Lebanon’s golden opportunity
Lebanon today stands at a crossroads. Our nation has endured years of economic collapse, 50 years of wars, political paralysis and social hardship. Yet despite these challenges, Lebanon remains...
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LF: Lebanese-Australian detained, beaten due to post criticizing president in 2019 uprising
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Forces (LF) party said Monday that Elias George Tawk, an Australian citizen of Lebanese origin, was allegedly detained and subjected to physical abuse after arriving at Rafik...
Malek Jadah, 20 October 2025
Les Chats du Quartier: A new restaurant in the Saifi neighborhood
The new restaurant in Beirut's downtown Saifi neighborhood, Les Chats du Quartier (The Neighborhood Cats), is the result of a personal project conceived by director Pierre Sarraf and his wife...
Nagi MORKOS, 20 October 2025
Achraf Rifi summoned Tuesday after complaint from Hezbollah MP
A hearing is scheduled Tuesday before Beirut's first investigating judge, Roula Osman, to question MP and former minister Achraf Rifi, following legal action filed against him by a Hezbollah...
20 October 2025
'Don't sell your house': Hadath municipality reiterates calls to preserve 'Christian character'
BEIRUT — “So that Hadath remains a town for its residents: Don’t sell or rent your house, don’t sell or rent your land. The municipality will not sign [validate your contract],” read a billboard...
L'Orient Today staff, 20 October 2025
New Israeli strikes in Jezzine, Hezbollah denounces pressure
As part of the ongoing Israeli escalation in Lebanon in recent days, Israeli fighter jets bombed the Mahmudieh area on Monday afternoon, on the outskirts of the villages of Aishieh and Jarmak in...
L'Orient Today staff, 20 October 2025
UN says international staff held by Yemen's Houthis 'free to move' in compound
The U.N. said Monday that its international staff held by Yemen's Houthi rebels in a raid on its Sanaa compound were now free to move inside, and all five national staff had been freed. On...
20 October 2025
Netanyahu says Israel dropped 153 tons of bombs Sunday on Gaza
Israeli forces dropped 153 tons (337,307 pounds) of bombs on targets in Gaza in response to what it said was a cease-fire breach by the Palestinian group Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
20 October 2025
Diaspora vote: 'You cannot reduce Parliament to yourself alone,' Geagea tells Berri
BEIRUT — Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea launched a new attack on Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, accusing him of trying to monopolize Parliament’s decision-making power over his stance on...
L'Orient Today staff, 20 October 2025
Strike on oil tanker off Yemeni coast renews suspicions of a shadow war
As has been the case during the previous two Gaza cease-fires, the latest truce has extended to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, where the Houthis had been targeting commercial ships linked to...
Dany MOUDALLAL, 20 October 2025
Lebanon’s unified front for the IMF falls apart in Washington
Even if few expected it to be productive, the participation of several senior Lebanese officials and MPs in the World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) annual Washington meetings turned...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 20 October 2025
Nearly 18% Lebanese projected to suffer from food insecurity this month, says WFP
Food insecurity is once again worsening in Lebanon, according to the U.N.'S World Food Programme's September 2025 report, which was published earlier this month. The document projects that...
Ghassan NEHME, 20 October 2025
From Dior to Fendi, the silent reign of Maria Grazia Chiuri
Born in Rome in 1964, Maria Grazia Chiuri grew up in a family where needle and thread were part of daily life, raised by a seamstress mother. Naturally, she gravitated toward fashion, studying at...
Fifi ABOU DIB, 20 October 2025
Netanyahu met with Witkoff and Kushner on Monday
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Monday to discuss developments and updates in the region.
Reuters, 20 October 2025
Our toxic relationship with Lebanon
A flood of tears pours from her eyes. Her body shakes with sobs. The day before, B. had run into her ex on the street. It had been five months since she’d last seen him or heard from him. In May,...
Gilles KHOURY, 20 October 2025
Israeli army has killed at least 80 Palestinians in Gaza since start of cease-fire
BEIRUT — The Gaza Health Ministry stated Monday in a press release that at least 80 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire or airstrikes in the Gaza Strip since the cease-fire took effect...
L'Orient Today staff, 20 October 2025
Public administration employees announce strike on Thursday
BEIRUT — In a statement released on Monday, the Association of Public Administration employees announced a strike on Thursday in all public administrations and official institutions. Th strike is...
L'Orient Today staff, 20 October 2025
Khamenei tells Trump to 'keep dreaming' over claims of destroying nuclear sites
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday rebuffed claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that the Islamic republic's nuclear sites had been destroyed by U.S. strikes in June....
AFP, 20 October 2025
Diaries from Gaza: 'The cost of returning is simply out of reach'
Noor al-Yacoubi is a 27-year-old translator and writer. She hasn't left the Gaza Strip since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023, and has been sharing reflections on her life with L'Orient Today...
Noor ALYACOUBI, 20 October 2025
The Umayyads' (anachronistic) comeback in Syria
In a dark-toned studio, wearing a black T-shirt, his hair slicked back, Syrian singer Majid al-Khaldi proudly proclaims his identity to a martial beat. “I am an Arab Muslim, not Iran’s...
Soulayma MARDAM BEY, 20 October 2025
Fairuz: Lebanon's enduring wound
How can one forget Fairuz’s devastated face at her son’s coffin? That tragic and heart-wrenching image — the embodiment of dignified, silent pain and absolute loneliness — will long haunt Lebanon’s...
Zeina SALEH KAYALI, 20 October 2025
Barrack's (last) message to Lebanon: Disarm Hezbollah or face 'chaos'
BEIRUT — U.S. special envoy for Syria and Lebanon Tom Barrack posted a lengthy statement on X describing the situation in Lebanon and Syria as “the Next Pieces for Levant Peace,” as he prepares...
L'Orient Today staff, 20 October 2025
Mediators step up diplomacy after truce shaken
Israeli fire killed three people near a cease-fire line in Gaza on Monday, medics said, with U.S. envoys expected in Israel to try to push forward the fragile truce that faced its gravest test so...
Reuters, 20 October 2025
'Israel would rather deal with Hamas than with Fatah'
The question of Palestinian statehood has never been so prominent on the world stage, but who within the Palestinian national movement could harness these recent diplomatic victories?Hamas is...
Interview conducted by Dany MOUDALLAL, 20 October 2025
UN weather agency urges action to close gaps in disaster warning systems
The World Meteorological Organization urged action to close gaps in a global system of surveillance meant to protect people from extreme weather, saying on Monday that such early warnings were...
Reuters, 20 October 2025
Berri says meetings with Aoun 'are always excellent' after brief encounter in Baabda Palace
BEIRUT — Parliament Nabih Berri said on Monday that meetings with President Joseph Aoun "are always excellent" after they both held a short meeting in Baabda Palace. After receiving...
L'Orient Today staff, 20 October 2025
Pope Leo XIV calls his upcoming visit to Lebanon a 'message of peace and hope'
Expected at the end of November in Lebanon for an apostolic visit, Pope Leo XIV described this trip on Sunday, from the Vatican, as a "message of peace and hope." His statement came in...
L'Orient Today staff, 20 October 2025
From Lebanon to Gaza... the same scenario?
Are Hezbollah and Hamas in the same boat? On the issue of the cease-fire agreement and their respective arsenals, both groups are speaking in almost identical terms — with only slight nuances — as...
Scarlett HADDAD, 20 October 2025
Assad plot to move a mass grave, Reuters confirms
Every patch of earth has a signature and a secret. The signature is its individual combination of geological influences and organic material that create distinct color profiles. The secret is what...
Reuters, 20 October 2025
Police hunt Louvre jewel thieves
The hunt was on Monday for the band of thieves who stole eight priceless royal pieces of jewellery from the Louvre Museum in the heart of Paris in broad daylight. Officials said a team of 60...
AFP, 20 October 2025
Opposition mounts against direct negotiations with Israel
BEIRUT — The concept of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel is gaining attention following comments from President Joseph Aoun that such talks would be "necessary" for conflict...
L'Orient Today staff, 20 October 2025
Hamas will be 'eradicated' if it breaks cease-fire deal, Trump says; UN 'concerned' by renewed violence in Gaza | LIVE
22:14 Beirut Time We are now closing our LIVE coverage of the region for the night. We will be back tomorrow morning with more news updates. 22:13 Beirut Time...
Renee Davis, Muntasser Abdallah, Sarah Abdallah, 20 October 2025
Israeli strikes hit Gaza as disarmament dispute and aid restrictions intensify: Everything you need to know this Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz.Follow L’Orient Today’s WhatsApp channel to stay up to date with the latest news.👈Some...
