BEIRUT — The area where the predominantly Christian Ain al-Rummaneh neighborhood and the predominantly Shiite Chiyah neighborhood meet was particularly fraught with tension on Friday. Dozens of...
BEIRUT — Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati received several congratulatory messages on Lebanon's Independence Day, Friday, most notably from King Abdallah of Jordan who "expressed...
BEIRUT — Lebanese Forces MP Ghada Ayoub has sparked a heated debate after referring to the ongoing strikes against Hezbollah as "heavenly justice." Ayoub, known for her critical stance against...
BEIRUT — Dozens of people were seen panicking in City Centre Mall in Hazmieh and filing down the escalators and out of the building in a video circulating online on Friday. The Israeli army had...
BEIRUT — At least four Italian peacekeepers incurred minor injuries in an explosion caused by two rockets hitting a UNIFIL base in southern Lebanon, Italy’s Defense Ministry said in a...
Nearly 230 health workers have been killed in Lebanon since the start of the war in Lebanon, most of them since the Israeli escalation on Sept. 23, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on...
On Friday morning, the invading Israeli army entered the predominantly Christian village of Deir Mimas, in southern Lebanon and established a position on a road linking several localities in the...
Want to get the latest news to your inbox? Sign-up here for our newsletters The claim being checkedA video shows dozens of masked, heavily armed men from the Syrian Social...
In a move seen as part of a broader effort to silence critics of Hezbollah, Charles Chartouni — a university professor, writer, and political activist known for his outspoken criticism of the party...
On Wednesday, Nov. 20, the Israeli army carried out several strikes on the city of Palmyra, in central Syria, against pro-Iranian groups, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...
The Grand Mufti of the Lebanese Republic, Abdellatif Derian, was the final religious authority who was visited during a tour organized by the head of the syndicate of journalists, Joseph Kossaifi....
It's official. Against all odds and after months of hesitation and pressure, the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided to follow the requests made six months ago by its prosecutor, Karim Khan,...
Iran said Friday it would launch a series of "new and advanced" centrifuges in response to a resolution adopted by the IAEA that censures Tehran for what the agency called lack of...
For the second time in two days, phone calls urging residents in various parts of Lebanon to evacuate their buildings have caused widespread panic. Testimonies gathered by L’Orient Today's...
Hajje Kamela Choukeir’s 10 olive trees bear just enough fruit every year to give her and her four grown children all the olive oil they need. Like many Southerners, this is enough. Buying olive oil...
05:27 Beirut Time Screenshot from a video taken from a building adjacent to the site of the strike on Basta. 05:20 Beirut Time ⚡ So far, four people have been...
On the occasion of the icon's 91st birthday, we invite you to revisit Fairuz's lifelong legacy through this special series published in 2024.Most people come into this world only once. But...
During the last decade the amount of financial assistance being given to Syrian refugees in Lebanon has been a source of controversy. Several political parties and certain members of Lebanese...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Nov. 22, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Developments on the U.S.-proposed cease-fire...
Mere minutes after Rene Mouawad wrapped up the ceremony at the Government Serail, the President of the Republic, just 17 days into his term, departed Sanayeh in an official vehicle. The armored...
Diplomatic efforts and messages are intensifying in pursuit of a cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel. Negotiations extend beyond halting military operations and include broader objectives, such...
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
