The new ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, Salem Fahd al-Kaabi, arrived in Beirut on Tuesday, the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported. He was appointed earlier this month by UAE...
There are still several grey areas within Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza — endorsed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — particularly about the timeline and details of...
As the deadline granted by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam's government for the regularization of private generators expired on Saturday, Economy Minister Amer Bisat explained during a press...
Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, stated Tuesday that the plan put forward by the Trump administration to end the war in Gaza "achieves a main...
The president of the Lebanese Poultry Union, William Boutros, has called on Lebanese authorities to take action to protect the sector, following the recent limitations or bans on imports of frozen...
Commander-in-chief of the army, General Rodolph Haykal inspected Tuesday the headquarters of the Sixth Infantry Brigade at the Mohammad Makki Barracks, Baalbeck, where he was briefed on the...
Hezbollah firmly condemned on Tuesday the “snapback” mechanism activated by the E3 (France, Germany, United Kingdom), which marks the reinstatement of economic sanctions against Tehran after the...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued Hamas an ultimatum of "three or four days" to respond to his plan to end the war in Gaza, as the group reviewed the proposal already backed...
Lebanon's ministries of Interior and Foreign Affairs announced in a joint statement Tuesday that registration for expatriates wishing to take part in the next parliamentary elections from their...
BEIRUT — Lebanese households relying on private or neighborhood electricity generators will see slight relief in September bills, as the price of a kilowatt-hour (kWh) falls by just a fraction....
A daycare center in Ashrafieh has been permanently closed until further notice by order of the Beirut Court of Appeals’ Public Prosecution, following instructions from Judge Raja Hamoush, due to...
From laws against serious crimes, such as sexual violence, to outdated rules that simply lost relevance over time, Lebanon’s legal system in 2025 still carries many provisions dating back 100 years...
A few weeks ago, French actress and feminist activist Adèle Haenel boarded the Global Sumud Flotilla but had to leave the boat she was on due to engine damage. The flotilla aims to break the...
The complaint for “abuse of power” filed in January 2023 by former Top Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat against the investigative judge into the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut port explosion Tarek Bitar — and one...
DOHA — Qatar said it was set to hold talks with Egypt, Turkey and Hamas negotiators on Tuesday to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza plan, adding that Hamas would study it "responsibly."...
The Hoor al-Azim Wetland is the last of its kind in the once-lush and seemingly endless Mesopotamian Marshes — and it is steadily shrinking. The Marshes were once the largest in West Asia until the...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced on Tuesday that they welcome U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to Israel's war on Gaza and oversee the post-war...
The fight over the electoral law has escalated. This time, MPs critical of Hezbollah derailed Speaker Nabih Berri’s agenda by leaving Monday’s session and breaking quorum.It was their way of...
BEIRUT — For the second consecutive day, disagreements in Parliament over the expat voting law led to Tuesday's Parliamentary session being adjourned for lack of quorum. Many MPs —...
In July 2021, a delegation from Medef International — the foreign affairs arm of France’s largest employers’ union — visited Beirut to present its vision for the capital’s reconstruction after the...
JERUSALEM — A leading Israeli settler said he failed to get assurances from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on annexation of the occupied West Bank ahead of a meeting between the premier and U.S....
After days of speculation, the White House on Monday released a 20-point plan for ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza, releasing hostages held by Hamas, and outlining the Palestinian...
Iran said Tuesday that 120 nationals being deported from the United States under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, will fly home this week, among concerns from several human...
Former central bank Governor Riad Salameh, who was released on Sept. 26 after paying a $14 million bail, could be summoned again by Beirut investigative judge Rola Osman in the so-called “Forry...
Like a cancer patient, Lebanon swings between fleeting signs of improvement and sudden relapses. At times, there appears to be progress, only for the symptoms to return with greater intensity, a...
For Palestinians living in Lebanon, the recent diplomatic carousel concerning the status of a homeland they are still barred from returning to feels distant at best and hypocritical to many.Within...
DUBAI/LONDON — The Dutch-flagged cargo ship Minervagracht was ablaze and adrift in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday, a day after being hit by an explosive device that injured two seafarers and forced...
Norwegian Football Federation President Lise Klaveness has called for Israel to be suspended from international football ahead of an expected UEFA vote this week on the country's participation...
JERUSALEM — The Bank of Israel kept short-term interest rates unchanged on Monday, citing Israel's push deeper into Gaza along with persistent inflation, while warning over the impact of the...
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In Achrafieh, in the Saradar building at 812 Tabaris Street, a discreet and minimalist space has taken the place of "Let's Dance," a studio once dedicated to dance that fell victim to...
Two years ago, L’Orient-Le Jour was still wondering who this new and exuberant creature was. If we asked her the same question today, we’d probably get a good slap in the face — delivered by a...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:• The response to Trump's announcement of a...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:10:30 a.m.: The Parliamentary Committee on Foreign...
U.S. President Donald Trump published on Monday a 20-point peace proposal for Gaza that would end the war between Israel and Hamas militants and require the return of all hostages living and dead...
Residents of war-torn Gaza expressed scepticism over the latest peace plan unveiled Monday by U.S. President Donald Trump, dismissing it as a farce that fails to end the war. "It's clear...
U.S. President Donald Trump secured Benjamin Netanyahu's backing for a wide-ranging Gaza peace plan Monday, but the Israeli prime minister warned he would "finish the job" against...
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
