Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah suspends military operations on US forces
BAGHDAD — Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah announced the suspension of all its military operations against US troops in the region, in a decision aimed at preventing...
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Lebanon condemns Iran-attributed attack on US forces in Jordan
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Foreign Ministry issued a strong condemnation of the recent attack on American forces stationed at the Jordanian border, labeling it a blatant violation of Jordan's...
30 January 2024
Generators: January's kw/h prices drop slightly
BEIRUT — The cost of a kilowatt-hour (kWh) supplied by private or neighborhood generators has been set at 32,528 Lebanese lira for January bills, according to the latest rate update, regulated by...
30 January 2024
Why Saudi's Aramco abandoned plans to increase oil capacity
BEIRUT — In an unexpected turn of events, Saudi Arabia ordered its national oil company Aramco to maintain its oil production capacity at 12 million barrels per day, abandoning its plan — which...
Stephanie Bechara, 30 January 2024
Ben-Gvir threatens to quit Israeli government over 'reckless' Gaza deal
TEL AVIV — A far-right partner in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition threatened on Tuesday to quit the government over any attempt to enter a "reckless" deal with Hamas to...
30 January 2024
Akkar priest under renewed ‘investigation’ after sex abuse allegations: Maronite Church
BEIRUT — A priest and schoolteacher in rural Akkar governorate is under renewed investigation by the Maronite Diocese of Tripoli, diocese secretary Joe Rizqallah told L’Orient Today , following...
30 January 2024
Disguised Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinian militants in West Bank hospital
JENIN — Israeli commandos disguised as medical workers and Muslim women burst into a hospital in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday and killed three Palestinian militants, one of them lying...
30 January 2024
Reviewing the Fahd Plan of 1981, outlining the contours of an Arab-Israeli peace
On August 7, 1981, Saudi Crown Prince Fahd bin Abdulaziz announced a peace plan for the Middle East and affirmed the right of the Palestinian people to an independent state in the territories...
Laure-Maïssa FARJALLAH, 30 January 2024
US soldiers killed: Will it affect Lebanon?
The US has taken the front seat in talks for de-escalation of the clashes between Israel-Hezbollah, which have been ongoing since Oct.8. So far, President Joe Biden’s envoy to the Middle East,...
Salah HIJAZI, 30 January 2024
Fighting worsens around main Gaza hospital: WHO
GENEVA — Fighting is intensifying around Gaza's largest hospital still in service and it faces operational collapse if more supplies cannot reach it, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on...
30 January 2024
Despite war, Palestinians held their breath as national team played in AFC Asian Cup
Huddled under a makeshift tent, Hani and his friends sat glued to the screen of a laptop. Wrapped in their winter jackets, the six football fans ardently followed the decisive game between their...
Gabriel BLONDEL, 30 January 2024
Demonstration in support of UNRWA in Beirut
BEIRUT – Nearly 200 people demonstrated outside the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Beirut to show their support for the UN agency as...
30 January 2024
Quintet meeting 'useful and promising,' says Berri
BEIRUT – BEIRUT – Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri deemed his meeting with five ambassadors in Beirut on Tuesday at Ain el-Tine as "useful and promising." The five countries — the United States,...
30 January 2024
‘Hamas popularity explodes in the Gulf’ amid Monarchy passivity towards Israel
The Gulf states, led by Saudi Arabia, have been aloof since the start of the Gaza war until recently. They are now busy putting forward a post-war plan — one that holds the prospect of granting...
Amélie ZACCOUR, 30 January 2024
Aid groups slam suspension of funding for UN agency in Gaza
Aid groups condemned on Tuesday a decision by several countries to suspend funding for the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), pointing to a "worsening humanitarian catastrophe" and "looming...
30 January 2024
New twist in the Hannibal Gaddafi case in Lebanon
The case is worthy of a Hitchcock thriller. He was kidnapped on the Syrian border in 2015, then recaptured in a raid by the Internal Security Forces (ISF)’s intelligence service, and detained...
Jeanine JALKH, 30 January 2024
Air freight rates rise amid Red Sea crisis and in run-up to Asia's Lunar New Year
Global air freight rates have climbed for the first time in seven weeks ahead of Asia's Lunar New Year and as attacks on Red Sea shipping prompt companies to secure costlier air cargo space. The...
30 January 2024
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh says Hamas has received cease-fire proposal
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Tuesday that the group had received a cease-fire proposal put forward after talks in Paris and would study it, adding he would visit Cairo for discussions on...
30 January 2024
Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 26,751
The health ministry in Gaza said Tuesday at least 26,751 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory during the war between militants and Israel. A ministry...
30 January 2024
Three suspects arrested for vandalizing 10 churches in Beirut and Mount Lebanon
Three suspects accused of burglarizing and vandalizing 10 churches in Beirut and Mount Lebanon were arrested on Sunday by the Internal Security Forces (ISF), the police announced in a statement. A...
30 January 2024
Kremlin, asked about potential US strikes on Iran, calls for all sides to de-escalate
The Kremlin, asked on Tuesday about potential US strikes on Iranian interests, said tensions in the Middle East were high and that steps were needed to de-escalate rather than destabilize the wider...
30 January 2024
Israel hands over bodies of Palestinians killed in Gaza
Israel on Tuesday handed over to Palestinian authorities the bodies of dozens of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in recent weeks, health officials in the Palestinian enclave said....
30 January 2024
Fuel prices increase, gas slightly decreases
BEIRUT — Fuel prices in Lebanon decreased on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Energy. The price of domestic gas cylinders have gone down slightly. But all changes remain modest with the...
30 January 2024
Israeli intelligence accuses 190 Gaza UN staff of Hamas, Islamic Jihad roles
An Israeli intelligence dossier that prompted a cascade of countries to halt funds for a UN Palestinian aid agency includes allegations that some staff took part in abductions and killings...
30 January 2024
Israel to shift some troops north as negotiators push for Gaza cease-fire
The Israeli army was preparing to shift some of its forces from the Gaza Strip to the restive Lebanese border, as international mediators pushed for a new deal to halt its war with Hamas....
30 January 2024
Qatar says Gaza truce proposal to be sent to Hamas as war rages on
A framework to halt the Gaza fighting and for hostage releases is to be relayed to Hamas, mediator Qatar said Monday, as a bitter row flared around the UN aid agency for Palestinians....
30 January 2024
Blinken urges 'indispensable' UN Palestinian agency to address charges
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged the UN agency for Palestinian refugees to address allegations staff members were involved in attacking Israel but distanced himself from calls...
30 January 2024
West Bank fans proud of Palestine's Asian Cup progress
Despite the war and whatever the result, the only thing that mattered in Al-Dhahiriyah in the occupied West Bank on Monday was the number 7 jersey worn by Palestine's Musab al-Battat....
30 January 2024
Red Crescent says al-Amal hospital under attack, Israel denies: Day 116 of the Hamas-Israel war
22:04 Beirut Time Thank you for following our LIVE coverage from day 116 of the Hamas-Israel war. We'll be back tomorrow with more news updates and analysis, right here at L'Orient...
Malek Jadah, 30 January 2024
Border tensions rise, UNRWA schools reopen, Gaza death toll rises: Everything you need to know to start your Tuesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Catch up on yesterday’s LIVE coverage of Day 115 of the Israel-Hamas war here . Israel’s Defense Minister said troops...
