Two wanted men were shot dead Friday during an operation conducted by State Security in the western part of the Shatila refugee camp in southern Beirut, our correspondent reports, citing a security...
Several poachers were arrested overnight Thursday to Friday by the Internal Security Forces (ISF) in Akkar, north Lebanon, between the villages of Beino and Bebnin-Abde, reports our correspondent...
The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced Friday that traffic measures will be implemented in Beirut, in the area stretching from Beshara al-Khoury Avenue and Omar Ben...
The French Foreign Ministry stated in a declaration to Saudi channel al-Arabiya on Friday that France condemns Israeli strikes and that disarming Hezbollah remains a mission for the Lebanese Army...
BEIRUT — All eyes are now on Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, after the Cabinet sent to Parliament on Thursday an urgent draft law, which would allow the Lebanese diaspora to vote for all 128 MPs in...
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) will not be going to Washington on Nov. 18 empty-handed. L'Orient-Le Jour has learned from diplomatic sources that MBS is bringing with...
The Sonar media center on Friday organized a meeting between journalists and Hezbollah’s press office, a day after the party published an open letter to President Joseph Aoun, Parliament...
No matter how much Lebanese authorities try to project a unified stance in official media on how to address the banking crisis and the issue of lost deposits, reality tells a different story.The...
The Lebanese Army rebutted the claim circulated by Israeli media outlet Ynet regarding it being privy to the building of new Hezbollah infrastructure south of the Litani river. "What is...
A U.N. meeting to review the United States' human rights record opened without the U.S. on Friday, with rights groups calling the absence a worrying sign of Washington's retreat from global...
In a striking twist in the investigation into the 2020 Beirut Port explosion, investigative judge Tarek Bitar — in charge of the case before the Judicial Council — was questioned on Thursday in the...
Despite the so-called cease-fire "agreements" in Lebanon and Gaza, the Israeli war has not truly ended. The uninterrupted buzzing of military and reconnaissance drones still fills the...
Noor al-Yacoubi is a 27-year-old translator and writer. She hasn't left the Gaza Strip since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023, and has been sharing reflections on her life with L'Orient Today...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun urged the World Bank on Friday to stay by Lebanon’s side, saying it “must remain at Lebanon's side” as political deadlock over elections and Hezbollah’s...
The entire crew of the Malta-flagged products tankers Hellas Aphrodite are safe after pirates failed to take control of the vessel which was sailing off Somalia, an official at maritime security...
DUBAI — Abu Dhabi's AD Ports Group said on Thursday it had signed a deal to buy a minority stake in a container terminal in Syria's main commercial port for $22 million, the latest sign of...
BEIRUT — Syria’s energy ministry finalized agreements on Thursday with a group of foreign companies, led by Qatar’s UCC Holding, to construct four new power plants with a combined capacity of 5...
The Cabinet finally made its decision. At Thursday’s meeting, chaired by President Joseph Aoun, ministers decided to send an expedited draft law to Parliament that provides for the suspension — for...
During Thursday’s Cabinet meeting, Army Chief Rodolph Haykal presented the army’s monthly report on the implementation of the plan to disarm Hezbollah, which ministers had requested in August and...
BEIRUT — The Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court has released former Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi to house arrest following her detention over suspicions of involvement in leaking a...
Britain removed sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday, after the United Nations Security Council did the same ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump next week....
Oct. 31 has officially become a national holiday in Morocco. In a statement released Tuesday, the palace announced that the country would henceforth celebrate "Eid al-Wahda" (Unity Day)...
BEIRUT — The Association of Representatives of Global Automotive Manufacturers in Lebanon (AIA) warned of the growing risks associated with the "unregulated handling of electric and hybrid...
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam responded Friday to the open letter sent the previous day by Hezbollah to Lebanese leaders — a rare move — by asserting that only the state is authorized to make...
In four days, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa will make an unprecedented visit to the White House. The U.N. Security Council has officially lifted all sanctions against him and, according to six...
French police have arrested four people over protests that disrupted a concert by Israel's national orchestra at the Paris Philharmonic music hall, a prosecutor said on Friday. Several...
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday will start negotiations on a U.S.-drafted resolution to endorse President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, said a senior U.S. government official,...
Six migrants died and four people were injured after their car crashed during a police pursuit near the Black Sea city of Burgas, the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) reported on Friday. The...
Hungary will sign an agreement on nuclear power cooperation with the United States, including a deal to buy American nuclear fuel and U.S. technology to store spent fuel at a Russian-built nuclear...
U.S. right-wing influencers falsely linked New York's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to the Islamic State group, amplifying a fabricated statement that garnered millions of views on social media,...
In order to keep his "peace plan" alive beyond the first stage, which is about to come to an end, Donald Trump will need to find out how to combine two contradictory imperatives.The first...
After multiplying its warnings, Israel seems to have made its choice: escalation. Not only because Israeli forces train daily for combat in terrain similar to southern Lebanon, but especially...
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For the first time in Lebanon's carceral history, a member of the U.S. Congress spoke with a Syrian detainee being held at the notorious Roumieh prison, northeast of Beirut.The call took place...
Iran strongly condemned on Friday what it called "savage" Israeli attacks on Lebanon, after its arch-foe hit targets belonging to the Tehran-backed Hezbollah movement. In a statement,...
21:40 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live coverage. We'll be back tomorrow morning. Have a great weekend! 21:38 Beirut Time Washington lifts sanctions...
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
