BEIRUT — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Washington was encouraging Syria to focus on its own internal challenges, particularly by securing its border with Lebanon, while...
BEIRUT — Lebanese customs seized 3.5 tons of narcotics at the Port of Beirut in a shipment that was to be "smuggled to an African country," without specifying which one, according to a...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday condemned threats made by the Houthis against Saudi Arabia, as well as recent Iranian attacks targeting Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait,...
BEIRUT — A Lebanese Army sergeant died from his injuries after a military vehicle overturned in the mountainous Oyoun Orghoch area, on the road leading to Qornet al-Sawda in North Lebanon, our...
An associate of Hezbollah officials and members, identified by his initials F.K., was the subject to an arrest warrant issued Wednesday by military investigative judge, Ghada Abou Alwane, on...
To make it easier for Americans to visit what he described as the "beautiful land" of Lebanon, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he was authorizing the resumption of...
Four tankers changed course in the Red Sea on Wednesday, with two signaling the Suez Canal as their new destination after Yemen's Houthi militia warned ships to avoid sailing to Saudi Arabian...
When Lebanese President Joseph Aoun walked into the Oval Office on Tuesday, he was stepping into one of the world's most scrutinized political stages, opposite U.S. President Donald Trump,...
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency on Wednesday asked airlines not to operate within the airspace of Jordan after it and other U.S. Gulf allies were struck by Iran in the renewed conflict....
BEIRUT — Despite a “cease-fire” announced in October 2025, Israeli bombardments have grown increasingly deadly in recent days in the Gaza Strip as Gaza’s Ministry of Health said Israeli attacks...
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to knock out one Iranian bridge or power plant in return for each attack on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, warning he was "not...
Lebanese dwellers in the capital know that, come summertime, it's tough to find things to do in the searing heat. In this Riyadh special series, L'Orient Today highlights standout cultural...
BEIRUT — The Mount Lebanon criminal court, presided over by Elie Helou, is expected to deliver its verdict on July 30 in the child pornography case linked to TikTok, according to a judicial source...
BEIRUT — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will travel to Iran on Thursday at the head of a ministerial delegation to discuss gas cooperation and the latest regional developments, following an...
No Western head of state had set foot in Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Emmanuel Macron changed that on July 6, and the Islamic State organization (IS) responded in its own way. The...
BEIRUT — Like most other political issues in Lebanon, President Joseph Aoun's visit to the United States and his meeting on Tuesday with U.S. President Donald Trump sparked polarized reactions...
Senior Saudi and United Arab Emirates officials on Tuesday shared similar social media posts affirming their close historical ties and "wise leadership," a move that follows months of...
A new round of U.S.-mediated talks between Israel and Lebanon will be held in Italy on Aug. 4, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday. "We will host another session of...
Moroccan-born Abderrahim Fakir died on Sunday after police were called to the Pilastro neighborhood on the outskirts of the northern city to deal with a man who was allegedly behaving aggressively...
While the government and International Monetary Fund (IMF) review the draft law on financial stability and deposit recovery, Banque du Liban (BDL) once again voiced reservations about the version...
Many people recently saw his sad face on social media. Yet nothing has changed in the small Ain al-Rummaneh barbershop of the man whose story has since gone viral. In the three oval mirrors of his...
Unlike many countries where policing, intelligence and border security are concentrated under a limited number of institutions, Lebanon gradually built a fragmented security architecture. Lebanon...
During a plenary session on Thursday, the Lebanese Parliament granted Lebanese University President Bassam Badran the right to run for another five-year, non-renewable term, despite the public...
The management of Hugging Face, one of the leading open platforms in the artificial intelligence ecosystem, used by developers and companies to host, share and deploy AI models, datasets and...
Sour, an ancient Phoenician city along the southern coast of Lebanon was the target of incessant and severe Israeli airstrikes throughout the latest Israeli war on Lebanon. After calls from the...
The day after Thursday's parliamentary session was aborted following the withdrawal of Lebanese Forces (LF) MPs, party leader Samir Geagea issued an unexpected threat. He announced that his...
Israeli intelligence services believe that Iran has transferred thousands of centrifuges intended for uranium enrichment into tunnels dug under Mount Pickaxe, according to a report by the Wall...
SOUTH LEBANON — By planting the Lebanese flag in the ruined village square, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Tuesday sought to project the image of a state reestablishing its presence in southern...
The United States plans to announce a landmark deal with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that would help establish a civilian nuclear program in the kingdom, according to media reports. The move comes...
After his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, President Joseph Aoun attended a dinner held in his honor in Washington, during which he outlined several "conditions" for Hezbollah’s...
As the war between the United States and Iran intensifies by the day, a front that had remained relatively marginal in the renewed confrontation following the collapse of the cease-fire now appears...
Donald Trump struck a different tone. During his meeting with President Joseph Aoun, the first with a Lebanese head of state in 17 years, he adopted a distinctly Lebanese approach, both in the...
Dubai will offer more than $800 worth of discounts and deals to residents who bring friends and family to visit, the emirate's media office said on Wednesday, as months of war have battered its...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed on Wednesday that the United States is still willing to negotiate an end to the Iran crisis but that Tehran is not serious about talks, as the widening...
U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly sees FIFA President Gianni Infantino as a possible successor to António Guterres as head of the United Nations. That’s according to the New York Post , which...
Michel Ghazal is an international negotiation expert, mediator and consultant to the Lebanese delegation in charge of the maritime border negotiations. He is also the author of "Missed...
21:48 Beirut Time Iran threatens to cut off electricity to US regional allies if its own power plants are attacked The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Aerospace...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, July 22 2026 Some key things to watch today:Prime Minister Nawaf Salam tours "pilot zone" Zawtar Gharbieh.10 a.m.:...
