Israel army says soldier killed in combat in Lebanon
The Israeli military said Wednesday that a soldier was killed in south Lebanon, where its troops have battled Hezbollah since late September after a year of cross-border exchanges of fire....
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China's Xi calls for Gaza ceasefire: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for a ceasefire in Gaza, as he visited Brazil's capital, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Xi expressed concerns...
20 November 2024
Elie Saab to L’OLJ: ‘Giving hope to the Lebanese was deeply moving’
The evening of Nov. 13, marked a tribute to Elie Saab’s legacy as part of the ‘Riyadh Seasons’, unfolding like a mirage. People could hardly believe their eyes, pinching themselves to grasp the...
Fifi ABOU DIB, 20 November 2024
Israel says any Lebanon deal must grant it 'freedom to act' against Hezbollah
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Wednesday that any ceasefire deal with Lebanon must ensure Israel has the "freedom to act" against Lebanese militant group Hezbollah....
20 November 2024
20 Lebanese make Forbes Middle East 30 under 30 lists of 2024
BEIRUT – Forbes Middle East just released its 30 under 30 lists of 2024, featuring 20 Lebanese young professionals. The lists were split into four categories – Science and Technology, Sports and...
Stephanie Bechara, 20 November 2024
Druze spiritual leader: I'm in favor of anything that brings the Lebanese together
As part of its series of talks with key religious leaders, the head of the syndicate of journalists, Joseph Kossaifi, visited the Druze community’s headquarters Tuesday to discuss with the...
Scarlett HADDAD, 20 November 2024
‘I do not recommend’: On Google Maps, Israelis mock the destruction in southern Lebanon
"Thank you for the donation! The soldiers had a great time. It's a shame there are many rats and there is no water in the pool and all the windows are broken." A Google Maps user,...
Julia Mokdad, 20 November 2024
The fight to save Lebanon’s heritage sites
Lebanon's world-renowned cultural heritage sites are more than stone and mortar; they tell the story of a nation and form an integral part of the Lebanese collective identity. Yet, under incessant...
Anya Wickremasinghe, 20 November 2024
Israel cannot impose its conditions on us: Naim Qassem
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem asserted Wednesday that no cease-fire agreement would be accepted if it violated "Lebanon's sovereignty," responding to Israeli intentions to maintain "freedom of...
L’Orient Today staff, 20 November 2024
Syria says 36 killed in Israeli strikes on Palmyra
Syria says 36 killed, 50 wounded in Israeli strikes on Palmyra.
20 November 2024
Mohammad al-Issa: The face of Saudi Arabia’s religious diplomacy under MBS
For eight years, Mohammad al-Issa has traveled the world defending ‘authentic Islam.’ From Niamey to Geneva, New York to Kuala Lumpur, the 59-year-old Saudi religious leader has consistently...
Amélie ZACCOUR, 20 November 2024
Lebanon to file new UN complaint after Israeli attacks on its Civil Defense
The Lebanese Foreign Affairs Ministry has instructed the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations to lodge a complaint with the U.N. Security Council in response to “repeated and...
20 November 2024
Can the Lebanese Army disarm Hezbollah in the South?
U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 is central to the ongoing negotiations for a cease-fire in Lebanon. The resolution calls for Hezbollah’s withdrawal from south of the Litani River and,...
Jeanine JALKH, 20 November 2024
More than 540,000 people have fled Lebanon for Syria, according to UNHCR
More than 540,000 people are thought to have left Lebanon for Syria, 63 percent of them Syrians and 37 percent Lebanese, following the escalation of hostilities over the past month between...
20 November 2024
‘We’d rather die at home’: Displaced Lebanese return to Beirut’s southern suburbs
After nearly two months of war and relentless airstrikes, Israel has turned parts of Beirut’s southern suburbs into a field of rubble. According to Mohammad Chamseddine, head of research at...
Nagham RABIH, 20 November 2024
Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem to speak today at 4 p.m.
Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem will speak today at 4 p.m., the party has announced. This speech was confirmed after several reports in recent days of a postponement, notably yesterday for...
20 November 2024
Any agreement with Lebanon should retain our freedom to respond to violations: Israeli FM
Speaking to nearly 100 foreign ambassadors in Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar emphasized that Israel “would like to reach an agreement that will stand the test of time” in Lebanon...
L'Orient Staff, 20 November 2024
Berri calls Parliament meeting next Monday
The head of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, on Wednesday called the members of the Parliament to a meeting next Monday at noon, according to the Parliament Speaker's press office. Such...
20 November 2024
Hochstein to visit Israel on Wednesday
The American envoy Amos Hochstein, who is trying to achieve a cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel, announced on Wednesday after talks in Beirut that he would travel to Israel the same day. “We...
20 November 2024
Gaza's Health Ministry announces new death toll of 43,985
The Health Ministry in Gaza has announced a new death toll of 43,985 in the Palestinian territory since the start of the war with Israel over a year ago. At least 13 people have been killed in the...
20 November 2024
Joseph Aoun's mandate extension: A sense of déjà-vu
A few weeks before the expiration of the mandate of the army's commander-in-chief, Joseph Aoun — extended at the end of 2023 until January 2025 — , everything suggests that the same scenario as...
Yara ABI AKL, 20 November 2024
Israeli raid on Palmyra, injuries reported
An Israeli raid on Wednesday targeted the city of Palmyra, famous for its thousand-year-old Greco-Roman temples in central Syria, injuring several people, official media reported. “The explosions...
20 November 2024
After 'further progress' in negotiations, Hochstein to visit Tel Aviv
U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein, in charge of mediating a cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel, arrived in Ain al-Tineh to meet with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who is leading the negotiations on...
20 November 2024
Hezbollah chief Naim Kassem to speak later today
Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem will deliver a speech later on Wednesday, the party announced on Telegram. The time of the speech was not immediately specified. A speech had already been...
20 November 2024
What happens to Lebanon's 2025 budget now?
Despite the ongoing war between Hezbollah and Israel, the Lebanese government successfully met the constitutional deadline for the draft budget, a rare accomplishment as of late.On Sept. 23, the...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 20 November 2024
1 Lebanese soldier killed, 2 wounded in Israeli strike on vehicle in southern Lebanon
A Lebanese soldier was killed on Wednesday morning in a strike on a military vehicle on the road linking Burj al-Muluk to Qlaya, in the Marjayoun district of southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Army...
20 November 2024
Geagea insists to Hochstein on Resolutions 1559, 1701 application in parallel with cease-fire
“Any solution that is not based on the application of international resolutions 1559, 1680, 1701 and the relevant clauses of the Taif Agreement will be of no use to Lebanon.” These words were...
20 November 2024
Gaza Civil Defense announces 10 killed in strike
The Gaza Strip's Civil Defense announced on Wednesday morning that 10 people, including a baby, were killed in Israeli strikes on Palestinian territory. In a statement, the Israeli army reported...
20 November 2024
Cease-fire: Positive atmosphere in Beirut, the ball is in Tel Aviv's court
“Silence is golden.” This is how one of the Lebanese presidents involved in the cease-fire negotiations commented on U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein’s visit to Beirut. His comment is highly significant,...
Mounir RABIH, 20 November 2024
EU diplomatic chief Josep Borrell in Lebanon on Sunday
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, will visit Lebanon on Sunday, as part of a tour of the Middle East scheduled for Nov. 20-24. Borrell's tour will begin on Wednesday in Jordan, with a...
20 November 2024
Do Syrians really commit the most crimes in Lebanon?
Some two million Syrian refugees currently live in Lebanon, the country with the world’s highest number of refugees per capita. Many came here to seek safety from the brutal violence of the civil...
By Wael Taleb and Jad ABOU JAOUDE, 20 November 2024
Lebanese Army announces soldier killed in Israeli attack in the south
The Lebanese Army announced on Wednesday a soldier killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, the day after three soldiers were killed in an Israeli strike on one of their positions. “A...
20 November 2024
Israel and the UN: The origins of the divorce
Jerusalem, July 4, 1947. In the storied halls of the YMCA building, a cultural landmark in Mandate Palestine, members of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) gathered to hear...
Stéphanie KHOURI, 20 November 2024
The Israeli army reaches southern Lebanon’s strategic village of Shamaa: What’s next?
For the first time since the start of its ground offensive in southern Lebanon, officially launched on Sept. 30, the Israeli army announced the installation of an artillery battery within Lebanese...
Nemtala EDDÉ, 20 November 2024
US envoy Amos Hochstein arrives in Israel following his visit to Lebanon: Day 411 of the Gaza and Lebanon wars
20:50 Beirut Time In southern Lebanon, the Israeli army carried out multiple strikes on Maarakeh (Sour district), including at least one that targeted a house, according to our...
Yara Malke, 20 November 2024
Hochstein in Israel for Lebanon truce talks; 3 Lebanese Army soldiers killed; Argentina withdraws troops from UNIFIL: Everything you need to know this Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Developments on potential cease-fire deal•...
