Lebanese judge seizes Salameh's properties
A Lebanese judge on Monday ordered the seizure of embattled Banque du Liban Governor Riad Salameh's properties pending a local investigation into his wealth, a judicial official told AFP....
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How do you protect yourself from food poisoning this summer?
BEIRUT — As temperatures continue to rise in Lebanon, so do cases of food poisoning. L’Orient Today talked to two doctors to explain the causes of food poisoning, the preventive measures one...
Ghadir Hamadi, 17 July 2023
Border tensions: Guterres warns of risk of escalation 'with serious consequences'
In a report published Saturday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of an "escalation with serious consequences" at the border between Lebanon and Israel if various parties did not put an...
Sylviane ZEHIL, 17 July 2023
2023 preliminary draft budget submitted to cabinet
BEIRUT — Starting next week, Lebanon's caretaker government will hold a series of meetings to examine a preliminary draft of the 2023 state budget, which the Ministry of Finance said it officially...
17 July 2023
War and home in Beirut’s Club Sudan
BEIRUT — Idris Ali boarded a plane in Khartoum carrying a small suitcase, a piece of paper with his uncle’s handwritten Beirut address, and “the clothes on my back.” Many hours and a layover in...
Madeline EDWARDS, 17 July 2023
Turkey's Erdogan begins Gulf tour with trip to Saudi
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives on Monday in Saudi Arabia during a three-country Gulf tour as he looks to attract foreign investment in his country's ailing economy....
17 July 2023
The number of employees in Lebanese banks dropped by a third since 2019
The workforce of Lebanon’s financial sector, which once provided jobs with decent salaries and incentives, has significantly shrunk since the start of the crisis. With many quitting and others...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 17 July 2023
Beirut airport’s new restaurants, Dunkin Donuts and Zaatar w Zeit among them
Beirut International Airport is currently upgrading its restaurants and cafés, signaling the end of an era. Cafematik and Balkoumi, the airport’s historic caterers, recently announced their...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 17 July 2023
Iran shutters education center over 'inciting riots'
Iranian authorities have shuttered an educational center accused of "inciting riots" during last year's mass demonstrations triggered by the death in custody of a young woman, state media reported...
17 July 2023
At least eight killed in building collapse in Cairo
At least eight people were killed on Monday when a five-story building in Cairo collapsed, a security officer at the scene and state media said. The building in the Hadayek el...
17 July 2023
Turkey's Erdogan says he is open to meeting with Syria's Assad
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he was open to a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al Assad, but that setting the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Syrian territory as a...
17 July 2023
Islamic Jihad says Palestinian security arrests five of its members in Jenin
Islamic Jihad militants said Palestinian security forces detained five more of their members in Jenin overnight, underlining rifts between groups in the West Bank two weeks since Israel launched...
17 July 2023
UN hands over boat for oil transfer from rusting Yemen tanker
The United Nations on Monday handed over a vessel that will take on board oil from a decaying tanker in the Red Sea, an operation aimed at averting an environmental catastrophe. ...
17 July 2023
Baissari: Repatriation of Syrian refugees requires tripartate agreement
BEIRUT — The acting director of General Security, Elias Baissari, said Monday that the repatriation of Syrian refugees from Lebanon to Syria requires a "political agreement" between Beirut,...
17 July 2023
Leaks, repairs, stress: How a skeleton crew stopped Red Sea oil disaster
When an alarm sounded on the decaying oil tanker off Yemen's coast, signaling a leak in its engine room, Hussein Nasser quickly sprang into action. Working around the clock...
17 July 2023
Depositor holds up bank in Antelias, walks out with his $15,000 deposit
BEIRUT — A depositor, accompanied by his 13-year-old son, managed to recover his $15,000 deposit on Monday morning after holding up an AM Bank branch in Antelias, the Cry of the Depositors...
17 July 2023
Sea migration attempts on the rise this summer: UNHCR
BEIRUT — The number of migrants attempting life-threatening informal sea journeys from Lebanon to Europe has increased this summer season, after a low at the beginning of the year, UNHCR Lebanon...
Sally Abou AlJoud, 17 July 2023
What's really going on in the dispute over the Lebanon-Israel border?
On March 11, 2025, Israel announced the establishment of three "joint working groups" with Lebanon , focusing on the five sites occupied by Israel, the Blue Line and the remaining disputed areas...
Ghadir Hamadi, 17 July 2023
Sudan refugees face soaring rent prices in Cairo
Sudanese refugee Mohannad had only been in Cairo a few weeks when his landlady told him he would have to pay triple the rent if he wanted to keep his apartment. He had...
17 July 2023
Riad Salameh assures no interruption in Sayrafa operations
BEIRUT — Banque du Liban (BDL) governor Riad Salameh announced on Sunday that the Sayrafa platform, designed by the central bank to control foreign exchange transactions and stabilize fluctuations...
17 July 2023
EU, Tunisia sign 'strategic' deal on migration, economy
The European Union and Tunisia on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding for a "strategic and comprehensive partnership" on irregular migration, economic development and renewable energy....
17 July 2023
More border tensions, lira dips, ‘cat covid’ spreads to Lebanon’s felines: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Amal Movement-affiliated MP Qassem Hashem was lightly injured on Saturday, a party spokesperson told L’Orient Today, after the...
