Two dead, 200 rescued in Lebanon migrant boat sinking
Two migrants died and another 200 were rescued Saturday when their boat sank off Lebanon's northern coast, from where increasing numbers make the risky journey to flee a collapsed economy....
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Illegal migrants shipwrecked off Selaata rescued by army
Lebanese naval forces on Saturday rescued would-be illegal migrants stranded off the coast of Selaata, North Lebanon, after their boat sank while they were trying to flee the country, the Lebanese...
31 December 2022
Another kind of recap
Dear readers, The year 2022 is coming to an end, and it’s time for recaps and other odds and ends. At L’Orient Today, we figured we’d offer you another kind of recap, one where we share with...
31 December 2022
Ex-pope Benedict XVI's mixed legacy on child sex abuse
Benedict XVI was the first pope to confront the scourge of clerical sex abuse in the Catholic church, but only after a career in which he himself was accused of covering it up....
31 December 2022
Syria records lowest annual death toll since war began: monitor
At least 3,825 people have died in Syria's war in 2022, the lowest yearly toll since the start of the conflict more than a decade ago, a war monitor said Saturday. The...
31 December 2022
Why is Tripoli quiet on New Year's Eve?
TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Christmas decorations still line the cobbled streets in the district of Mina in the northern city of Tripoli. On both sides of the road, bars and cafes cater to customers who...
Mohamad El Chamaa, 31 December 2022
Former pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95
Former pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced Saturday, almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries. His death brings to an end an...
31 December 2022
Iranian killed at memorial for slain protesters: rights group
Iran's security forces fired on a crowd in the Kurdish-populated west on Saturday, killing a 22-year-old, a rights group said, more than 100 days after the death of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini...
31 December 2022
Berri may no longer call for dialogue
BEIRUT — Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said he may no longer call on MPs for a dialogue to elect a new head of state, after his second initiative in mid-December fell through in the face...
31 December 2022
Three Egypt police killed in attack in Suez Canal city
Three Egyptian policemen were killed and four others, including a police officer, wounded Friday in an attack in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, security and medical sources said....
31 December 2022
General Assembly refers Israeli occupation to UN court
The UN General Assembly on Friday asked the International Court of Justice to consider consequences for Israel over its occupation of Palestinian territories, a day after the Jewish state's most...
31 December 2022
Ronaldo signs for Al Nassr in deal worth 'more than 200 million euros'
Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday signed for Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia, the club announced, in a deal believed to be worth more than 200 million euros. The 37-year-old penned a...
31 December 2022
Iran airport bus crash leaves one dead, over 30 injured
At least one person was killed and more than 30 were injured when two busses collided at Iran's main international airport near the capital Tehran, state media reported....
