Magnitude 3.1 earthquake in Syria felt in Lebanon
The National Center for Geophysics in Bhannes, part of the Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS), reported on Monday that an earthquake in Syria was also felt in Lebanon. “At...
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'If you want to commit suicide, do it alone — but leave Lebanon out of it!' Gemayel to Qassem
The leader of the Kataeb Party and MP Samy Gemayel issued a blunt response on Monday to a speech by Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem. “If you want to defend your master, go join him. If you want to...
L'Orient Today, 26 January 2026
Search warrant issued against journalist Ali Berro following his criticism of the presidency
The Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Jamal Hajjar, issued a search warrant against al-Manar correspondent Ali Berro, the state run National News Agency (NNA) reported on Monday, after...
26 January 2026
The woman who inked Shakespeare’s quill: ‘Hamnet’ review
BEIRUT — William Shakespeare defies the norms of modern celebrity. Some 400 years after his death, he remains the most influential writer in the English language, yet his life is scarcely...
Jim Quilty, 26 January 2026
'We can finally say: there are no longer any hostages in Gaza'
An Israeli group campaigning for the release of hostages said Monday that following the return of Ran Gvili's remains, there were no hostages held in Gaza for the first time since 2014....
26 January 2026
Gaza hospital says it received 9 Palestinian prisoners from Israel via Red Cross
Gaza hospital says it received nine Palestinian prisoners from Israel via Red Cross
26 January 2026
Baathism: The complex origins of a bloody history
Damascus, March 17, 1963. In front of the RTF camera, interviewed by French journalist Jacques Abouchar, Michel Aflak, the Baath party co-founder and Baathist theorist, seemed, as usual, laconic....
Soulayma MARDAM BEY, 26 January 2026
Lebanon files complaint over Israel's air violations
BEIRUT – Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon continued on Monday, killing a sheikh who hosted a religious program on Hezbollah’s al-Manar channel in a strike near Sour. Foreign Minister Joe...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 January 2026
Germany arrests Hamas suspect 'born in Lebanon'
BEIRUT — A 36-year-old man suspected of belonging to Hamas was arrested late Friday at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport after arriving on a flight from Beirut, Germany’s Der Spiegel reported. The...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 January 2026
Lebanon-Israel: US embassies say they are working toward 'sustainable peace'
BEIRUT — The U.S. embassies in Lebanon and Israel are "committed to Lebanon and Israel moving towards a sustainable and effective peace through diplomacy and dialogue," the U.S. Embassy...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 January 2026
Qassem vows Hezbollah will not remain neutral
BEIRUT – Addressing U.S. threats of strikes against Iran, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said Monday that his party is “concerned with the need to confront this threat.” “We also consider...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 January 2026
Communication, coordination, AI: Hezbollah attempts an internal overhaul
Since the opening of the front in support of Hamas and its heavy repercussions, Hezbollah has recognized that it is time to clean house and adapt its actions to the new challenges.L’Orient-Le Jour...
Jeanine JALKH, 26 January 2026
Israel retrieves remains of last hostage, military says
Israel has retrieved the remains of the last remaining hostage held in Gaza, the military said on Monday, fulfilling a key condition of the initial phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan...
Reuters, 26 January 2026
Cut the zucchini into strips. There are two ways to do this: either with a spiralizer, which is easy to find in stores, or with a mandolin and a knife. If using a mandolin, slice the zucchini...
26 January 2026
Kurdish forces accuse Damascus of killing five people
Kurdish forces in Syria accused Damascus of killing five people in an attack near the northern town of Kobani on Monday, despite a ceasefire between the two sides. The incident came as the Syrian...
AFP, 26 January 2026
Kiki’s: Where healthy meets delicious in Beirut
Behind the faded yellow facade of a 1920s Lebanese building, formerly "The High Lama", a new restaurant opened its doors on Jan. 5. Kiki’s is both a promise and a manifesto: a way of...
Nada ALAMEDDINE, 26 January 2026
Public employees continue strike while awaiting 2026 budget
BEIRUT — The Association of Public Administration Employees announced Monday "the continuation of the open-ended strike and a full escalation, without any retreat or compromise," on the...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 January 2026
Lebanese mana'eesh, classic and reinvented, in Montreal
In Montreal, the man'usheh has emerged as a comforting emblem for the Lebanese diaspora. Whether topped with za'atar, cheese, baked on a saj, in the oven, or reimagined creatively, it...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 January 2026
Italy urges EU to list Iran's Revolutionary Guards as 'terrorist organisation'
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Monday urged the EU to list Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a "terrorist organisation" following a deadly crackdown on mass...
AFP, 26 January 2026
Khalaf al-Habtoor says he lost $1.7 billion in Lebanon, threatens authorities with legal action
BEIRUT — Emirati conglomerate Habtoor Group, led by Khalaf al-Habtoor, has threatened legal action against the Lebanese government and the central bank over more than $1.7 billion in investment...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 January 2026
Damascus foils attempt to smuggle weapons and ammunition from Qousseir to Lebanon
Syrian authorities announced Monday that they had foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons and ammunition into Lebanon, according to information reported by the official Syrian news agency, SANA ....
L'Orient Today staff, 26 January 2026
Sharon Hakim discusses the modernity of Egyptian director Youssef Chahine's 'female gaze'
On Friday, Jan. 23, together with Hind Meddeb and Viviane Candas, you discussed Youssef Chahine and the "power of women." What was the basis of your contribution on this panel at the...
Joséphine HOBEIKA, 26 January 2026
Mikati responds to change MPs' launched proceedings in France
BEIRUT — Former Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Monday denied any connection to what he described as an “alleged investigation” involving files related to Bank Audi, responding indirectly to...
26 January 2026
Cambodia to join, prime minister says
Cambodia will join U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, the country's prime minister Hun Manet said in a Facebook post on Monday. Joining the board demonstrates Cambodia's...
Reuters, 26 January 2026
Stephan Haggard: Political opponents are increasingly seen as enemies
The most recent uprising against the Islamic Republic in Iran has reignited debates about the regime’s downfall and the conditions under which it might occur.It has also revived the memory of the...
Interview by Soulayma MARDAM BEY, 26 January 2026
Rights group says confirmed protesters death toll nears 6,000
A U.S.-based rights group said Monday it had confirmed the deaths of 5,848 people in a wave of protests in Iran suppressed by security forces, warning that it was still investigating thousands more...
AFP, 26 January 2026
Israel extends ban on Al-Jazeera by 90 days, Qatari channel says
BEIRUT — Israel has extended for another 90 days its ban on Al-Jazeera Media Network activities and the closure of its offices in the country, the Qatari channel reported this weekend. The...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 January 2026
Qatar pledges 'unlimited' aid to Lebanon through multiple initiatives
BEIRUT — On Monday, Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, stated that “Qatar’s aid to Lebanon will have no limits,” adding that improvements in Lebanon...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 January 2026
Israeli violations: Joe Rajji files complaint with Security Council
BEIRUT — Foreign Minister Joe Rajji has sent a letter to the Security Council and the U.N. secretary-general, lodging a complaint against continued Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty in...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 January 2026
A Middle East at the end of its tether
We live in a region where most actors only understand the language of force and where, at the same time, force solves nothing. It is both indispensable and almost useless. Everyone resorts to it...
Anthony SAMRANI, 26 January 2026
Iraq: Kataeb Hezbollah calls for support for Iran
BEIRUT — The secretary general of Kataeb Hezbollah has called on "mujahideen brothers in all corners of the world" to "prepare for total war, in support of and alongside Iran,"...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 January 2026
Qatar renews diplomatic initiative for Lebanon; Sisi mediates with Trump
Under mounting U.S. pressure and as Israeli military operations continue, Lebanon is still betting on diplomacy to halt Israel’s military escalation and find a solution to the weapons issue.Lebanon...
Mounir RABIH, 26 January 2026
Salam visits Tripoli after building collapse, trapped woman found after 2 days
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam visited Tripoli, northern Lebanon’s largest city after Beirut, on Monday to inspect the site where a five-story building collapsed Friday in the Qobbeih...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 January 2026
France vows to speed up ban for under-15s
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday vowed to speed up the legislative process for a social media ban on under-15s, with the goal of enacting it in September this year. "I have asked...
AFP, 26 January 2026
Military orders UN personnel, civilians to leave parts of Jonglei State
South Sudan's military has ordered all civilians and personnel from the U.N. mission and all other charities to evacuate three counties in Jonglei State ahead of an operation there against...
Reuters, 26 January 2026
UNRWA says HQ demolished and set on fire
The United Nations' agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday that its partially demolished headquarters in east Jerusalem was set on fire. The agency, UNRWA, did not offer details on the...
AFP, 26 January 2026
EU Commission to open proceedings against Grok on Monday
The EU Commission will open proceedings against Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok under the Digital Services Act on Monday, Germany's Handelsblatt reported on Monday, citing three high-ranking...
Reuters, 26 January 2026
Israel agrees to 'limited reopening' of Rafah crossing
Israel said Monday it would allow a "limited reopening" of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt once it had recovered the remains of the last hostage in the Palestinian...
AFP, 26 January 2026
Youssef Chahine's cinema of the 'I' as a political act
"Speaking in the first person was the only way to create culture in the Arab world." This statement, made by Yousry Nasrallah, a significant Egyptian filmmaker and close collaborator of...
Joséphine HOBEIKA, 26 January 2026
Dollar sinks on yen intervention talk, gold breaks $5,000
The dollar fell in Asian trade Monday amid speculation US officials could join their Japanese counterparts to help support the yen after a recent sell-off, while equities started the week with...
AFP, 26 January 2026
Abducted after the cease-fire: Nine Lebanese remain imprisoned in Israel
The cease-fire that took effect on Nov. 27, 2024, did not mark the end of the war for many families in Lebanon. Some remain displaced, while others continue to endure repeated Israeli attacks in...
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, Tasnim Chaaban, Marguerita Sejaan, 26 January 2026
Lebanese detainees in Israel: Growing questions, families left without answers
Jan. 26, 2025, south Lebanon — the Israeli army was supposed to withdraw from the border villages it still occupied, as stipulated in the cease-fire agreement signed two months earlier, but refused...
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, Marguerita Sejaan, Tasnim Chaaban, 26 January 2026
Strike in Nabatieh Region: Israeli army says It targeted two Hezbollah members | LIVE
22:39 Beirut Time Strike in Nabatieh Region: Israeli army says it targeted two Hezbollah members Following a drone strike in the Nabatieh region, the Israeli army said it targeted “two...
Muntasser Abdallah, Justine Baer, Sarah Abdallah, 26 January 2026
‘He wanted to become a physical therapist, now he needs one': Ali Tarhini, 19, abducted in Taybeh on Jan. 28, 2025
A whistle of bullets crackles through Jana Tarhini’s phone. She's on a video call with her brother, Ali, while shopping with their mother, Rania Akhdar, in a supermarket in their village, Jibsheet,...
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, 26 January 2026
'I just want to know if he’s still alive': Hussein Karaki, 36, abducted in Markaba, Jan. 26, 2025
A pencil drawing hangs on the living room wall of the Karaki family home in Haret Hreik, a southern suburb of Beirut. Fatmeh, 28, sketched the moment her family’s life “stopped” a year ago in...
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, 26 January 2026
‘Every time I eat, I worry he is being starved’: Mortada Mhanna, 42, abducted in Bint Jbeil on Feb. 16, 2025
“His heart knew,” Aida said quietly, describing her last moments with her son as she stood in front of his house on the outskirts of Bint Jbeil. “It was as if he felt something would happen.” On...
Tasnim Chaaban, 26 January 2026
‘How do you explain imprisonment to a child?’: Hassan Hammoud, 40, abducted in Taybeh on Jan. 27, 2025
The last words she remembers from her younger brother were ordinary, almost mundane, weighed down by exhaustion. After months of displacement — moving furniture up and down staircases, helping his...
Tasnim Chaaban, 26 January 2026
'Dad promised me we'd go out for lunch': Ali Fneich, 36, abducted at sea off Naqoura, June 4, 2025
In her living room in Maaroub (Sour district), Kawthar no longer wants to talk.“We just keep repeating ourselves and nothing changes,” sighs the mother of five, whose children are between the ages...
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, 26 January 2026
‘Tell my family I'm ok’: Maher Hamdan, 31, abducted on Mount Hermon on June 7, 2025
Around 11 a.m. on June 7, 2025, May, 11, and Fares, 9, set out to meet their uncle, Maher Hamdan, at a spring on the outskirts of Shebaa, in southern Lebanon’s Hasbaya district. The 31-year-old...
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, Tasnim Chaaban, 26 January 2026
'Everyone just gave us empty words, not even promises': Fouad Qattaya, 43, and Ali Younes, 33, abducted by Israel on Dec. 19, 2024
On the morning of Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, just hours before Israel would take him as prisoner, Fouad Qattaya was driving his two sons, Ali, 14, and Jawad, 10, to school, when the younger pleaded,...
