President Donald Trump's plan to ostensibly end the war in Gaza does not take Palestinian public opinion into account, according to a survey conducted in the last week of October by the...
BEIRUT — Set for Nov. 18 and 19 at the Beirut Seaside Arena, the Beirut One Conference — presented by its organizers, the Economy and Trade Ministry and the Economic, Social and Environmental...
The house of Balmain didn't hold out for long, announcing Antonin Tron's appointment as creative director just one week after Olivier Rousteing's departure. His first runway show is...
BEIRUT — In a speech delivered Monday, on the anniversary of Israel's assassination of Hezbollah communications chief, Mohammad Afif, party leader Naim Qassem called on the Lebanese government...
President Joseph Aoun said Monday that he is “personally” following the developments related to the case of Imam Moussa Sadr, who disappeared in Libya in 1978 along with two companions, journalist...
Afaf Zurayk at Agial: White paintings and a rediscovered breathWhite on White at the Agial Gallery: Hanging of Afaf Zurayk’s works. (Credit: Photo provided by the Agial Gallery.) The surprise hits...
President Joseph Aoun signed a decree on Monday sending Parliament the draft law aimed at amending the electoral law, specifically regarding voting procedures for expatriates in the upcoming...
Arriving in Beirut on Friday, more than a month after his official approval by Congress in early October, the new U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, presented his credentials Monday morning...
Beirut, Clemenceau neighborhood. Summer 1975. It’s true that just three months earlier, the Ain al-Rummaneh bus massacre had occurred, which everyone had nonetheless preferred to dismiss as an...
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Monday that Lebanon is committed to a “path of comprehensive reform, transparency and inclusive growth” during a meeting with a delegation from investment bank...
October wrapped in Beirut with a flurry of cultural events, highlighted by the Aïshti Foundation’s 10th anniversary celebration. The gathering drew leading international artists, top gallerists and...
BEIRUT — The First Investigating Judge in North Lebanon, Judge Naji al-Dahdah, issued his indictment in the case of an attempt to smuggle a large shipment of cocaine from the Port of Tripoli to...
Noor al-Yacoubi is a 27-year-old translator and writer. She hasn't left the Gaza Strip since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023, and has been sharing reflections on her life with L'Orient Today...
Resolution 1701 has faltered. Israel holds its positions, and Hezbollah keeps its weapons. One year before UNIFIL’s announced withdrawal, the latest report by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio...
Israeli security forces evacuated and demolished an illegal settler outpost in the occupied West Bank on Monday, with the authorities citing "severe incidents of violence". A large force...
"You're here, al-hamdellah! Your parents are looking for you everywhere." Ali, a Syrian child of five years old, turns pale and his body trembles. His eyes fixate on H.H., his...
Britain's BBC is "determined to fight" any legal action filed by U.S President Donald Trump, saying on Monday there was no basis for a defamation case over its editing of one of his...
South Africa said Monday the surprise arrival of 153 Palestinians on a plane last week indicated "a clear agenda to cleanse Palestinians" out of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Nov. 18.The highly anticipated visit is being presented as an opportunity to unlock the...
BEIRUT — United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) spokesperson Kandice Ardiel told local television channel LBCI on Monday that the process to reduce the number of peacekeepers deployed...
During his meeting with the council of the Press Editors Syndicate, chaired by Joseph Kossaifi, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri made a statement in response to a question. “This is undoubtedly the...
BEIRUT — Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam assured Saudi Foreign Minister's adviser Yazid bin Farhan on Monday, who arrived in Beirut at the head of a Saudi delegation, that Lebanon was...
Rainfall caused floods in parts of western Iran on Monday, after months of drought led to the worst water crisis in decades and pushed authorities to begin cloud seeding over the weekend. The...
The German government will lift an order suspending some weapons sales to Israel from next week, following the cease-fire agreement reached last month, a government spokesperson said on Monday....
As it carefully watches the events unfold on the ground, Hezbollah is trying to limit the damage.Facing an Israeli army that retains complete freedom of action in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah has...
BEIRUT — Arriving in Beirut on Friday, more than a month after his official confirmation by Congress in early October, the new U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, presented his credentials...
The first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan is nearing completion; after Hamas returned an Israeli hostage's body on Nov. 13, the group still has to deliver three more...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday urged his fellow Republicans in Congress to vote for the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reversing his earlier...
SOUTH LEBANON — An Israeli drone strike targeted the vehicle of Mohammad Ali Shweikh, a native of Mansouri (Sour) and principal of the village school, at around 11 p.m., according to our south...
The U.N. Security Council is set to vote Monday on a US-drafted resolution bolstering Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, especially the deployment of an international force, as Washington warns...
Leaders of ethnically-split Cyprus will meet on Nov. 20, officials said on Monday, marking their first encounter since the election of a new Turkish Cypriot leader last month. Turkish Cypriot...
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Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Nov. 17, 2025Some key things to watch today:10 a.m.: Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji meets with U.S. Ambassador Michele Issa at...
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
