Army announced the release of an Iraqi man who was kidnapped at the border between Lebanon and Syria in August, according to a statement published on its website on Saturday. “After...
15 September 2024
Israeli forces drop evacuation leaflets over Wazzani in unauthorized operation
BEIRUT — Israeli forces dropped evacuation leaflets over the town of Wazzani in the Hasbaya district this morning, a move described by the army as a one-person decision. The dropped leaflets...
15 September 2024
Israeli protesters keep up pressure for Gaza hostage deal
Thousands of people again took to the streets of Israel's main cities on Saturday in a bid to increase pressure on the government to secure the release of hostages in Gaza. Of 251 captives seized...
15 September 2024
The situation on Israel's northern border "cannot continue," says Netanyahu: Day 345 of the Gaza war
19:04 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live reporting of the Gaza war and its far-reaching implications. We will continue our coverage of the conflict tomorrow morning....
Muntasser Abdallah, Tasnim Chaaban and Sally Abou AlJoud, 15 September 2024
Israel says missile from Yemen fell in central Israel
The Israeli military said a missile fired from Yemen crossed into central Israel on Sunday, causing no injuries but again adding to regional tensions nearly a year into the Gaza war. After the...
