In Rome, Aoun thanks Meloni for 'Italy's support to Lebanon'
President Joseph Aoun met in Rome on Friday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, thanking her for "the support provided by Italy to Lebanon at various levels," according to a...
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World Bank sees Lebanese GDP shrinking by more than 6% in 2026
The World Bank expects Lebanon's GDP to contract by 6.4% in 2026, according to the latest edition of the Lebanon Economic Monitor (LEM), the organization's semiannual report on the...
L'Orient Today staff, 21 August 2026
Israel continues airstrikes, demolitions, destruction across southern Lebanon
Israel on Friday resumed its airstrikes across southern Lebanon, in addition to a series of detonations in villages under its control. In the morning, the Israeli air force bombed a house in...
L'Orient Today staff, 21 August 2026
Saddi launches audit of power barges and fuel imports between 2012 and 2021
Energy Minister Joe Saddi announced Friday at a press conference the launch of a technical, financial, and legal audit regarding the market for power-generation ships, as well as the fuel import...
L'Orient Today staff, 21 August 2026
US sanctions: Washington wants to 'neutralize the political economy' linking Hezbollah to its base
The United States on Thursday issued a new round of measures against Hezbollah, sanctioning financiers and re-listing the organization among sanctioned entities for its ties with the Quds Force ,...
Salah HIJAZI, 21 August 2026
Pascal Sleiman’s murder: An indictment points to a premeditated plan, not a car theft
The murder of Pascal Sleiman, a Lebanese Forces official who was kidnapped and killed in April 2024, was not a botched car theft but a premeditated murder, according to an indictment issued by Nada...
Claude ASSAF, 21 August 2026
Eleven car brands, including Tesla and Xiaomi, affected by record wave of recalls in China
U.S. company Tesla, its Chinese competitor Xiaomi, and nine other Chinese automakers on Friday launched software updates and vehicle recalls as part of the largest automotive recall campaign ever...
L'Orient Today staff, 21 August 2026
Fish farms and my biggest food pet peeve
Dear reader, One of my biggest food icks is fish. If I’m eating sushi, it’s strictly shrimp or crab. If salmon is somehow involved, I drown it in soy sauce just to mask the flavor. Which is why...
21 August 2026
FIFA imposes sanctions on Argentina players, coach, following investigation on world cup final brawl
Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes has been suspended for 10 international matches for his violent behavior in the aftermath of his country's defeat to Spain in the World Cup final, FIFA...
AFP, 21 August 2026
Illegal internet in Lebanon: Hundreds of millions of dollars lost, according to the Court of Audit
The Lebanese government is reportedly losing more than $100 million a year because of illegal internet networks. According to a July 19 report, which L’Orient-Le Jour reviewed, the fifth chamber of...
Mounir YOUNES, 21 August 2026
Arrest of nine people involved in a prostitution ring in Beirut
BEIRUT — Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced Friday that they had arrested nine women, all foreign nationals, allegedly involved in a prostitution ring in a hotel located in the Sodeco...
L'Orient Today staff, 21 August 2026
After new US sanctions, Hezbollah says it doesn't need a 'certificate' to prove its Lebanese identity
BEIRUT — Hezbollah on Friday denounced sanctions imposed on it by the U.S. administration, which had decided the day before to re-list the group for sanctions for its ties to the Quds Force , the...
L'Orient Today staff, 21 August 2026
Diaries from Gaza: As labor gets closer, I find it harder to stay strong in pregnancy
Noor al-Yacoubi is a 27-year-old media coordinator at a local research center, translator, and writer. She hasn't left the Gaza Strip since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023, and has been sharing...
Noor ALYACOUBI, 21 August 2026
The Lebanese songs that shaped summer 2026
In Lebanon, summer always seems to choose its own soundtrack. New songs drift from cars on the Batroun road, follow groups of friends to the beach, pop up on Beirut rooftops or wrap around the...
Rayanne TAWIL, 21 August 2026
Israel army, settlers kill 2 Palestinians in separate incidents
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man on Friday in the city of Jenin, in the north of the occupied West Bank, while Israeli settler gunfire killed a 17-year-old teen in the Palestinian village...
21 August 2026
Shaibani: Turkey is an 'essential partner' in reconstruction
BEIRUT — Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Shaibani said during a visit to Pakistan that Turkey “is an essential partner” in the reconstruction of Syria. His remarks were widely reported by...
L'Orient Today staff, 21 August 2026
Safeguarding endangered heritage at heart of Khaled al-Enany’s first visit to Lebanon
For his first official visit to Lebanon since his election, UNESCO Director-General Khaled al-Enany chose to highlight one of the areas in which the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
L'Orient Today staff, 21 August 2026
Turkey issues arrest warrant for Israel's Netanyahu
Turkey has issued an international arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an investigation into Israel's interception of an aid flotilla for Gaza, Justice...
21 August 2026
After Israeli strike on Abu al-Duhur, Damascus seeks leverage against Tel Aviv
For months, tensions between Israel and Syria had been concentrated mainly in the South, with Israeli troops carrying out a series of incursions and operations in Daraa, Quneitra, and even in...
Dany MOUDALLAL, 21 August 2026
Iran president says time to end war while in position of strength
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday it was time to end the months-long Middle East war with the United States because Tehran was in a position of strength over Washington. "It is...
21 August 2026
Salam, Menassah present united front in Sour: Army must be strengthened and remain united
BEIRUT — Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Defense Minister Michel Menassah chose southern Lebanon, where Israeli attacks continue, to project a united front 10 days after their dispute in...
L'Orient Today staff, 21 August 2026
From patron to partner: Moscow preserves its footing in Syria
It was through Hmeimim, the Russian air base located on the Syrian coast, that ousted President Bashar Assad was evacuated to Moscow in December 2024. Nearly two years later, the airfield has...
Dany MOUDALLAL, 21 August 2026
More than 300 migrants, including 40 children, rescued off Mauritania: coastguard
Mauritania's coastguard said Friday it had rescued more than 300 migrants, including 40 children, from an overloaded boat sailing off the west African country's coast. The migrants were...
21 August 2026
Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian man in West Bank raid
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man on Friday in the city of Jenin, in the north of the occupied West Bank, with the military saying he had attempted to stab a soldier. Fathi Zidan Hazem,...
21 August 2026
China says US 'sanctions and pressure' on Iran not a solution
China said on Friday that U.S. "sanctions and pressure" would not resolve the Middle East conflict, after Washington urged governments including Beijing to join efforts to isolate the...
21 August 2026
Ex-Pakistan PM Khan taken back to jail after hospital checks
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was transferred back to jail on Friday, authorities said, hours after the popular politician was taken to hospital for court-ordered medical checks. The...
21 August 2026
Army support conference: French message to Washington and Tel Aviv?
Paris will host a preparatory meeting on Sept. 17 ahead of a conference in support of the Lebanese Army and Internal Security Forces (ISF). The conference was originally scheduled for March but was...
Yara ABI AKL, 21 August 2026
For its 18th edition, the Beirut Spring Festival makes an exceptional summer return
Annually organized by the Samir Kassir Foundation in memory of the renowned intellectual and journalist who was assassinated, the Beirut Spring Festival, usually held, as its name suggests, in...
Zéna ZALZAL, 21 August 2026
Following bombing of a home in Braasheet this morning, Israel presents claim it targeted ‘suspicious individuals’ in the southern Lebanese village | LIVE
22:56 Beirut Time Thank you for following us today. Good night, and see you tomorrow. We are wrapping up our live news blog for today. If you haven't already, you can read our...
L'Orient Today staff, 21 August 2026
US pushes allies, China to back Trump's economic war on Iran
The United States on Thursday warned allies and China to join President Donald Trump's new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy, vowing that Washington would "collapse this regime"...
21 August 2026
French President Macron to host Saudi Crown Prince on August 23-24
French President Emmanuel Macron will host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on August 23 and August 24, with the two leaders expected to discuss current tensions in the Middle East,...
Reuters, 21 August 2026
Strong 6.7-magnitude quake strikes southern Peru: USGS
A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck southern Peru on Thursday, U.S. seismologists said, with authorities reporting minor injuries to three people, according to a preliminary report. The...
21 August 2026
After mounting controversy, EDL orders chemical waste in Bisri and Zahle to be exported
BEIRUT — After days of controversy and public concern over locally handling tons of chemical waste dating to 2021 and transferred to Bisri and Zahle last year, the Board of Directors of Électricité...
Ghadir Hamadi, 21 August 2026
Ali Taher standoff between Israel, Hezbollah deepens; US tightens sanctions on Iran: Everything you need to know this Friday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Aug. 21, 2026 Some key things to watch today:12 p.m.: Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi to hold a press conference addressing...