UK vessel comes under attack in Red Sea
A ship came under attack in the Red Sea on Sunday afternoon by several small boats that, according to a U.K. Maritime Trade Operations statement, fired small arms and rocket grenades, starting a...
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Saeb Salam-Cola closed for 10 days of road work starting July 7
BEIRUT — The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced Sunday that the street running from Saeb Salam Avenue to the Cola roundabout in Beirut will be closed for ten days...
L'Orient Today staff, 6 July 2025
Influential far-right minister lashes out at Netanyahu over Gaza war policy
JERUSALEM — Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich sharply criticized on Sunday a cabinet decision to allow some aid into Gaza as a "grave mistake" that he said would benefit...
6 July 2025
Palestinian armed group in Gaza admits to coordination with Israel
The head of a Palestinian gang accused of looting aid in the Gaza Strip confirmed on Sunday it was coordinating with the Israeli military in an interview with public radio, AFP reported....
L'Orient Today staff, 6 July 2025
Salam tours the Bekaa, advocates for ending its marginalization
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam toured the Bekaa on Sunday, meeting with local officials and MPs and acknowledging that the region, which is the agricultural heartland of the country, remains...
L'Orient Today staff, 6 July 2025
Jordanian army intercepts balloons carrying narcotics across eastern border
The Jordanian army's border guards intercepted remote-controlled balloons carrying narcotics as they crossed into the country over its eastern border on Sunday morning, Jordanian media reports,...
L'Orient Today staff, 6 July 2025
Derian and Sharaa hold 'frank' meeting, grand mufti hopes for 'new relations'
BEIRUT — Following his first visit to Syria since starting his term as Lebanon's grand mufti in 2014, Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian declared his hopes for "new relations" based on "cooperation and...
L'Orient Today staff, 6 July 2025
Suspect arrested in Hadath for drug trafficking and fraud
BEIRUT — A man wanted for several counts of drug trafficking and fraud was arrested in the southern suburbs of Beirut in mid-June, according to a statement released by the ISF (Internal Security...
L'Orient Today staff, 6 July 2025
Rai: When politics loses the sense of serving others, it turns into conflicts of interest
BEIRUT — Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai emphasized the necessity of maintaining the sense of service in politics during his homily delivered on Sunday at the celebration of the first Mass of the...
L'Orient Today staff, 6 July 2025
Netanyahu meets Israel president on Gaza, Arab ties before US trip
TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met the country's president on Sunday ahead of his visit to Washington, with talks focusing on the Gaza war and efforts to expand ties with Arab...
6 July 2025
Journalists should only appear before Court of Publications, information minister reminds
BEIRUT — Minister of Information Paul Morcos issued a statement on Sunday reiterating that journalists are only required to appear in the court designated specifically to cases relating to the...
L'Orient Today staff, 6 July 2025
Venus international tour without Rita Hayek: Reasons for the disagreement
The announcement Friday that Jacques Maroun’s play “Venus” will tour Dubai and Montreal without lead actress Rita Hayek sparked backlash. She will be replaced by Roula Beksmati in the part of Vanda...
Nemtala EDDÉ, 6 July 2025
Qassem: We are ready for either peace or confrontation
BEIRUT — "I declare, on behalf of Hezbollah, that we are ready for either of the two choices before us," the group's leader said during a speech on Sunday. "For peace, the building of a state and...
L'Orient Today staff, 6 July 2025
Iran Nobitex cyberattack: The reality of cryptocurrencies in Iran
As the Israel-Iran conflict intensified on the battlefield, a parallel cyber war — long simmering in the shadows — also flared. In recent weeks, both nations reported an uptick in cyberattacks....
Georges SCHMITZ, 6 July 2025
Summer drought strikes Bekaa fields
Under a blazing sun and temperatures topping 30 degrees Celsius, workers in brightly colored clothes stoop to pull potatoes from the dry soil of Rayak, in Lebanon’s central Bekaa Valley. The...
Suzanne BAAKLINI, 6 July 2025
Turkey arrests three more opposition mayors
ISTANBUL — Turkey arrested three more opposition mayors early on Saturday as part of an investigation into alleged graft, officials from the main opposition CHP said, denouncing it as a "political...
6 July 2025
Financial nominations: The blockade of sectarianism against the urgency of reforms
While banking sector reform is expected to gain momentum, crucial financial appointments remain entangled in Lebanon’s entrenched sectarian power-sharing system — despite the urgency of the...
Mounir YOUNES, 6 July 2025
Khamenei makes first public appearance since cease-fire with Israel
TEHRAN — Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei took part in a religious ceremony in Tehran on Saturday, making his first public appearance since Israel launched a war against his...
6 July 2025
Israel bombs Bekaa and south Lebanon on the eve of Barrack's return to Beirut | LIVE
23:03 Beirut Time Israeli army claims airstrikes targeted Hezbollah in Bekaa and south Lebanon The Israeli army said it had hit the Bekaa Valley and southern Lebanon with airstrikes...
L'Orient Today staff, 6 July 2025
Israel to send delegation to Qatar for Gaza talks despite 'unacceptable' Hamas demands
Israel will send a delegation to Qatar on Sunday for talks on a possible Gaza hostage and cease-fire deal, although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the changes requested by Hamas...
6 July 2025
What BDL circular No. 169 changes for complaints filed against Lebanese banks abroad
The Banque du Liban (BDL) on July 1 issued Circular No. 169, aiming to “ensure fairness in the repayment of deposits denominated in foreign currency.” The directive imposes new capital controls on...
Fouad GEMAYEL, 6 July 2025
Aoun and Bassil's meeting: Where each party scratches its own back
The meeting Friday morning between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Gebran Bassil was a notable political development, given the long-standing tensions...
Scarlett HADDAD, 6 July 2025
End of security 'blacklists' in Lebanon: One month later, where do we stand?
Hailed as a “victory for human rights” and a break from Lebanon’s “police state” practices, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s decision to cancel security agency “blacklists” issued outside any judicial...
