Fire in Syrian refugee camp in Sour
A large fire broke out Wednesday evening in an informal Syrian refugee camp near the Bassel al-Assad Cultural Center in the city of Sour, south Lebanon, and the Civil Defense was still trying to...
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Rima Karameh meets with teacher leagues and advocates for 'mutual trust'
The Minister of Education, Rima Karameh, stated the importance of "mutual trust based on transparency and coordination" between teachers and the ministry, saying that she "places...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Doueir buries brother and sister killed in Israeli strike on southern suburbs
The village of Doueir in south Lebanon (Nabatieh) held funerals for Ahmad and Hyam Mohammad Mahmoud, a young man and his younger sister who were killed in the Israeli strike on the southern suburbs...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Kulluna Irada denounces smear campaign against it
The Lebanese think tank and advocacy group Kulluna Irada, specializing in governance issues and political and economic reforms, held a press conference Wednesday at the Beirut Digital District to...
Yara Sarkis, 2 April 2025
Publication of the decree on the banking secrecy law bill
The decree sending a bill to Parliament to amend the banking secrecy law was published on Wednesday. "Decree No. 103, dated April 2, 2025, was published this afternoon, ordering the...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Cabinet meeting Friday, bank restructuring on the agenda
The government will meet on Friday at the Grand Serail specifically to examine the draft law on banking resolution or financial cleanup, which establishes a framework for restructuring banks, a...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Rai supports Aoun, says 'inconceivable to have two armies' in Lebanon
For the first time since Joseph Aoun's election to the presidency on Jan. 9, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai visited Baabda Palace on Wednesday to meet with the head of state and express his...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Lebanese Air Force flies a Cessna aircraft over the South for the first time
BEIRUT — A Lebanese Air Force (LAF) Cessna aircraft flew over southern Lebanon for the first time on Wednesday. According to the state-run National News Agency, the combat plane was in the air for...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Lebanon’s new pension system stalled, a year after law passed
BEIRUT — It was supposed to be a momentous move, but as is often the case in Lebanon, its implementation was delayed for political, administrative and geopolitical reasons. On Dec. 15, 2023,...
Stephanie Bechara, 2 April 2025
World Bank to delay $250 million loan for war debris removal until CDR appointments are completed: LBCI
The World Bank will not begin implementing the $250 million loan allocated for the removal of war debris before completing the appointments in the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR),...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Terre-Liban denounces massive and illegal logging in Kesrwan
The ecological association Terre-Liban denounced on Wednesday a tree logging operation in the village of Ghodress (Kesrwan), with some of the trees being very old, while road openings were noted to...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Lebanon now has a National Committee for Wine, Arak and Alcoholic Beverages
The Minister of Agriculture, Nizar Hani, issued a decision on Wednesday to create the National Committee for Wine, Arak and Alcoholic Beverages, appointing the ministry's Director-General,...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Municipal elections 2025: A 'technical delay' proposal that never stood a chance?
"I am convinced that the municipal elections will take place within the allotted timeframe [May]," Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar told L’Orient-Le Jour on the eve of the electoral...
Yara ABI AKL, 2 April 2025
Maronite bishops support 'the Lebanese state in implementing 1701'
The assembly of Maronite bishops reaffirmed on Wednesday their support for "the Lebanese state in its efforts to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701," encouraging it...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Moroccan woman accuses Lebanon’s Foreign minister of sexual harassment; Rajji denies claims
A Moroccan woman accused Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji of sexual harassment during his tenure as chargé d'affaires at the Lebanese embassy in Rabat, Morocco, during a transitional...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Higher Shiite Islamic Council files complaint over 'rocket launches and sectarian incitement'
The Higher Shiite Islamic Council, represented by its legal representative, lawyer Hassan Fadlallah, filed a formal complaint with the Public Prosecution Office against anyone identified during the...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Irrigation water cutoff in the Saida-Jezzine area for technical work
The Litani River Authority announced the interruption of irrigation water supply for subscribers of the Saida-Jezzine network for one week, starting Wednesday evening, to carry out maintenance and...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Behind Saudi Arabia’s initiatives toward Lebanon and Turkey's shadow
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia, where he performed the dawn prayer on the first day of Eid al-Fitr alongside Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), was widely viewed as...
Scarlett HADDAD, 2 April 2025
Jeanne Feghaly, the 'mystery' creator of Neemat Aoun
The day after entering the presidential palace, the First Lady embodied not only a new style of governance but also the look that accompanies it. Without effort, Neemat Aoun announced the colors:...
Fifi ABOU DIB, 2 April 2025
London 'does not support' the extension of Israel's military operations in Gaza
The United Kingdom 'does not support' the extension of Israel's military operations in Gaza, British Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Hamish Falconer announced Wednesday,...
AFP, 2 April 2025
After tensions over BDL, the executive power is under IMF’s spotlight
The battle over the central bank’s leadership ended last week, with the appointment of the president’s preferred candidate, asset and wealth manager Karim Souhaid, after a long showdown outside and...
Mounir YOUNES, 2 April 2025
Trump 'seriously considering' indirect talks with Iran, Axios reports
BEIRUT — The White House is "seriously considering" an Iranian proposal for indirect nuclear talks while ramping up the U.S. military presence in the Middle East, preparing for the possibility that...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Hajjar calls the electoral college of Mount Lebanon, on May 4
Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Ahmed Hajjar, on Wednesday called the electoral college of Mount Lebanon for the municipal and mukhtar elections to be held on May 4. He also signed...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Far-right Israeli minister visits Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque compound
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday, his spokesperson said, prompting strong condemnation...
2 April 2025
Lebanese national Haidar Slim released from Saudi Arabia: Here's what we know
Lebanese national Haider Slim was released from prison in Saudi Arabia and returned to Lebanon, Abu al-Fadel Shuman, a pro-Hezbollah activist and informant on the situation of Lebanese nationals in...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
UNIFIL on the Lebanon-Syria border, an emerging option?
Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, the Lebanon-Syria border has witnessed several incidents. Although the new Syria, led by Ahmad al-Sharaa, is not considered an enemy state by Lebanon...
Jeanine JALKH, 2 April 2025
Nawaf Salam’s visit to Riyadh: Behind the scenes and between the lines
Unprecedented in both form and substance, the “royal” welcome extended by Saudi Arabia to Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam last Saturday has sparked multiple interpretations in Lebanese...
Jeanine JALKH, 2 April 2025
Aoun invited to visit Iraq
The Lebanese president, Joseph Aoun, received an invitation from the chargé d'affaires (chief of mission) of the Iraqi embassy in Lebanon, Nada Karim Majoul, extended by the Iraqi Prime...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Trump's tariffs will have a global negative impact, warns Christine Lagarde.
Christiane Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), stated Wednesday that the tariffs planned by U.S. President Donald Trump would have a negative impact globally, with the extent of...
Reuters, 2 April 2025
Spanish police arrest three Hezbollah members in Barcelona
Spanish Civil Guard announces the arrest of three people during a police operation in central Barcelona, the investigation was to do alleged links between Lebanese citizens residing in Spain and...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Why Donald Trump chose Riyadh as his first foreign trip
U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that he has chosen Saudi Arabia for his first foreign trip — a symbolic decision that helps shape the foreign policy of a presidential term.“I have very...
Tatiana KROTOFF, 2 April 2025
Tourism sector on alert after Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburb
BEIRUT — Lebanon's tourism sector has yet to see a major impact on travel bookings following Israel’s March 28 airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, despite claims that tourists had postponed...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Hacking Lebanese Politics #2: Why is BDL governor such a big deal?
On March 28, Karim Souhaid was officially named governor of BDL (Banque du Liban), Lebanon’s central bank, ending months of speculation over who would take the reins of Lebanon’s battered central...
By Sahar Ghoussoub and Joelle El-Khoury, 2 April 2025
Agreement or bombing, Trump wants to quickly settle with Iran
"There will be bombings. These will be bombings never seen before." On Sunday, March 30, U.S. President Donald Trump issued his most serious and direct threat toward Iran, in case it does...
Laure-Maïssa FARJALLAH, 2 April 2025
Netanyahu says Israel 'dividing up Gaza' to force Hamas to return hostages | Live
22:11 Beirut Time This concludes our live coverage for today. Be sure to come back tomorrow for the latest updates. Goodnight! 22:11 Beirut Time The Israeli...
Muntasser Abdallah, 2 April 2025
Iraq committed to limiting Houthi activities on its soil, according to The New Arab
The Iraqi government has pledged to prevent any non-civil activities by Yemen's Houthis on its territory, according to sources cited by the Arabic media Al-Araby Al-Jadeed , who confirmed that...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
Israeli reoccupation of Gaza commences
War remains the only foreseeable fate. Since March 18, as it resumed intensive military operations in the Gaza Strip, it seems that Israel considered no alternative other than the reoccupation of...
Clara HAGE, 2 April 2025
'Yes, to normalizing relationship with Israel,' says MP Baarini
Sunni MP Walid Baarini declared on Wednesday in favor of normalization with Israel . "Normalization is not resolved through overbidding and arrogance. Yes to normalization if it protects us...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2025
127 killed and 47 deadly Israeli strikes in a little over 4 months of cease-fire in Lebanon
One hundred twenty-seven people, more than half of whom were civilians, have been killed in Lebanon by the Israeli army since the cease-fire took effect just over four months ago, on Nov. 27, 2024,...
Nematala EDDÉ and editorial staff, 2 April 2025
Salam and Berri to meet in Ain al-Tineh
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrived at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday in Ain al-Tineh to meet with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. This visit had not been announced by the state-run National News Agency...
L'Orient Today, 2 April 2025
Netanyahu asks MP Ronen Bar's to serve as interim head of Shin Bet
A day after reversing his controversial decision to appoint former Admiral Eli Sharvit as head of the Shin Bet, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided on Wednesday to appoint the deputy...
L'Orient Today, 2 April 2025
In full swing in Yemen, Trump dispatches a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East
The U.S. announced Tuesday the dispatch of a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East amidst heightened tensions with the Yemeni Houthis, who are disrupting navigation in the Red Sea. The...
AFP, 2 April 2025
Houthis claim four killed in US strikes
The Houthi rebels of Yemen reported Wednesday a new toll of four deaths in strikes on Hodeida (west), attributed to the U.S., and claimed to have launched a new attack against a U.S. aircraft...
AFP, 2 April 2025
U.S. ambassador to London intends to push for delivery of arms to Israel from UK
Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to London stated on Tuesday that he would ask the United Kingdom to reverse its partial suspension of arms exports to Israel, a decision made due to...
AFP, 2 April 2025
US envoy Morgan Ortagus expected to arrive in Lebanon in the coming hours | Live
22:11 Beirut Time This concludes our live coverage for today. Be sure to come back tomorrow for the latest updates. Goodnight! 22:11 Beirut Time The Israeli...
Muntasser Abdallah, Sarah Abdallah and Renee Davis, 2 April 2025
Israel bombs Beirut's southern suburbs twice, killing four: Everything you need to know this Wednesday
'Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Catch up on yesterday's live coverage.Wednesday, April 2, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:•...
