At first glance, the game seemed to hold limited significance, with both Germany and Angola having already secured spots in the Round of 16, but the 2006 Basketball World Cup’s preliminary round...
Amnesty International called Wednesday on Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen to reveal the fate of people missing in decades of war and unrest, to mark International Day for the Disappeared....
BEIRUT — The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) appealed Wednesday for $15,467,309 to address Ain al-Hilweh's needs after recent violent clashes within the camp. From late...
The United Nations Security Council will vote today on the renewal of the UNIFIL mandate. L'Orient-Today will cover this meeting live, on this page , starting at 4.45 pm (Beirut). The UN...
BEIRUT — Lebanese residents in Gabon, where a military coup against President Ali Bongo was staged Tuesday night, are safe for the moment, Ali Katour, editor-in-chief of the news website...
Gebran Bassil appeared calm and composed, a striking contrast to his energetic and active persona. He is consistently on the lookout for fresh ideas and initiatives to bring forth, and more often...
A Palestinian man was killed Wednesday during clashes between gunmen and Palestinian security forces in the occupied West Bank, police and a security source said. "A...
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is being detained at home and one of his sons has been arrested for "treason," military officers said Wednesday, hours after announcing they had overthrown the...
Iran is ratcheting up a crackdown ahead of the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, arresting prominent personalities, campaigners and relatives of those killed by security forces in...
BEIRUT — American envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut on Wednesday morning as part of an official visit announced a few hours earlier by the US Embassy in Lebanon. During this visit, the...
BEIRUT — French Minister of Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna referred to "openings" in the political deadlock in Lebanon during a speech at the annual ambassadors' conference at the Élysée Palace...
Pour all the ingredients into a shaker without ice and shake vigorously for 20 to 30 seconds. Add a handful of ice cubes and shake again for another 20 to 30 seconds. Strain the cocktail into a...
On July 30, the lights in Beirut’s Monnot Theater slowly dropped to black. In the darkness, the performers took the stage. This was the final performance of "Behind the Curtains," a show created...
BEIRUT — The American envoy Amos Hochstein is expected in Lebanon on Wednesday for a two-day visit, the US Embassy announced in a statement . The statement specified that the senior official will...
A new Gebran National Committee was elected on Sunday, Aug. 27, for a 4-year term, with Fady Joseph Rahme as its president. The vote took place by universal ballot for the first time and included...
BEIRUT — Air traffic controllers attached to Lebanon's General Directorate of Civil Aviation announced Tuesday evening in a statement that a roadmap to resolve the staffing problems afflicting the...
Military police arrested comedian Nour Hajjar yesterday over a recent joke he made at the expense of the Lebanese Army, according to Hajjar’s lawyer. Media freedom advocate Jad Shahrour said...
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
