Iran says US military operation 'impossible' as Trump mulls peace proposal
Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Sunday said the United States faced a choice between an "impossible" military operation or a "bad deal" with Tehran, after President Donald...
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Rai denounces campaign against him but insists Lebanon 'is above quarrels'
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai condemned, without referring to it explicitly, the smear campaign he has been targeted by on social media in recent days, which sparked a strong outcry on Saturday...
L'Orient Today staff, 3 May 2026
Young Lebanese driver Christopher Feghali crowned champion of Eurocup-3 tournament
The young Lebanese driver Christopher Feghali won first prize Saturday in the opening round of the Eurocup-3 tournament, held from April 30 to May 3 at the Paul Ricard circuit, in the town of Le...
3 May 2026
Tension in Beirut southern suburbs as Lebanese Army pursues shooters
Tension rose in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday, when the Lebanese Army tried to pursue alledged shooters who opened "celebratory" fire during a funeral for people killed in...
3 May 2026
After online polemic targeting him, Rai condemns 'violation of dignities'
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai condemned, without referring to it directly, the social media smear campaign targeting him which sparked widespread condemnation on Saturday from political and...
3 May 2026
Iran hangs man over killing of security forces volunteer in protests
Iran hanged a man on Sunday who had been convicted of involvement in the killing of a security forces volunteer during anti-government protests, the judiciary said. "Mehrab...
3 May 2026
LBCI removes controversial Hezbollah video inspired by 'Angry Birds'
After an uproar over the weekend caused by a cartoon of Hezbollah inspired by the video game "Angry Birds" and broadcast by the Lebanese channel LBCI , the network announced Sunday that...
3 May 2026
Unknown individuals storm, vandalize Mar Shalita church in Qobeiyat
Unknown individuals stormed and vandalized the Church of Mar Shalita in Wadi al-Halslaban, on the outskirts of the village of Qobeiyat in Akkar on Saturday night, with several statues of saints...
3 May 2026
Two foreign activists from Gaza flotilla appear in Israeli court
Two foreign activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla who were brought to Israel for interrogation appeared before an Israeli court on Sunday, a rights group defending them told AFP . The flotilla of...
3 May 2026
Syria state TV reports Jordanian strikes on drug, weapons storage in Sweida
Syrian state TV reported Jordanian strikes on a drugs and weapons storage in the southern Druze-majority province of Sweida, of which many parts are outside the control of Damascus. State...
3 May 2026
Iran plans to turn university hit by US-Israeli strikes into museum
Iranian authorities plan to turn a bomb site at a university in central Iran into a museum about the impact of U.S.-Israeli strikes, an official said. "The current damaged site will be...
3 May 2026
Israel confirms having 'damaged a religious building' in Yaroun
The Israeli army confirmed Saturday that its forces had "damaged a religious building" in Yaroun, in southern Lebanon, after outrage was sparked by the confirmation of the demolition of a...
3 May 2026
Mamdani says no to the Met Gala and yes to Obama to read stories to children
Despite being invited to attend the Met Gala on May 4, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani declined, along with his wife, Rama Duwaji. He framed the decision as consistent with his political stance. “I...
Irène MOSALLI, 3 May 2026
Israeli shells kill two in Arab Salim, in Nabatieh; residents flee Zahrani
The Israeli army heavily bombarded the Nabatiyeh district in southern Lebanon on Sunday morning, killing at least two people and forcing residents to flee the surrounding area, while drone strikes...
L'Orient Today staff, 3 May 2026
Syria says dismantled international drug smuggling network, seized shipment coming from Lebanon
The Syrian Interior Ministry announced on Saturday that it dismantled an international drug smuggling network operating in the Damascus countryside, noting that a large shipment was seized which...
3 May 2026
Lebanese authorities report 20 killed by Israeli airstrikes over past 24 hours; Israel destroys Shiite place of worship in Yaroun | LIVE
19:06 Beirut Time Hezbollah attacks Israeli soldiers in Naqoura Hezbollah says it attacked Israeli soldiers in Naqoura (Sour) at 11 a.m. and then at 12:30 pm, using exploding drones,...
L'Orient Today staff, 3 May 2026
Israel approves plan to buy F-35 and F-15I aircraft from US
Israel gave final approval for a plan to purchase two new combat squadrons of F-35 and F-15Ia aircraft from Lockheed Martin and Boeing in a deal worth tens of billions of shekels, the defense...
3 May 2026
Trump says US could restart Iran strikes 'if they misbehave'
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had been told about the concept of a deal with Iran, but was waiting for the exact wording, while warning there was still the possibility of...
3 May 2026
'Exceptional meeting' between Generals Haykal and Clearfield at Beirut air base
BEIRUT — Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Rodolph Haykal and the head of the cease-fire monitoring committee (the “Mechanism”), U.S. Gen. Joseph Clearfield, held an “exceptional meeting” at Beirut Air...
3 May 2026
Nobel committee urges Iran to free Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, in need of medical care
The chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize committee, Joergen Watne Frydnes, has urged Iranian authorities to release Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi so she can be cared for by a medical...
