First reactions to Joseph Aoun's interview with CNN
The interview given Friday by President Joseph Aoun to the American network CNN sparked the first reactions in Lebanon and abroad. In the interview , the president of the Republic notably...
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Joseph Aoun to Iran: Lebanon is not your country, it's ours
BEIRUT — In an interview with CNN , President Joseph Aoun on Friday accused Iran of using Lebanon as a "bargaining chip" in its showdown with Washington, urging Tehran — Hezbollah's...
L'Orient Today staff, 5 June 2026
Why did the Israeli army withdraw from Debbine in South Lebanon?
The Israeli withdrawal from the village of Debbine (Marjayoun) on Thursday, a few hours after the announcement of a "cease-fire" agreement reached in Washington, is due to logistical...
Malek Jadah, 5 June 2026
Jumblatt calls for a 'clear final framework' for negotiations
BEIRUT — Two days after the announcement of a supposed "cease-fire" agreement reached between Lebanon and Israel under U.S. auspices on Wednesday, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt said Friday...
L'Orient Today staff, 5 June 2026
Aoun thanks Riyadh for its support, urges MBS to resume Lebanese exports
BEIRUT — During a phone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Joseph Aoun on Friday called for the reopening of the Saudi market to Lebanese agricultural and...
L'Orient Today staff, 5 June 2026
Cease-fire is not enough without a roadmap toward lasting peace, says International Movement of Lebanese Enterprises
BEIRUT — The executive council of the International Movement of Lebanese Enterprises (MIDEL) met with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the Grand Serail, welcoming ongoing efforts in favor of a...
L'Orient Today staff, 5 June 2026
Half a century later, MEA loses its monopoly over Lebanon’s aviation market
BEIRUT — Fifty-seven years later, a new page could be turning for Lebanon’s civil aviation: Middle East Airlines (MEA)’s long-standing exclusivity as Lebanon’s only locally registered commercial...
Stephanie Bechara, 5 June 2026
Mukhtar of Baissariyeh denies report of clash between Hezbollah and Amal in village
SOUTH LEBANON — The mukhtar of the village of Baissariyeh (Saida), Ali al-Nabulsi, denied on Friday the claims reported by Saudi channel al-Hadath alleging that a clash took place between...
L'Orient Today staff, 5 June 2026
Salameh asks UNESCO to 'protect Beaufort Castle'
BEIRUT — Culture Minister Ghassan Salameh on Friday sent a letter to UNESCO Director-General Khaled al-Enany, asking for "immediate and urgent intervention to activate all global mechanisms to...
L'Orient Today staff, 5 June 2026
Israel reportedly secretly deployed forces in Azerbaijan during war with Iran
Israel secretly deployed elite military units and intelligence teams in Azerbaijan during the war against Iran as part of a network of clandestine sites spread across the Middle East, aimed at...
L'Orient Today staff, 5 June 2026
Two activists opposing Hezbollah sentenced to 15 years in prison, sparking outrage online
The Military Court, headed by Brig. Gen. Wassim Fayad, sentenced two activists known for their opposition to Hezbollah — Joumana Gebara and Mohammad Yassine — to 15 years in prison each for...
Claude ASSAF, 5 June 2026
Israeli strike injures environmental activist Mona Khalil
BEIRUT — Israeli strikes, which targeted the village of Mansouri on Thursday morning, injured environmental activist Mona Khalil, known for her commitment to protecting sea turtles along the Sour...
L'Orient Today staff, 5 June 2026
IMF sheds light on Lebanon’s weakened oversight institutions
Despite the proliferation of oversight bodies, accountability mechanisms remain largely ineffective in Lebanon. In a report commissioned by Lebanese authorities in October 2025 and made public this...
Mounir YOUNES, 5 June 2026
Pantelis Panteli, the airline pilot turned artisan halloumi maker
Every Saturday morning, Pantelis Panteli parks his van in a lot in Aglantzia, across from Rik TV station in a residential suburb of Nicosia. Despite a few raindrops that day, customers waited...
Anne ILCINKAS, 5 June 2026
Berri rejects cease-fire, says deal is a 'trap and unjust'
BEIRUT — Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Friday in a statement that he rejects the new Lebanon cease-fire agreement in its entirety, calling it a "trap" and an "unjust...
L'Orient Today staff, 5 June 2026
The killing of the 6 Abbassi children, a tragedy for all of Syria
The news, feared for 13 years, came, cruelly, on May 30, 2026, a year and a half after the fall of Bashar al-Assad: the six children of dentist Rania al-Abbassi were killed.They were killed on...
Amélie ZACCOUR, 5 June 2026
Iran calls meeting between Mojtaba Khamenei and Donald Trump unrealistic
The head of Iranian diplomacy, Abbas Araghchi, ruled out any possibility of a meeting — suggested by Donald Trump — between the U.S. president and Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in a...
AFP/L'Orient Today staff, 5 June 2026
Beaten by Yemen, Lebanon misses out on qualification for next Asia Cup
BEIRUT — Lebanon saw its last hope of taking part in the 2027 Asia Cup vanish after a 2-0 defeat to Yemen on Thursday in Doha, on the final day of the qualifiers. The match, initially scheduled...
L'Orient Today staff, 5 June 2026
In Iran, 'hardliners are calling for a jihad economy similar to that during the Iraq war'
The Iranian economy was already struggling before the U.S. and Israel launched their war on its territory on Feb. 28. The war only dealt a further blow to a depleted economy, as the fragile...
Noura DOUKHI, 5 June 2026
‘Madame, he’s on the way’: Waiting for Godot (running water) in Beirut
Summertime is nigh in Lebanon. I’ve been sweltering all over this week, clinging to my folding fan for dear life. The pangs of heat are only a taste of what’s coming. With the country ablaze, water...
Yara Malke, 5 June 2026
Netanyahu did not bring the proposed Lebanon cease-fire before his security cabinet for approval, according to Yedioth Ahronoth
BEIRUT — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not bring the proposed Lebanon cease-fire before his security cabinet for approval after Hezbollah rejected the deal, according to Yedioth...
L'Orient Today staff, 5 June 2026
New Israeli advance toward Ghandourieh; deadly strikes near Sour and Nabatieh
BEIRUT — Last night and Friday morning were marked by heavy violence in south Lebanon, with no lull in fighting after the cease-fire announced earlier this week was rejected by Hezbollah and has...
L'Orient Today staff, 5 June 2026
The agreement pushing Lebanon toward a moment of truth
Rarely has an agreement triggered such sharply conflicting reactions even before taking effect.For some, the deal emerging from the fourth round of Lebanese-Israeli negotiations in Washington may...
Rita SASSINE, 5 June 2026
Israeli army says it killed 'Hezbollah engineering unit commander' last week
BEIRUT — The Israeli army claimed it killed the "commander of Hezbollah's engineering unit" last week in a strike that also destroyed a "launching pad for attacks" in...
L'Orient Today staff, 5 June 2026
UN doubles its appeal for donations for Lebanon to nearly $640 million
BEIRUT — The U.N. on Friday more than doubled its appeal for donations for Lebanon, requesting nearly $640 million over six months amid war between Israel and Hezbollah. "The humanitarian...
L'Orient Today staff, 5 June 2026
Clinton, Chirac, Obama... When Netanyahu’s allies ran out of patience
In a recent tense phone call, U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly scolded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying, "Are you f-ing crazy? What are you f-ing doing? I helped you...
Dany MOUDALLAL, 5 June 2026
Overnight Israeli airstrikes kill at least 11, including 7 in Sour
BEIRUT — Israeli air force carried out in southern Lebanon overnight killed at least 11 people, including seven in Sour, according to information from our correspondent and civil defense. The...
L'Orient Today staff, 5 June 2026
Palestinians call on Trump to stop Israeli annexation
The Palestinian ambassador to the U.N., surrounded by his counterparts from Arab and Muslim countries, called on the United States on Thursday to stop Israel's annexation of its territories....
5 June 2026
Grieving Marjane Satrapi, the woman who gave Iran back to its people
"Marjane Satrapi died of grief a little more than a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life," her circle said in a statement sent Thursday to Agence...
Maya GHANDOUR HERT, 5 June 2026
Netanyahu: For Israel, 'there is currently no agreement with Lebanon,' reports KAN; Israel's targeted strike on paramedics delivering bread to family in Zibdin kills at least 5 people | LIVE
22:01 Beirut Time Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon Friday night kill at least 2 people On Friday evening, the Israeli army continued its heavy bombardment on several areas of...
L'Orient Today staff, Livia Bergmeijer, Malek Jadah, Muntasser Abdallah, Sarah ABDALLAH, 5 June 2026
'We've already heard these promises': In Lebanon, the announcement of a new cease-fire struggles to convince
Most Lebanese people received the news of another cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel with more caution than enthusiasm. Overnight Wednesday, and under U.S. mediation, Lebanon and Israel agreed...
Layal DAGHER, 5 June 2026
US says truce deal 'last chance for Lebanon'; Hezbollah rejects terms: Everything you need to know this Friday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, June 5 2026Some key things to watch today:1 p.m.: Kataeb Party leader and MP Sami Gemayel will receive French envoy Jean-Yves...
