Israel army chief vows to 'find, attack' and eliminate new Hamas chief
Israel's army chief vowed to pursue and eliminate Yahya Sinwar on Wednesday after he was named leader of Hamas following the killing of his predecessor in Tehran last week....
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'The link between regional stability and the price of oil has weakened'
BEIRUT – Amid rising geopolitical tensions across the Middle East following the twin killings of Hezbollah’s Fouad Shukur and Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh by Israel last week, the prices...
Stephanie Bechara, 7 August 2024
After Sinwar’s appointment, Hamas shows its real face
Yahya Sinwar, 62, Hamas’ leader in Gaza and the mastermind behind the Oct. 7 attack, was named head of Hamas’s politburo, the Islamist movement said on Tuesday.This is a culmination of years-long...
Amelie ZACCOUR, 7 August 2024
Raja Salameh, brother of former BDL governor, charged in France
Raja Salameh, the brother of former governor of the Banque du Liban (BDL) Riad Salameh, was indicted on Friday as part of the investigations in Paris into suspected illicitly acquired Lebanese...
Claude ASSAF, with AFP, 7 August 2024
MEA flight changes for Aug. 9-13
The Lebanese national airline, Middle East Airlines (MEA), announced the new modified schedules of some of its flights to and from Beirut for the dates of Aug. 9 to 13, in accordance with the...
L’Orient Today staff, 7 August 2024
Raja Salameh, brother of Banque du Liban's former governor, charged in France
The brother of Riad Salameh, former governor of the Banque du Liban (BDL), was indicted on Friday as part of the Paris investigations into suspected Lebanese ill-gotten gains, his lawyer and a...
Claude Assaf, 7 August 2024
Fire breaks out in Syrian refugee camp in Akkar
BEIRUT — A large fire broke out on Wednesday in a Syrian refugee camp on the outskirts of Kobat Bchamra town in Akkar, North Lebanon. The blaze destroyed more than 20 tents, according to our...
7 August 2024
Maronite council urges 'implementing resolution 1701'
BEIRUT — The Council of Maronite Bishops, headed by Patriarch Bechara al-Rai, reassured on Wednesday that the only solution to the repercussions of the war in Gaza and southern Lebanon "remains in...
7 August 2024
Mikati reviews key issues in case of conflict escalation in Lebanon
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with several members of his Cabinet on Tuesday to discuss the readiness of Lebanese administrations for a potential escalation of the conflict with Israel,...
7 August 2024
Is the Lebanese government ready to finance the south’s reconstruction?
The Lebanese government did not rule out the possibility of contributing to the reconstruction effort of the villages, homes and infrastructure destroyed in the war that has been raging between...
Mounir YOUNES, 7 August 2024
Lebanon flirts with blackout again
While its employees are on strike to protest the refusal of the Finance Ministry to grant them performance bonuses provided for in Decree No. 13.020 of 28/2/2024, Electricite du Liban (EDL) is...
L’Orient Today staff, 7 August 2024
Stocks extend recovery, yen slides as volatility grips markets
European and Asian stocks recovered further and the Japanese yen slid against the dollar on Wednesday with markets volatility taking center stage. After Monday's collapse that saw trillions of...
7 August 2024
Several embassies have transferred their staff from Lebanon to Cyprus, according to President Christodoulides
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides told Bloomberg that his country was ready to "evacuate European or country citizens" from the island "if necessary," referring to the scenario of an...
7 August 2024
Nearly 40,000 and counting: the struggle to keep track of Gaza deaths
With much of Gaza reduced to rubble by 10 months of war, counting the dead has become a challenge for health ministry in Gaza, as the death toll nears 40,000. Israel has repeatedly questioned the...
7 August 2024
How to minimize potential damage when Israeli planes break the sound barrier again
Since the beginning of the war in southern Lebanon last October, following the conflict in Gaza, Israeli fighter jets have repeatedly broken the sound barrier over Lebanese territory, particularly...
L’Orient Today staff, 7 August 2024
LF: Rumors alleging Geagea suffered heart attack are 'false'
BEIRUT — Recent rumors alleging that Samir Geagea, head of the Lebanese Forces (LF) party, suffered a heart attack have been denied by the head of the party's media office Charles Jabbour. The...
7 August 2024
Have Iraqi militias fired the first round of Iran’s retaliation?
It seems that the Americans were taken by surprise. Although the region is on high alert, awaiting Iran’s response to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in the middle of Tehran, five U.S. soldiers...
Laure-Maïssa FARJALLAH, 7 August 2024
MP Simon Abi Ramia left the Free Patriotic Movement
MP Simon Abi Ramia, re-elected in 2022 in the Jbeil constituency, announced his decision to leave the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) in a statement, just days after the dismissal of another leading...
7 August 2024
Blinken warns Iran and Israel not to 'escalate'
Both Iran and Israel should avoid escalating conflict, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday, in his most direct wording toward U.S. ally Israel on the Middle East's spiraling...
7 August 2024
Who is Yahya Sinwar, the new leader of Hamas?
Yahya Sinwar, who Israel claims is the mastermind behind the Oct. 7 attack, was appointed on Tuesday as the new head of Hamas, succeeding Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated a week ago in Iran,...
L’Orient Today staff, 7 August 2024
Iran considers it 'fundamental to avoid war' but 'will never remain silent in the face of aggression,' says Iranian president: Day 306 of the Gaza war
21:09 Beirut Time Thank you for joining us for our live coverage. Be sure to return tomorrow for the latest updates. Goodnight! 21:05 Beirut Time Thank you for...
Muntasser Abdallah, Tasnim Chaaban and Nicholas Frakes, 7 August 2024
'Goodbye Julia': Tensions and hopes in a divided Sudan
"Cinema is the truth 24 times per second," said Jean-Luc Godard, advocating cinema's potential to move and concretely and materially reflect the human condition. It is with this same mindset that...
Sarah KANAAN, 7 August 2024
Six Hezbollah fighters killed in Lebanon, Sinwar appointed head of Hamas' political bureau: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Global reactions to the appointment of Sinwar...
Abbas Mahfouz, 7 August 2024
Nasrallah: We will respond with poise rather than impulsivity
"I haven’t given you a lyrical speech this time." On Tuesday, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah addressed his supporters in a more measured tone — compared to the previous week...
Salah HIJAZI, 7 August 2024
In Beiteddine, Zad Moultaka, Abdel-Hamid Baalbaki, and more enter the palace
Despite the cancellation of its music festival this year out of solidarity with Gaza, as declared by its president Nora Joumblatt, the Beiteddine Palace, nestled in the beautiful Chouf mountain,...
Zéna ZALZAL, 7 August 2024
The NGO that can evacuate American nationals in Lebanon
As the security situation in Lebanon worsens and several airlines suspend their services to Beirut, visitors who came for the summer are struggling to leave. In response, the Grey Bull Rescue...
