Are Iran's power plants the next targets in the war?
More than three weeks into the Middle East war, key infrastructure across the region — from gas and oil facilities to nuclear sites — has come under fire. Now, the war could spill over to power...
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Salam says IRGC commanding Hezbollah operations in Lebanon
BEIRUT — In an interview with Saudi al-Hadath channel Sunday evening, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam addressed the consequences of the war in Lebanon, Hezbollah's responsibility in it and...
L'Orient Today staff, 22 March 2026
Three strikes target Iraqi pro-Iranian group
Three strikes targeted an influential pro-Iranian armed group in its stronghold south of the capital late Sunday, while another targeted a U.S. diplomatic and logistic center at Baghdad...
22 March 2026
Casualty figures from across the region
Since the United States and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, war has spread across the Middle East, with casualties reported in countries across the region. AFP has not been able to...
22 March 2026
Israel to 'advance targeted ground operations' in Lebanon: army chief
Israel's military will expand its ground operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah, its army chief said Sunday, warning that the offensive against the group was still in its early stages....
22 March 2026
Israeli settlers burn buildings in attacks on West Bank villages
Palestinian residents said Sunday that Israeli settlers torched buildings and cars in attacks on several villages in the occupied West Bank, with Israel's army condemning "violence of any...
L'Orient Today staff, 22 March 2026
Israeli airstrikes kill four in Gaza
An Israeli airstrike on a police vehicle on Sunday killed three people in the middle of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, health officials said, hours after another person was killed in...
L'Orient Today staff, 22 March 2026
US may 'escalate to de-escalate' against Iran: Treasury chief
The United States may need to "escalate" its attacks against Iran to be able to wind down the war, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, after President Donald Trump gave...
22 March 2026
'We have mosques, churches and nightclubs': In Damascus, resistance to alcohol ban
Leaning on the counter at the bar, Floyd, Ahmad* chains together cigarettes and shots of vodka. Near the walls lined with records and pink neon lights, he watches the small crowd of young people...
Amélie ZACCOUR, 22 March 2026
Aoun condemns Qasmieh bridge attack, warns of potential Israeli 'ground invasion'
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun on Sunday condemned Israel’s targeting and destruction of vital state infrastructure in southern Lebanon, including the Qasmieh bridge in Sour's district over the...
L'Orient Today staff, 22 March 2026
Prospect of 'staff-level agreement' between Lebanon, IMF is fading
On March 18 in Paris, a Lebanese delegation consisting of Finance Minister Yassin Jaber, Economy Minister Amer Bisat, and Banque du Liban (BDL) governor Karim Souhaid met with representatives of...
Mounir YOUNES, 22 March 2026
Iran minister says US, Israeli strikes caused 'heavy damage' to water, energy infrastructure
Iran's critical water and energy infrastructure have suffered extensive damage due to U.S. and Israeli strikes on tens of thousands of civilian sites, officials said on Sunday. Israel and the...
22 March 2026
Iran military says to completely close strait if US targets power plants
Iran's military threatened on Sunday to completely shut down the strategic Strait of Hormuz if U.S. President Donald Trump acts on threats to target the country's power plants. Trump has...
AFP, 22 March 2026
Israel says it killed commander al-Radwan special forces unit
BEIRUT — Arabic-speaking Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said Sunday that the military carried out a strike Saturday on Majdel Selm, in southern Lebanon, killing a man identified as Abou...
L'Orient Today staff, 22 March 2026
Is Israel using politics as a means to prolong the war?
As with every assassination of a new Iranian leader, the Israeli public experienced heightened euphoria and a sense of omnipotence when Israel announced it had killed a top Iranian security...
Sylvain CYPEL, 22 March 2026
War at 'perilous stage' with strikes around nuclear sites, says WHO
The Middle East war has reached a "perilous stage" with strikes around nuclear sites in Iran and Israel, the World Health Organization warned Sunday, as it called for maximum restraint....
AFP, 22 March 2026
Iran has fired 400 missiles at Israel, 92% intercepted since start of war
Israel's military said on Sunday that Iran had fired more than 400 ballistic missiles at Israel since the start of the Middle East war, with around 92 percent of them intercepted. The figures...
22 March 2026
Trump and Iran step up threats over energy targets as war escalates
U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war by attacking energy facilities in the Gulf, a potential widening of hostilities that could deepen a regional crisis and add to...
Reuters, 22 March 2026
Pope Leo calls war a 'scandal' to humanity
Pope Leo on Sunday said death and suffering caused by the war in the Middle East are a "scandal to the whole human family", renewing his plea for an immediate cease-fire. As the...
Reuters, 22 March 2026
Parliament president threatens to 'destroy' vital regional infrastructure
The president of Iran's parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, threatened Sunday to destroy vital infrastructure throughout the region if the United States and Israel attack Iran's....
AFP, 22 March 2026
Israeli says it killed 'senior financing official' in Lebanon
SOUTH LEBANON — The Israeli army said Sunday it killed "earlier" in the week, without giving a specific date, Walid Mohammad Dib, "a senior official in Hamas's financing...
L'Orient Today staff, 22 March 2026
Ground offensive in South: 36th Division 'intensifies' operations, fighting in Taybeh and Khiam
SOUTH LEBANON — Ground fighting has continued in South Lebanon between Hezbollah and the Israeli army, focusing overnight from Saturday into Sunday on the eastern border sector, mainly in the areas...
L'Orient Today staff, 22 March 2026
Violent clashes continue in south Lebanon as Israel approves new plans against Hezbollah
Although Beirut’s southern suburbs were not bombed overnight, southern Lebanon saw heavy fighting on several fronts between the Israeli army and Hezbollah, particularly in Khiam and Taybeh in the...
L'Orient Today staff, 22 March 2026
Israel aims to erase border villages 'like in Rafah and Beit Hanoun' and cuts off Sour from the rest of Lebanon
SOUTH LEBANON — Israel aims to erase border villages “like in Rafah and Beit Hanoun” and cuts off Sour from the rest of Lebanon The Israeli army has bombed the Qasmieh bridge, marking a first...
L'Orient Today staff, 22 March 2026
Houses set on fire and injuries reported in Israeli settler attacks in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers attacked several Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank overnight from Saturday to Sunday, causing injuries and property damage, according to the Palestinian news agency...
AFP, 22 March 2026
What is Unit 504, the Israeli group recruiting Arab informants?
Behind the numerous messages urging Palestinians in Gaza to relocate from the north to the south of the enclave, as well as the thousands of leaflets recently dropped over Beirut urging the...
Clara HAGE, 22 March 2026
Robert Mueller, special counsel who probed but did not charge Trump, dies at 81
Robert Mueller, the no-nonsense former FBI chief who documented Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. election and its contacts with Donald Trump's campaign but opted not to bring criminal...
Reuters, 22 March 2026
6 killed in helicopter crash due to technical malfunction, ministry says
Six people were killed in a helicopter crash in Qatar's territorial waters while operations continue to find the last missing person, the interior ministry said on Sunday. The defense ministry...
Reuters, 22 March 2026
8 attacks overnight target US center at Baghdad airport
Eight attacks overnight target U.S. centre at Baghdad airport: security officials.
AFP, 22 March 2026
Rocket fire from Lebanon kills one in north Israel
Israeli first responders said rocket fire from Lebanon killed one person on Sunday close to Israel's northern border. The death is the first Israeli fatality from fire from Lebanon since...
AFP, 22 March 2026
Salam: 'I'm not calling for a confrontation with Hezbollah, but I refuse to give into blackmail'; Israel says 'intensifying ground operations in Lebanon' | LIVE
23:59 Beirut Time 7 soldiers were lightly wounded in separate incidents in Lebanon, Israeli army confirms Four Israeli soldiers were lightly wounded during operations in southern...
Ghadir Hamadi, Muntasser Abdallah, Sarah ABDALLAH, Renee Robledo-Davis, Tasnim Chaaban, 22 March 2026
Latest developments to know this Sunday morning
. In Lebanon For the second night in a row, the southern suburbs of Beirut were not bombed during the night from Saturday to Sunday. On Saturday, southern Lebanon was the scene of very violent...
