How Israel is 'ethnically cleansing' Gaza
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said during a May 14 conference on Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank: "Gaza will be completely destroyed, civilians will be sent south to a...
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Civil Defense reports at least 36 killed, shots fired near a relief center
Gaza Civil Defense reported that at least 36 people were killed on Saturday by Israeli forces at various locations, six of them near a U.S.-supported aid center, with the army reporting warning...
7 June 2025
At least 13 Iranians dead during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia, according to Tehran
At least 13 Iranian pilgrims have died during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, where temperatures have surged in recent days, an Iranian state media outlet reported on Saturday. “As of...
7 June 2025
Israeli army calls for the evacuation of neighborhoods in northern Gaza Strip
The Israeli army on Saturday issued an evacuation call for residents of several neighborhoods in the northern Gaza Strip, ahead of an attack in the Palestinian territory where Israel has been at...
7 June 2025
Starlink's adoption in Lebanon on the right track, despite concerns
Since late May, discussions have been gaining momentum between satellite internet provider Starlink, owned by billionaire Elon Musk's company SpaceX, and Lebanese officials, with the goal of...
Fouad GEMAYEL, 7 June 2025
Geagea calls Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs a ‘scandal’
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Friday called the Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs a day earlier a “scandal,” once again urging the disarmament of Hezbollah. After issuing...
L’Orient Today staff, 7 June 2025
Visa fees for entry into Syria remain unchanged
Mazen Allouche, Director of Local and International Relations at the Syrian Authority for Land and Maritime Ports, denied on Saturday that there had been any update to visa fees for entry into...
7 June 2025
Iran claims it obtained 'thousands' of 'strategic' classified documents on Israel
Iranian state television claimed Saturday that Iran had acquired "sensitive" documents on Israel, including on its nuclear facilities, amid tensions between the two enemy countries and...
7 June 2025
'Return to your country' Kabul tells Afghans rebuffed by Washington
The Taliban government on Saturday urged Afghans hoping to emigrate to the United States to instead return to Afghanistan, after Washington tightened entry conditions. U.S....
7 June 2025
Israeli army detains shepherd, wounds farmer in southern Lebanon
The Israeli army on Saturday detained a shepherd on the outskirts of the village of Shebaa, in the Hasbaya district, according to our correspondent in southern Lebanon. The shepherd was taken into...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 June 2025
Phil and Joe: a New York-style champagne bar at ABC Achrafieh
Phil and Joe, a new hybrid concept blending a high-end cafe and champagne bar, opened on May 10 at ABC Achrafieh in Beirut.Set in an Art Deco space with oriental flourishes, the venue was created...
Nada ALAMEDDINE, 7 June 2025
Syrian authorities announce closure of notorious desert camp
A notorious desert refugee camp in Syria has closed after the last remaining families returned to their areas of origin, Syrian authorities said on Saturday. The Rukban camp in...
7 June 2025
13 dead, including 6 killed by Israeli fire near aid center, civil defense says
Gaza’s civil defense said Saturday that 13 people were killed by Israeli forces in two separate incidents, including six who died near a U.S.-backed aid center in the southern part of the...
7 June 2025
UK and France abandon plans to recognize Palestinian state at conference, Middle East Eye reports
The U.K. and France are set to drop earlier plans to recognize a Palestinian state at an upcoming conference, according to diplomatic sources, the Middle East Eye (MEE) reported Saturday. France...
7 June 2025
Iran denounces ‘racist mindset’ after US travel ban
Iran on Saturday denounced what it called a “racist mentality” behind the U.S. decision to ban its citizens from entering the country — part of a broader measure imposed by Washington on nationals...
7 June 2025
Beirut's southern suburb 'is gradually losing its soul': After the strikes, residents react
"Every time it's the same scenario, but this time, the strikes were so powerful that they reminded us of the dark episodes of last fall's war," said Nour*, a law student who fled her home Thursday...
Yara Sarkis, 7 June 2025
Major fire in a wheat field near Rayak hospital in the Bekaa
A major fire broke out Saturday in a wheat field near Rayak hospital in the Bekaa, according to our correspondent in the region, Sarah Abdallah. The flames approached a construction materials...
L’Orient Today staff, 7 June 2025
Body of Thai hostage kidnapped Oct. 7, 2023, returned to Israel
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced Saturday that the body of a Thai hostage kidnapped Oct. 7, 2023, during an attack by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Israel and taken to the...
7 June 2025
Israeli strikes on southern suburb a ‘dangerous development,’ UNIFIL warns
The spokesperson for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Andrea Tenenti, described Thursday night’s Israeli airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburb as a “dangerous development,”...
7 June 2025
Fire erupts outside used auto parts shop in Beddawi, damages four vans
A fire broke out Saturday morning in front of a used auto parts shop named Farat in the Beddawi area of northern Lebanon, our correspondent reported. The fire burned four vans parked in front of...
7 June 2025
University of Michigan using undercover investigators to monitor student Gaza protesters, Guardian reports
“The University of Michigan is using private undercover investigators to surveil pro-Palestinian campus groups, including trailing them on and off campus, covertly recording them and...
7 June 2025
In Jableh, Syrian Alawites express their grief in silence
"I will be dressed in black and my aunt will wear a white veil. You will recognize us."Just 30 minutes earlier, Hoda*, in her 40s, was still unsure whether she would come to the meeting on the...
Caroline HAYEK, 7 June 2025
The humanitarian ship ‘Madleen’ approaches Gaza after reaching the Egyptian coast
A humanitarian ship carrying 12 activists, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, has reached the Egyptian coast and is approaching the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, which is under Israeli...
7 June 2025
Hamlet meets Nawaf Salam, Beirut’s clubbers cast their votes and Lebanon demands notice in Venice
Between a performance of Hamlet at the Grand Serail and a mock election at one of Beirut’s famous nightclubs… Lebanon's theatrics continue. This week in the world of culture, tributes were...
