Aoun, Salam condemn Damascus attacks
BEIRUT — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam both condemned the attacks that took place Tuesday morning in Damascus, Syria, on the sidelines of French President Emmanuel...
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Qatar summons Iran deputy ambassador over LNG tanker attack
Qatar summoned Iran's deputy ambassador on Tuesday to lodge a complaint after an attack on a Qatari LNG tanker as it was transiting off the coast of Oman, which Doha had earlier blamed on Iran....
7 July 2026
Salam tells EU diplomats that Lebanon is determined to reach a deal with IMF
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Tuesday that Lebanon remains "determined to achieve a program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in line with the commitments set out in the...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 July 2026
Cheers and boos for Le Pen's French campaign launch after guilty verdict
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was greeted by cheers and boos on Wednesday as she launched her presidential campaign in western France, the day after an appeals court enabled her to run...
8 July 2026
Israeli attacks on Lebanon kill 4,320
BEIRUT — In its latest official report published Tuesday, the Health Ministry said that Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed at least 4,320 people and injured another 12,203 since the resumption...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 July 2026
Soccer-Argentina stage stunning late comeback to see off Egypt
Holders Argentina survived a massive scare and staged an amazing comeback with three late goals to earn a 3-2 win over Egypt on Tuesday that sent them through to the World Cup quarter-finals. *...
Reuters, 7 July 2026
Lebanon must remove Hezbollah threat from south: German minister
Germany's foreign minister on Tuesday urged Lebanese authorities to confront Hezbollah and reassert state control over the country's south, where the militant group has been engaged in...
7 July 2026
Berry convenes parliamentary committees to review media law, abolition of death penalty
BEIRUT — Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday called for a joint meeting of the parliamentary committees on Administration and Justice, Media and Telecommunications, and Human Rights, to be...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 July 2026
No Tehran-Washington deal before Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, Araghchi says
BEIRUT— Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday that no agreement between Tehran and Washington will be reached before the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon, insisting that...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 July 2026
'The Framework Agreement is a unilateral deal imposed by Israel,’ Jumblatt says
BEIRUT — Former Progressive Socialist Party leader, Walid Jumblatt, stated that the "Framework Agreement [with Israel] is a unilateral agreement imposed by Israel on a Lebanese team, both...
7 July 2026
Purchasing managers’ morale returns to positive territory in June
BEIRUT — The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) developed by Blominvest , based on a monthly survey of 400 local companies, rose above the 50-point threshold again in June, reflecting cautious...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 July 2026
Trump flaunts his friendship with Erdogan, much to Netanyahu's dismay
On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump headed to Ankara for the NATO summit, determined to honor his host, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whom he has alternately described as a...
Laure-Maïssa FARJALLAH, 7 July 2026
Rajji: We are continuing negotiations with Israel and have no other choice
BEIRUT — Foreign Minister Joe Rajji said Tuesday that Lebanon would continue negotiations with Israel, saying that the country had "no other choice," while he was "cautiously...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 July 2026
The US searches for a way out (3/3)
What had to change over there for the U.S. to be safe at home?It was through this opening that the neoconservative project advanced. Throughout the 1990s, the United States sought to manage the...
Dany MOUDALLAL, 7 July 2026
BDL’s intransigence once again clashes with that of the IMF
The draft law on bank resolution is mired in a debate that now extends beyond the substance of the legislation itself. While discussions were initially meant to focus on resolution mechanisms and...
Mounir YOUNES, 7 July 2026
Ahead of Washington trip, Aoun rules out meeting Netanyahu
BEIRUT — Ahead of a planned White House meeting later this month, President Joseph Aoun said he had a "good" 17-minute phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on June 28, during which...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 July 2026
Storyland wins ESA-HEC Entrepreneur Prize 2026 with its AI story generator to connect parents and children
The ESA-HEC Entrepreneur Prize 2026 was awarded on Friday to startup Storyland, selected from 12 finalists in the seventh edition of the competition launched last spring. Organized by...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 7 July 2026
No war, no crisis: Lebanon's Faqra Club keeps extending its horizons
Far from Israel's occupation and war in southern Lebanon, real estate activity shows no signs of slowing at Faqra Club, in Kesrouan. Since the end of the winter season, construction sites have...
Guillaume Boudisseau, 7 July 2026
Court opens door to possible Le Pen presidential run, with ankle tag
A French appeal court on Tuesday upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her ban on running for public office, in theory preserving a path for the far-right leader...
Reuters, 7 July 2026
Big arms deals showcased in Ankara before summit with Trump
NATO leaders began unveiling arms deals worth tens of billions of dollars in Turkey on Tuesday, driving home the message that they are heeding U.S. calls to spend more to defend Europe before a...
Reuters, 7 July 2026
Hamas dissolves its civilian governing body in Gaza in an attempt to corner Israel
In an unprecedented statement that could mark a turning point, Hamas, which exercises de facto control over just under half of the Gaza Strip, announced Monday that it was dissolving its governing...
Noura DOUKHI, 7 July 2026
Netanyahu government tests limits of Israel's justice system
This is unprecedented. On July 5, the Israeli government said that it rejected a Supreme Court ruling concerning the work of the media. Although decisions by the country’s highest judicial...
Laure-Maïssa FARJALLAH, 7 July 2026
Macron, Sharaa want to turn Syria into an energy hub again
BEIRUT — Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said they want to see Syria regain its role as a regional energy and logistics hub, highlighting the...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 July 2026
Israel, Lebanon to hold talks in Rome in mid-July
Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors are due to hold direct talks in Rome this month, Italy's foreign ministry said Tuesday, after several rounds of discussions in Washington aimed at...
7 July 2026
BDL complaint against Salameh and Bank Audi’s former CEO: Next hearing set for July 30
The Court of Cassation’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has scheduled its next hearing for July 30 in the case stemming from a lawsuit filed in January by Banque du Liban (BDL, central bank) Governor...
Claude ASSAF, 7 July 2026
Israel raises flag on Ali Taher hill, south Lebanon; Beirut, Tel Aviv set to resume talks in Rome.
SOUTH LEBANON — An Israeli flag was raised on Ali Taher hill in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, according to images obtained by L'Orient Today's correspondent. This was the most notable...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 July 2026
Rise in Lebanon remains 'lower than global increase,' Saddi says
BEIRUT — Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi said Tuesday that the rise in fuel prices in Lebanon remains "lower than the global increase, with a 24% difference for diesel." He made these...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 July 2026
Post-crisis Lebanon missed its chance to restore competitiveness
When a country’s currency collapses, one thing usually follows: it becomes cheap. Exports become more competitive, tourism picks up, and local goods and services attract foreign demand. Painful as...
Firas ABI NASSIF, 7 July 2026
Smotrich announces 'revolution' in West Bank settlement expansion
BEIRUT — Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that Israel has launched a "revolution in settlements," which he claims will see illegal outposts expand beyond the occupied West...
L'Orient Today staff, 7 July 2026
Bomb attacks in Damascus during Macron’s visit injure 18
BEIRUT — Two bombs exploded Tuesday morning in Damascus near the hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron had spent the night, on the second day of his visit to Syria. One of the bombs was...
L'Orient Today staff/AFP, 7 July 2026
Iran fires missiles at commercial ships, Axios reports
Iran's Revolutionary Guards fired at least two missiles at commercial ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials. Two commercial...
Reuters, 7 July 2026
Turkish journalists arrested ahead of NATO summit
Turkish authorities detained two journalists ahead of a NATO summit which opens in Ankara on Tuesday, their outlets and a rights group said. Dozens of arrests have been made in recent months of...
AFP, 7 July 2026
FM says US threats are an impediment to deal-making
Talks to reach a final deal between Tehran and Washington won't start if U.S. threats continue, Iran's foreign minister said on Tuesday, following U.S. President Donald Trump's threat...
Reuters, 7 July 2026
Do people in Lebanon still believe in the American dream?
Two hundred and fifty years after the United States declared independence, the appeal of the American dream lives on... for some. But does it still represent the land of endless possibilities as it...
Layal DAGHER, 7 July 2026
Netanyahu tells Trump selling F-35s to Turkey would 'destroy' Middle East balance; Araghchi reiterates no agreement will be reached before Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon | LIVE
21:57 Beirut Time Qatar summons Iran deputy ambassador over LNG tanker attack Qatar announced Tuesday that it had summoned Iran's deputy ambassador in Doha to lodge a formal...
