Israeli army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir reportedly held a secret meeting last week in Germany with military chiefs from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, and...
The Syrian army's border guards foiled two drug smuggling operations on Tuesday, which included crystal meth (a form of methamphetamine) and hashish, coming from Lebanon. One operation took...
To "consolidate Lebanon's sovereignty," an "operational" meeting will bring together high-ranking military officials from several countries in Paris on Thursday to prepare...
The course of events was predictable from the start of the plenary session on Tuesday. While Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri's decision to call a general policy debate at the request of Free...
With a careful and focused gaze, Marcelle Karam gently places the brush she uses to restore an icon. "I am responsible for several icons at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George in...
BEIRUT — The government commissioner at the military tribunal, Claude Ghanem, ordered Monday the extension of the provisional detention of a distant cousin of ousted Syrian President Bashar...
BEIRUT — A Lebanese prosecutor on Tuesday requested that former President Michel Aoun be charged over the 2020 Beirut port blast that killed more than 200 people, a judicial official told AFP ....
Saudi Arabia issued security alerts over a range of territory on Tuesday, including in the holy city of Mecca and second-largest city Jeddah, following a week of attacks from Iran-aligned fighters...
On Sunday, Progressive Socialist Party MP Bilal Abdallah denounced Israeli attacks targeting party officials in south Lebanon. Israel has destroyed six homes belonging to PSP officials in south...
The delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by mission chief Ernesto Ramirez Rigo, began a four-day visit to Beirut on Tuesday, Sept. 15, to monitor reforms. Finance Minister...
Britain, the United States and the Netherlands on Tuesday issued a joint cybersecurity advisory detailing spyware they say is used by Iranian state-linked actors to target dissidents, activists and...
After a drone strike sent shrapnel flying into his wife's chest, killing her, Muhammad Aiyash and his three children fled with no belongings to a new makeshift camp for the displaced in the...
Israeli airstrikes hit a vehicle, killing at least two Palestinians, including a child, and wounding seven others in the northern Gaza Strip neighbourhood of Sheikh Radwan on Tuesday, the...
BEIRUT — A draft resolution calling for the release of Lebanese detainees held by Israel and international action to establish the fate of Lebanese missing or forcibly disappeared there “was...
BEIRUT — Prosecutor General at the Court of Cassation Mohammad Saab handed over the indictment in the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut port blast investigation to investigating Judge Tarek Bitar on Tuesday...
As the opening of the United Nations General Assembly’s general debate approaches, the succession of António Guterres, whose term ends on Dec. 31, is emerging as one of the major political issues....
BEIRUT — Education Minister Rima Karameh addressed students and teaching staff to mark the start of the academic year, saying that the return will be "gradual, taking into account the reality...
A note to our readers As part of changes to our organization, Élie Fayad, who has served as co-editor-in-chief of L’Orient-Le Jour for several years, will take up a new role as special adviser...
Qatar on Tuesday warned of dire consequences if the vital Bab al-Mandab waterway were to close, after a months-long blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and recent Houthi gains on the Red Sea coast....
BEIRUT — Six detainees have died since the Lebanese government passed the general amnesty law around a month ago, a security source told L'Orient Today on Tuesday. Passed on Aug. 12 by...
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday issued brief alerts over possible attacks in the holy city of Mecca and in the Jeddah and Taif governorates, after the kingdom was repeatedly targeted by the Iran-backed...
Remove the seeds from the watermelon and discard them.Puree the flesh in a food processor or blender — do not fill it too much, as the watermelon juice may spill over.Pass the puree through a fine...
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on Tuesday that a vessel had been struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to a verified source. No damage or...
The UN Security Council is to meet Tuesday after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis last week seized control of the country's Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, diplomatic sources said....
The United Nations called Tuesday for international investigators to be granted to access to all of Gaza "to assist with evidence-gathering" as hundreds of bodies are pulled from the...
From the start of the battle for Ali Taher to its dramatic end, marked by a huge explosion that destroyed much of the installations and tunnels, a number of accounts have circulated about what...
The Israeli army shot and killed a Palestinian man during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Palestinian health officials said, while the army said it fired at someone who tried to seize...
France and Iraq on Monday called for a "diversification of export routes" for oil and gas in the Middle East in response to the instability generated by the conflict between the United...
At 114 boulevard Saint-Germain, in a Paris she now has at her fingertips, Aline Asmar d’Amman is dressed head to toe in Chanel: denim, a large gold pendant, loose hair, and platforms all from the...
15:19 Beirut Time Nabih Berri adjourns parliamentary session, to resume tomorrow at 11 a.m. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned the parliamentary session dedicated to the...
Lebanon took the stage in Venice with her. On September 12, 2026, during the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice Film Festival at the Lido, Moroccan-Lebanese filmmaker Shaden Safieddine Tazi...
The United States on Monday accused Russia's VTB bank of supporting Iran's efforts to evade sanctions, taking aim at an institution it already blocked over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine...
U.S. rapper Macklemore was told he could no longer take part in Ed Sheeran's U.S. tour because of his pro-Palestinian stance, the U.S. rapper said Monday. The artist called out "Free...
Angelina's Mont-Blanc and hot chocolate have now crossed the Mediterranean. On July 25, the Parisian house opened its first address in Lebanon, on the second floor of the ABC Dbayeh mall. The...
BEIRUT — U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa visited Zawtar Gharbieh (Nabatieh district) on Tuesday as Israeli attacks continued across south Lebanon. He was accompanied by a delegation from the...
Thirty years ago, ESA settled on a historic site whose different lives tell, in themselves, part of Lebanon's history over more than a century. To tell the story of the school, its director...
Iran's security chief on Tuesday rejected any talks with the United States after President Donald Trump said he was open to resuming discussions on the Middle East war. "Don't get...
Burning tires on the roads, blocked thoroughfares, and gatherings in several cities across Syria. The Syrian government's abrupt decision to sharply increase fuel prices sparked a wave of...
The United States has weapons deployed in space, the US Space Force said on Monday, confirming the presence of such capabilities in orbit for the first time. "The US has on-orbit space...
The United States is facing a shortfall in ammunition as a result of its war against Iran, the Defense Department's inspector general confirmed Monday, contrasting with President Donald...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026 Some key things to watch today:10 a.m.: IMF mission will meet with the ministers of finance and economy and...
Saudi Arabia warned Tuesday it will react "firmly" to Yemen's Houthis, after a series of attacks carried out by the pro-Iranian rebels using ballistic missiles and drones wounded 13...
