Noor al-Yacoubi is a 26-year-old translator and writer. She hasn't left the Gaza Strip since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023, and has been sharing reflections on her life with L'Orient Today...
On July 21, Israel’s public broadcaster Kan aired a report about Ayalon Prison, featuring neon-lit corridors, guards in bulletproof vests, and inmates in brown uniforms either lying on the floor or...
MSF said Friday that a quarter of all young children and pregnant or breastfeeding women screened at its clinics in Gaza last week were malnourished, blaming Israel's "policy of...
France said on Friday that its plan to formally recognise a Palestinian state runs counter to the stance held by Palestinian militant group Hamas. "Hamas has always ruled out a two-state...
In these tense times in the region, many observers have recalled that in a recent speech, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem warned of an “existential threat against the resistance, its...
Iranian telecommunications satellite Nahid-2 was carried into space on Friday aboard a Russian Soyuz launcher, Iranian media reported. The locally made satellite was successfully launched from a...
The United States on Thursday announced the approval of a $4.67 billion sale of the NASAMS air defense system and related support to Egypt. NASAMS — the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile...
The White House lashed out at the creators of "South Park" Thursday after the bawdy satire skewered Donald Trump in an episode featuring an AI-generated version of the U.S. president...
BEIRUT — Fuel prices recorded very slight increases on Friday in Lebanon, while the price of the gas cylinder remained unchanged, according to the price list published by the Energy Ministry....
More than 100 humanitarian and human rights organizations warned Wednesday of a “mass famine” spreading across Gaza. In a joint statement, Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children and Oxfam said...
21:57 Beirut Time We are now closing our LIVE coverage of the region for the night. We will be back tomorrow morning with more news updates. 21:56 Beirut Time...
It was a bit after 8:30 p.m. when she finally muted the TV in her second home. “Alright, I’ve heard enough, I’m ready for your questions,” Elissa said confidently, keeping one eye on the weather...
The press service of the "Freedom Flotilla," an international nonviolent movement supporting Palestinians, said overnight from Thursday to Friday that contact had been restored with its...
As traditional forms of Eastern calligraphy are increasingly rarely practiced by younger generations, what surprises one most upon meeting Everitte Barbee — apart from his WASP (White Anglo-Saxon...
BEIRUT — George Abdallah, one of France’s longest-serving prisoners, arrived in Beirut on Friday afternoon after being released in the morning following 40 years behind bars. From the airport, he...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, July 25, 2025.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz.Some key things to watch today:Developments in the Gaza war and efforts to broker a new...
Syrian and Israeli officials spoke about de-escalating the situation in Syria during U.S.-mediated talks in Paris on Thursday, U.S. envoy Tom Barrack said. "Our goal was dialogue and...
France will formally recognise a Palestinian state at the U.N. General Assembly in September, President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday. The moves takes to at least 142 the number of countries...
Beirut’s demands, Israel’s terms, and Washington’s stance: Behind the scenes of the negotiations
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
