The Israeli air force carried out three successive waves of airstrikes on the Bekaa Thursday afternoon, claiming to have targeted eight Hezbollah military bases where numerous weapons, “including...
Israel's actions in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip seem aimed at creating "permanent demographic change," U.N. rights chief Volker Türk said on Thursday. "Taken...
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam emphasized Thursday that "the state must have a single law and a single army" and called for "a minimum of rationality and patriotism" in a televised...
Lebanese actor Assaad Rachdan appeared Thursday before the criminal police following two complaints accusing him of exceeding the boundaries of political expression and making statements regarded...
Preparation : Place the lentils in cold water, bring to boil, then drain. Separate the Swiss chard stems and leaves. Peel the carrots and onions. Then dice them finely along with the Swiss...
Nawaf Salam's government dedicated hours on Thursday to exploring ways to boost state revenues, mainly to fund salary hikes for public employees. This came 10 days after the unveiling of tax...
The 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (May 9–Nov. 22, 2026), entitled In Minor Keys, brings to fruition the project of Koyo Kouoh, who passed away prematurely in May 2025,...
Cuba will defend itself against any "terrorist aggression," President Miguel Diaz-Canel declared Thursday, a day after a deadly shoot-out between gunmen on a U.S.-registered speedboat and...
At least 7,667 people died or went missing last year on migration routes around the world, but the true death toll is likely higher, the U.N.'s migration agency reported Thursday. The figure...
An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, the territory's health officials said. Israel also killed a Palestinian in the south of the enclave,...
As the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, we invite you to revisit this article, originally published on Feb. 26, 2026.The risk that Iran might activate...
The story drew considerable media attention. Since the announcement of Wafiq Safa’s “resignation” from his position as head of Hezbollah’s Coordination and Liaison Unit, analyses have proliferated...
In response to reports of a political package deal taking shape behind the scenes, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Wednesday, "Parliamentary elections will be held on time in accordance...
The son of an Iranian carpet merchant from Isfahan, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has compared the country's negotiating style to the bartering of the bazaar, an approach requiring...
What L'Orient Today learnedIran and the United States began a third round of indirect talks Thursday in Geneva, seeking to move beyond what Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described as a...
As dusk falls over Hamra, a small crowd ascends the stairs of T-Marbouta, leaving behind the cafe’s low hum of conversation and clinking glasses.Upstairs, the space tightens into a library: plastic...
Two people suspected of spying for Israel were arrested in southern Lebanon at the start of the week, a source from General Security confirmed to L’Orient-Le Jour . Local media had described the...
Although various political circles believe that holding the elections in May is far from certain, preparations are moving ahead at full speed, with particular attention on the Shiite political...
Since the Salam government decided on Feb. 16 to increase the fuel tax and raise VAT by a percentage point, criticism has continued unabated. These unpopular measures, approved as fiscal steps to...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrived on Wednesday in Jordan, where they met with Syrian refugees at the Zaatari camp and Palestinian children evacuated from the Gaza Strip. King Charles...
As the third round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program between the United States and Iran begins Thursday in Geneva amid fears of war, satellite imagery from energy monitoring firm Kpler shows that...
BEIRUT — On Thursday, the Lebanese Army fortified its position in Sarda, south of Khiam (Marjayoun district), in the eastern sector of the border with Lebanon. This comes a day after Lebanese...
Historically, Lebanon has been in a constant struggle over its identity and orientation. Since the establishment of Greater Lebanon and the divide over Arab or Western alignment, to the rift...
World Monitor, born from what its creator, Elie Habib, describes as a “Sunday weekend project,” has quickly gained traction among geopolitics enthusiasts and researchers. Its dashboard resembles an...
BEIRUT — Although the international community welcomed Lebanon’s appointment of former Ambassador to the United States Simon Karam to the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire monitoring mechanism in...
Iran and the U.S. are set to hold their third round of talks in Geneva on Thursday aimed at resolving their longstanding nuclear dispute and averting new U.S. strikes on Iran following a...
22:32 Beirut Time We are now closing our LIVE coverage of the region for tonight. We will be back tomorrow morning with more news updates. 21:35 Beirut Time...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz Some key things to watch today:Iranian and U.S. envoys in Geneva ahead of their third...
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
