Parliament passed on July 31 the long-stalled bank resolution law, after months of bickering in the Finance and Budget Committee’s subcommittee. The main issue: The dissatisfaction of central bank...
Officers from the airport inspection brigade at Beirut's airport seized $40,000 in counterfeit U.S. bills hidden in the lining of a traveler's shorts on Tuesday, the General Directorate of...
He is recognized and celebrated for his mastery of the trumpet and his distinctive style blending jazz, classical music, world music and oriental influences. In less than 20 years, Ibrahim Maalouf...
BEIRUT — One person died while paragliding in Jounieh (Kesrouan district) after landing in the sea on Wednesday, according to L'Orient Today's correspondent in the North and a source from...
The Lebanese Army said Wednesday that an army unit, backed by the Directorate of Intelligence, destroyed seven dunams (about 7,000 square meters) of cannabis crops in the village of Zarazir in the...
The Israeli military said it killed 10 Hamas militants in Gaza on Wednesday while repelling an attack by the armed wing of the group, which claimed it killed several Israeli soldiers. Israeli...
In a statement, Elie Zakhour, first vice president of the Arab Federation of Chambers of Maritime Commerce and former head of the International Chamber of Navigation in Beirut, said activity at the...
The sky over Tripoli remained dark on Wednesday with thick columns of black smoke from burning tires, L'Orient Today's North Lebanon correspondent reported. The burning tires, which were...
BEIRUT — Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday expressed surprise that the United States, which “sponsored Security Council Resolution 425” that created the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon...
French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that Israel's "military offensive" to conquer Gaza City "can only lead to a complete disaster for both peoples," after...
NORTH LEBANON — Bibnine, a village in Akkar district, witnessed two armed incidents in recent hours, including one where a pregnant woman in her ninth month was hit by a stray bullet, causing her...
On Sunday, Aug. 17, the progressive political coalition issued a direct appeal to Iranian officials to “restore national trust.” The statement takes the form of a roadmap that outlines key reforms...
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai said, “The sons of the Shiite community have had enough of the war and want to live in peace.” “There is strong Lebanese consensus on the implementation of the...
BEIRUT — A basketball court, named "Arakji" after the famous Lebanese Basketball player Wael Arakji, was officially inaugurated in the village of Bireh (Akkar district) on Wednesday, with...
Iran "cannot completely cut cooperation" with the U.N. nuclear watchdog but the return of its inspectors is up to the country's security chiefs, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said...
French authorities are investigating the death of a man during a live video stream on the Kick live streaming platform, where he had regularly been shown enduring violence and humiliations....
Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the occupied West Bank that the international community has warned threatens the viability of a future Palestinian state....
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, on a visit to Russia, on Wednesday accused Israel of "killing the prospects for peace" in the region, as the Israeli government gave the green...
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...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday ordered the call-up of 60,000 reservists after giving the green light to a major military operation to seize Gaza City, even as mediation efforts...
BEIRUT — Mo Chara, the rapper from the Northern Irish trio Kneecap, accused of displaying a Hezbollah flag during a concert, appeared in London on Wednesday for a "terrorist offense,"...
BEIRUT — Jaafari Mufti Ahmad Qabalan, responded sharply Wednesday to Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai, telling him that “no force on earth can take away Hezbollah’s weapons because its weapons and...
Summoned by the criminal police upon the instructions of Assistant Prosecutor General at the Court of Cassation, Sabbouh Sleiman, following a legal complaint filed by lawyer Ali Hassan Ibrahim,...
BEIRUT — Foreign Minister Joe Rajji, from the Lebanese Forces’ share in Cabinet, told Saudi television channel al-Hadath that the Lebanese Army will present the anticipated disarmament plan in...
The directorate of Syrian Internal Security Forces in the Homs region announced Tuesday that it had seized a truck loaded with Grad rockets, "which was headed toward Lebanon," according...
Pope Leo XIV will come to Lebanon "by December," Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai announced Tuesday in an interview with al-Arabiya. "The date of the visit is not yet confirmed, but...
Iranian Defense Minister General Aziz Nasirzadeh stated that Iran has "built and deployed new missiles with capabilities far superior" to those used during the deadly conflict with Israel...
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam visited Tripoli on Monday for the second time since his Cabinet formation in February. Accompanied by Economy Minister Amer Bsat and Public Works Minister Fayez Rassamny,...
Several sovereignist MPs, including former Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi and other political figures, announced Tuesday their intention to take legal action against Hezbollah’s secretary-general,...
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday played down Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu's pointed condemnation of his decision to recognise a Palestinian state, saying he...
Iran said Wednesday it was prepared for any new Israeli attack, announcing it has developed missiles with greater capabilities than those used during their recent 12-day war. "The missiles...
"The tip in Lebanon should be between 12 and 15 percent of the bill." This statement, attributed by LBCI to Tony Rami, president of the Lebanese syndicate of restaurants, cafés,...
A senior Israeli official on Tuesday said the government stood firm on its call for the release of all hostages in any future Gaza cease-fire deal, after Hamas accepted a new truce proposal....
22:06 Beirut Time An Israeli drone fired two missiles at the Mayadeen intersection on the outskirts of Hosh, in the district of Sour. Ambulances were dispatched to the scene, according...
A row between Israel and France over Paris's plan to recognise a Palestinian state next month escalated to crisis level on Tuesday when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused President...
“After three years of deadlock, without any discussion and any change in circumstances, this is the first time there seems to be movement,” said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in an interview...
Finance Minister Yassine Jaber announced Tuesday that the government will allocate $335 million to rehabilitate infrastructure damaged in areas affected by the recent war between Hezbollah and...
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
Lebanese, Israeli delegation to meet in Washington; Lebanon files UN complaint against Iran: Everything you need to know this Thursday
