'It is very unlikely that the Iranian regime will collapse'
Israel's stated goal is to “prevent” Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, but the scale of its offensive and the targets it's attacking, amid what is already dubbed the Israel-Iran war,...
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At G7, Trump maintains pressure on Iran
BEIRUT — Donald Trump once again urged Iran on Monday to negotiate "before it's too late," during the G7 summit in Canada where leaders will strive to speak with one voice for a...
AFP, 16 June 2025
Residents of Tehran attempt to flee causing major traffic jam
BEIRUT — Numerous residents of Tehran are fleeing en masse from the capital, targeted by Israeli strikes, and a massive traffic jam has formed on the main road heading north, according to multiple...
AFP, 16 June 2025
Beirut organizes repatriation of Lebanese stranded in Egypt, Iraq and Turkey
BEIRUT — In response to the wave of flight suspensions and cancellations triggered by the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran over the past four days, the Ministry of Public Works and...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 June 2025
Netanyahu says Israel is 'changing the face of the Middle East'
BEIRUT — Israel is "changing the face of the Middle East" with its strikes on Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday evening during a televised press conference....
AFP, 16 June 2025
Killing Khamenei 'will end conflict,' Netanyahu tells ABC
BEIRUT — Killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "will end the conflict" between Israel and Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday in an interview with the American television...
AFP, 16 June 2025
Lebanon appoints new diplomats: Initial names revealed
BEIRUT — The Cabinet, meeting Monday at Baabda Palace under President Joseph Aoun, approved long-awaited diplomatic appointments pending since 2017. Below is a partial list of newly appointed...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 June 2025
Iran tells UN strikes on Israel are self-defense
BEIRUT — Iran's strikes on Israel are self-defense and are "proportionate defensive operations directed exclusively at military objectives and associated infrastructure," Iran's...
Reuters, 16 June 2025
Fervent welcome for relics of Saint Theresa in Lebanon
There were ululations, fireworks, and applause on Monday to greet the relics of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus at the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Haret Sakhr, Jounieh. An emotional...
Suzanne BAAKLINI, 16 June 2025
New Year of the Hijri: Lebanese administrations will close on June 26
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Cabinet Presidency announced Monday that all government offices, public institutions, and municipalities will be closed on Thursday, June 26, in observance of the Islamic New...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 June 2025
Israel threatens to strike 'the Iranian dictator everywhere' after its attack on state TV
BEIRUT — Israel will strike "the Iranian dictator everywhere" he is located, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Monday, referring to the centers of power of Iran's Supreme...
AFP, 16 June 2025
US aircraft carrier heads toward the Middle East
BEIRUT — The American aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, previously cruising in the South China Sea, changed course westward on Monday and is now heading toward the Middle East, according to Marine...
AFP, 16 June 2025
Israeli strike on Iranian state television
BEIRUT —The building of the Iranian state radio and television (IRIB) was hit on Monday by an Israeli strike, interrupting the live broadcast of the channel. The attack occurred as a presenter was...
AFP, 16 June 2025
Cabinet approves diplomatic appointments pending since 2017
BEIRUT —At a Cabinet meeting held Monday at Baabda Palace and presided over by President Joseph Aoun, the government approved a series of long-delayed diplomatic appointments, Information Minister...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 June 2025
Lebanon eurobond prices on the decline amid rising geopolitical tensions
BEIRUT – Lebanese eurobond prices fell to their lowest level in two months, closing at 16 cents to the dollar on Friday – down from 16.95 the previous week – as geopolitical tensions escalated,...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 June 2025
UN refugee agency cuts 3,500 staff positions after donors cut aid
BEIRUT — The U.N. refugee agency said on Monday that it has discontinued around 3,500 staff positions after a review prompted by a sharp drop in humanitarian funding. "We will focus our...
Reuters, 16 June 2025
Jaber emphasizes importance of protecting Lebanon as summer approaches
BEIRUT — Finance Minister Yassine Jaber received the Middle East and North African, World Bank Vice President, Ousmane Dione, and Regional Director Jean-Christophe Carret in his office in Beirut on...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 June 2025
Israel-Iran: The first days of war
For the last three days the skies over Lebanon have been ablaze as a war that has been simmering for decades between Israel and Iran turned hot. As the death toll on both sides ramps up, and the...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 June 2025
Iran state radio and TV 'on the verge of disappearing'
BEIRUT — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Monday that the Iranian state radio and television (IRIB) was "on the verge of disappearing" after the army called on the population to...
AFP, 16 June 2025
Iran asks Gulf states to mediate for cease-fire with Israel, sources say
BEIRUT — Tehran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to press U.S. President Donald Trump to use his influence on Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire with Iran in return for Tehran's...
Reuters, 16 June 2025
One killed in Israeli drone strike in Houla
BEIRUT — An Israeli drone strike on Monday killed one person in the village of Houla (Marjayoun district of southern Lebanon), according to our regional correspondent. At the time of the strike, in...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 June 2025
New charges filed against Salam and associates, interrogation set for Thursday
BEIRUT — Financial prosecutor Dora al-Khazen filed new charges Monday against former economy minister Amin Salam , his brother and business partner Karim Salam, his adviser Fadi Tamim, as well as...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 June 2025
Berri convenes joint committee session with focus on digital transformation
BEIRUT — The president of the Parliament, Nabih Berri, has called for a joint parliamentary committee session on Thursday at 11 a.m., according to a statement released Monday by his press office....
L'Orient Today staff, 16 June 2025
No 'signs of attack' against underground part of Natanz nuclear site, according to IAEA
BEIRUT —The Iranian nuclear site of Natanz has not been impacted in its underground part, based on the information available to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) following the attack...
AFP, 16 June 2025
At least 68 killed by Israel in the last 24 hours
BEIRUT — According to its daily report, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip announced that at least 68 bodies of Palestinians killed have been brought to the enclave's hospitals over the last...
AFP, 16 June 2025
Israel-Iran: A war between the plague and cholera
Over the years, it had become clear: Lebanon had no chance of aspiring to peace, stability and prosperity as long as Hezbollah remained so dominant. The same conclusion could be drawn on a...
Anthony SAMRANI, 16 June 2025
Germany hands Syrian doctor life for torturing dissidents
BEIRUT — A German court sentenced a Syrian doctor found guilty of torturing dissidents in Syria to life in prison on Monday, local media reported, the latest win for victims of the Assad regime...
Reuters, 16 June 2025
Israel confirms killing 4 senior Iranian intelligence officials
The Israeli army announced Monday that it had killed four senior Iranian intelligence officials, including the head of the Revolutionary Guards' (IRGC) intelligence, Mohammad Kazemi. The...
16 June 2025
François Simon: The Lebanese table has a fascinating ability to make us hungry even when we're not
We would have liked to describe him, as we usually do in these pages, to show his expression as he quietly watches a restaurant he won’t return to, or how his face lights up when something truly...
Gilles KHOURY, 16 June 2025
MEA announces additional daily flight to Istanbul, Cairo, Milan
The Lebanese national airline, Middle East Airlines (MEA), has announced that an additional flight per day will be provided from Rafik Hariri International Airport (RHIA) to Istanbul, Turkey,...
16 June 2025
Iran accuses Israel of targeting hospital, denounces a 'war crime'
Iran accused Israel on Monday of targeting a hospital in the west of the country, denouncing a "war crime." "The Farabi Hospital, located in the city of Kermanshah in western Iran,...
16 June 2025
Berri calls for joint committee session to discuss key draft laws, including on digital transformation
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has called for a joint parliamentary committee session to be held on Thursday at 11 a.m, his press office said in a statement Monday. The committees invited include...
16 June 2025
Israel says deports last three Gaza flotilla activists to Jordan
Israel said Monday it had deported the last three remaining activists from an aid flotilla that attempted to reach the war-torn Gaza Strip last week. "The last three participants remaining...
16 June 2025
40 killed in while seeking food, UN criticizes Israeli-backed aid system
BEIRUT — Israeli fire killed at least 40 people, half of them near an aid distribution site operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation on Monday, the territory's health ministry...
Reuters, 16 June 2025
German central bank president warns of potential oil shock risks
BEIRUT — Joachim Nagel, president of the German Federal Bank, warned Monday about the risks of an oil shock due to the conflict between Israel and Iran. He urged the eurozone not to ease monetary...
AFP, 16 June 2025
Cleaning campaign launched in Abu Ali River stream in Tripoli
Following numerous complaints about the environmental damage caused by the widespread and random dumping of waste into the Abou Ali River in northern Lebanon, which flows through the city of...
16 June 2025
Diplomacy struggles to gain ground amid Iran-Israel war
Over the weekend, several governments sounded the alarm, calling for a shift toward diplomacy — a less costly and dangerous arena than the rule of arms. During a phone call with his Russian...
Tatiana KROTOFF, 16 June 2025
EU judges Russia cannot be 'objective mediator' between Tehran, Tel-Aviv
The European Union judged Monday that Russia could in no case play a mediator role in the conflict between Israel and Iran, as suggested by U.S. President Donald Trump. "Russia cannot be an...
16 June 2025
Putin, Erdogan call for 'immediate cessation of hostilities'
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Monday for the "immediate cessation of hostilities" between Israel and Iran, expressing...
16 June 2025
World Bank delegation in Lebanon; loans, reform projects on agenda
A World Bank (WB) delegation is currently in Lebanon, where it was received on Monday by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, with whom it discussed the loans and...
16 June 2025
German court sentences Syrian 'torture' doctor to life
A Syrian doctor accused of torturing opponents of Bashar al-Assad's regime was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday by a German court after a lengthy trial lasting more than three years in...
16 June 2025
Egypt halts fertilizer production as Israeli gas disruptions deepen energy strain
Egyptian fertilizer producers were forced to halt operations on Friday due to a drop in natural gas imports from Israel, industry sources told Reuters Friday. They said major Israeli gas fields...
16 June 2025
Israel defence minister warns 'residents of Tehran will pay price' for strikes on civilians
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday warned that Tehran's residents would "pay the price" for Iranian strikes on Israeli civilians, after overnight missile attacks killed...
16 June 2025
Israel army says struck Revolutionary Guard command centers in Tehran
Israel's military said on Monday it struck command centers in Tehran belonging to Iran's Quds Force, the foreign operations arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Israeli air...
16 June 2025
Sirens sound after projectile fired from Yemen
The Israeli army said Monday that a missile launched from Yemen fell before entering Israeli territory, after sirens sounded in several regions of the country. "Following the sirens that...
16 June 2025
xfolio, a Franco-Lebanese fintech platform, raises $2m
xfolio, a financial technology (fintech) platform co-founded by six Lebanese and one French national, and led by Anis Rahal, raised $2 million in seed funding from the Middle East Venture Partners...
F.G., 16 June 2025
Iranian missile strikes have killed 24 since Friday: New official toll
The Iranian missile strikes on Israeli territory have killed 24 people since Friday and the beginning of Israel's attack on the Islamic Republic, according to a new toll given Monday by the...
16 June 2025
Israeli drone crashes over Houla, artillery shells on Taybeh, Adaisseh
An Israeli drone crashed while flying over the town of Houla (Marjayoun district) on Monday, our correspondent in the South reported. The Israeli army also fired eight artillery shells between the...
16 June 2025
Joseph Aoun mobilizes to avert the worst in Lebanon
It was clear from the very start of his term that President Joseph Aoun’s mission to restore the state’s monopoly on the use of force was no small task. But with the dangerous developments in...
