UN report on Resolution 1701 in four infographics
As daily fighting across the Blue Line continues between Israel and Hamas allies Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad and al-Jama’a al-Islamiya, the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has maintained its...
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Death of 2-year-old child, allegedly raped and thrown off a balcony in Tripoli
A two-year-old child died in hospital on Tuesday from injuries sustained from being thrown off a balcony in Tripoli's Ayrounieh neighborhood. According to anonymous medical sources, the child, who...
23 July 2024
Arab-funded medical and detox center to be built in Saida
The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, based in Kuwait, is financing the construction of a "state-of-the-art medical center and a specialized center for the treatment and rehabilitation...
23 July 2024
Judges Association calls for an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against judge
The Lebanese Judges Association submitted a request last week to the Attorney General at the Court of Cassation, Jamal Hajjar, to open a judicial investigation into rumors alleging sexual...
23 July 2024
What Lebanon and its banks risk if gray-listed by the FATF
In October 2024, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, could place Lebanon back on its gray list. It would be another black dot in...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 23 July 2024
Israel slams Beijing deal to include Hamas in post-war Gaza government
Israel swiftly condemned an agreement brokered by China Tuesday which Beijing said would bring Hamas into a "national reconciliation government" for post-war Gaza. ...
23 July 2024
Hannibal Gaddafi calls on judiciary to question Wi'am Wahab on Moussa Sadr disappearance
Hannibal Gaddafi, son of the deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, detained in Lebanon since 2015, called on Tuesday for the Lebanese judiciary to question former minister Wi'am Wahab regarding...
23 July 2024
Israel extends al-Jazeera ban for 45 days
The Israeli government announced on Sunday that it had extended the ban on the Qatari channel al-Jazeera for another 45 days, for the third time since the enactment of the so-called “Al Jazeera...
23 July 2024
WHO 'extremely worried' at prospect of polio and other outbreaks in Gaza
A top World Health Organization (WHO) official said Tuesday he was "extremely worried" over possible outbreaks in war-torn Gaza after poliovirus was detected in the sewage, warning that...
23 July 2024
Rai and Geagea to Hezbollah: Instead of waging war, prioritize electing a president
Since clashes erupted between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon on Oct. 8, one day after Hamas’ attack, the head of the Maronite Church, Bechara al-Rai, has consistently criticized the party...
Yara ABI AKL, 23 July 2024
Olympic Games: Laetitia Aoun, from the Lebanese tatamis to those of Paris
On the occasion of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, L'Orient-Le Jour looks at the athletes who make up the Lebanese delegation. Here is that of Laetitia Aoun, representing Lebanon in taekwondo.At...
Emmanuel HADDAD, 23 July 2024
Houthis struck Tel Aviv to avenge Hezbollah
At dawn on Friday, the Lebanese held their breath as news circulated about a drone attack that left one dead and a dozen wounded in Tel Aviv, Israel’s largest city. At a time when the front in...
Salah HIJAZI, 23 July 2024
Lebanese stranded at Antalya Airport for two days appeal to government for assistance: Local media
BEIRUT — Video footage obtained by al-Jadeed shows a distressing situation at Antalya Airport in Turkey, where Lebanese travelers have been stranded for two days. The delays, reportedly...
23 July 2024
Death toll rises in Jran road accident, four killed and eight injured
The death toll from last Thursday’s fatal road accident in Jran, located in the Batroun district of North Lebanon, has increased. On Tuesday, Abdel Karim Sayyed, one of the injured, was confirmed...
23 July 2024
Lebanese Army seizes over 200,000 Captagon pills in Akkar
The Lebanese Army announced Tuesday that it had arrested a suspect identified as D.K. in Shadra, a town in the Akkar region. During the arrest, authorities seized nearly 219,000 Captagon pills from...
23 July 2024
Israeli army strikes journalists' tent in central Gaza, one killed
BEIRUT — The Israeli army targeted a tent sheltering journalists at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Central Gaza on Monday, the Middle East Eye (MEE) reported. The strike killed journalist...
23 July 2024
Kreidieh: Lebanon's national network vulnerable to Israel's spying
BEIRUT — Ogero Managing Director Imad Kreidieh has warned in a televised interview on Monday that Lebanon's national network is highly vulnerable to potential spying by Israel. Kreidieh added that...
23 July 2024
Ukraine's top diplomat in Beijing for talks on ending war
Ukraine's foreign minister was in China Tuesday for talks on how officials there might help end the war with Russia, whose ties with Beijing have grown stronger since the conflict began. China...
23 July 2024
Israel troops kill 5 in West Bank raid
Palestinian officials said Israeli troops killed five Palestinians, including two women, in a pre-dawn raid on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. The deaths came when Israeli...
23 July 2024
A major fire contained in Akkar
A major fire that erupted in green spaces and spread to the Tall Jbeil forests on the outskirts of Meshmesh in Akkar, northern Lebanon, was brought under control by the end of the day, reported our...
23 July 2024
Decrease in gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil prices while gas cylinder price rises
Fuel prices in Lebanon saw a slight decrease on Tuesday, while gas cylinders' prices increased, according to the latest rates published by the Energy and Water Ministry. Here are the new rates...
23 July 2024
Hamas announces 'national unity' deal with Fateh and other Palestinian factions
Hamas and Fateh signed an agreement on Monday to set up an “interim government of national unity” to govern “the entire Palestinian territory,” including both Gaza and the occupied West Bank,...
23 July 2024
Trump to meet with Netanyahu on Thursday at Florida residence: Day 291 of the Gaza war
21:26 Beirut Time Thank you for joining us for today's coverage of the Gaza war and its regional impacts. Make sure to tune in tomorrow for all the latest updates. 21:19...
Muntasser Abdalla, Tasnim Chaaban, Sally Abou AlJoud and Marguerita Sejaan, 23 July 2024
Gaza health ministry says 70 killed yesterday after Israel's evacuation order
The health ministry in Gaza said Monday that an Israeli operation in the main southern city of Khan Yunis killed 70 people and wounded more than 200 — after Israel warned its forces would...
23 July 2024
Harris, scheduled to meet Netanyahu, snags enough delegate support
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris appeared poised to clinch her party's presidential nomination after receiving support from enough Democratic delegates Monday, as she launched a blistering...
