Is the Lebanese government finally going to elect a president? It could happen as soon as Thursday — the day of the much-anticipated parliamentary electoral session due to begin at 11:00 a.m., the...
Contrary to expectations, the Jan. 9 session will not be an arena for democratic competition between several candidates. The wave of support for the candidacy of the army chief, Joseph Aoun, on...
It will be Joseph Aoun... or no one. If not, Lebanon will neither benefit from the promised aid nor gain the attention of the international community. This is the clear message that Lebanese...
With just hours to go before a pivotal election in Lebanon, speculation is rife. Once unpredictable, the election session set for this Thursday, Jan. 9, could see army chief Joseph Aoun emerge...
BEIRUT — The presidential palace in Baabda, tenantless for more than two years, is prepared to host a new head of state in the lead up to Thursday's parliamentary session to elect one. The...
Several explosions have rocked the Marjayoun district, where many residences have been demolished by the Israeli army in Tallousseh, Bani Hayan, Taybeh, and Rabb al-Thalathine. On the outskirts of...
The Israeli military said on Wednesday that its troops had recovered the body of a hostage in Gaza and brought it back to Israel following a "complex and difficult operation."...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Wednesday for lasting peace in Lebanon after the United States reported an Israeli pullout. "We've seen as recently as...
BEIRUT – “The number of incoming visitors exceeded our expectations in December,” said Jean Abboud, president of the Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies in Lebanon (ATTAL), to L’Orient...
BEIRUT — Marada leader Sleiman Frangieh announced on Wednesday that he was withdrawing from the presidential race in favor of the army's commander-in-chief, General Joseph Aoun, on the eve of...
A freelance French journalist, Sylvain Mercadier, and a Syrian lawyer, Mohammad Fayad, were released after being arrested Wednesday by the Israeli army while reporting in the occupied Syrian Golan,...
When Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri scheduled on Nov. 28 an electoral session for Jan. 9, many expected the usual sleight of hand.After all, Berri is known for being the king of Lebanese political...
The Amal Movement, led by the Speaker of the Parliament, Nabih Berri, will rally behind the candidacy of the commander of the Lebanese Army, Joseph Aoun, if a "majority" emerges in his...
In a country where the rule of law is regularly flouted, a breach was opened on Tuesday in the wall of the politico-judicial practices that are tantamount to violations of the Constitution and...
A major fire that broke out at a Coral gas station in Sin al-Fil, Mount Lebanon, is under control, a Civil Defense spokesperson told L'Orient Today. According to videos circulating on social...
BEIRUT — Caretaker Minister of Education Abbas Halabi announced in a statement that Thursday is a normal teaching day in all public and private educational institutions,” despite the scheduled...
On the eve of the election, the road to Baabda has opened for the commander of the Lebanese army, Joseph Aoun. After two years of vacancy, several parliamentary blocs and former presidential...
MP Neemat Frem (Kesrwan), who officially declared his candidacy for the Lebanese presidency a little less than a month ago, announced on Wednesday that he supported the election of the army's...
Palestinian officials said three people including two children were killed Wednesday in an Israeli air strike on the occupied West Bank which the military said targeted militants. Ahmad Asaad,...
"I really feel very comfortable here," a lady said as she boarded a "French" bus in Haret Hreik, near Hadi Hassan Nasrallah Street, on the B4 line. Despite having to wait approximately 25 minutes...
On the eve of a parliamentary session that could lead to the election of a new president in Lebanon after two years of vacancy, the French president's special envoy for Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le...
It’s anyone’s guess what will happen Thursday during the parliamentary session dedicated to the presidential election. Considering the strategies of various parties, last-minute reversals,...
For several days, the southern Syrian province of Daraa — the birthplace of the 2011 popular uprising — has been rocked by clashes that threaten the fragile social cohesion Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham...
It was Wafiq Safa, the head of Hezbollah’s Liaison and Coordination Unit, who finally relayed Hezbollah’s position. “We have no veto on army chief Joseph Aoun,” he said from Beirut’s southern...
BEIRUT — The Saudi envoy to Lebanon, Prince Yazid bin Farhan, arrived at the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut before noon on Wednesday, according to the state-run National News Agency....
While attention was focused on Syria and the upcoming Lebanese presidential deadline, banking and financial circles, along with some depositors, witnessed significant turbulence in the Lebanese...
"There is a desire to elect the president during Thursday's meeting or in the following days," stated Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri as quoted on Wednesday by the daily newspaper...
Five armed men stormed the house of an orthodontist in Sheikh Taba, a village in Akkar, Northern Lebanon, overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday. They forcibly stole over $100,000 worth of goods,...
Iran on Wednesday rejected as "baseless" French President Emmanuel Macron's claim that Tehran was the main strategic and security challenge in the Middle East. Foreign ministry...
The United Nations joined the Lebanese government on Tuesday to appeal for an additional $371.4 million in humanitarian aid for people displaced by the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. The...
All eyes are currently on the Parliament in anticipation of tomorrow's electoral session, and that a large part of the mission of international emissaries focuses on this issue, but other...
Turkey threatened Tuesday to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara's conditions for a "bloodless" transition after the fall of...
18:58 Beirut Time Gaza An agreement for a truce in the Gaza Strip is “very close,” said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, as cited by Reuters. 18:57 Beirut Time...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Last-minute deal-making in Lebanon before the...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Jan. 10, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Local and international developments after Joseph...
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
