Police warns against data theft on Israeli website
The Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) warned Friday against an “ Israeli website ” for recruiting security agents, which is allegedly “stealing personal data from Lebanese citizens” by...
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‘We will be there to defend them’: Lebanese Druze voice solidarity with their ‘brothers’ in Syria
"I trust neither Israel nor a government of terrorists," says Arige, a young man from Aley, a town in Mount Lebanon. He watches closely as violence escalates across the border in Syria....
Lisa GOURSAUD, 2 May 2025
Death of former minister and banker Adnan Kassar
Former minister Adnan Kassar, one of the founders of the banking group Fransabank, died Friday at the age of 94, after a long career in finance, commerce and politics. Born in Beirut in 1930,...
2 May 2025
18-year-old killed by stray bullet in Akkar
An 18-year-old male was killed by a stray bullet in the Akkar region of northern Lebanon, L'Orient Today's correspondent in the area reported Friday. The victim, a resident of Wadi...
2 May 2025
Government approves bill on independence of judiciary
The Cabinet, chaired by Nawaf Salam, approved the draft law on judicial independence Friday, a source familiar with the matter told L'Orient-Le Jour. The bill was then criticized by the...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 May 2025
UNIFIL commander assures peacekeepers will continue mission, coordination with Lebanese Army
The head of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Maj. Gen. Aroldo Lázaro, said Friday that peacekeepers will continue their mission in southern Lebanon in accordance with U.N....
2 May 2025
Walid Joumblatt visits Syria amid clashes between Druze and security forces
Former Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Joumblatt has traveled to Syria as deadly clashes continue between Druze fighters and the country's new security forces south of Damascus....
2 May 2025
The artistic women of Beirut, Hend Sabri’s UN exit and film galore in Lebanon
With spring in full bloom and the cultural calendar equally bursting in abundance, I’m itching to get outside this weekend. The only problem is figuring out how to be everywhere at once. Part of...
Anya Wickremasinghe, 2 May 2025
Fuel prices increase again in Lebanon, except for the gas cylinder
Gasoline and diesel prices slightly increased on Friday in Lebanon, while the price of the gas cylinder, which is adjusted less frequently, remained unchanged, according to the latest schedule...
2 May 2025
Economy Minister discusses food security strategy, port silo reconstruction with UN
BEIRUT — Economy and Trade Minister Amer Bsat on Friday discussed the framework of a national food security strategy and the potential reconstruction of the Beirut port silos destroyed in the Aug....
2 May 2025
Civil Defense announces 29 killed in Israeli Strikes
The Gaza Strip's Civil Defense reported on Friday that 29 people were killed in new Israeli strikes, which has been under a complete blockade by Israel for two months. In the early afternoon,...
AFP, 2 May 2025
Constitutional Council invalidates 2025 budget articles
The Constitutional Council on Friday annulled several articles of the 2025 state budget after two appeals by MPs, according to al-Markazia, during a session led by Judge Tannous Mechleb in the...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 May 2025
Lebanese ministers to visit Iraq for fuel agreement talks and strengthening bilateral cooperation
A meeting was held Friday at the Finance Ministry to coordinate the upcoming visit of the Finance and Energy Ministers to Baghdad. The visit aims to advance discussions on supplying Lebanon with...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 May 2025
Syrian presidency denounces Israeli strike near presidential palace as 'serious escalation'
Syrian presidency on Friday described the Israeli strike carried out at dawn near the presidential palace in Damascus as a "dangerous escalation." The presidency "strongly condemns...
AFP, 2 May 2025
Man shot dead in vehicle in Dennieh, likely victim of vendetta
A man, Ziad Chanab, was shot dead on Friday while driving his van on the main road of the locality of Qattine, in the Dennieh region of North Lebanon, and may have been the victim of a revenge act...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 May 2025
'I feel like they've stolen our revolution': After clashes in Syria, anxiety flares
“I thought I was going to die,” confides Ann*. For two days, the young woman remained confined to her home in Jaramana, following developments through her neighborhood's WhatsApp group.On...
Pauline VACHER, from Jaramana, Syria, 2 May 2025
Lebanese ministers to visit Iraq for fuel talks and closer cooperation
Lebanon’s Finance and Energy Ministers will visit Baghdad to discuss Iraqi fuel supplies for Lebanon’s power sector and strengthen ties with Iraqi officials, Finance Ministry announced Friday. The...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 May 2025
Army implements special security measures for Mount Lebanon election
The Lebanese Army announced that it has taken secure measures starting Friday in the regions concerned by the first stage of the municipal elections, which is set to take place on Sunday across...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 May 2025
Pakistani Kashmir calls to ‘stock food’ after new overnight firing with India
Pakistani Kashmir called on Friday for its residents to stock food “for two months” and announced strengthening the supply to villages along the de facto border with the part of this region...
AFP, 2 May 2025
Clashes in Syria: Joumblatt calls for an end to the 'bloodbath'
Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader and Druze MP Taymour Joumblatt condemned on Friday the recent wave of violence targeting the Druze community in Syria, describing the ongoing bloodshed as...
2 May 2025
Retired military suspend mobilization after government pledges in Salam meeting
BEIRUT — Retired military personnel in Lebanon have suspended planned nationwide protests after the government of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam pledged to approve a plan adjusting pensions and...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 May 2025
Washington eyes new Iran talks as Trump ups pressure
U.S. expects new discussions with Iran "in the near future" on Tehran's nuclear program, despite the postponement of those planned for Saturday, Thursday Donald Trump further...
AFP, 2 May 2025
Beddawi: Palestinian factions deny seizure of missiles in camp
Palestinian factions in the Beddawi camp in North Lebanon have denied "reports circulated by the channel al-Hadath regarding allegations of a seizure, by the Lebanese army, of large quantities...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 May 2025
Lebanese Druze leaders denounce 'bloodshed' as Walid Joumblatt visits Syria
The deadly clashes in Syria between Druze fighters and security forces — which have killed over 100, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights — continue to reverberate among the Druze...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 May 2025
Rajji: Lebanon demands exclusive state control of weapons
The state monopoly on arms "is a demand of the Lebanese people and it serves their interests," said Foreign Minister Joe Rajji in an interview with the Saudi newspaper Okaz, published Friday....
L'Orient Today staff, 2 May 2025
Retailleau initiates dissolution procedure for Urgence Palestine
Bruno Retailleau announced on Wednesday, on the eve of May 1, that he is initiating the dissolution procedure for the group Urgence Palestine, as well as Lyon Populaire, which belongs to the...
AFP, 2 May 2025
Lebanon warns Hamas against threatening national security
The Higher Defense Council in Lebanon issued a recommendation on Friday to parliament, asking them to warn Hamas not to "use Lebanese territory" to carry out actions that could jeopardize...
AFP, 2 May 2025
Julie Delpy: Israel's actions endanger Jews worldwide
The fury in her gaze had not waned. At 55 years old and standing five-foot-seven, Julie Delpy continued to denounce the unspoken and the hypocrisy of the artistic in-crowd, just as she did in her...
Karl RICHA, 2 May 2025
Ali Shahrour exposes the tragedy of migrant workers in Lebanon
With "When I saw the sea," Lebanese dancer, choreographer, and director Ali Shahrour confronted the Lebanese audience with a reality often ignored: that of migrant workers, silent victims...
Rana Najjar, 2 May 2025
Prison attacks in France: Drug traffickers' involvement confirmed
The involvement of drug traffickers has been confirmed in the investigation into attacks on prisons and penitentiary staff in France. Twenty-one suspects were presented on Friday to investigating...
AFP, 2 May 2025
When Lebanese youth reinvent the country’s future through quantum sciences
The Faculty of Sciences at the Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ) organized an award ceremony on Wednesday, April 23, for the national contest "Quantum Vision: Lebanon of Tomorrow"...
Joanne NAOUM, 2 May 2025
Freedom Flotilla: ship carrying aid for Gaza targeted by Israel off Malta
Activists from the Freedom Flotilla claimed that one of their ships loaded with humanitarian aid en route to the Gaza Strip was attacked on Friday by Israeli drones in international waters off...
AFP, 2 May 2025
Banking lobby firmly opposed to certain provisions of the sector resolution draft
During a meeting held on April 30 with Finance Minister Yassine Jaber, the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) voiced multiple and substantial reservations regarding the banking resolution draft...
Mounir YOUNES, 2 May 2025
Philip Khoury: ‘Dubai Chocolate’ becomes his ‘love letter to Beirut’
With an elegant accent that transports us nonstop from Australia to Great Britain, the pastry chef could have made us forget his Lebanese origins. However, just recalling his childhood memories,...
Carla HENOUD, 2 May 2025
Beirut Holidays brings Majida al-Roumi back to her city
Beirut will be in a festive mood throughout July. This is the promise displayed by the vibrant poster of the Beirut Holidays festival, which prides itself on being the only music festival bearing...
Béchara MAROUN, 2 May 2025
Humanitarian operations 'on the verge of total collapse,' says Red Cross
Humanitarian operations in the Gaza Strip are 'on the verge of total collapse,' the International Committee of the Red Cross warned on Friday, after two months of a total blockade on all...
AFP, 2 May 2025
Sistine Chapel: beginning of Conclave chimney installation
The Vatican began installing a chimney at the top of the Sistine Chapel in preparation for the conclave that will start on May 7, reported by AFP journalist on Friday. After each voting session by...
AFP, 2 May 2025
Israel bombs near president's palace Damascus, accused of 'genocide' against Druze
Israel executed its threat against Syria on Friday by bombing the outskirts of the presidential palace in Damascus after the leader of the Druze minority, protected by Israeli power, accused the...
AFP, 2 May 2025
Higher Defense Council meets in Baabda
The Higher Defense Council is meeting Friday morning at the Baabda Palace, under the leadership of Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, to discuss several security issues, particularly in anticipation...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 May 2025
Syria's most influential Druze leader attacks government, denounces 'massacres'
The most influential Druze religious leader in Syria on Thursday denounced a "genocidal campaign" against his community and lashed out at the government of Ahmad al-Sharaa, following...
L'Orient Today staff, 2 May 2025
Trump to rename May 8 and November 11 as 'Victory Days'
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday his intention to rename the anniversaries of the end of the two world wars, May 8 and November 11, as 'Victory Days.' "I am renaming May...
AFP, 2 May 2025
A tense first session in committee over bank restructuring
After the very positive signals sent to the IMF and Lebanon’s partners with last week’s vote on a new revision of the banking secrecy law and the submission to Parliament of the framework draft law...
Mounir YOUNES, 2 May 2025
Gaza humanitarian operations 'on the verge of total collapse,' warns ICRC | LIVE
17:55 Beirut Time UNIFIL Chief says peacekeepers will continue mission, coordination with army The head of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Maj. Gen. Aroldo...
Renee Davis, Muntasser Abdallah, Marguerita Sejaan, 2 May 2025
Voter engagement for municipal elections shaped by local realities
On Sunday, Lebanon will hold its first municipal elections in nine years; the last were held in 2016. With the country now finally led by a president and a prime minister after two years of...
Zeina ANTONIOS, 2 May 2025
US names new truce monitor, Israeli strikes kill over 50 in Gaza, 70 dead in Syria clashes: Everything you need to know this Friday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, May 2, 2025Some key things to watch today:1:30 p.m.: Meeting at Finance Ministry between Jaber, Saddi, and the Secretary...
