U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will ask Russian President Vladimir Putin if Russian satellites are helping Tehran direct strikes in Middle East. "I'll ask Putin about it....
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States was having "good talks" with Iran and there was a chance of a deal over their conflict, but warned U.S. strikes would resume...
BEIRUT — U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned Monday that the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has been marked by widespread violations of international law, including...
NORTH LEBANON — Civil defense teams are attempting to control a major fire that broke out Monday in a forest near the locality of Hayzouq, in the Akkar region of northern Lebanon, according to...
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that the United States is having "good talks" with Iran "right now." Trump, on Air Force One on his way to Michigan, said he...
BEIRUT — Senator Lindsey Graham planned to travel to Florida in early March to persuade President Donald Trump to join Israel's bombing campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, until Israeli...
BEIRUT — The Syrian Directorate for Combating Narcotics intercepted an attempt to smuggle drugs from Lebanon on Monday, the official Syrian news agency Sana reported. The operation took place...
BEIRUT — Foreign Minister Joe Rajji said the Lebanese military “possesses the necessary capabilities to fulfil” its mission, in a post on X Monday. “Our ambition is that of a Lebanon freed from...
Submitted by decree in 2025, the proposal to establish a Ministry of Technology and Artificial Intelligence is still making its way through the legislative process, pending final approval. The...
Iranian security forces killed four members of an outlawed Kurdish group in the west of the country near Iraq, state television said Monday. "Following an armed clash between the brave border...
BEIRUT — The young Franco-Lebanese fencer Gabriel Nehmeh won the individual under-15 (M15) French épée championship, held June 13 and 14 at Halle Georges-Carpentier in Paris, as part of the “Fête...
BEIRUT — A cleaning employee at the Baabda courthouse has been indicted for allegedly photographing confidential documents, including investigation reports, from judges' offices, judicial...
It is a message that reflects a certain unease. “Congratulations on your speech [in Washington], and on your excellent approach to the issue of Hezbollah’s weapons,” Walid Joumblatt wrote on...
BEIRUT — George Brax, head of the Gas Station Owners’ Syndicate, denied to L’Orient Today rumors of a possible fuel shortage in Lebanon, circulating since Sunday. “There are no queues outside gas...
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said Monday that they have targeted a number of "sensitive" crude oil supplies and transport sites linking eastern Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea city of Yanbu....
Six years after the start of Lebanon's economic collapse, and with the war between Hezbollah and Israel having devastated parts of the country since October 2023, L’Orient-Le Jour met Lebanese...
Saudi Arabia on Monday called on the Iraqi government to prevent attacks from being launched from its territory, after accusing pro-Iranian militias based there of targeting the kingdom with...
SOUTH LEBANON — The municipalities of Habboush and Nabatieh refused to receive Administrative Development Minister Fadi Makki during planned visits on Monday, a municipal source told our...
BEIRUT — Back from an official visit to Iraq, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Monday that his government is determined to "take advantage of every opportunity" that could support...
This is an unprecedented theater of operations in the war with the Islamic Republic. On Saturday, July 25, an Iranian ship was struck in the Caspian Sea by a Ukrainian attack. Tehran denounced a...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is due in Cyprus on Monday, where he will meet with rival Cypriot leaders in a bid to revive reunification talks that collapsed in 2017....
The 10th United Nations secretary-general will be chosen this year for a five-year term starting on Jan. 1, 2027. While U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly been considering FIFA's...
From his window, Mahmoud Tubasi has a sweeping view of much of the central West Bank. In the distance, he can make out the towns of al-Mazraa al-Sharqiya, Sinjil and Jaljiliya. On the other side,...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun condemned Israel's continued demolition of homes and villages in south Lebanon during a meeting Monday with U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk,...
SOUTH LEBANON — Israel continued to target the Ali Taher heights in the district of Nabatieh on Monday, with artillery shelling and drone activity reported in and around the area. Due to the...
The recurring deficits of Electricité du Liban, which amounted to around $3 billion a year for more than two decades, are the main reason behind the massive indebtedness of the Lebanese state and,...
On the eve of his visit to Washington to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that any attack by Iran or its regional allies would prompt "a very,...
Oil prices tumbled on Monday as a pause in tit-for-tat strikes between the United States and Iran boosted hopes for a return to their cease-fire and negotiations on reopening the Strait of Hormuz....
BEIRUT — Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri highlighted his good relations with Saudi Arabia and Syria in an interview with the outlet Asas , saying that Beirut needs "tripartite...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed Monday for the United States for discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump, according to an official Israeli statement. Netanyahu is visiting...
On the first anniversary of Ziad Rahbani's death, his sister Rima rekindled the debate by requesting in a Facebook post that no tribute be paid to him without the family's approval. Her...
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Monday Tehran has not asked to resume talks with Washington, saying negotiations with the United States are "not in our DNA,"...
Israel said it intercepted on Monday two drones near the Jordanian border and was investigating where they had been launched from, reported AFP . Earlier this month, the Israeli army said Israeli...
As the risk of another major escalation in the war with Iran continues to loom over the region, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to travel to the United States on Monday for a...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the subject of an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, on Sunday bashed former prosecutor Karim Khan, calling him a "con job,"...
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, using his first meeting with a foreign leader since taking office to underline London's...
The United States continued to hold out on attacking Iran on Monday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump's U.N. envoy said the president...
Rima Rahbani's request to prohibit any tribute to her late brother, Ziad Rahbani, without the family's consent has revived a question as sensitive as it is complex: Can heirs legally block...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, July 27, 2026 Some key things to watch today:Today: Netanyahu departs for Washington to meet with Trump, his 7th such visit...
Behind the project is an investment of more than $2 million and a clear conviction: betting on Beirut against the prevailing trend. "We invest with a long-term vision, without reacting to...
Hezbollah seeks a broader disarmament deal; Israel rejects withdrawal from south Lebanon; parliament passes general amnesty law: Everything you need to know this Thursday 
