Huge fire in Aito extinguished
NORTH LEBANON — Firefighters from the civil defense extinguished on Sunday night a huge wildfire that broke out in the village of Aito (Zgharta district), according to our correspondent. The fire...
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Hamas expects meeting with Kushner as US pushes Gaza plan
Hamas sources said Sunday that they expected to meet in Egypt with U.S. envoy Jared Kushner, as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to push forward a Gaza peace plan rejected by...
16 August 2026
Iran offers $30,000 bounty for killing, capturing US soldiers
Iran's military announced on Sunday that it was offering a bounty equivalent to $30,000 for killing or capturing US soldiers, with the reward doubled if carried out by a woman. Army chief Amir...
AFP, 16 August 2026
US-Iran negotiations: Trump opens direct secret channel with IRGC to bypass Ghalibaf, Araghchi
An approach that reveals the difficulties Washington faces in determining Iran’s true position. In the midst of talks with Tehran in mid-May, following the April 8 cease-fire agreement, the Trump...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 August 2026
Two dead, hundreds evacuated from fires on island near Athens
Two people died and hundreds were evacuated Sunday as two fires broke out on the Greek island of Salamis near Athens, the fire department said. A fire department spokesman told AFP that...
AFP, 16 August 2026
Civil Defense warns of dangers of swimming due to high waves, strong sea currents
BEIRUT — The Civil Defense warned on Sunday of the current dangers of swimming along the coast across Lebanon due to high waves and strong sea currents. "The General Directorate of Civil...
16 August 2026
Saudi authorities issue warning for Jazan province along Yemen border
The Saudi civil defense agency issued an alert on Sunday warning of "potential danger" in southern Jazan province along the border with Yemen that has been targeted by Yemeni rebels...
16 August 2026
In south Lebanon, Nabil Khoury turns cheese-making into an act of resistance
"I really had enough of moving around and doing a thousand things," Nabil Khoury says, setting a sincere tone from the very first moments, all while checking the temperature of a milk vat...
Rayanne TAWIL, 16 August 2026
MP Inaya Ezzeddine: Maternity should no longer be seen as a punishment or a barrier at work
On Aug. 3, during the launch of a national breastfeeding program between the Health Ministry and UNICEF, MP Inaya Ezzeddine, president of Parliament’s Committee on Women and Children, took the...
Suzanne BAAKLINI, 16 August 2026
After escalation in south Lebanon, Israel threatens to strike again; Washington shifts ‘responsibility’ onto Hezbollah
BEIRUT — Following the deadly Israeli escalation in southern Lebanon, which killed 11 people, including women and children, Israel on Sunday threatened to repeat its attacks and said it had...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 August 2026
The Phoenix Library, a beacon of knowledge rising from Gaza's ashes
The first book this passionate reader saved from annihilation in February 2024 was called "The Catastrophe of Palestine," a title that reads like an omen. "Finding this book in a...
Emmanuel HADDAD, 16 August 2026
Renewed attacks on the Ali Taher heights, targeted by explosive materials | LIVE
19:46 Beirut Time We are now closing our live blog for tonight. We will be back tomorrow morning with more news updates. 19:44 Beirut Time Hezbollah holds funeral...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 August 2026
Iran accuses Qatar of thwarting probe into fate of pilots, Qatar denies holding the pilots
Iran accused Qatar on Sunday of thwarting efforts to work out what happened to three pilots Tehran says were captured during the Middle East war, though the Gulf state has denied detaining them....
16 August 2026
Iran executes man over involvement in winter protests
Iran's judiciary announced Sunday the execution of a man who was convicted of running over several police officers with his car during anti-government protests in January. "Shahram...
16 August 2026
Hamas delegation, Egypt spy chief hold talks on Gaza plan
A Hamas delegation met Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad on Sunday to discuss ways to advance the implementation of a post-war plan for Gaza, Egypt's state news agency reported. The...
16 August 2026
Lebanon's creative talent suffers as Iran war squeezes Gulf economies
For decades, the Gulf served as the center of gravity for much of Lebanon's creative talent, with swathes of designers and marketing executives flocking to its cities to find clients or relying...
Reuters, 16 August 2026
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Bernard Hage, 16 August 2026
Aoun, Berri and Salam condemn deadly Israeli attacks in Ansar and Deir Zahrani
BEIRUT — The three branches of Lebanon’s government on Saturday strongly condemned Israeli strikes that killed at least 11 people and wounded several others in the southern towns of Ansar and Deir...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 August 2026
Israeli strike on Ansar, displacement of residents: 'We woke up to explosions shaking the house'
SOUTH LEBANON/NABATIEH — Mohammad is among the residents who returned to his village of Ansar, in the Nabatieh district, after the relatively calm period that followed the announcement of a...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 August 2026
Ali Taher, yellow line and Iran’s return: South Lebanon on the brink of further escalation
Israel intensified its military escalation on Saturday, carrying out its deadliest strikes in southern Lebanon since the June cease-fire and pursuing several objectives.First, it seeks to establish...