Dar al-Fatwa calls for end to 'spiral of blockages'
Dar al-Fatwa, Lebanon's highest Sunni authority, on Saturday said that "the election of a president of the republic requires dialogue between all the country's political components and...
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Deadly strikes in Gaza as Israel commits to talks
Israel carried out deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday and engaged in combat with Hamas fighters, while to the north it exchanged fire with Hezbollah militants across the Lebanese border. ...
6 July 2024
Vatican No. 2 calls for election of president in Lebanon
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, stressed on Saturday "the importance for Lebanon of electing a new president of the republic" and expressed hope that the "Christian component...
6 July 2024
What changes are expected under Iran's new president?
Iranians have picked reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as the Islamic Republic's next president in an election to replace Ebrahim Raisi who was killed in a helicopter crash in May....
6 July 2024
Saudi ambassador receives former Lebanese president Michel Sleiman
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Lebanon, Walid Bukhari, discussed "political developments in Lebanon and the region," with former Lebanese president Michel Sleiman on Saturday, the Lebanese...
6 July 2024
Berri congratulates Iran's Khamenei on newly elected president
BEIRUT — Lebanon's Parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, congratulated Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Saturday on his country's newly elected president, Masoud Pezeshkian,...
6 July 2024
FATF 'gray list': BDL's acting governor in Washington seeking new reprieve
Banque du Liban (BDL)'s acting governor, Wassim Manssouri, left Beirut at the end of the week for Washington, where he is due to hold talks with a number of financial officials in an attempt to...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 6 July 2024
Far right threatens France's Syria policy
Depending on the outcome of Sunday's second round of parliamentary elections, there’s a significant chance France might, for the first time in its history, see a prime minister from the far right....
Benjamin FÈVE, 6 July 2024
Israel continues 'deliberately targeting Lebanon's environment,' experts say
BEIRUT — Israeli fire burned 17 million square meters of land between Oct. 7 and June 20, according to the latest data by Lebanon's National Early Warning System platform ( NEWSP)...
6 July 2024
Is art therapy what Lebanon needs?
Almost a dozen people, young and old, sit in the Nadine Fayad Gallery in Achrafieh’s lively Tabaris area, while Laudy stands in the middle and asks them, “What represents heritage to you?” The...
by Marguerita Sejaan, 6 July 2024
Pezeshkian brings hopes of moderation after routing hardline rival
DUBAI — Iran's president-elect, low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, carries the hopes of millions of Iranians seeking less restrictions on social freedoms and a more pragmatic foreign...
Parisa Hafezi, 6 July 2024
Hamas reportedly gives up demand for permanent cease-fire before signing truce agreement: Gaza war, day 274
19:14 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live coverage of the war in Gaza and its repercussions, particularly in Lebanon. We will continue our coverage of the conflict tomorrow...
6 July 2024
Hamas agrees to proposal on talks to free Israeli hostages 16 days after first phase, Hamas source says
DUBAI/CAIRO — Hamas has accepted a U.S. proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days after the first phase of an agreement aimed at ending the Gaza...
6 July 2024
Spotlight on May and Myra: Founders of Tres Marias community kitchen
View this post on Instagram A post shared by L'Orient Today (@lorienttoday) Meet May and Myra, two Filipina migrants who have been in...
By Olivia Le Poidevin and Jaimee Lee Haddad, 6 July 2024
An inter-Christian meeting would be pointless: Geagea
“What is the purpose of a short meeting between the four Christian leaders and Cardinal Pietro Parolin [Vatican secretary of state]?” asked the leader of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, in an...
