LF and Kataeb boycott Parliament plenary session
The Lebanese Forces (LF) and Kataeb announced Tuesday their decision to boycott the plenary session called by Speaker Nabih Berri and scheduled for 11 a.m. on Thursday Dec. 18. In doing so they...
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United States approves potential sale of 140 military vehicles to Lebanon for $34.5 million
The U.S. State Department announced Tuesday it has approved a potential military sale to Lebanon involving 140 M1151A1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) and associated equipment,...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 December 2025
Israeli army drops charges against officer over death of Israeli in Lebanon
The Israeli army has closed the case against a senior officer who authorized the visit of an Israeli, Zeev Erlich, to Lebanon, during which he and a soldier were killed, several Israeli media...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 December 2025
Trump imposes full travel bans on seven more countries, including PA passport holders
President Donald Trump on Tuesday expanded a U.S. travel ban by barring nationals of seven more countries including Syria as well as Palestinian Authority passport holders from entering the United...
AFP/L'Orient Today staff, 16 December 2025
Menassah meets with German deputy minister to discuss support for Lebanese Army and pressure on Israel
BEIRUT — Defense Minister Michel Menassah met Tuesday at the ministry in Yarzeh with German Deputy Defense Minister Nils Hilmer to discuss Germany's support for the Lebanese Army and the...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 December 2025
Iraqi officials dismissed after Hezbollah, Houthis added to terrorist group list
The Iraqi government announced Tuesday it had dismissed several officials after Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis were added to a list of terrorist organizations. According to the Iraqi government...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 December 2025
At least 85,000 refugees flee recent DR Congo violence to Burundi, say officials
At least 85,000 refugees have crossed into Burundi after the M23 militia's latest advance in the eastern DR Congo, Burundian officials said Tuesday, warning of dire overcrowding and...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 December 2025
State Security chief tours Beirut port
State Security Director General Edgar Lawandos toured the Port of Beirut on Tuesday, meeting with the port’s new director general, Marwan al-Nafi, and visiting State Security offices at the site....
L'Orient Today staff, 16 December 2025
Contract teachers opt out of Wednesday strike
BEIRUT — Public school teachers have called a general strike on Wednesday, Dec. 17, demanding urgent action to improve their worsening living conditions and to approve a new salary scale, after...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 December 2025
The Kataeb call for a 'clear and mutually respectful' relationship between Lebanon and Syria
The Kataeb party said Tuesday that relations between Beirut and Damascus, one year after the fall of the Assad regime, must be "clear and based on equality and mutual respect, between two...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 December 2025
UK police charge two men with belonging to Hezbollah, a proscribed organization under UK law
Two British-Lebanese men appeared in a London court on Tuesday, charged with being members of the proscribed group Hezbollah and attending "terrorism training camps," with one of the two...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 December 2025
US stocks flat after lackluster jobs data
Wall Street stocks were little changed early Tuesday as markets absorbed U.S. data pointing to a slower employment market, while Ford advanced despite announcing a $19.5 billion cost hit. The U.S....
L'Orient Today staff, 16 December 2025
Israeli escalation kills at least 2, sends message to Berri
Israel has, once again, opted for escalation through violence. Earlier today, it carried out two strikes that killed at least two people. One of the strikes targeted a vehicle deep inside...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 December 2025
Amin Salam to be released on LL 9 billion bail, 6 months travel ban
The Indictment Chamber, chaired by Kamal Nassar, ruled on Tuesday to release former Economy Minister Amin Salam, who has been in detention since last June for alleged corruption. The release is...
Claude ASSAF, 16 December 2025
Clashes in Rashidieh camp after changes at head of Fatah
Clashes broke out Tuesday in the Palestinian camp of Rashidieh, in the Sour region of southern Lebanon, following a change in the leadership of the Fatah Movement in the camp, according to...
16 December 2025
Karim Arsanios, from his father's land to Top Chef MENA
“When I think back on everything that has happened in the country in recent years, I ask myself: Is this possible? Is this normal? It’s just surreal,” chef Karim Arsanios tells L'Orient-Le...
Carla HENOUD, 16 December 2025
Car bomb blast in Abu Kamal area
A car bomb exploded Tuesday in the city of Abu Kamal, in Syria's eastern Deir ez-Zor province, according to reports from Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya . The explosion reportedly targeted the...
16 December 2025
Lebanon receives 30 buses donated by Qatar
Qatar officially delivered 30 buses to Lebanon on Tuesday to be used in the nation’s public transport network, as part of a donation from the gas-rich emirate to the Lebanese state. The handover...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 December 2025
Assad in exile: A reclusive life of shameless luxury
In the Rublyovka district of Moscow, home to several villages inhabited by the Russian elite, former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his family are said to be living happily, a year after the...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 December 2025
Theater, exhibits, design: Our cultural picks for your joyful season
" Shou Carlos ahsan menneh ?" A Christmas play treat Lina Abiad, Abdel Rahim al-Awji, Jennifer Yammine, and Wissam Saliba greeting the audience. (Credit: ZZ/L'OLJ) This is the...
Zéna ZALZAL, 16 December 2025
Expired food, zaatar allegedly mixed with sawdust: New seizure in Bekaa
Chtoura customs officials announced Tuesday the seizure of quantities of expired or smuggled food during several raids carried out in localities in the Zahle district of the Bekaa, according to a...
16 December 2025
Antisemitism: Why is there so much hatred?
This topic is one of the most sensitive. Every word must be weighed carefully because each will face close scrutiny. Whatever the substance of the argument, it invites dissatisfaction, disapproval,...
Anthony SAMRANI, 16 December 2025
At importers’ request, Beirut Port extends working hours for holidays
The Beirut Port Authority — managed by its Committee for Management and Operation — announced Tuesday in a statement the extension of daily working hours, from Monday to Saturday, until 6 p.m. This...
16 December 2025
Rajji urges EU to include Iranian 'proxies' issue in negotiations with Tehran
While in Brussels, Foreign Minister Joe Rajji on Tuesday called on the European Union to extend the scope of its negotiations with Iran beyond the nuclear issue, to include the matter of Iranian...
16 December 2025
Suspects arrested almost two years later for infant trafficking in Mount Lebanon
It took law enforcement almost two years to arrest two suspects in an infant trafficking case who, in the meantime, continued their daily lives. On Nov. 26 and Dec. 8, State Security arrested...
Nemtala EDDÉ, 16 December 2025
Son of filmmaker Rob Reiner jailed on suspicion of murdering parents
The son of Hollywood actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner has been jailed as a suspect in the killing of his parents after they were found dead in their home over the weekend, Los Angeles police said on...
Reuters, 16 December 2025
Aoun meets Haykal two days ahead of Paris talks on Lebanese Army
BEIRUT — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met Lebanese Army chief General Rodolph Haykal at Baabda Palace on Tuesday, issuing directives ahead of a Paris meeting on Thursday focused on the army’s...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 December 2025
Assassination of Raed Saad: Does Israel seek to reignite the war in Gaza?
According to two American officials cited by the U.S. media outlet Axios, President Donald Trump on Monday delivered a stern message to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...
Tatiana KROTOFF, 16 December 2025
How far will pressure on the Lebanese Army go?
Serious efforts to improve relations between Lebanese Army Chief Rodolph Haykal and the United States are ongoing. In recent days, Haykal, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, and Chairman of...
Mounir RABIH, 16 December 2025
Electoral law: Berri tries to unblock Parliament without making concessions
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Thursday called a plenary session, shortly after meeting with Andre Rahal, a consultant to President Joseph Aoun. The session is expected to resume the agenda...
Yara ABI AKL, 16 December 2025
Trump: 'Hezbollah is a problem' in Lebanon
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday night that "Hezbollah has been a problem" in Lebanon, stating that Washington "will see what happens there" and that certain allied...
16 December 2025
One killed in Israeli drone strike on vehicle in Sibline, Chouf | LIVE
22:26 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live coverage. We'll be back tomorrow morning. 21:11 Beirut Time According to the Health Ministry, the Israeli...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 December 2025
ICC rejects Israeli appeal seeking to suspend ongoing Gaza war probe
Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday rejected one of several legal challenges brought by Israel against the Court’s investigation into its conduct during the Gaza war....
16 December 2025
US rebukes Israel for killing Hamas official; new mechanism to monitor Hezbollah’s disarmament: Everything you need to know this Tuesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:9 a.m. The Public Works and Transport Ministry receives...
