Salam government approves decree on waste fees
BEIRUT — The Cabinet decided Thursday to amend decree No. 3214 related to the waste fee, but Information Minister Paul Morcos did not provide details of the changes during his press briefing after...
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Riad Salameh's lawyer announces appeal against former BDL governor's pretrial detention
BEIRUT — Riad Salameh's lawyer, Wassim Ghaoui, announced Thursday that he will legally contest the pretrial detention of his client, the former governor of Banque du Liban (BDL, central bank)....
L'Orient Today staff, 13 August 2026
After Trump statements about American control, Iran claims control of Strait of Hormuz
A senior Iranian official said Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz remains under the control of Iran, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim a day earlier that the United States controls the...
L'Orient Today staff/AFP, 13 August 2026
Lebanon needs new gas-powered plants, but a global turbine crunch could leave it waiting years
Has Lebanon’s long-awaited decision to turn to gas to make up part of its structural shortfall already been compromised by new market realities? As part of his plan to modernize the sector, Energy...
Stephanie Bechara, 13 August 2026
Government offices to close on Aug. 25 for Prophet’s birthday
The Cabinet announced Thursday that government offices, public institutions and municipalities will close on Tuesday, Aug. 25 on the occasion of the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad (Mawlid...
L'Orient Today staff, 13 August 2026
Iran demands compensation after oil spill in Strait of Hormuz
Iran has warned of environmental damage in the Strait of Hormuz after an oil slick reached the island of Qeshm, in the south of the country, and has demanded compensation for the damage caused....
AFP, 13 August 2026
Israel detains journalist in Israeli-occupied West Bank
Israeli forces have detained a Palestinian journalist who has worked for news outlets including AFP , the Israeli military and his family said. Mohammed Awad, 38, who has shot videos for AFP in...
AFP, 13 August 2026
Salam republishes his message on Israel's 'illogical' attitude, says it was deleted from X
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Thursday reposted on X his Wednesday message criticizing Israel's "illogical" attitude and the destruction that the Israeli army continues to...
L'Orient Today staff, 13 August 2026
20 years of Mohammed bin Rashid’s rule: The 'Dubai model' weakened by war
By the late 1990s, Dubai had run out of beaches to sell. The ports of Rashid and Jebel Ali occupied the coastline, while hotels had claimed what remained. But Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum still...
Amélie ZACCOUR, 13 August 2026
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 2 people, first fatalities in more than a week
An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians, including a senior police official, in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, in the first reported fatalities in more than a week as the Israeli military scaled...
Reuters/L'Orient Today staff, 13 August 2026
Press and editors’ syndicates reject new media law
The process of drafting a new media law took nearly a decade, before the authorities and the two syndicates — the Press Syndicate and the Press Editors’ Syndicate — finally reached agreement on a...
Scarlett HADDAD, 13 August 2026
Turkey’s limited pardon law advances PKK peace process, leaves Kurdish question unresolved
There was a palpable sense of relief across southeastern Turkey on Monday. But in the country’s predominantly Kurdish region, hope was tempered by uncertainty after Parliament approved a law...
Laure-Maïssa FARJALLAH, 13 August 2026
Israel sends more troops to village besieged by Jewish settlers
Israel's military said on Thursday it had sent more troops to a West Bank village where settlers have trapped Palestinian families inside their homes, a siege the Palestinians say is aimed at...
Reuters, 13 August 2026
Cancer patients face rising death rate amid Israeli curbs, doctors say
Gaza cancer patients are dying at two to three times the pace they did before the start of the war in the territory, as Israel blocks many from travelling for treatment after destroying the only...
Reuters, 13 August 2026
Media law: Freedom is all Lebanon has left. We must not sacrifice it
It slipped by almost unnoticed, buried in a batch of "good news." On Tuesday, Lebanon's Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty, joining the ranks of nations that have chosen to...
Salah HIJAZI, 13 August 2026
'Fifteen years later, I hear his name at the mechanic's'
In this series, "Stories of Love," men and women with direct or indirect ties to Lebanon entrust our journalist Julia Mokdad with the great love stories that have shaped their lives....
Julia Mokdad, 13 August 2026
Menassah responds to Salam dispute: 'The army was silenced, ignored, and this is not over'
BEIRUT — Defense Minister Michel Menassah broke his silence Thursday, saying the army was “prevented from speaking” and “ignored” in the dispute with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam over the amnesty...
L'Orient Today staff, 13 August 2026
US ambassador to Israel denounces settler siege on Palestinians as 'terror'
The U.S. ambassador to Israel, a staunch supporter of West Bank settlements, on Thursday denounced as "terror" a siege by settlers against Palestinians that drew an unsuccessful...
AFP, 13 August 2026
General amnesty: At Roumieh, some prepare to walk free, others can now count down the years
No sooner had Parliament passed the general amnesty law, after bitter political wrangling and marathon negotiations, than news of its adoption had already reached Roumieh Prison, Lebanon’s largest...
Nagham RABIH, 13 August 2026
Iran says strait is under its control, Fars news reports
The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management", the head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit, Hossein Taeb, said on Thursday, according to semi-official Fars news...
Reuters, 13 August 2026
Trump says press secretary Leavitt to leave job at month's end
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her role at the end of the month, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, leaving the president without one of his most trusted...
Reuters, 13 August 2026
Washington slams Katz’s refusal to withdraw from South; Israel continues demolitions
SOUTH LEBANON — On Wednesday, during a tour of occupied Lebanese villages, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, ordered the Israeli military to prepare administratively and operationally for a...
L'Orient Today staff, 13 August 2026
Iran claims Strait of Hormuz 'under its control' in rebuttal to Trump's remarks; Araghchi says Washington making 'grave miscalculation' | LIVE
21:20 Beirut Time Israeli drone fires a stun grenade on Kafra An Israeli drone fired a stun grenade on a house in the Jbeil neighborhood of Kafra. Meanwhile, the al-Jadeed...
Ghadir Hamadi, Muntasser Abdallah, Sarah ABDALLAH, 13 August 2026
Media law in Lebanon: What changes and what raises concerns?
Adopted by Parliament on Tuesday, Lebanon’s new Information Law has drawn mixed reactions from media and political circles.The Information Minister hailed it as “a cornerstone for the development...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 13 August 2026
Hezbollah seeks a broader disarmament deal; Israel rejects withdrawal from south Lebanon; parliament passes general amnesty law: Everything you need to know this Thursday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 Some key things to watch today:11 a.m.: Minister Kamal Chehade holds a press conference to launch the Ministry...
