US F-22 stealth warplanes arrive in Middle East
Advanced American F-22 stealth warplanes arrived in the Middle East on Thursday, the US military said, as Washington boosts its forces in the region ahead of an expected Iranian counterattack on...
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Starmer vows no letup in stopping further far-right riots
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Thursday to maintain intensive efforts to stop further far-right riots in English towns and cities, as more people were convicted for their roles in the...
8 August 2024
Turkey and Qatar call for calm in the Middle East
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani appealed Thursday for greater international efforts to stop the Middle East conflict from escalating....
8 August 2024
Norway summons Israeli envoy over diplomats' revoked status
Norway said Thursday it had summoned an Israeli embassy official over Israel's decision to revoke the diplomatic status of Norwegian envoys to the Palestinian Authority. Foreign Minister Espen...
8 August 2024
Britain fears effect of Mideast escalation on refugees: Minister
Britain's minister for development expressed concern on Thursday for refugees across the Middle East as regional tensions soar, warning that "the most vulnerable" would suffer first in an...
8 August 2024
Iran says Hamas leader's killing a costly 'strategic mistake' by Israel
Israel committed a costly "strategic mistake" with its killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, Iran's acting foreign minister told AFP in an interview on Thursday....
8 August 2024
Lebanese security forces investigate controversial posters calling for revenge over Majdal Shams victims
Lebanese security forces have launched an investigation on Thursday into posters calling for revenge against Hezbollah over the victims of Majdal Shams. The posters were found in the Druze-majority...
8 August 2024
Lebanon has enough food stocks for 5 months, reassures Minister Salam
Many Lebanese have the reflex to pile up food at home, at a time when the sound of boots between Hezbollah and Israel is deafening and the specter of a regional war omnipresent, but caretaker...
8 August 2024
Mikati meets with several officials, discusses conflict escalation in Lebanon
BEIRUT — Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati met on Thursday with several Lebanese Ministers, departments and relevant institutions at the Grand Serail to discuss their readiness for a potential...
8 August 2024
Taekwondo: Defeated in the bronze, Laetitia Aoun comes close to a historic achievement
Lebanon's day of glory was almost within reach. Forty-four years after Hassan Bechara won bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Moscow Games, Laetitia Aoun came achingly close to securing a medal...
Gabriel BLONDEL, 8 August 2024
Beirut’s young music scene: Revival after years of struggle
A gentle guitar riff lazily weaves its way between oak trees and swaying listeners, chased in the dark by a dreamy voice. Before long, soft drums set the tune in time but the speaker crackles and...
Romy Abu-Fadel, 8 August 2024
Air France and Transavia extend suspension of flights to Beirut until Sunday inclusive
The suspension of Air France and Transavia flights to Beirut has been extended again until Sunday, Aug. 11 inclusive, due to the geopolitical situation in Lebanon, the airlines confirmed to AFP on...
8 August 2024
Fires rage for third day in northern Lebanon’s Wadi Jahannam
BEIRUT — For the third day in a row, wildfires raged in northern Lebanon’s Wadi Jahannam region on Thursday, L'Orient Today's correspondent in the area reported. Difficult terrain has made it...
8 August 2024
Fears for women's rights as Iraqi bill resurfaces
Rights advocates are alarmed by a bill introduced to Iraq's parliament that, they fear, would roll back women's rights and increase underage marriage in the deeply patriarchal society....
8 August 2024
Iran to give up attack on Israel, US officials say
Iran is reconsidering its plans to carry out a military attack on Israel, U.S. officials were quoted by the Politico news outlet on Thursday as saying, noting that such an action would risk a...
8 August 2024
Geagea decries Syria's refusal to hand over suspects in Pascal Sleiman's murder
BEIRUT — Samir Geagea, head of the Lebanese Forces (LF) party on Thursday decried in a post on X Syria's "refusal" to hand over those accused of kidnapping and murder of LF official Pascal Sleiman....
8 August 2024
'You are Hezbollah’s hostages': Israel’s message to the Lebanese people
With the specter of war with Hezbollah looming large following last week's assassination of Fouad Shukur, Hezbollah's military commander, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Israel appears to be playing...
8 August 2024
WHO says sending over 1 million polio vaccines to Gaza
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it will send more than one million polio vaccines to war-torn Gaza after the virus was detected in the Palestinian territory's wastewater....
8 August 2024
US urges Israel to probe video of prison sex abuse
The United States on Wednesday urged Israel to investigate and implement accountability after a video appeared to show soldiers sexually abusing a Palestinian prisoner. A...
8 August 2024
'Those who play with fire reap destruction,' said Gallant threatening Lebanon: Day 307 of the Gaza war
21:06 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live updates of the Gaza war and its implications on the region, especially Lebanon. We will continue our coverage starting...
Sally Abou AlJoud, Muntasser Abdallah, Tasnim Chaaban and Nicholas Frakes, 8 August 2024
Cease-fire deal 'never been so close' as regional tensions remain high: Everything you need to know to start your Thursday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• The U.S. and its Western allies continue to push...
Abbas Mahfouz, 8 August 2024
Tremor felt in Lebanon; Israeli air patrols 'significantly increased': Everything you need to know to start your Tuesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Growing speculation of a response from Iran and...
Abbas Mahfouz, 13 August 2024
Hochstein expected in Beirut amid rising tensions and diplomatic efforts: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein arrives in Beirut•...
Abbas Mahfouz, 14 August 2024
Israeli incites Lebanon, US-Iran diplomatic efforts: Everything you need to know to start your Friday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Aug. 9, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Ongoing diplomatic efforts aim to de-escalate...
Abbas Mahfouz, 9 August 2024
Israeli strikes kill a Hamas official killed in Saida, 93 in a Gaza City school: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Aug. 12, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Hezbollah and Hamas' retaliation to a Hamas...
Abbas Mahfouz, 12 August 2024
Cease-fire talks to continue in Doha as Gaza death toll reaches 40,000: Everything you need to know to start your Friday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Aug. 16, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein and French Foreign...
Abbas Mahfouz, 16 August 2024
Journey of Syrians forced to return: ‘I was sent from heaven back to hell’
Last year, Khaled, a 37-year-old Syrian truck driver, living in Lebanon since 2017, was forcibly deported after being stopped at an army checkpoint in Kahaleh, in Mount Lebanon. Khaled, who had not...
