CENTCOM says it 'disabled' Iranian tanker Wednesday
BEIRUT — In a message posted on X early Wednesday evening, U.S. Central Command said it "disabled" an Iranian tanker Wednesday afternoon. "U.S. forces operating in the Gulf of Oman...
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Israel 'ready for all scenarios' regarding Iran: PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday his country was "prepared for all scenarios" in dealing with Iran, in a video statement released by his office. "We are ......
6 May 2026
Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike on Beirut suburb, source tells AFP
Israel carried out an airstrike Wednesday evening on the southern suburb of Beirut for the first time in nearly a month, killing a high-ranking Hezbollah commander, a source close to the...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 May 2026
Another deadly day in Lebanon as Israeli army intensifies strikes in the Bekaa Valley
BEIRUT — Another bloody day in Lebanon on Wednesday. Despite a cease-fire, Israeli strikes continued and intensified in the Bekaa and southern Lebanon, where the Israeli army chief vowed to...
L'Orient Today staff, 6 May 2026
Israel army chief vows in Lebanon to seize opportunity to dismantle Hezbollah
Israel's army chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir visited troops in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, vowing to dismantle Hezbollah and saying the military was prepared to launch a new offensive...
6 May 2026
Salam calls Aoun-Netanyahu meeting 'premature'
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Wednesday that “Lebanon is not seeking to normalize its relations with Israel, but rather to make peace,” while stressing that Lebanon’s “minimum...
L'Orient Today staff, 6 May 2026
Iran says it is reviewing new US proposal after sources say sides closing in on deal
Iran said on Wednesday it was reviewing a new U.S. proposal, after sources said Washington and Tehran were closing in on a one-page memorandum to end the war in the Gulf while leaving tricky issues...
6 May 2026
Stalemate, a bad scenario for Lebanon
Despite near-daily threats to expand the war in the south, Lebanese authorities do not view this as a likely scenario. According to sources close to the government, these threats are part of...
Scarlett HADDAD, 6 May 2026
Aoun to Akkar delegation: Tender will be launched soon to operate René Moawad Airport in Qlayaat
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun said, while receiving a delegation of heads of municipal federations and mukhtars from the Akkar region at the Baabda Palace on Wednesday, that a tender will soon...
L'Orient Today staff, 6 May 2026
Sibline hospital staff in Chouf assaulted by relatives of a patient
BEIRUT — Medical staff at Sibline public hospital (Chouf) were physically assaulted on hospital grounds by relatives of a patient, members of a family displaced from South Lebanon. Contacted by...
L'Orient Today staff, 6 May 2026
Abu Ali, the 87-year-old man who the world saw sleeping on the ruins of his home, passes away
His photo went viral on social media and touched many people. Hussein Fakih, known as Abu Ali, an 87-year-old man from Srifa (Sour district), became known after a photo showed him sleeping on the...
Zeina ANTONIOS, 6 May 2026
Pope Leo XIV expresses his 'spiritual closeness' to people of southern Lebanon
BEIRUT — Pope Leo XIV expressed his “spiritual closeness" to the people of southern Lebanon on Wednesday during a call with priests from the South, the state-run National News Agency (NNA)...
L'Orient Today staff, 6 May 2026
PMI index: Private sector holds up as best it can amid the war, despite collapsing exports
The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which measures sentiment in Lebanon’s private sector, fell in March as expected, dropping for the first time in several months below the 50-point threshold...
L'Orient Today staff, 6 May 2026
Amal Khalil's newspaper files complaint against a BFMTV expert
The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar filed a complaint Wednesday in Paris for "apology for war crimes" against General Philippe Sidos for his statements on the BFMTV set regarding the...
L'Orient Today staff, 6 May 2026
Oil prices tumble, stocks rally on Mideast peace hopes
World oil prices dived Wednesday and stock markets rallied on fresh hopes for an end to the Iran war. Washington believes it is close to reaching an agreement with Iran to reopen the key Strait of...
6 May 2026
Why Hezbollah is signaling a return to suicide operations
As confrontations in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah edge toward a war of attrition, the party is threatening to resume suicide operations — a tactic it used in the 1980s and 1990s,...
Jeanine JALKH, 6 May 2026
To spare Lebanon the two-front trap: The Beirut–Damascus axis as a final bulwark
Lebanon risks becoming the region’s weakest link — a marginalized arena, caught in the crosscurrents of competing projects and deadlock.The region now faces the threat of a new escalation. And even...
Mounir RABIH, 6 May 2026
The fragility of monetary policy exposed by the war
Lebanon’s monetary stability, maintained since 2023 despite an unresolved financial crisis and two wars, is once again under strain, as worrying signs emerge of a drain on foreign currency...
Mounir YOUNES, 6 May 2026
Fadl Chaker and Ahmad al-Assir acquitted in 'attempted murder' case involving Hezbollah official
The Beirut Criminal Court, presided over by Bilal Dennaoui and composed of Nadim Nashef and Sara Breish, acquitted singer Fadl Shaker and Salafist Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir on Wednesday in a case...
L'Orient Today staff, 6 May 2026
Facing Hezbollah, Lebanese Army flexes its muscles a notch higher
Over the past two days, Lebanese Army patrols have arrested armed individuals for firing into the air during funerals in the heart of Beirut’s southern suburbs and in Baalbeck — areas where...
Yara ABI AKL, 6 May 2026
French shipping firm says vessel targeted in Hormuz
French shipping company CMA CGM said Wednesday one of its vessels had been targeted by an attack in the Strait of Hormuz. "The CMA CGM San Antonio was the target of an attack yesterday while...
6 May 2026
Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs: Netanyahu says Hezbollah Radwan Force commander targeted | LIVE
22:13 Beirut Time Hezbollah says it struck an Israeli army vehicle in Deir Siryan At around 10 p.m., Hezbollah said it had successfully launched an attack drone at 7:10 p.m. targeting...
Justine Baer, 6 May 2026
Iran strikes UAE again, Israel targets south Lebanon with white phosphorus shells: Everything you need to know this Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Some key things to watch today:11:00 a.m.: Joint parliamentary committees session on general amnesty...
Abbas Mahfouz, 6 May 2026
Israel bombs south Lebanon with phosphorus; it has killed more than 2,700 people in Lebanon since March 2
Israel has killed 2,700 people since March 2, according to the latest figures published by the Health Ministry, while the Israeli state continued its bombings in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, firing...
