Israeli banks have informed their Palestinian counterparts that they intend to end critical banking services within weeks, Palestinian and Israeli officials said on Thursday, raising fears of an...
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a largely symbolic resolution Thursday calling for President Donald Trump to halt military action against Iran, delivering another congressional rebuke as...
Kozo Okamoto, who carried out a deadly attack on an Israeli airport on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, died in Beirut on Thursday aged 78, the group said. In a...
Benefiting from the lifting of his travel ban, which had been imposed when he was released from prison on July 8, Lebanese-Palestinian crooner Fadl Shaker is said to have moved to Doha, Qatar,...
BEIRUT — A Cabinet meeting on Thursday at the Grand Serail focused on technical and economic issues, with the government approving measures on electricity reform, digital transition and housing...
BEIRUT — As President Joseph Aoun and First Lady Neemat Aoun returned Wednesday evening from the United States — where the president met with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, to strengthen the...
Iran vowed on Thursday to keep striking the region so long as it remains under attack, as the Middle East war spread to new fronts with Tehran's Houthi allies attacking Saudi shipping in the...
BEIRUT —The Beirut criminal court, presided over by Judge Bilal Dennaoui, has set the next hearing in the so-called "Abu Omar" case for Nov. 3, a judicial source told L’Orient-Le Jour on...
This marks a resolution in one of the most highly publicized disputes between depositors and banks since the onset of Lebanon’s 2019 economic and financial crisis. Egyptian national Ayad...
BEIRUT — Units of the Border Guard Forces of the Syrian Arab Army have thwarted several attempts to smuggle quantities of narcotics coming from Lebanese territory into Syria in the countryside...
SOUTH LEBANON — While touring the districts of Marjayoun and Hasbaya on Thursday, a delegation from the Lebanese Forces (LF) parliamentary bloc, "The Strong Republic," emphasized the need...
NORTH LEBANON — Sky Lounge Services, the company tasked with the rehabilitation and operation of the Renee Moawad Airport in Qleiaat, announced Thursday the opening of 21 positions as part of the...
Foreign ministers from fuel-stressed Southeast Asia called for freedom of navigation in international straits on Thursday as they wrapped a week of meetings largely overshadowed by the U.S.-Iran...
BEIRUT — The Cabinet began a meeting Thursday at around 3 p.m. at the Grand Serail to examine an agenda that includes at least two items related to public employees. The first concerns a request to...
BEIRUT — In a statement published Thursday, the Lebanese Forces (LF) reiterated their support for an "amnesty law enjoying consensus among the majority of Sunni MPs," less than a week...
BEIRUT — Israel has expanded a land barrier in Gaza beyond the official cease-fire ''Yellow Line" and into territory designated to remain under Hamas control, Haaretz reported,...
For 8 pancakes In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and vanilla. In another bowl, beat the eggs and then add the milk, melted butter, and coconut sugar. Mix until fully...
A year ago, when Philip Khoury spoke to L’Orient-Le Jour in Beirut, the Lebanese-Australian pastry chef had just left his role as Head Pastry Chef at Harrods after six years to pursue his own...
The European Union on Thursday gave its approval to the takeover of American video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA) by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. This deal, valuing EA at $55...
Batoul Mourad was born in southern Lebanon and raised in New York. Between those two worlds, she found in comics a way to bridge the distance separating her from the memory of her homeland. The...
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that a nuclear deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia was "totally subject" to Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords recognizing Israel....
The chemistry between President Joseph Aoun and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump was clearly visible on Tuesday. But images from their meeting at the White House were reminiscent of those from...
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...
BEIRUT — Two days after President Joseph Aoun's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, Hezbollah on Thursday renewed its criticism of the visit, even as many MPs and...
The Arab Film Festival returned to Beirut on Monday evening for its 17th edition, launching six days of screenings, discussions and tributes dedicated to Arab cinema. Organized primarily at the...
Israeli far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on Thursday, praising Jewish visitors he said had prayed at the site in breach of...
The United Kingdom has announced that it has withdrawn its remaining diplomatic staff from Iran, where a U.S. bombing campaign has continued since hostilities resumed on July 7. The embassy, which...
On July 4, 19 days after four men disappeared in southern Lebanon, a shepherd reported to the Lebanese Army human remains by the roadside at the bottom of Wadi Slouqi, one of the strategic valleys...
BERIUT — President Joseph Aoun and First Lady Neemat Aoun returned to Beirut on Thursday evening after concluding an official visit to the United States at the invitation of U.S. President Donald...
SOUTH LEBANON — The Israeli army has taken control of the medieval citadel of Doubeih, in the village of Shaqra (Nabatieh), and recently planted its flag there, our correspondent reported Thursday....
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed an annual defense policy bill on Wednesday that would authorize a record $1.15 trillion in funding for the Pentagon, as the divisive Iran war drags...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that Washington had honored its commitments in past agreements with Iran, accusing Tehran of repeatedly reneging on deals while suffering heavy...
BEIRUT — Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar said Lebanon will extend measures facilitating the voluntary return of Syrian refugees until Sept. 30, as returns continue. Hajjar said around 650,000...
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s consumer price index fell 0.75% in June, marking the first monthly decline after four consecutive increases, despite rising oil prices linked to the U.S.-Iran conflict. The...
The State Shura Council suspended two government decisions allowing the reopening of cement quarries, including sites in the Koura district where local associations had filed legal challenges,...
French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies said Thursday net profit doubled in the second quarter as conflict in the Middle East pushed up hydrocarbon prices. TotalEnergies said in a statement that...
BEIRUT — The U.S. military used a B-1 long-range bomber to strike targets belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday, marking the first deployment of the aircraft...
The United States and Saudi Arabia have reached a landmark civil nuclear agreement allowing Riyadh to build nuclear reactors using American technology and enrich uranium, the U.S. Energy Department...
In a race against time before the Knesset dissolved overnight from July 16 to 17 ahead of legislative elections scheduled for Oct. 27, MPs rushed to pass a series of controversial bills, mostly...
22:49 Beirut Time Latest developments in southern Lebanon The Israeli army carried out two major explosions on houses in Serbine (Bint Jbeil), whilst opening fire with machine guns...
The Iranian-aligned Houthis said on Thursday they struck two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global oil supplies...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, July 23, 2026 Some key things to watch today:7 a.m.: A delegation from the Lebanese Forces,' will visit the Marjayoun and...
Hezbollah seeks a broader disarmament deal; Israel rejects withdrawal from south Lebanon; parliament passes general amnesty law: Everything you need to know this Thursday 
