Israeli fire kills six, including Hamas commander
Gaza's civil defence agency said that Israeli fire on Tuesday killed at least six people, including a Hamas commander, confirming an earlier report from the Israeli military. The civil...
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Damascus says it thwarted 'sabotage plot' in Daraa, arrested cell affiliated with Hezbollah
Syria's Internal Security Forces announced on Tuesday that it thwarted a "sabotage plot in the Yarmouk Basin in Daraa" and arrested a "cell affiliated with Hezbollah,"...
L'Orient Today staff, 29 September 2026
7 p.m. recap: Beirut urges Washington to act; Katz threatens Hamas leaders abroad; Doha and Riyadh denounce Israeli threats to annex south Lebanon
Top story From Washington to Beirut, Lebanon’s main leaders ramped up calls for the United States to help implement the framework agreement with Israel. President Joseph Aoun and Speaker Nabih...
Nour BRAIDY, 29 September 2026
EU top diplomat says bloc wants to 'upgrade' Syria partnership
EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday in Damascus that the European Union wanted to "upgrade" its partnership with Syria and help boost its recovery but called for further...
AFP, 29 September 2026
Iraq hangs 10 convicted of 'terrorism'
Iraqi authorities hanged 10 people on Tuesday after they were convicted on "terrorism" charges, security and health officials said. Iraqi courts have handed down hundreds of sentences of...
AFP, 29 September 2026
Transport unions call off strike, public sector employees hold
BEIRUT — After threatening a nationwide general strike Wednesday, the Road Transport Union and the General Confederation of Lebanese Workers, or CGTL, decided Tuesday to suspend the action to give...
29 September 2026
Saudi crown prince, UAE vice president meet in Riyadh
De facto Saudi leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Riyadh on Tuesday, Saudi official media reported, months after the two countries...
29 September 2026
Lebanon had fruit surpluses in 2025, but remained reliant on wheat imports
While Agriculture Minister Nizar Hani estimated last May that more than a fifth of Lebanon’s agricultural land had been affected since the outbreak of war with Israel in 2023 and the ongoing...
Alexander HADDAD, 29 September 2026
Karim Kattan, the last night of Palestine
Abandoned checkpoints, careening jeeps, a sky vomiting blood and meteor-men crashing into hills. In this synchronized deluge, the outlines of a country shrink before one's eyes. There is only...
Clara HAGE, 29 September 2026
Israel defense minister threatens to target Hamas leaders abroad
Israel's defense minister threatened on Tuesday to go after Hamas leaders residing outside Gaza, as the military continues to target Palestinians inside the war-ravaged territory despite an...
AFP, 29 September 2026
Amid tension between Amal and Hezbollah, unity comes first
Against this backdrop of deepening tensions, Amal and Hezbollah could hardly remain immune to the growing divisions. Although the two parties have for years been known as the “Shiite tandem,” they...
Scarlett HADDAD, 29 September 2026
Aoun and Berri ask American lawmakers to pressure Israel
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday called on Washington to pressure Israel to honor its commitments and halt its attacks on Lebanon during separate...
L'Orient Today staff, 29 September 2026
Netanyahu’s secret Abu Dhabi meetings reportedly included Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Morocco
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with representatives of Gulf and Arab countries that do not have diplomatic relations with Israel, including Saudi Arabia, during his visit to the UAE...
L'Orient Today staff, 29 September 2026
Health system at 'breaking point': WHO
The escalating fighting in Yemen is pushing the country's health system to "breaking point", the World Health Organization said Tuesday, warning that diseases like cholera were...
AFP, 29 September 2026
Israeli military incursion in southern Syria as students head to school, according to SOHR
BEIRUT — Five Israeli military vehicles on Tuesday carried out a new incursion toward the Syrian village of Zbayda, in the Quneitra countryside, as students were heading to school, sparking fear...
L'Orient Today staff, 29 September 2026
Lebanese diaspora: What about your life abroad remains deeply Lebanese?
You left Lebanon one day. Maybe it was to study, to work, or to escape the war. Over time, you've built a life in another country. Perhaps you adopted its accent, picked up new habits, and...
L'Orient Today staff, 29 September 2026
Turkey seizes Iranian airline's plane over unpaid debt
Turkish authorities have seized a plane belonging to Iran's Caspian Airlines in Istanbul over an alleged unpaid debt of 3.0 million euros ($3.4 million), media from both countries said on...
AFP, 29 September 2026
Netanyahu says 'indications' enemies will try to attack ahead of elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said there were "indications" that Israel's enemies could try to attack ahead of elections scheduled for the end of October,...
AFP, 29 September 2026
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Fifi ABOU DIB, 29 September 2026
Qatar rejects Israeli statements on annexation of areas in south Lebanon, Gaza
BEIRUT — Qatar and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday denounced Israeli statements regarding the annexation of areas in south Lebanon and areas extending up to the 'yellow line' in the Gaza Strip....
L'Orient Today staff, 29 September 2026
1 p.m. recap: Iran awaits a 'final' US response to reopen Hormuz; Salam discusses cooperation with IMF in Washington
Today's top story Iran is once again waiting for a “final” U.S. response to the conditions it set Friday for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said...
Zeina ANTONIOS, 29 September 2026
Gabrielle Bejani's visual work as a laboratory for the region’s wounds
Born in Paris in 1995, you are of Lebanese and Palestinian origin and live in London. You trained at Goldsmiths and the Slade School of Fine Art. Can you tell us about your background and what led...
Maya GHANDOUR HERT, 29 September 2026
Nasrallah assassination commemoration highlights Hezbollah’s isolation
The rift between the government and Hezbollah continues to deepen. The ceremony held Sunday in Beirut’s southern suburbs to mark the second commemoration of Hezbollah’s former secretary general...
Yara ABI AKL, 29 September 2026
AI bosses head to White House as safety pressure builds
Leading artificial intelligence executives will meet at the White House Tuesday with President Donald Trump and a top Republican as Congress calls for stronger industry oversight. The gathering...
29 September 2026
Hezbollah disarmament: Washington pushes for major overhaul
Lebanon finds itself caught between two very different positions. On one side is the stance taken by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in the United States, where he met Monday with U.S. Secretary of...
Mounir RABIH, 29 September 2026
Over 100 settlers attack West Bank village, injuring Israeli forces
More than 100 Israeli settlers attacked a village in the north of the occupied West Bank early Tuesday, wounding three members of Israel's security forces and burning two Palestinian homes,...
29 September 2026
Iran threatens new strikes as it awaits US response to Hormuz plan
Iran on Tuesday threatened to attack infrastructure around the Middle East, intensifying its rhetoric as it awaits a formal response from Washington on a new plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz....
29 September 2026
Israeli strike kills a Hamas military leader in Gaza
BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike killed Ezzeddine al-Beik, head of the Hamas armed wing in northern Gaza, on Tuesday, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
L'Orient Today staff, 29 September 2026
Salam seeks US support to advance negotiations with IMF, World Bank
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met Monday with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington following the United Nations General Assembly last week in New York. Finance Minister Yassine...
L'Orient Today staff, 29 September 2026
Israel claims it 'neutralized' 2 individuals who crossed security zone, continues demolitions across the South
SOUTH LEBANON — Israeli strikes and demolitions continued Tuesday in southern Lebanon. On Tuesday morning, Israel fired six artillery shells at Zawtar Sharqieh (Nabatieh), where it also carried out...
L'Orient Today staff, 29 September 2026
Sabotage on east Syria pipeline halts gas flow: State media
Syria early on Tuesday said an explosion caused by sabotage on an eastern gas pipeline the night before halted the flow of gas to power stations. "A fire broke out Monday evening in a gas...
29 September 2026
Trump denies offering Iran sanctions relief, Tehran says ready for talks
U.S. President Donald Trump said he has offered Iran nothing to end the war, rejecting media reports that cited U.S. officials saying he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds for...
Reuters, 29 September 2026
'We plan to stay': Ordered to evacuate schools in Sour, more than 250 displaced families say they won't leave
Ordered to evacuate by Wednesday from the schools where they have found refuge in the city of Sour in southern Lebanon, 250 families from the village of Beit Lif (Bint Jbeil), along with dozens...
Zeina ANTONIOS, 29 September 2026
US import ban on Canadian alcohol, other products comes into effect
A new U.S import ban on several Canadian products, including many alcoholic beverages, went into effect Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump's economic war against one of his country's...
29 September 2026
Saudi defense minister invites UAE vice president to visit kingdom
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman has invited UAE Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan to visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Saudi state media...
L'Orient Today staff, 29 September 2026
US forces exit Iraq after two decades, leaving opening for Iran
U.S. forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies who now have deep influence in the country where 4,500...
Reuters, 29 September 2026
Lebanon: Keep moving, there's nothing to see here
Beirut’s Corniche is packed this Sunday evening. It feels as though all of Lebanon has decided to meet here. People from all walks of life, from every community and generation, are out enjoying...
Anthony SAMRANI, 29 September 2026
Iran FM says expects US answer Tuesday on plan to open Hormuz
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he expected a formal answer on Tuesday from the United States to Tehran's proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported. Qatari...
29 September 2026
Lebanon presses US for Israeli withdrawal; Qatar seeks to revive US-Iran talks: Everything you need to know this Tuesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 Some key things to watch today:11:30 a.m: Education Minister Rima Karameh will hold a press conference on the...