Foreign Minister Joe Rajji once again called on Wednesday for the "complete" withdrawal of the Israeli army from southern Lebanon as he received the U.S. ambassador to Beirut, Lisa...
Former MP of West Bekaa, Antoine Saad, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88, was buried on Wednesday in his hometown of Rashaya during a popular funeral, according to L'Orient Today's...
The brief but powerful rainfall in Beirut and its surroundings on Wednesday afternoon flooded some roads, causing massive traffic jams, according to witnesses contacted by L'Orient Today. The...
Ali Hassan Khalil, an Amal MP and right-hand to Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri, stated on Wednesday that the Lebanese need "reconciliation and transparency around a national vision for...
Less than 24 hours after a deadly attack on a vehicle carrying an official of the armed wing of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, the Israeli army carried out a strike on Wednesday on a van driving in...
Lebanese celebrity-enthusiasts also have their "Patriiick!" except that this one is not a singer-actor like Patrick Bruel, but one of the region's star photographers. Patrick...
Finance Minister Yassin Jaber said in an interview with Asharq Business – an Arabic-language media partner of Bloomberg – and reported by local media, that the appointment of a new governor of the...
BEIRUT — Lebanon recorded a fiscal surplus of LL26.619 billion in 2024, or the equivalent of $297.4 million at the LL89,500-to-the-dollar rate, according to the latest figures compiled by the...
Hassan Fadlallah, a Hezbollah MP, stated on Wednesday that the party would be a "true partner within the state and its institutions," while "supporting" the state's choice...
The Lebanese are waiting impatiently to see the commitments to judicial reform, which President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, and Justice Minister Adel Nassar made, come to fruition. The...
The case involving $2.5 million in cash seized from the suitcase of a passenger who arrived on Feb. 28 at the Beirut airport and allegedly destined for Hezbollah is being examined by various...
During its monthly meeting, the Council of Maronite Bishops in Bkirki (Kesrwan) welcomed President Aoun's visit to Riyadh on Monday, considering it a step to "strengthen relations between...
In an interview broadcast Sunday on MBC on the second day of the month of Ramadan, the head of Saudi Arabia’s State Security, Abdelaziz al-Howairini, said that ‘opposition figures’ living abroad...
With the hood of his car covered in green camouflage, Samer* was talking on March 3, with an armed man, dressed like him in military fatigues, in Karama Square [Arabic for dignity] Sweida, a...
When we last saw her, she had her nose deep in her dessert recipes, and now, four years later, we find her embarking on an adventure that has brought both her and her work a new level of...
Once viewed as a sign of ingenuity, tax evasion has turned some Lebanese taxpayers into experts in dodging taxes. The "smart" Lebanese taxpayer is often defined by their ability to...
The new Israeli chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, officially took office Wednesday, during a ceremony at the Israeli army headquarters in Tel Aviv, attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...
Lent and Ramadan coincide this year, both involving fasting practices with unique dietary restrictions. During Ramadan, it is customary to fast from dawn to sunset, with the fast broken at iftar,...
Beirut is preparing to open a new chapter in its relations with Gulf countries following President Joseph Aoun's visit to Saudi Arabia yesterday. This marks the end of more than a decade of...
A heavy responsibility now rests on the shoulders of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. In November, he was already tasked with negotiating the cease-fire agreement on behalf of Lebanon.After that, he...
Determined to benefit from the broad support they have on the political and diplomatic scene, President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam want to tackle one of the most challenging tasks...
The Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) of Gebran Bassil denied on Wednesday, in a statement, the reports by Nidaa al-Watan accusing it of opening an account on X publishing caricatures of President...
Israel’s internal security agency, Shin Bet, admitted Tuesday to “failing” in its mission, saying it was unable to prevent the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. “Shin Bet did not prevent the...
President Joseph Aoun left Cairo on Wednesday to return to Beirut, ending his first official trip abroad which began with a meeting in Saudi Arabia with Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS),...
22:21 Beirut Time This concludes our live coverage for today. Be sure to come back for the latest updates. Goodnight! 21:28 Beirut Time Israel confirmed that it...
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said he would take part in a meeting Wednesday of the international chemical weapons watchdog in the Netherlands, nearly three months after Bashar...
Arab leaders endorsed on Tuesday a plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip under the future administration of the Palestinian Authority, presenting an alternative to U.S. President Donald Trump's widely...
While Iranian policy could recently be interpreted as an olive branch extended to the United States following the election of reformist President Massoud Pezeshkian last July, hard-liners have...
Amnesty International said on Wednesday that Israel's attacks on ambulances, paramedics and health facilities during its recent war with Hezbollah should be investigated as war crimes. A Nov....
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun held talks Tuesday with his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of an Arab summit in Cairo, during which the pair agreed on containing incidents...
Israel's domestic security agency Shin Bet acknowledged on Tuesday its failure in preventing Hamas's attack on Oct. 7, 2023, saying that if it had acted differently the deadliest day in...
During a speech Tuesday at the extraordinary Arab summit in Cairo to discuss a Gaza reconstruction plan, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun made pointed remarks about Iran and reiterated his commitment...
Jordan on Tuesday evacuated the first group of Palestinian children in need of medical treatment from the war-battered Gaza Strip under a plan the king presented to U.S. President Donald Trump last...
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Tuesday called on the international community to pressure Israel to "immediately" withdraw its troops from the south, as he attended his...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, March 4, 2025Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:International response to the Arab League's Gaza...
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
