Editor’s note: A previous version of this article published on April 30, 2026, included misdated quotes of U.S. President Donald Trump from an earlier press conference. L'Orient Today has...
BEIRUT — The government appointed on Thursday during its session Judge Ahmad Rami Hajj as public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, succeeding Jamal Hajjar, who retired Saturday, the state-run...
Dozens of residents and local officials from southern Lebanon gathered in Beirut on Thursday to protest Israel's destruction of their villages, which has been ongoing despite a fragile...
France will host an international meeting in June dedicated to the long-touted two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the French foreign minister announced on Thursday. "On...
Michel Sakr, son of businessman Ibrahim Sakr, a close associate of the Lebanese Forces (LF) led by Samir Geagea, said on Wednesday that he was attacked by men “from the Hezbollah environment” on...
BEIRUT — The U.S. Federal Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed on Apr. 16, 2024, by American Lebanese depositors against Banque du Liban (BDL) and several...
When the United Arab Emirates announced this week its withdrawal from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the move appeared surprising at first, coming amid a regional...
Facing the prospect of a dollar shortage and that of external aid linked to the war, the Finance Ministry is reportedly considering strengthening its ability to collect revenues and spend directly...
BEIRUT — The hearing scheduled for Thursday for the former governor of the Banque du Liban (BDL), Riad Salameh, in the Forry Associates case did not take place due to an appeal filed by Salameh’s...
Senior leaders from more than two dozen global news organizations signed an open letter published on Thursday calling for Israel to allow international media to independently enter the Gaza Strip....
Germany said Thursday it was "prepared" for a possible reduction in U.S. troops threatened by President Donald Trump, while also stressing the importance of a "reliable transatlantic...
Air France-KLM cut its 2026 outlook, saying higher fuel prices caused by the Middle East war would expand its fuel bill by more than a third. The airline group, which also includes budget airline...
U.S. economic growth rebounded less than expected in the first quarter as consumer spending cooled, while inflation surged in March with fallout from the Middle East war beginning to bite,...
While all eyes were on the meeting in Washington between Lebanese and Israeli envoys to discuss a cease-fire, around 30 trucks dispatched by Iraq arrived at Lebanon’s Masnaa border crossing with...
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In Baghdad, his name evokes the business world more than political circles. Yet, in just twenty-five minutes of debate, Ali al-Zaidi established himself as the man to lead Iraq out of crisis. At...
What is going on between the Lebanese Forces (LF) and some of their traditional Sunni allies? In recent days, key leaders from the Sunni community have come under sharp criticism from LF officials,...
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written message on Thursday that the United States had been defeated in its war with the Islamic republic, as the Iranian leadership...
Some of us are still holding our breaths, yet, in cultural spaces, exhales have turned into a tornado, as everyone tries to reschedule everything that was on pause during the war before it's...
The Iranian president said Thursday that the blockade of his country's ports by the United States is 'doomed to fail' and would only worsen disruptions in the Gulf. "Any attempt...
BEIRUT — The American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, one of three present in the Middle East, will leave the region "in the coming days" to return to its home port in Virginia,...
There are figures that time does not erode, but reinvents. Francis of Assisi belongs to this rare category: eight centuries after his death, he continues to be revisited, questioned, and moved...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun met with a delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) at Baabda Presidential Palace Thursday and noted that “there is a...
Pressure on the Lebanese state is continuing. On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Washington was preparing to put in place a framework to train “certain” units of the Lebanese...
BEIRUT — Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called for the establishing of an international fact-finding committee into "violations against workers" committed by Israel in Lebanon, in a...
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it would produce a limited number of commemorative passports bearing a portrait of Donald Trump, the latest example of the administration attaching the...
There is clearly tension behind the scenes.A meeting between the country’s top three leaders was scheduled for this week, but no date was set yet. All sides, however, continue to insist that...
The man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump took a selfie in his hotel room moments before bursting through security with a pump-action shotgun, prosecutors said Wednesday....
Oil prices soared more than seven percent to a four-year high above $126 Thursday after Donald Trump warned the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports could last months and a report said he would be...
A mother sleeping in her car with her children. An old man abandoned in the line at an overcrowded hospital. A child begging for water in a classroom turned into a shelter. These images are no...
BEIRUT — As negotiations between Washington and Tehran aimed at bringing a lasting end to the war in the Middle East stall, Donald Trump is to be briefed Thursday during the day on new military...
SOUTH LEBANON — The death toll from Israeli strikes carried out since early Thursday continues to rise as bombardments persist and the Israeli army has called for the evacuation of around 20...
As internal divisions deepen, it is becoming increasingly clear, despite specifically Lebanese complications, that these divisions are, in a sense, one aspect of the great showdown between the...
Lebanon has improved in the annual press freedom ranking by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), climbing to 115th place out of 180 countries, up from 132nd in 2025, even as “restrictions imposed on...
As Israel prepares to begin producing explosive drones to counter those of Hezbollah, we invite you to revisit this article, originally published on April 30, 2026.After proliferating during the...
The U.S. is pushing for other countries to form an international coalition to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters, as oil...
23:29 Beirut Time Air defense systems heard in Tehran, reason unknown (Iranian media) 23:20 Beirut Time Trump announces direct negotiations between Lebanon and...
Its destruction required more than "450 tons of explosives." On Tuesday, the Israeli army announced it had blown up "the most important underground network" of Hezbollah...
Israel has intercepted aid ships bound for Gaza in international waters near Greece, flotilla organizers said on Thursday, decrying the move as an "escalation of Israel's impunity"....
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, April 30, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz Some key things to watch today:11 a.m.: The Khiam Center for the Rehabilitation of...
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
