The president of the Syrian Civil Aviation Authority, Omar al-Houssary, said Thursday in a statement that the country needed to rehabilitate its five airports, which have deteriorated due to years...
The Parliamentary Committee for Public Works, Energy, Transport and Water dedicated a meeting on Thursday to several subjects, including tuk-tuks — small three-wheeled vehicles, open on the sides...
French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Thursday at the Élysée Palace, marking Salam’s first official visit to France since taking office. In a post on X,...
The Israeli army carried out around 11 airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday evening, in a new escalation that comes a day after the departure of U.S. envoy Tom Barrack, without any...
During a meeting in Paris, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan, announced the organization of an international conference aimed at promoting the...
The Lebanese Army launched an alleged drone strike targeting a wanted individual in Baalbeck’s Tal al-Abiad area as part of an ongoing search operation, but the missile missed its target and the...
BEIRUT — Group Banque Richelieu, an international private wealth and asset management company based in Paris and owned by Société Générale de Banque au Liban (SGBL), acquired Zurich-based Swiss...
The Lebanese Army announced Thursday that it would detonate unexploded munitions between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the Al Ajniha Al Khamsa area of Choueifat, south of Beirut, according to information...
A joint report issued by multiple United Nations agencies on Thursday reveals that the number of Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon during the war’s final phase is among the highest recorded around the...
Fires have flared up again in the Qala forest in the highlands of the plains of Meshmesh, Akkar, in northern Lebanon, L’Orient Today’s correspondent in the region reported Thursday. Two army...
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Bou Habib passed away Wednesday night at the age of 84 following a heart attack. He was transferred to a hospital, where he later died. His passing...
BEIRUT — U.S. presidential envoy Tom Barrack concluded his visit to Beirut on Wednesday by urging Lebanese authorities to fully assume their responsibilities regarding the disarmament of Hezbollah....
At least six people were killed and 140 others injured in an explosion in northwestern Syria's Idlib province on Thursday, the official Syrian news agency Sana reported. "Six people were...
Mufti Abdel Latif Derian visited Baabda Palace Thursday morning, where he said, following his meeting with President Joseph Aoun, that no "plan to divide" the Lebanese would succeed,...
The day before preparing the khoshav, cut the apricot paste into pieces and place them in a bowl with 2 liters of water. Wash the dried apricots and cut them into quarters. Clean the raisins by...
Lebanese Forces MP Georges Adwan, head of the parliamentary Administration and Justice Committee, announced on Thursday that the committee finalized the draft law on the independence of the...
This July is proving to be a very hot one for the USJ 1875 futsal club. After a seven-year absence, the official women’s interclub futsal championship is back, organized by the Lebanese Football...
At the end of May, Lebanese-American entrepreneur Peter Rahal's company David — named after Michelangelo's masterpiece — which specializes in protein bar production, announced it had raised...
BEIRUT — An elderly couple was killed Thursday in their home in Maameltein, a neighborhood of Jounieh in Kesrouan, in what authorities described as an apparent double murder with a likely...
Amidst the chaotic handling of a kidnapping that escalated into intercommunal clashes, which then involved government forces, the Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria remain determined to protect...
More than two decades after Lebanon first introduced structural reforms for its telecommunications sector, the government is preparing to take a key step.The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) is...
The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) confirmed Thursday that it dismissed four Palestinian teachers in Lebanon in June over what it described as violations of the agency’s humanitarian...
In its fifth edition of the Global Findex, the World Bank's global financial inclusion indicator, the organization praises the progress made since 2021, the year of the previous report.It...
The Ministry of Public Health announced Thursday the closure of the Adla Beauty Lounge aesthetic clinic, located in northern Lebanon, following a complaint submitted to its offices and to the...
On July 23, the Constitutional Council rejected a challenge to the non-residential rent law passed on June 12, 2025. Thirteen MPs from various political affiliations filed the appeal on June 23,...
Is this the start of a new phase in Lebanon’s fight against corruption?In a session held on Wednesday at Nejmeh Square, Parliament lifted the immunity of Zahle MP George Bouchikian, allowing for...
An Antonov An-24 passenger plane carrying about 50 people crashed in Russia's far east on Thursday, with initial information suggesting that everyone on board was killed, Russian emergency...
On Wednesday, Israeli police announced suspicions that an anti-government activist was planning to assassinate Prime Minister Netanyahu, according to Haaretz. The suspect, a Tel Aviv resident in...
Saudi Arabia will invest $2.93 billion in real estate and infrastructure projects in Syria as part of a broader $6.4 billion in deals, Investment Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Thursday at a...
Remember, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the joy we found in banging on pots and pans every night at 8 p.m. to salute the dedication of healthcare workers. Doctors and nurses were overwhelmed,...
More than 100 humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, several branches of Doctors of the World and Caritas, as well as Amnesty International, warned Wednesday that a...
A violent clash broke out Wednesday evening between Syrians and Lebanese residents in Kfar Roummane (Nabatieh district), according to L'Orient Today's correspondent in the South. The...
They shaped the image of Lebanon between 1920 and 1970. Since June 20, the Nuhad Es-Said pavilion of the National Museum has been displaying 80 travel and film posters drawn from the Philippe Jabre...
For many observers, what has happened in Sweida marks Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa's gravest strategic error. Despite violence on the coast in March and in Damascus's Druze...
Hamas said on Thursday that it has responded to an Israeli proposal for a 60-day cease-fire in Gaza, after more than two weeks of indirect negotiations in Qatar failed to yield a truce. The...
Amnesty International said on Thursday that Iran fired widely banned cluster munitions at Israel during a war between the two countries in June, in attacks that endangered civilians. "Last...
The collective execution of the Saraya family was recorded in two phases by its perpetrators.In a first video recorded by one of them, armed men wearing fatigues and shouting “Allahu Akbar”...
22:32 Beirut Time This concludes our live coverage for today. Be sure to come back tomorrow for the latest updates. Goodnight! 21:29 Beirut Time British Prime...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, July 24, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz.Some key things to watch today:Developments in the Gaza war and efforts to broker a...
Israel is examining Hamas's response to a Gaza cease-fire proposal, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. Hamas said on Wednesday it had submitted its response to...
BEIRUT — Former Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib died Wednesday evening at the age of 84 from a heart attack, according to the state-run National News Agency. Bou Habib began his...
When every weekend blurs into a never-ending scroll of flyers, exhibitions and underground gigs, having too many options can feel a lot like having none. This is why every Thursday, L’Orient Today,...
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
