BEIRUT — A man set himself on fire, Friday, near Layoun gas station in Zahle, before people extinguished the flames, L’Orient Today ’s correspondent in the Bekaa reported. Here’s what we know :...
BEIRUT — After the close of polls on Friday for diaspora voting in 10 countries in the region, Foreign Minister Abdallah Abou Habib said 18,225 out of 30,930 registered Lebanese expats had voted,...
For the second time in Lebanon's history, the diaspora has had the opportunity to vote for the next term of the 128 members of Parliament. It comes as an opportunity for some of these Lebanese...
Some constituencies have as many as five lists that align themselves with the thawra (revolution). How do you distinguish between them? It is a delicate choice, given that the programs and their...
Could civil servants’ refusal to work on election day hamper the smooth running of the May 15 polls? Many public sector employees who are normally mobilized to manage polling stations — including a...
BEIRUT — Lebanese President Michel Aoun said Friday that “one reason for the prolonged stay of Syrian refugees on Lebanese soil is that they receive international aid.” This opinion was shared...
Bernard Hage, illustrator, cartoonist and musician and author of "Anatomy of a Hummus Plate," published in April 2021 by L'Orient-Le Jour and available on www.theartofboo.com, tries to make...
BEIRUT — A waterspout off the coast of El Mina, North Lebanon, Friday caused an injury and material damage, L’Orient Today’s correspondent in the area reported. Here’s what we know : •...
BEIRUT — Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi published two separate decisions Friday, in which he changed the addresses of polling stations for the legislative elections: three French municipalities,...
BEIRUT — In a statement issued ahead of the sixth annual Brussels Conference , in which donors pledge funding in response to the crisis in Syria and neighboring refugee-hosting countries, Human...
BEIRUT — As of 4 p.m. Friday, more than 11,260 of 31,000 registered Lebanese expats have voted. Polling stations for Lebanese residents of Iran and nine Arab countries, namely Oman, Saudi Arabia,...
BEIRUT — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for “free, transparent, honest and inclusive parliamentary elections in Lebanon on May 15”. The elections kicked off Friday for Lebanese...
KHALDEH — The diwan of the late Sheikh Mounzer “Abu Amir” Daher in the hills of Khaldeh was prepared to receive guests in style. Plates of fruit and sweets were laid out on the tables. Coffee —...
BEIRUT — Polling stations for Lebanese residing in Iran and nine Arab countries, namely Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt, opened on Friday morning, kicking...
Beirut’s demands, Israel’s terms, and Washington’s stance: Behind the scenes of the negotiations
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
