Pegasus resumes its service to Beirut starting July 5
BEIRUT — Pegasus Airlines announced that it will be resuming its service to and from Beirut starting on July 5, in a statement released Thursday. Air France has postponed the resumption of its...
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Evacuation of Syrian refugee camps along Litani River begins
BEIRUT — The National Litani River Authority (LRA) announced on Thursday that it had begun dismantling an Syrian refugee camp in Bar Elias, a town in the Bekaa's Zahle district, as part of a...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 June 2025
Joumblatt: The PSP has handed over its weapons to the state
BEIRUT — Lebanese Druze leader and former head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) Walid Joumblatt revealed on Thursday that his party had handed its weapons over to the Lebanese Army about...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 June 2025
Israeli escalation in south Lebanon: Drone strikes kill Hezbollah member and commander
BEIRUT — The Israeli army killed two people in two separate drone strikes on southern Lebanon on Thursday, claiming in a statement afterward that the victims were a Hezbollah commander and a party...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 June 2025
Iran, Gaza… from one truce to another?
A return to normal on all fronts: that's what some Israelis hope for, as the Gaza issue is expected to regain priority following the Israel-Iran cease-fire agreement that came into effect on June...
Stéphanie KHOURI, 26 June 2025
Deriane: Any marginalization or exclusion of Sunnis is unacceptable
BEIRUT — Grand Mufti of Lebanon Abdellatif Derian rejected "any marginalization or exclusion of Sunnis," in a statement on Thursday, calling it "unacceptable" amid municipal...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 June 2025
Iran turns to internal crackdown in wake of 12-day war
ISTANBUL/BAGHDAD — Iranian authorities are pivoting from a cease-fire with Israel to intensify an internal security crackdown across the country with mass arrests, executions and military...
26 June 2025
No known intelligence that Iran moved uranium, US defense chief says
WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said he was unaware of any intelligence suggesting Iran had moved any of its highly enriched uranium to shield it from U.S. strikes...
26 June 2025
Arms-laden pickup explodes in Hermel highlands after clash with Lebanese Army
A pickup truck loaded with weapons and ammunition exploded in the Hermel highlands on Wednesday afternoon, following an exchange of fire with the Lebanese Army aimed at stopping a smuggling...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 June 2025
Iran vetting body okays bill suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog
The Iranian body tasked with vetting legislation approved a bill to suspend cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Thursday, citing recent U.S. and Israeli strikes....
26 June 2025
Israel incurs $12 billion in direct losses from 12-day war with Iran
Israel has sustained an estimated $12 billion in direct losses from its 12-day war with Iran, according to Israeli media and official economic reports released Wednesday. To finance the war’s...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 June 2025
Tracing the origins of the 400,000 ‘disappeared’ figure in Gaza attributed to a Harvard study
A new alarming figure estimating the accumulated Palestinian death toll in Gaza has sparked intense debate in recent days. A supposed assessment of the number of Palestinians "disappeared" has...
Gabriel BLONDEL, 26 June 2025
Israeli attacks kill at least 35 people in Gaza since midnight
CAIRO — Israeli gunfire and airstrikes killed at least 35 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, local health authorities told Al Jazeera, as mediators reached out to Israel and Hamas to...
26 June 2025
Ras Baalbeck city hall vandalized
BEIRUT — The Ras Baalbeck city hall was vandalized on Wednesday evening, according to L'Orient Today's correspondent in the region. The village is located in the northern Bekaa, in Baalbeck...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 June 2025
Hezbollah says only official sources should be used in reference to party positions
BEIRUT — Hezbollah called on Thursday for the media to only rely on the party's official channels to convey its positions, asserting that any information from other sources cannot be attributed...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 June 2025
Berri snubs more than 60 MPs on electoral law amendment
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri once again succeeded in imposing his will. On Wednesday, the Berri scheduled a plenary session for Monday. But contrary to the expectations of several MPs — primarily...
Yara ABI AKL, 26 June 2025
Pope Leo laments 'diabolical intensity' of Middle East conflicts
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo said on Thursday that conflicts in the Middle East were raging with an unprecedented "diabolical intensity" and appealed for greater respect for international law,...
26 June 2025
In one month, nearly 550 Palestinians were killed while seeking aid in Gaza
Since Israeli and U.S.-run distribution operations in Gaza began one month ago, at least 549 Palestinians have been killed and another 4,066 injured while seeking humanitarian aid at the four sites...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 June 2025
World Bank, IAEA to cooperate on nuclear power development, safety
The World Bank and the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Thursday launched a new agreement to cooperate on the safe development and financing of nuclear power for developing countries,...
26 June 2025
'Thrown out like trash': Afghans return to land they hardly know
ISLAMABAD — Ghulam Ali begins his days in pain, his muscles aching from hauling grain on a rickety cart through the streets of Kabul, homesick for the country he called home for nearly four...
26 June 2025
Zohran Mamdani, ‘progressive Muslim’ and pro-Palestinian, elected Mayor of New York
On the occasion of Zohran Mamdani’s election as mayor of New York on November 4, we’re revisiting this article, first published on June 26, 2025, just before the Democratic primary.At his level,...
Soulayma MARDAM BEY, 26 June 2025
More countries expected to join Abraham Accords, says US envoy
More countries are expected to join the Abraham Accords, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff hinted at during an interview with CNBC on Wednesday. Witkoff also reiterated comments...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 June 2025
Iran suspends cooperation with IAEA; WHO makes first medical aid delivery to Gaza in nearly 4 months | LIVE
19:08 Beirut Time That concludes our live coverage for today. Thanks for joining us. We'll be back tomorrow with more news updates and analysis. Goodnight! 18:46 Beirut Time...
L'Orient Today staff and Ghadir Hamadi, with Muntasser Abdallah reporting from the South, 26 June 2025
Trump calls for Israeli PM's trial to be canceled
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Israel to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or cancel his corruption trial, saying the U.S. would save him like it did his...
26 June 2025
France says it intercepted drones targeting Israel prior to Iran cease-fire
PARIS — France's military took part in efforts to stop Iranian drones targeting Israel prior to this week's cease-fire, the country's defence minister Sebastien Lecornu said late on Wednesday....
26 June 2025
Israel-Iran: A war for nothing?
It had long been predicted that Israel and Iran would eventually engage in open warfare. Given Iran's regional ambitions and Israel's military superiority, such a confrontation had become nearly...
