BEIRUT — The Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced the arrest in Jbeil, by order of the Mount Lebanon Prosecutor's Office, of Syrian national A.H., born in 1993, who had poisoned more than...
BEIRUT —FPM leader Gebran Bassil on Friday expressed concern over low voter registration among Lebanese abroad ahead of the May 2026 parliamentary elections, warning of a potential plot targeting...
On Friday evening, President Joseph Aoun delivered a televised speech on the eve of Lebanon’s 82nd Independence Day. Here is the verbatim.” Dear Lebanese, Fellow citizens at home and abroad,...
The United Arab Emirates on Friday welcomed the announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump on efforts to end the war in Sudan, urging an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire". Foreign...
BEIRUT — On the 19th anniversary of the assassination of Pierre Gemayel, a leading figure of the Kataeb party and former Industry Minister, Lebanese politicians paid tribute to his memory....
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had responded "fully and seriously" to mediation efforts in its war with the regular army and welcomed the involvement of U.S....
NORTH LEBANON — The ship "Grand Sicilia" arrived Friday at the Port of Tripoli from Beirut carrying an ultra-sophisticated scanner aimed at modernizing customs inspections, boosting...
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem’s “advice” to Banque du Liban (BDL, central bank) Governor Karim Souhaid over measures against the party’s financial arm, al-Qard al-Hassan, has sparked...
BEIRUT — On the 82nd Independence Day, Hezbollah urged Lebanese authorities to take “concrete measures” to rebuild the South, devastated by last year’s war with Israel, while stressing the need to...
BEIRUT — On the eve of the 82nd anniversary of Independence Day, as is tradition, several Lebanese officials paid tribute to figures considered the "fathers of independence" by laying...
President Joseph Aoun met the European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights, Kajsa Ollongren, at the Baabda Presidential Palace on Friday, calling on the EU to deepen its support for...
You already know this, but it’s only Lebanese to say the same thing until it starts to sound like a platitude: There is so much going on here, all the time and all at once. If it isn’t a disaster,...
The story of the play Ekhdeh Kasra all starts with a ditch in the ground in Mar Mikhael which caused actress Nada Abou Farhat to break her leg and nearly lose her life.From that very real hole, she...
President Joseph Aoun stated during a visit to the South Litani Sector Command at Benoit Barakat Barracks in Sour, the day before Lebanon's 82nd Independence Day, that he hopes “by next year’s...
Named Wall of Hope, the statue by Lebanese-French-Senegalese artist Hady Sy was installed in downtown Beirut in September 2019 to mark the tenth anniversary of the Beirut Art Fair.Barely a month...
He wanted to revitalize the International Criminal Court (ICC) and put his own stamp on it. After issuing an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin for war crimes in Ukraine in March 2023, Prosecutor...
Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday that its medical teams in Gaza had treated Palestinian women and children this week for injuries from Israeli airstrikes and gunfire, almost six weeks into a...
The Palestinian health ministry said Friday that Israeli forces fatally shot two teenagers overnight in the town of Kufr Aqab in the occupied West Bank. "The young man Amr Khaled Ahmed...
What if, for Lebanon’s Independence Day, we set aside, if only for a moment, what divides us, and focused on what brings us together: the cuisine. To do so, we invite you to the L’Orient-Le Jour...
Like today, 91 years ago, you entered this world, Madame. Poor and humble, Madame, destined for the life of the invisible in a country that still does not know where it belongs. The gift bestowed...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced on Thursday, in a press release, the launch of “new investments and engagement” involving Lebanese companies for a total of at least $80...
On the eve of Independence Day, Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army General Rodolph Haykal urged the Lebanese on Friday in his daily orders to the troops to "stand, as always, by their...
In New York, the 76th National Book Awards ceremony honored Lebanese-American novelist Rabih Alameddine as winner of the fiction prize for The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and his Mother)...
The extravagant nature of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s (MBS) visit to Washington on Nov.18-19 did not go unnoticed. The Saudi daily Okaz multiplied on Nov. 20 superlatives to describe...
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Friday that Lebanon "no longer has the luxury of wasting time and opportunities. We have already lost many, including the Taif Agreement, the failure to deploy...
The ministry’s decision drew sharp criticism, particularly from Hezbollah’s opponents.Less than a week after adopting it, Lebanon’s Ministry of Social Affairs, recently renamed the Social...
For the mochi dough In a saucepan, whisk together the glutinous rice flour, milk, sugar, cornstarch and spirulina until smooth. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the dough...
Using an electric mixer or a mortar and pestle, blend all the pesto ingredients together until they are puréed. Fry or toast the pieces of bread. Place the yogurt in a bowl and add the crushed...
Makes 60 pieces In a large bowl, place the ghee and knead it with your hands until it becomes pale and fluffy. Add the sugar, mix well, then slowly pour in the rose water and orange blossom...
Cook the red beans, after soaking them overnight in boiling water. Stop cooking when they are almost done. Finely chop the onions and sauté them in olive oil until nicely browned. Add them to the...
“Only one task remains, which is to persuade Berri. How? I have no idea,” said an MP opposing Hezbollah, reflecting the mood of this parliamentary camp, which presents itself as the driving force...
The funerals for the 13 Palestinian teens, all aged either 16 and 17, killed Tuesday night in three Israeli strikes targeting a football field in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon,...
21:30 Beirut Time To read the verbatim of the speech delivered by President Joseph Aoun click👉 here. 20:17 Beirut Time “I am presenting these facts to you...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Nov. 21, 2025Compiled by Abbas MahfouzSome key things to watch today:9 a.m. Public Works and Transport Ministry organizes a...
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
