USS Gerald R. Ford carrier departs Croatia
The USS Gerald R. Ford has departed Croatia after a five-day port visit, the U.S. Navy said Thursday without specifying where the world's largest aircraft carrier is headed next. The carrier...
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IOM warns of 'alarming' risk of long-term mass displacement in Lebanon
International Organization for Migration chief Amy Pope told AFP on Thursday in Beirut that the prospects for prolonged mass displacement in Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah are at war, were...
AFP, 2 April 2026
Wheat stocks sufficient for four months, says Lebanese bakers' union
BEIRUT — The president of the Union of Bakeries and Ovens Syndicates in Lebanon, Nasser Srour, assured Thursday that Lebanon's wheat stocks are sufficient for four months, not counting upcoming...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2026
Why is internet connection worsening in Lebanon?
BEIRUT — Calls dropping, conversations cut out mid-sentence, voices lagging during online meetings and screens freezing. Since the war in Lebanon resumed on March 2, the quality of both home and...
Stephanie Bechara, 2 April 2026
Who was Youssef Hachem, highest-ranking Hezbollah official killed by Israel since March 2
BEIRUT — Hezbollah’s Iraq chief and Southern Front commander, Youssef Ismail Hachem — blacklisted by the U.S. Treasury and a veteran of Syria’s Deir ez-Zor battles — was killed in Israeli strikes...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2026
World anxious to open Hormuz Strait while Trump and Iran trade threats
Dozens of alarmed countries sought ways to restart vital energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed more aggressive strikes on Iran, pushing...
Reuters, 2 April 2026
In one month, the Israeli war in Lebanon has killed 1,345 and injured over 4,000
BEIRUT — The death toll from the Israeli invasion and strikes in Lebanon amounts to 1,345 killed and more than 4,000 injured, exactly one month after the outbreak of the war, the Health Ministry...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2026
UN concerned about a prolonged conflict between Israel and Hezbollah
The U.N.'s head of humanitarian operations, Tom Fletcher, said Thursday he fears a long-lasting conflict in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah. "A rather depressing feeling I...
AFP, 2 April 2026
Hezbollah's decision to resume war with Israel is 'wise,' say Houthis
Yemen's Houthi militiamen attacked forces and individuals in Lebanon on Thursday who have criticized Hezbollah since the resumption of war with Israel on March 2, stating that "Israeli...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2026
Hamas wants guarantees of Israeli troop withdrawal before disarmament talks, sources say
Palestinian militant group Hamas has told mediators it will not discuss giving up arms without guarantees that Israel will fully quit Gaza as laid out in a disarmament plan from U.S. President...
Reuters, 2 April 2026
UN chief warns world on 'edge of a wider war'
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that the Middle East conflict risked spiraling into a wider war, as he called for an immediate halt to US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iranian attacks on...
AFP, 2 April 2026
Trump calls for boycott of artist in social media rant
Donald Trump told his followers Thursday to boycott Bruce Springsteen in an angry rant against the rock icon who has emerged as a fierce critic of the U.S. president's often harsh immigration...
AFP, 2 April 2026
New war could ‘devastate’ private sector, warns International Movement of Lebanese Enterprises
BEIRUT — The International Movement of Lebanese Enterprises (MIDEL) on Thursday warned that the war between Hezbollah and Israel, which began on March 2 and was condemned by the group, could be...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2026
Diaries from Gaza: 'The hardest mission I face is simply leaving the house'
Noor al-Yacoubi is a 27-year-old media coordinator at a local research center, translator and writer. She hasn't left the Gaza Strip since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023, and has been sharing...
Noor ALYACOUBI, 2 April 2026
UN experts call for international probe into journalists killed in Lebanon
BEIRUT — U.N. experts on Thursday called for an international inquiry into the killing of three Lebanese journalists in an Israeli airstrike, arguing that Israel had failed to provide...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2026
Hacking Lebanese Politics #33: What is the 1961 Vienna Convention, and did Iran just violate it?
Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammad Reza Sheibani, was supposed to leave Beirut by March 29, after receiving an ultimatum from Foreign Minister Joe Rajji. Rajji declared Sheibani persona non...
Sahar Ghoussoub, 2 April 2026
‘A human is like a tree’: At the hair salon
In the nooks and crannies of Mar Mikhael's quieter corners, Tony opens his salon three days a week, just as he has for 40 years. Despite moving through many locations, his salon stays true to...
Yara Malke, 2 April 2026
UK says 40 countries discuss reopening strait after Iran blockade
About 40 countries are discussing joint action to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran holding "the global economy hostage," Britain said on Thursday, after Donald Trump said securing...
Reuters, 2 April 2026
Netherlands unlocks 13.5M euros in aid for the displaced and Lebanese Army
BEIRUT — The Netherlands has unlocked a 13.5 million euro aid package for Lebanon, according to a statement released Thursday, following a phone call between President Joseph Aoun and Dutch Prime...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2026
Citigroup says staff in Paris and Frankfurt working remotely after foiled attack on other US bank
Citigroup staff in Paris and Frankfurt are working remotely as a precautionary measure, the group said on Thursday in an emailed statement to Reuters , following a foiled attack on Bank of...
2 April 2026
The Moussa brothers, dismissed by Tibnin hospital and killed by Israel
Their hands had never let go. Not in childhood, when they were small and gentle, nor later, when they grew rough and worn from working the land. Not even after they slipped wedding rings onto their...
Julia Mokdad, 2 April 2026
Oil prices continue to rise following Trump's threats against Iran
Oil prices continued to rise Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new severe strikes against Iran, dimming hopes for de-escalation. The main U.S. oil contract, West Texas...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2026
Ghassan Salameh: Compliance with international law remains non-negotiable
At the initiative of Culture Minister Ghassan Salameh, Lebanon recently appealed to UNESCO to draw attention to the growing threats to its cultural heritage during wartime. An extraordinary...
Maya GHANDOUR HERT, 2 April 2026
Austria says refused US requests for military overflights
Austria has rejected all U.S. requests for military overflights of its territory since the start of the conflict in the Middle East, a defense ministry spokesman told AFP on Thursday....
2 April 2026
One month of war in Lebanon: Authorities 'intensifying efforts' to end hostilities, Salam says
BEIRUT — One month after the resumption of open war between Hezbollah and the Israeli army, amid a wider regional conflict, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the authorities are...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2026
Franco-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri files complaint against Israel for 'war crime' in Lebanon
Franco-Lebanese artist Ali Cherri, whose parents were killed by an Israeli strike on a residential building in Beirut’s Barbour neighborhood, near Mazraa, in late November 2024, has turned to the...
L'Orient Today staff/AFP, 2 April 2026
Aoun asks IOM to 'pay greater attention to the situation of Lebanese displaced people' and receives youth from Yaroun
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun has asked director general of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Amy Pope, "to pay greater attention to the situation of Lebanese displaced...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2026
From the iron wall to the iron fist: Israeli power and perpetual conflict
Anthony Elghossain is a lawyer and writer. He advises organizations on geopolitics, U.S. foreign policy and the rule of law.Israeli leaders have turned their preponderant power into a trigger of...
Anthony Elghossain, 2 April 2026
Putin says Russia is ready to do all it can to restore Middle East peace
Russia hopes for a swift end to the conflict in the Middle East and stands ready to do everything necessary to help restore peace in the region, President Vladimir Putin was quoted by the Interfax...
2 April 2026
To live, die, but not leave: The passion of south Lebanon
“Courage is walking naked through a village of cannibals,” Leonard Louis Levinson once said. That is exactly what it means today to remain in southern Lebanon. To stay, in the predominantly...
Rita SASSINE, 2 April 2026
Israel vows Hezbollah will pay a ‘heavy price’; Qassem ‘will not live to see it’
BEIRUT — Israeli airstrikes continued Thursday on homes and villages across southern Lebanon, killing at least seven people since overnight, according to our correspondent. Among the deadly raids:...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2026
UNIFIL has 'reinforced its presence in inhabited areas' of southern Lebanon, within constraints imposed by strikes and fighting
BEIRUT — As the situation in the remaining inhabited villages of southern Lebanon fuels fears of the worst, with the Israeli army continuing its invasion, carrying out systematic demolitions and...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2026
War in Iran sends generator bills soaring in Lebanon
BEIRUT — Lebanese residents, already battered by the economic crisis since 2019, will have to dig even deeper into their pockets this month as generator bills surge, as the wars in Lebanon and...
Stephanie Bechara, 2 April 2026
Israel seeks to consolidate in the eastern sector as fighting resumes in Khiam: An updated map of its invasion of south Lebanon
Fighting between invading Israeli troops and Hezbollah resumed over the past 48 hours in Khiam, a strategic town in the eastern sector of south Lebanon. Israeli forces partially captured the town...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2026
UN Security Council meeting: Lebanese diplomacy ‘breaks free’ from Hezbollah
Amid Israel’s invasion of the South, Lebanon’s U.N. representative, Ahmad Arafa, on Tuesday pointed to Hezbollah’s responsibility for triggering the war with Israel during an emergency session of...
Nemtala EDDÉ, 2 April 2026
Banning social media for minors: ‘There is a growing awareness among Arab countries’
In just over 24 hours, on Feb. 24 and 25, two draft laws proposing to ban social media for minors were submitted independently to Egyptian and Lebanese parliaments.A first in the Arab world, the...
Baptiste MAISONNAVE, 2 April 2026
A drone of unknown origin crashes in the hills of Batroun, causing no casualties, MP reacts
BEIRUT — A drone of unknown origin crashed in an open field, away from inhabited areas, near Assia, in the hills of Batroun, North Lebanon, without causing any injuries, according to our...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 April 2026
Trump takes a dig at Macron, saying wife treats him 'badly'
U.S. President Donald Trump made fun of the French president and his wife during a private lunch Wednesday, as he lambasted NATO allies for not joining the war against Iran that has roiled the...
2 April 2026
China says US, Israeli attacks on Iran the 'root cause' of Hormuz blockage
China said on Thursday that U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran were the "root cause" of the Strait of Hormuz blockage, after U.S. President Donald Trump called on affected countries to...
2 April 2026
‘Raj3een’: A tear-jerking performance by the Lebanese displaced
At the entrance of the Lebanese National Theater in Beirut (Cinéma Le Colisée), people filtered in and out, pushing through polished red gate handles, worn smooth by use.Friday’s performance was...
Yara Malke, 2 April 2026
Trump tells US that Iran war victory near, but vows big strikes
President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that the United States was nearing victory in Iran as he laid out his case more than a month into a war that has sent his approval rating tumbling. In an...
2 April 2026
IOM chief calls prolonged mass displacement in Lebanon 'alarming’ | LIVE
23:38 Beirut Time Strikes on bridge in Karaj, Iran kill 8, injure 95 U.S.-Israeli strikes on the B1 bridge in Karaj, west of Tehran, have killed eight people and wounded 95 others,...
Justine Baer, 2 April 2026
Israeli strike on Dikwaneh: What we know
The Israeli strike carried out on Tuesday afternoon between Dikwaneh and Mansourieh (Metn district) is raising speculations. First, because it hit an area that had so far been spared by Israeli...
Salah HIJAZI, 2 April 2026
Trump says Iran to be hit 'extremely hard' for 2 to 3 more weeks; south Lebanese village issues plea to international community: Everything you need to know this Thursday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, April 2, 2026 Some key things to watch today:11 a.m.: Sit- in organized by Khiam Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of...
Abbas Mahfouz, 2 April 2026
Lebanon's Hezbollah claims drone, rocket attacks on northern Israel
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said its fighters launched drones and rockets at northern Israel on Thursday, with the Israeli military's Home Front Command saying air raid sirens were...
2 April 2026
Iran fires missiles at Israel after Trump threatens weeks of strikes
Israel said it came under Iranian missile fire on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bomb the Islamic republic into the "Stone Ages" with heavy strikes in the next...
2 April 2026
Stocks sink, oil surges as Trump vows to keep hitting Iran
Markets recoiled on Thursday as war jitters over Iran deepened, with stocks sliding, oil surging and the dollar firming after U.S. President Donald Trump dashed hopes for clarity on when the Middle...
