DAMASCUS — Two Palestinian sources told AFP Friday the leaders of pro-Iran Palestinian factions who were close to former Tehran-backed ruler Bashar al-Assad have left Syria under pressure from the...
BEIRUT — Five members of the Aqoura (Jbeil) Municipal Council submitted their resignation on Thursday following the election of the president and vice-president, according to reports from the...
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army announced in a statement released on Friday that it received a financial donation from Qatar in accordance with the directives of the emir of Qatar, HH Sheikh Tamim bin...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun told the American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL) that the Lebanese security forces need to strengthen their capabilities and that the country should "develop a...
DUBAI — Iranian and U.S. negotiators wrapped up a fifth round of talks on Friday, with mediator Oman saying there was some limited progress in negotiations aimed at resolving a decades-long...
BEIRUT — Finance Minister Yassine Jaber announced Friday, during a visit with his ministry's employees, a series of commitments aimed at improving working conditions at his ministry, through...
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK — United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Friday said Israel has only authorized for Gaza what "amounts to a teaspoon of aid when a flood of assistance is...
BEIRUT — People shouted pro-Hezbollah chants on Friday when Prime Minister Nawaf Salam entered Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium to watch the first football match of the Lebanese Premier League...
There is a special place in Batroun that makes you want to breathe, dream, stay and gaze into the salty vastness. Named Bolero, it was born on a family-owned land bordering the sea, transformed...
BEIRUT — Thirty-year-old Benjamin Hassan became the first Lebanese to qualify for Roland-Garros, commonly known the the French Open, on Friday, winning his qualifying match against the Japanese...
BEIRUT — Judge Tarek Bitar questioned two judges on Thursday as part of his investigation into the deadly double explosion at the Beirut Port on Aug. 4, 2020. Judges Jad Maalouf and Carla Chouah...
Benjamin Netanyahu advocated on Friday for a rapid change at the head of the Shin Bet after defying the judiciary and a significant portion of public opinion the day before by announcing that he...
Chamber music filled the air on this Wednesday, May 21, as part of the "Les Musicales de Baabdath" festival, in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain and the Mon Liban d’Azur collective...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz declared Friday that he wants to ban the left-wing leader and former deputy chief of staff, Yair Golan, from the reserves following the controversy caused by...
With natural flair, she lights her cigarette with a wick lighter and almost burns her ponytail. On the terrace where film experts and stressed agents gather for a coffee break, Adélaïde entertains...
Negotiators from Iran and the United States met on Friday in Rome for a fifth round of talks on the Iranian nuclear issue under Omani mediation, as the negotiations seem to be stalling on the issue...
Two Palestinian sources told AFP on Friday that leaders of Palestinian factions close to the former Syrian regime and Iran had left the country due to "restrictions" from the new...
Two Palestinian cousins, Chatila (played by Mahmoud Bakri) and Reda (Aram Sabbah), leave a refugee camp in Lebanon, driven by hope for a new, and better, life. Their dream is to open a restaurant...
The question has been raised repeatedly since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack. It resurfaces today, at a time when international pressure on Israel is at an all-time high. Will Israel become a pariah...
Donald Trump announced Friday a "big prisoner exchange" between Russia and Ukraine, congratulating these countries and wondering if it might herald "something big," possibly...
BEIRUT — The Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced on Friday the arrest of a person who fired shots at two persons during a dispute in a night club in Koura, Northern Lebanon, on May 14....
The date has been set for the next meeting between American and Iranian negotiators. On Wednesday, mediator Oman confirmed that on May 23, in Rome, the two sides will meet for the fifth time since...
BEIRUT — According to information obtained by L'Orient Today from a source close to the Serail, a gradual process has been installed for the withdrawal of weapons in the Palestinian camps. The...
Following the indictment of Karim Salam, brother and associate of former Economy Minister Amin Salam, on charges of embezzlement by Beirut’s first investigative judge, Bilal Halawi, on Apr. 8,...
Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, will visit the United Arab Emirates on Monday to participate in the Arab Media Summit, scheduled in Dubai from May 26 to 28, L'Orient Today learned on Friday....
In the land near the temples of Baalbeck stands a church attached to the Notre-Dame des Secours Convent, belonging to the Maronite order. Since 2022, this old place of worship has been at the...
BEIRUT — Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister, Tarek Mitri, told Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Rai that extending the Lebanese state's control over its territory South of the Litani river is nearing...
French actresses Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroianni, and Lea Seydoux, as well as the Australian activist Julian Assange, have joined the approximately 900 signatories of a letter condemning the...
On Saturday, voters in the South Lebanon and Nabatieh governorates will head to the polls to elect their mokhtars (local officials in charge of records) and municipal councils. This marks the...
On Thursday, the Beirut indictment chamber lifted the arrest warrant that Beirut’s First Investigative Judge Bilal Halawi issued on Feb. 27 against lawyer Marwan Issa al-Khoury, who is implicated...
German Minister for Research, Dorothee Bär, denounced Friday the U.S. government's decision to ban Harvard University from hosting foreign students. "This is a very, very bad decision. I...
Leader of Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday evening — who has been on an official visit to Lebanon since Wednesday — and praised his...
It took many years for the magic to finally work on this side of the Atlantic. Thanks to the initiative of Tarek Sikias, founder of JPal Productions, this desire became a reality. The Fady Raidy...
President of the Tripoli municipality, Riad Yamak, called on Friday for the slaughterhouses and livestock traders in the city to "respect the rules governing sacrificial slaughter" during...
The prices of 95 and 98 octane gasoline continued to rise Friday in Lebanon, while diesel and gas prices remained stable, according to the latest schedule published by the Ministry of Energy and...
Turkish police made 44 new arrests Friday in the corruption case that led to the March jailing of Istanbul’s opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, state news agency Anadolu reported. Among those...
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said Friday that a new Shin Bet chief must be appointed quickly, assuring that his chosen candidate is not linked to a probe involving his close allies. "It...
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students on Thursday and is forcing current foreign students to transfer to other...
The video made the rounds on social networks a few days ago: In these images, we see the water level of the Chabrouh dam in Faraya, on the heights of Kesrouan, on May 18, 2024, and a significantly...
The Trump administration banned the prestigious university of Harvard from teaching foreign students on Thursday. Depriving the institution of an important means of influence, a shocking decision...
Head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urged Israel on Thursday to have "mercy" on Gaza and to end the war and the "systematic destruction" of the...
Iran and the United States are meeting this Friday in Rome for a fifth round of discussions on the Iranian nuclear issue, under Omani mediation, at a time when negotiations are stalling over the...
21:08 Beirut Time That concludes today's live coverage of events in (and about) the region. Thanks for joining us. We'll be back tomorrow with live coverage focused on the last round of...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas continued Thursday — on the second day of his official visit to Lebanon — his tour of officials, including Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime...
Two days before the municipal elections in southern Lebanon on Saturday, Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Naim Qassem, called on the popular base of his party to participate massively in the vote...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Friday 23 May 2025 Some key things to watch today: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a phone call with Lebanese...
Israel carried out several strikes on Thursday against targets in southern Lebanon, where local elections are scheduled for this Saturday despite security threats. This sudden escalation could be...
