Croatia beats Morocco to finish third at World Cup
Croatia defeated Morocco 2-1 in the World Cup third place play-off on Saturday, with Mislav Orsic curling home the winner. Josko Gvardiol, one of the stars of the...
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Iran says enriched uranium capacity hits record
Iran said Saturday its uranium enrichment capacity has increased to record levels, a day before UN nuclear monitors are set to visit the country. "Currently, the enrichment...
17 December 2022
Social media report protests by Iranian oil workers for higher wages
Social media posts on Saturday purported to show a group of protesting oil workers in southern Iran demanding higher wages and retirement bonuses. The reported oil workers’ protests, which...
17 December 2022
Protest-hit Iran arrests lawyer of jailed journalists
Iran has arrested the lawyer of two female journalists jailed after covering the death in custody of a young woman that sparked three months of protests, a newspaper said Saturday....
17 December 2022
Erdogan says no role in Istanbul mayor conviction
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday he had "nothing to do" with the jailing of Istanbul's popular opposition mayor— an outcome set to prevent the latter from standing in next...
17 December 2022
Iranian ambassador affirms 'absence of any interference' in Lebanese affairs
BEIRUT — Iran's ambassador to Beirut, Mojtaba Amani, said Saturday that his country does not interfere in Lebanon's internal affairs. In an interview with journalists, Amani reaffirmed,...
17 December 2022
Public Transport Office gives details on four routes for donated buses
BEIRUT — The director-general of the Office of Railways and Public Transport, Ziad Nasr, on Saturday gave L'Orient-Le Jour details about the four bus routes that will utilize buses donated by...
17 December 2022
Libya refuses Egypt's move on maritime border demarcation
CAIRO — Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU) refused an Egyptian presidency decree unilaterally demarcating Egypt's western maritime borders, the Libyan foreign ministry said in a statement...
17 December 2022
Lebanese Army thwarts irregular migration attempt near Batroun
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army intercepted a boat attempting an irregular sea crossing off the coast of Batroun on Friday evening, L'Orient Today 's correspondent in North Lebanon reported. The...
17 December 2022
Jordan arrests 44 after deadly fuel protests
Jordan has arrested dozens of people accused of involvement in protests against rising fuel prices in which a senior police officer was gunned down, the country's security agency said Saturday....
17 December 2022
US court decision paves way for depositor case against Lebanese bank
BEIRUT - A US court of appeals determined this week that cases against Lebanese commercial banks can be tried outside Lebanon, according to a decision seen by Reuters, paving the way for more...
17 December 2022
IMF approves $3 billion loan to Egypt
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a $3 billion loan to Egypt, with an immediate disbursement of $347 million, the IMF said in a statement....
17 December 2022
Tunisians vote for neutered parliament in poll shunned by opposition
Uninspired Tunisians voted on Saturday for a parliament which will have virtually no power, marking the culmination of a power grab by President Kais Saied in the birthplace of the Arab Spring....
17 December 2022
Christmas Tree
Bernard Hage, illustrator, cartoonist and musician and author of "Anatomy of a Hummus Plate," published in April 2021 by L'Orient-Le Jour and available on www.theartofboo.com , tries to make...
