Trump sued over sale of access to Truth Social posts
Two U.S. media groups on Wednesday sued President Donald Trump over his move to charge for early access to his often market-moving Truth Social posts. The lawsuit, filed in New York by The...
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BDL complaint leads to new arrest warrant for Riad Salameh
BEIRUT — Former Banque du Liban Governor Riad Salameh is the subject of a new arrest warrant in a case involving financial operations linked to Bank Audi, in which he is being prosecuted alongside...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 August 2026
Katz during occupied Lebanese villages tour: 'We will not withdraw'
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz traveled to southern Lebanon on Wednesday, reaffirming his determination to keep troops in an area where they occupy more than 600 square kilometers of Lebanese...
12 August 2026
Look up! The Perseids will light up Lebanon's sky tonight
BEIRUT — Astronomy enthusiasts have a date with the sky on the night from Wednesday to Thursday: all they have to do is look up. The annual Perseid meteor shower, which runs from July 17 to Aug. 24...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 August 2026
Lebanese Parliament passes amendments to bank resolution law
After swiftly approving the general amnesty bill, which had not passed the previous day due to loss of quorum, MPs reconvened Wednesday morning and went on to pass amendments to Lebanon’s bank...
P.H.B., 12 August 2026
Trump says US will 'keep' Hormuz strait control
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States is in control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz and will "keep it." "The U.S.A. has total control over the Strait of...
12 August 2026
Israel carries out first Gaza strike in more than week, one killed: officials
Israel on Wednesday carried out its first air strike in more than a week in Gaza, both sides said, breaking a lull as the United States pressed a peace plan. "We carried out a strike to...
12 August 2026
UK, Italy among states considered to verify Hezbollah disarmament, sources say
Israel and Lebanon have agreed on Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Indonesia as potential contributors to a proposed mechanism that could see foreign troops deployed to Lebanon to verify...
Reuters, 12 August 2026
Israel demolishes official buildings in Zawtar Sharqieh, repeatedly bombs Mansouri
SOUTH LEBANON — Israeli forces demolished several public buildings and homes in Zawtar Sharqieh, in the Nabatieh district on Wednesday, including the municipal building, a public school, a...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 August 2026
EU, 26 countries condemn Iran's executions of protesters
The EU and 26 countries condemned Iran's executions of protesters in a joint statement, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday, according to Reuters. The countries called...
Reuters, 12 August 2026
RSF renews assault on Sudan's al-Obeid as drones strike capital, witnesses say
The Sudanese Rapid Support Forces renewed its assault on the city of al-Obeid on Wednesday and stepped up drone and land attacks across the country this week following losses on several fronts,...
Reuters, 12 August 2026
Selim M'Nasri, the Michelin-starred chef whose signature cuisine blends Mediterranean spices
Beirut, 2013. A young chef from Nice bites into a piece of grilled meat served with hummus. "It’s so simple," he thinks. The taste will linger with him for years. Short beard, hat...
Amélie ZACCOUR, 12 August 2026
After Parliament votes to abolish death penalty, lawyer urges Lebanon to renew Rhosus owner extradition request
BEIRUT — Lawyer Akram Azoury asked the Lebanese state in a letter dated Aug. 12 to renew its request to Bulgaria for the extradition of Igor Grechushkin, the owner of the MV Rhosus. The vessel...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 August 2026
Kuwait says it foiled attack plot, arrests one national affiliated with Islamic State
Kuwait's interior ministry said on Wednesday it foiled a terrorist scheme to attack a vital facility in the country, the state news agency reported. The ministry said one national was arrested...
Reuters, 12 August 2026
Amid negotiations, Hezbollah receives proposals to surrender its weapons
While negotiations in Rome appear to be stalling, proposals have reportedly been made to Hezbollah to resolve the issue of its weapons once and for all. This is a crucial matter, especially since...
Scarlett HADDAD, 12 August 2026
Former French Ambassador to Lebanon Bruno Foucher faces disciplinary proceedings
French Ambassador to the Central African Republic Bruno Foucher, who served as France’s envoy to Lebanon from 2017 to 2020, is facing disciplinary proceedings initiated by France’s Foreign...
AFP/ L'Orient Today staff, 12 August 2026
'It's causing tensions': A discreet Sunni quest to replace the mufti
Who wants the mufti of the Republic gone? Two years before the end of Mufti Abdellatif Derian’s term, he could be pushed toward the exit. The State Council is expected to rule soon on an appeal...
Yara ABI AKL, 12 August 2026
Israel demolishes home of slain Palestinian involved in deadly West Bank clash
Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished the home of a Palestinian who died in July in the most lethal clash in months in the occupied West Bank, residents and the army told AFP . The clash broke out...
AFP/L'Orient Today staff, 12 August 2026
Iran to join BRICS development bank soon, central bank governor says
Iran will soon join the New Development Bank (NDB), the development lender established by the BRICS group of nations, central bank governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said in a state media report published...
avec Reuters, 12 August 2026
New ‘Monnot Awards’ shine a spotlight on Lebanese theater
Josyane Boulos is a passionate supporter of theater. She loves actors, directors, playwrights, screenwriters, sound and lighting technicians, costume designers — and, of course, audiences. She also...
Zéna ZALZAL, 12 August 2026
New media law welcomed, with reservations, due to controversial article on jailing journalists
BEIRUT — Adopted Tuesday by Parliament, the new media law was welcomed in political and diplomatic circles as well as by civil society actors, who nevertheless called for improvements to the text,...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 August 2026
Media law: Reform faces backlash over press freedom
The paradox is striking: in Lebanon, a country that continues to champion freedom of expression as one of the pillars of its identity, parliament passed a law that tightens the repressive measures...
Yara ABI AKL, 12 August 2026
French consulate in Lebanon denies halting appointment slots for visa applicants
BEIRUT — The French consulate general in Lebanon has not stopped offering appointments to visa applicants, contrary to what some online media have suggested, two sources close to the consulate told...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 August 2026
Torment of Afghan fathers as daughters deprived of education
Father after father told AFP they were devastated by the ban preventing their daughters from continuing school beyond primary education. The pain and anguish it is causing behind closed doors is...
AFP, 12 August 2026
‘Reformative justice,’ ‘historic milestone’: Officials react to abolition of death penalty in Lebanon
BEIRUT — Political figures commented on the abolition of the death penalty in Lebanon, voted on Tuesday by Parliament, with many hailing it as a major step forward in the field of human rights. The...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 August 2026
Aoun welcomes Lieutenant General Joseph Clearfield and Ambassador Michel Issa
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun welcomed Lieutenant-General Joseph Clearfield, who heads the U.S.-led cease-fire monitoring mechanism, this morning at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, accompanied...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 August 2026
Met Gala puts John Galliano back in the spotlight after years in the shadows
His name had become almost unmentionable, enough to bring an awkward silence. Once celebrated as a fashion genius, John Galliano suddenly became a pariah. Now, the Met, fashion’s ultimate...
Fifi ABOU DIB, 12 August 2026
Parliament passes general amnesty law without Hezbollah and FPM MPs
BEIRUT — The general amnesty law, awaited for years, was adopted less than an hour after the start of Wednesday's parliamentary session. The vote on this critical text came on the second day of...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 August 2026
Gaza death toll rises to at least 73,388
At least two Palestinians were injured in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, while one body was recovered from the rubble of earlier attacks, the enclave’s Health Ministry...
12 August 2026
Abolishing the death penalty: A Lebanon that looks like itself again
From the Panthéon where he rests, Robert Badinter can once again hold his head high and allow himself a smile. Forty-five years after his reform in France, the former minister of justice looks on...
Élie FAYAD, 12 August 2026
Israeli army says Golani Brigade soldiers have left Beaufort area in south Lebanon for 'rest and recovery' | LIVE
20:54 Beirut Time Israeli detonations between Haddatha and Rshaf, Bint Jbeil district The Israeli army carried out a series of detonations in two rounds between the towns of Haddatha...
L'Orient Today staff, 12 August 2026
Iran: Mojtaba Khamenei tightens grip on security apparatus
Iran is working to fill vacancies at the top of its military and security apparatus as talks over the Strait of Hormuz remain stalled and tensions with the United States continue.At the same time,...
Dany MOUDALLAL, 13 August 2026
'I am God in Daraa': Atef Najib, Assad's cousin, sentenced to death
It's June 11, 2011, and Walid Joumblatt is welcomed by Bashar al-Assad at the presidential palace in Damascus. After the usual greetings and making sure he is under his protection, the Druze...
Caroline HAYEK, 12 August 2026
Israeli strike kills 1 in Nabatieh; Lebanon votes to abolish death penalty; Assad sentenced to death in absentia: Everything you need to know this Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 Some key things to watch today:11 a.m. House Speaker Nabih Berri to hold a parliamentary plenary session to...
