Padel sets out to conquer Lebanon
BEIRUT — Few are they who admit to having never heard of it. Following in the footsteps of tennis, ping pong, badminton, and squash, padel — not to be confused with paddle, a water sport — has...
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Judge orders Al-Mawarid Bank to reopen three customers' accounts
BEIRUT — Beirut judge of urgent matters Carla Choueh on July 7 ordered Al-Mawarid Bank (AM Bank) to reopen the accounts of two customers and of the company in which they are partners, according to...
22 July 2023
Two Lebanese die in hotel fire in Antalya
BEIRUT — Two Lebanese tourists died Saturday during a hotel fire in Antalya, a tourist town in south-west Turkey, Lebanon's ambassador to Ankara Ghassan Moallem confirmed to L'Orient-Le Jour . The...
Raphaël ABDELNOUR, 22 July 2023
Suspect injured during army raid in Brital
BEIRUT — A wanted man was injured during an exchange of fire between a Lebanese army unit and individuals in the town of Brital in the Bekaa Valley Saturday. The army was carrying out a raid on...
22 July 2023
Hashish hidden in chocolate seized at Beirut airport
BEIRUT — Two Syrians and a Lebanese were arrested on suspicion of involvement in drug trafficking from Beirut International Airport to Turkey, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) reported Saturday....
22 July 2023
Yemen idenitifies suspect in UN official’s killing: official
Authorities in Yemen have identified a suspect in the killing of a World Food Programme official in the southern Taez province, a security official has told AFP. Moayad Hameidi, the head of the...
22 July 2023
Noun calls Lebanese to the street to mark the Beirut port explosion's third anniversary
BEIRUT — William Noun, brother of Joe Noun, a firefighter killed in the 2020 Beirut port explosion, told L’Orient Today Saturday that he is calling on Lebanese and expats vacationing in Lebanon...
Ghadir Hamadi, 22 July 2023
Iraqis keep up Quran protests after book burnings
Iraqi security forces Saturday dispersed about 1,000 supporters of Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr who tried to march to Baghdad’s Green Zone housing foreign embassies. Demonstrators were reacting to...
22 July 2023
Iraq assures foreign diplomatic missions of their security
The Iraqi government sought to reassure diplomatic missions in the country of their security Saturday, saying it would not allow a recurrence of the storming of the Swedish embassy. The statement...
