Nearly 40 migrants feared dead off Spain's Canaries
Thirty-nine migrants drowned when their dinghy sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, Spanish non-profit group Walking Borders said on Wednesday. The coast...
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Four badly injured as Paris blast destroys two buildings
An explosion of unknown origin ripped through a building in a historic area in central Paris on Wednesday injured 24 people, officials said. The blast was followed by a...
21 June 2023
Another movie banned in Lebanon: the latest Spider-Man movie featuring a transgender flag
The brief appearance of a transgender pride flag in a film was seemingly too much for Lebanon's authorities. Released on June 2nd in the United States, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will...
Raphaël ABDELNOUR, 21 June 2023
Eight Iranian officials targeted in German criminal complaint
The daughter of German-Iranian dual national Jamshid Sharmahd on Wednesday brought charges in Germany against eight Iranian officials for "crimes against humanity" after her father was sentenced to...
21 June 2023
ABL chairman’s term of office renewed: We answer your questions
There was a time when elections of the board of directors of the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) — the organization that brings together all of the country’s commercial banks and voices their...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 21 June 2023
Which Hezbollah opponents have become fence-sitters?
As with the previous electoral sessions, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri closed the June 14 meeting after a first round of votes, in which 59 MPs cast ballots for IMF official and opposition-backed...
Salah Hijazi, 21 June 2023
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian villages after deadly Hamas strike
Israeli settlers rampaged through Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, torching buildings and cars in apparent retaliation for Hamas' killing of four Israelis near a settlement...
21 June 2023
Iran has talks with EU's Mora amid efforts to save nuclear pact
Iran met in Qatar with European Union mediator Enrique Mora as part of efforts to revive its 2015 nuclear pact with world powers, as Tehran and Washington seek to cool tensions with a mutual...
21 June 2023
Druze opposing Golan wind farm scuffle with Israeli police
Hundreds of men from Druze Arab villages in the occupied Golan Heights protested on Wednesday against Israeli plans to set up a wind farm. Some scuffled with riot police in an unusually violent...
21 June 2023
Israel claims Hezbollah infiltrated its territory, pitched at least one military tent
BEIRUT — Israel on Wednesday claimed Hezbollah infiltrated its territory and pitched at least one military tent in recent weeks, according to an Israeli army statement reported by Israeli...
Wael Taleb, 21 June 2023
France's Lebanon envoy lands in Beirut
The French president Emmanuel Macron's special envoy for Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le Drian, arrived in Beirut shortly after 3pm on Wednesday. He is due to hold talks with Lebanese political leaders as...
21 June 2023
Israel to move ahead with 1,000 new homes in Eli settlement
JERUSALEM — Israel plans 1,000 new homes for Eli settlement in the occupied West Bank in a potential doubling of its population in response to a Palestinian gun attack nearby that killed four...
21 June 2023
Iraq to launch indictments over torture under past government
Iraqi authorities announced on Wednesday plans to prosecute police and civil servants accused of torturing detainees under the administration of former prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi....
21 June 2023
Cabinet approves long awaited promotions for security officers
BEIRUT — Lebanon's caretaker cabinet on Wednesday promoted all military and security forces colonels who attained their current rank between January 2020 and July 2022 to brigadier generals,...
21 June 2023
A neighborhood of ‘outcasts’
In Beirut’s eastern suburbs, under the bridge linking Achrafieh to the industrial zone adjoining Dekwaneh, a neighborhood that borders Burj Hammoud, Sin al-Fil and Nabaa offers a colorful picture....
Nada GHOSN, 21 June 2023
Is spending a day at the beach a luxury in Lebanon?
Has spending a day at the beach become a luxury in Lebanon? While access to private seaside resorts is now within the reach of the dollarized, it is proving increasingly difficult for those who are...
Layal DAGHER and Lyana ALAMEDDINE, 21 June 2023
Mikati cabinet cancels this year's 'Brevet' official exams
BEIRUT — Lebanon's caretaker cabinet on Wednesday canceled this year's Grade 9 official exams, also known as "Brevet" exams, citing "logistical" reasons pertaining to the security forces ...
21 June 2023
Leos Carax meets L’Orient Today
BEIRUT — “I’m not aware of the unconscious mind, if I can be honest,” the anonymous female voice will say. “My starting point is the doubt, the uncertainties.” Behind his spectacles, the man on...
Jim Quilty, 21 June 2023
Israel makes arrests after deadly West Bank shooting
Israeli forces arrested three people Wednesday in a Palestinian village which the military said was home to assailants who killed four Jews near a settlement in the occupied West Bank....
21 June 2023
Fighting resumes in Sudan's capital as three-day cease-fire expires
DUBAI — Clashes broke out in several parts of Sudan's capital on Wednesday as a 72-hour cease-fire, which saw several reports of violations, between rival military factions expired, witnesses...
21 June 2023
Iran ups diplomacy to ease isolation and project strength
Since the start of the year, Iran has intensified its diplomatic activity, engaging with friends and foes alike as it seeks to reduce its isolation, improve its economy and project strength....
21 June 2023
Child labor on rise, cabinet to meet, French envoy visit: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released a report yesterday revealing that children in Lebanon are increasingly being forced to...
