TEHRAN — Iranian dissidents living inside the Islamic republic and in exile Thursday went on hunger strike to protest the surge of hangings in Iran that included most recently a participant in the...
LUANDA — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday renewed calls for Israel to protect civilians after a deadly strike on a UN shelter in Gaza that brought rare US condemnation....
BRUSSELS — Belgium has seen a rise in the number of anti-Semitic acts and messages recorded since the start of Israel's offensive against Hamas in Gaza, said Belgium's anti-discrimination agency...
BEIRUT — One person was shot dead in a fight that broke out in Hay al-Sellom in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Thursday, according to a security source, the state-run National News Agency, and...
OSLO — Norway has agreed to act as an intermediary to help unfreeze tax funds earmarked for the Palestinian Authority (PA) that are held by Israel, the Norwegian foreign minister said on...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese judiciary decided to dismiss the summons submitted by the Lebanese State against LBCI TV channel on Thursday night after the former filed a complaint earlier that day in...
Gunfire from all sides, a besieged town, people surrounded with no way to leave: The images and testimonies we have just received from Khan Younis reflect the aggression enacted upon this town....
LONDON/WASHINGTON — Britain and the United States on Thursday said they sanctioned four senior Houthi officials for their roles in supporting or directing attacks on commercial shipping in the...
JERUSALEM — After more than 100 days of the Gaza war, Rami Nabulsi's antique shop in the Old City of Jerusalem has been virtually empty of customers. Still, he walks the cobble-stoned alleyways...
The Parliamentary sessions to vote on the 2024 budget law present an opportunity to look back at the 30-year chaos that prevailed over the management of public finances at the highest level of...
BEIRUT — A private security company in Lebanon is being sued after its staff tied an alleged thief to first one pole and then another pole in the same area, in Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday....
Drafting a budget is one of the main tools to ensure that public finances are managed in a coherent way over a given year. It provides an overall picture of how much money the public...
Hamas's release of a polished document justifying its devastating Oct. 7 attacks shows the Islamist group is positioning itself for a post-war political role, a senior official and analysts say....
Israel voiced confidence on Thursday that the International Court of Justice would throw out South African allegations that the Gaza war amounts to genocide against Palestinians, which an...
Parliament is studying the draft budget for 2024, and then will either vote on it or against it. This process ought to be repeated every year and is part of a wider process, spread over several...
Lebanese tradition is packed with fables and legends of buried riches concealed beneath mysterious hills and in the depths of long-lost caves. We have inherited these tales through the generations,...
In an interview with L'Orient-Le Jour (OLJ) , caretaker Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said that “if war breaks out, it won't come from Lebanon,” as Hezbollah and Israel clash along...
BEIRUT — Lebanese film “C-Section” sets a new record for Lebanese cinema. Only two days after its release on Netflix on Jan. 4, 2024, the movie secured the second position on the top 10 list of...
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said Thursday that a spate of attacks targeting US-led troops in Iraq assisting the campaign against Islamic State group jihadists "need to...
Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday accused Qatar, a key mediator in efforts to free its hostages, of being responsible for the Oct. 7 Hamas attack....
The United States and Iraq are set to initiate talks on the end of a US-led international military coalition in Iraq and how to replace it with bilateral relations, four sources said, a step...
Moving away from dark clothing, Iranian designers are trying to strike a fine balance between a growing trend favoring bright colors and the Islamic Republic's strict dress code for women....
Saudi Arabia plans to allow alcohol sales to non-Muslim diplomats for the first time, two sources familiar with the plan told AFP on Wednesday, modifying strict rules governing liquor in the...
Israeli air strikes and ground operations were focused Thursday on the Gazan city of Khan Younis, where the UN said nine people were killed by tank shelling at one of its shelters the day before....
22:45 Beirut Time Thank you for following our LIVE coverage from day 111 of the Hamas-Israel war. We'll be back tomorrow with more news updates and analysis, right here at L'Orient...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Catch up on yesterday’s LIVE coverage of Day 110 of the Israel-Hamas war here . An unexploded Israeli shell injured a woman...
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
