Man found dead in Jounieh resort complex
The body of a man was found early Sunday afternoon at a tourist complex in Jounieh, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. The victim, aged 48, was originally from Sheikh Mohammad in...
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Israel army chief says withdrawal line in Gaza is 'new border'
Israel's army chief, Eyal Zamir, said Sunday the demarcation line where Israeli troops have withdrawn behind in Gaza is a "new border," according to a military statement. "We...
7 December 2025
Joumblatt in Ain al-Tineh: We do not accept negotiating under fire
Lebanese Druze leader Walid Joumblatt asserted Sunday from Ain al-Tineh, where he met with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, accompanied by his son Teymour, that he does not accept “negotiations...
7 December 2025
Thousands of shoes seized in South Lebanon for 'violating law on Israel boycott'
The Finance Ministry announced in a statement on Sunday that a unit of southern Lebanon customs seized a truck on Friday night loaded with more than a thousand pairs of smuggled shoes, in violation...
7 December 2025
Dozens of Kfar Kila residents demand reconstruction of their village in a sit-in
Dozens of residents from the border village of Kfar Kila (Marjayoun district) gathered Sunday at the Kfar Roummane roundabout, at the northern entrance to Nabatieh, to protest delays in the...
7 December 2025
Celebrations in Saida and across north Lebanon one year since Assad's ouster in Syria
Rallies were held across northern Lebanon, as well as in Saida, on Sunday to celebrate the first anniversary of the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria. In northern Lebanon,...
7 December 2025
Syria’s disappeared: Stories of survival in a landscape of loss
Shaker al-Habouss dips his bread into plates of muhammara, labneh and fool as if his life depended on it. He shovels the food in and, unable to chew, continues speaking with his mouth full about...
Emmanuel HADDAD, 7 December 2025
Syria’s Christians, a community in limbo
“ISIS is back!” Joumana al-Saleh cried out in panic on July 12 from her shop, located across from Saint Elijah Church in Douala, a working-class, predominantly Christian neighborhood in Damascus.On...
Caroline Hayek and Emmanuel Haddad, 7 December 2025
Salam doesn't 'have same pace' but has same goals as Aoun
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Sunday that he agrees with President Joseph Aoun on the issue of arms monopoly in Lebanon during the Doha Diplomatic Forum in Qatar. He also said that a...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 December 2025
In Yemen, separatists backed by Abu Dhabi seize east of country
A major upheaval is occurring in Yemen: Forces from the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a Yemeni separatist group backed by the United Arab Emirates, have launched a rapid offensive toward the...
Amélie ZACCOUR, 7 December 2025
Barrack calls for 'bringing closer' Lebanon, Syria, countries with 'new good leadership'
American envoy Tom Barrack stated that the United States wants to "find solutions" to the crises in Lebanon and Syria, calling for "bringing closer and aligning" these two...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 December 2025
How do we tell the story of the new Syria?
It was my first evening in Damascus. The Assad regime had fallen a few weeks earlier, and the new government was still in its early stages. There was a feeling of euphoria, hope regained, and of...
Anthony SAMRANI, 7 December 2025
Foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in Lebanese farms; Agriculture Ministry takes measures
The Agriculture Ministry announced Saturday evening that it has confirmed several cases of foot-and-mouth disease on farms across Lebanon, a viral illness that does not spread to humans, and...
7 December 2025
Tehran responds to Rajji: Hezbollah decides its own policies
Iran reaffirmed Sunday that Tehran does not interfere in Lebanon's internal affairs and that Hezbollah is free in its decisions and policies, responding to comments made the previous day by...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 December 2025
In Michigan, MP Inaya Ezzeddine meets Dearborn officials of Lebanese descent
MP Inaya Ezzeddine (Amal Movement) met with the mayors of Dearborn Heights and Dearborn, Mohammad Baydoun and Abdullah Hammoud, both of Lebanese descent and recently elected in these American...
7 December 2025
‘A taste of what's to come’: Behind Israel’s expanding walls on the Lebanese border
Bulldozers, T-shaped concrete blocks and backhoes digging into the ground: The Israeli army is busy building walls along its border with Lebanon.Images of this construction circulated in the media...
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, 7 December 2025
Hamas says will give up arms to a Palestinian authority 'if occupation ends'
Hamas said Saturday it was ready to hand over its weapons in the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian authority governing the territory on the condition that the Israeli army's occupation ends....
7 December 2025
Solution or environmental scourge: How can Mediterranean countries benefit from AI?
“What solutions can AI bring to the major challenges facing the Mediterranean?” That was the central question at the Mediterranean Forum for Artificial Intelligence, held in Tunis on Nov. 20 and...
Emily CARPENTER, 7 December 2025
The Ismailis, the quiet and unexpected winners in new Syria
Numbering only a few tens of thousands in a country of over 20 million, the Ismailis — a religious community mainly based in central Syria — have long been known for their discretion, which is a...
Salah HIJAZI, 7 December 2025
Where did the billions of dollars promised to the new Syria go?
One year after the fall of the Assad regime, Syria’s new strongman, Ahmad al-Sharaa, is on track to achieve at least one of his goals: turning a former international pariah into a potential...
Fouad GEMAYEL, 7 December 2025
'Israel's insistence on demilitarizing southern Syria puts it in danger,' Sharaa says
Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa said Saturday that Israel’s insistence on establishing a demilitarized zone in southern Syria is putting his country in a “dangerous position.” Speaking on...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 December 2025
Salam and Sharaa continue discussions on new chapter in Lebanon-Syria relations
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met Saturday with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the Doha Diplomatic Forum in Qatar. “The meeting focused on ways to strengthen cooperation...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 December 2025
Black Friday yields mixed results for Lebanese retailers
Declining purchasing power, an unstable security situation, the papal visit, and even unusually mild weather: for many Lebanese retailers, Black Friday 2025 fell short of expectations. For this...
