BEIRUT — Former Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Friday called for national unity to protect Lebanon’s sovereignty and pluralistic identity, marking the 20th anniversary of the withdrawal of...
BEIRUT — United Nations peacekeepers were blocked on Friday by civilians while patrolling near the southern Lebanese town of Tayr Debba in the Sour district, a spokesperson for the United Nations...
BEIRUT — Lebanese authorities have resumed the deportation of Syrian refugees to Syria after a prolonged suspension, a Lebanese security source told L'Orient Today on Friday. The deportations,...
BEIRUT — A dispute between two families in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood in North Lebanon's Tripoli escalated into an exchange of gunfire on Thursday, injuring three people, including a young...
Beirut — Lebanon’s Directorate General of Customs said on Friday it had seized more than five tons of smuggled raw chicken in the northern part of the country. In a statement, the agency said it...
After President Donald Trump's administration revoked hundreds of student visas and threatened deportation for participants of pro-Palestinian campus protests, international students told AFP they...
FBI Director Kash Patel said Friday a U.S. judge was arrested for helping an undocumented migrant evade federal agents, escalating a growing struggle between the White House and courts over...
Dutch MP Jesse Klaver, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Netherlands’ Parliament, said Thursday that he hopes to foster a deeper understanding of Lebanon and the wider Middle East, as...
The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) said Friday it had depleted its food stocks in war-ravaged Gaza where Israel has blocked all aid for more than seven weeks. After 18 months of war, the...
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he is open to meeting Iran's supreme leader or president as the two countries began talks on Iran's nuclear program. Following a meeting last week to outline a...
A monitor of Syria's conflict said Friday that 11 civilians from the Alawite minority had been killed in security raids in the center of the country over the past 24 hours. The killings follow a...
The Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections ( LADE ) noted on Friday "several violations" during the submission of candidacies for the municipal elections in Lebanon, which begin on...
Israeli machine gun fire was reported Friday at the village square in Kfar Kila (Marjayoun), without causing any casualties, according to information from L'Orient Today's correspondent in...
The head of the Lebanese Public Prosecution, Jamal Hajjar, stated on Friday to the Emirati news site Al Ain that the Lebanese judiciary was "ready to investigate" the thwarted attack case...
The Lebanese Parliament delivered a valuable service for the delegation sent to Washington to engage with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), adopting an amended version of the banking secrecy...
Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad Shaibani attended a ceremony on Friday to raise the new Syrian flag outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, according to the state-run Syrian news agency...
BEIRUT — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and first lady Neemat Aoun arrived in Rome on Friday to attend the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican, the Lebanese presidency's press office said. The...
Days before the next round of negotiations, scheduled for Saturday in Muscat between the United States and Iran, the U.S. Secretary of State sought to clarify Washington’s stance. "If Iran...
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, urged countries to resolve trade disputes to "end the uncertainty" that is hindering global economic growth....
After being the target last October of a complaint for sectarian divisions filed by Sheikh Ali Khatib, vice-president of the Higher Shiite Islamic Council, Mohammad Barakat, founder of the...
The U.S. immigration authorities who arrested pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil in New York on March 8 did not have an arrest warrant, according to information from a legal file cited Friday...
The regional director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the Middle East and Central Asia, former minister Jihad Azour, was a key spokesperson for the organization during the spring...
In early April, the Lebanese army closed several official and informal entrances to the Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp, on the outskirts of Tripoli in Northern Lebanon. These measures coincided...
There was a calm Friday along the Lebanese-Syrian border following a nighttime drone attack by Syrian security forces on Hosh al-Sayed Ali, a border village in northern Bekaa, according to...
It’s as if Hezbollah granted Joseph Aoun’s presidency a 100-day grace period. It is ironic to see a party that brands itself as anti-imperialist following a tradition that originated in the United...
In 2007, during its first edition, Art Dubai had only a handful of galleries. Today, with 120 exhibitors from over 65 cities across 40 countries and five continents, it has become the most...
In the case of the alleged embezzlement of funds from the central bank’s “consultation account,” the indictment issued on April 8 by Beirut’s interim First Investigating Judge, Bilal Halawi, is now...
Republican Congressman Cory Mills stated he plans to present the findings of his visit to Syria to President Donald Trump. He will convey a message from Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to his...
Amman accelerated its judicial offensive against the Muslim Brotherhood: five years after its dissolution by the country's highest judicial authority, the Islamist movement was banned from any...
The Syrian Artists' Syndicate awarded, on Thursday, the title of "honorary member" to Fadl Shaker, a Lebanese singer turned Salafist who was involved, alongside Ahmad al-Assir, in...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun visited on Friday the Economic, Social and Environmental Council and stressed on the importance of consulting the body on the matters that concern it. "An...
Justice was served Friday with the verdict in the sordid case, opened in January 2019, involving a father, A.A., who repeatedly raped his four underage daughters: he was sentenced to 112 years of...
Human Rights Watch accused Israel on Wednesday of "indiscriminate" attacks on civilians during its recent war with Hezbollah, saying two deadly strikes in eastern Lebanon should be...
Parliament speaker Nabih Berri ruled out Friday any possibility of disarming Hezbollah until “Israel respects its commitments” under the cease-fire, including its withdrawal from positions it...
“There will be no law guaranteeing Christian-Muslim parity within the Beirut municipal council unless the prerogatives are restored,” wrote MP Nabil Badr (Sunni\Beirut) on X. Badr summed up the...
Hundreds of retired Lebanese military personnel demonstrated Thursday morning at Riad al-Solh Square, in downtown Beirut, alongside a Parliament session addressing a law that includes provision for...
The spokesperson for the Hamas movement in Lebanon, Jihad Taha, stated on Thursday that the Palestinian factions and forces present in the country are willing to enter into a dialogue with...
The Lebanese Army is intensifying its efforts to dismantle Hezbollah’s arsenal south of the Litani River, per the cease-fire agreement. According to our information, for the first time, a...
The prices of gasoline and diesel experienced a noticeable decrease on Friday, while the price of gas canisters remained unchanged, according to the latest price list from the Ministry of Energy...
Farmer Hadi Saheb cannot wait to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after he tapped into groundwater reserves in water-starved Iraq. He is just one of many Iraqis who have...
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank's leaders said in a joint statement Thursday that they welcome efforts towards helping Syria "reintegrate with the international...
The United States said Thursday that President Donald Trump's confidant Steve Witkoff will meet Iranian officials for the third straight week as the adversaries seek a nuclear deal. Witkoff, a...
Lebanese official media said eight people were wounded in a drone attack in a border village, as Syria said it responded to artillery fire from Lebanon. Eight Syrian refugees were wounded and...
The Dutch AIVD intelligence on Thursday accused Iran of staging an "assassination attempt" on an Iranian living in the country. An Iranian man residing in the northern city of Haarlem...
The U.K. government announced on Thursday it was lifting sanctions imposed on Syria's interior and defence ministries during the rule of now-deposed leader Bashar al-Assad, a move welcomed by...
For the third time since the onset of the 2019 economic and financial crisis, Lebanese deputies amended this Thursday, March 24, the 1956 banking secrecy law in a plenary session to make it more...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, April 25, 2025 Some key things to watch today:• Developments in Gaza amid efforts to broker a new cease-fire.Parliament Speaker...
BEIRUT — Lebanon has experienced significant and promising political development in the first few months of 2025, and “could be on the verge of getting international aid and assistance if the...
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
