Trump says Iran war is 'small potatoes' for US
President Donald Trump said Friday that the Iran war was "small potatoes" for the United States, a day after Vice President JD Vance said he wouldn't describe the conflict as a war....
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Africa larger, United States smaller: UN seeks to redraw the world map
The United Nations on Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries' true size, a resolution sponsored by African...
Reuters, 4 September 2026
Who are the Lebanese still detained in Israel?
Five people detained by the Israeli army in Lebanon have been released since Thursday, while 38 others are believed to remain in Israeli custody, according to a list issued Friday by Lebanon’s...
Ghadir Hamadi, 4 September 2026
Comedian indicted for Erdogan insult
Turkish prosecutors on Friday said they had charged a popular comedian with insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other offences during a stand-up performance in June that, if proven, could...
AFP, 4 September 2026
Municipal landfill catches fire in Minyeh, north Lebanon
NORTH LEBANON — A fire broke out Thursday night at an illegal dump in the village of Assoun, in the Minyeh-Dinnieh district of North Lebanon, and was still not fully under control as of Friday, our...
L'Orient Today staff, 4 September 2026
Treasury sanctions Turkish bank Golden Global over alleged Iran links
The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions Friday on a Turkish bank over its alleged ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as Washington pushes to economically isolate...
AFP, 4 September 2026
The battle over Beirut governor has only just begun
Speculation is already mounting over who will be appointed to Lebanon’s governor posts, particularly in Beirut, where the position is traditionally reserved for a Greek Orthodox Christian. It is...
Yara ABI AKL, 4 September 2026
Crisis-era retirees: Proposal to restore 50% of end-of-service indemnities
BEIRUT — A proposal to partially restore the value of end-of-service indemnities eroded by the Lebanese Lira’s collapse for employees who retired during the crisis is currently being considered,...
Stephanie Bechara, 4 September 2026
Ali Taher capture: 'Buffer zone' in south Lebanon is complete, Katz declares
BEIRUT — The announcement came as something of a surprise. After several months of daily attacks on the Ali Taher ridge, a strategic height overlooking the Nabatieh region in southern Lebanon, and...
AFP/L'Orient Today staff, 4 September 2026
Israel emptying West Bank refugee camps could be crime against humanity: UN
The United Nations warned Friday that Israel's forced displacement of the entire Palestinian populations of three West Bank refugee camps last year could amount to crimes against humanity. In...
AFP, 4 September 2026
Goodbye to Lebanon (and actual olive oil)
Dear reader, I’m writing this with a heavy heart. I’m moving to Ireland for a master’s degree, and it hasn’t hit me yet. For the past two weeks, I’ve been on a dedicated farewell binge, eating the...
4 September 2026
From Venezuela to Iran, Trump pursues oil and its shipping lanes
Interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez said last week that the new 25-year oil deal with the United States would turn the country's reserves into "social happiness." Donald...
Joe Macaron, 4 September 2026
'Tanker for tanker': The new US tactic toward Iran
This is another attempt to bring Iran to heel. Until now, the U.S. military’s preferred military targets in its war against the Islamic Republic as Washington was wary of triggering a surge in...
Laure-Maïssa FARJALLAH, 4 September 2026
Russian drone strikes HQ of Ukraine's SBU security services in Kyiv: Zelensky
A Russian drone has struck the headquarters of Ukraine's SBU security services in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday, as an AFP reporter saw ambulances parked near the...
AFP, 4 September 2026
Netanyahu partners renew calls for removal of Gazans as Israeli election nears
Two Israeli ministers floated proposals this week for the mass removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, resurfacing an idea voiced repeatedly by right-wing politicians over the past three years...
AFP/Reuters, 4 September 2026
Son of famous Egyptian preacher pardoned in UAE, according to state media
The president of the United Arab Emirates on Friday pardoned Egyptian Abdel Rahmane al-Qaradaoui, the son of the late spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, a movement that is illegal in the...
L'Orient Today staff, 4 September 2026
General amnesty: Aoun signs law, Salam calls to thank him
BEIRUT — The general amnesty law was signed Friday by President Joseph Aoun, nearly a month after its adoption in Parliament, without the president sending it back to Parliament for further review....
L'Orient Today staff, 4 September 2026
In light of soaring private generator bills, Lebanese government turns on the 'profiteers'
BEIRUT — After the announcement of increased monthly rates for private generators in Lebanon, the highest since April, which has seen some bills even double, a meeting was held Friday at the Grand...
L'Orient Today staff, 4 September 2026
In Lebanon, individual initiatives create an off-the-books Shein sales network
BEIRUT — When the war on Lebanon crippled Lara Dbouk's speech therapy practice in Sour, southern Lebanon, in 2024, her regular income vanished. The resumption of fighting between Israel and...
Ghadir Hamadi, 4 September 2026
Pro-Assad network dismantled in Lebanon: Security services’ infiltration laid bare
Nearly two years after the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, cells loyal to the former regime continue to operate in Lebanon. On Wednesday, the Intelligence Directorate of the Internal Security...
Salah HIJAZI, 4 September 2026
'Freedom is priceless': Israel releases 4 civilians abducted in southern Lebanon and held captive
SOUTH LEBANON — Israel released four detainees this morning, two Lebanese and two Syrians, who were transferred to Lebanon via the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), announced the...
L'Orient Today staff, 4 September 2026
The industrial policy Lebanon never chose
Mustafa Dah is an Associate Professor of Finance and the chairperson of the Department of Finance and Accounting at Lebanese American University (LAU) State failure is not only exacerbating the...
Mustafa Dah, 4 September 2026
Lebanon-Israel negotiations: Why Lebanon must remain at the table
In recent weeks, the developments on the ground in southern Lebanon and the deadlock reached in the Rome negotiations have led many observers to question whether it would be more effective for the...
Élie FAYAD, 4 September 2026
Israel kills 1 Palestinian and wounds three others in southern Gaza Strip
At least one Palestinian was killed and three others were wounded Friday morning by Israeli gunfire north of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, according to Al Jazeera ’s local correspondents....
L'Orient Today staff, 4 September 2026
End of UN's flash humanitarian appeal: 'Crisis is not over' in Lebanon, official laments
The head of the U.N.'s humanitarian operations, Tom Fletcher, has announced the "end" of the U.N.'s flash humanitarian appeal for Lebanon, which was launched in March following...
L'Orient Today staff, 4 September 2026
Deadly strike on Iranian wedding likely direct hit by US munition, Reuters analysis shows
An explosion that ripped through a wedding celebration in southern Iran on Tuesday, killing four people and injuring at least 68 others, likely resulted from a direct hit by a U.S. munition and not...
L'Orient Today staff, 4 September 2026
More than 120 people killed since Thursday in rebels’ advance towards key strait in Red Sea
More than 120 people have been killed since Thursday in clashes between pro-government forces and Houthi rebels in Yemen — the deadliest in years — according to a new toll provided to AFP on...
L'Orient Today staff, 4 September 2026
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal 'miracle'
Two hydropower workers were pulled alive from a tunnel buried by debris in Nepal on Friday, a rare ray of hope on the tenth day of rescue efforts after catastrophic Himalayan flooding. Rescuers...
L'Orient Today staff, 4 September 2026
First Israeli strike in West Bekaa since June; 2 killed in Kfar Roummane | LIVE
23:10 Beirut Time Israeli strike in West Bekaa, first since June An Israeli strike hit an area near the cemetery in Ain al-Tineh, in the West Bekaa, targeting a farm, according to our...
L'Orient Today staff, 4 September 2026
US downplays Iran war despite civilian casualties; Israel releases 1 detainee; conflicting reports over Israeli control of Ali Taher: Everything you need to know this Friday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 Some key things to watch today:5 a.m.: The Association of Families of the Victims of the Beirut Port Explosion...
