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Lebanon approves release of singer-turned-militant Fadl Shaker, judicial official says
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (354+ words) AFP / 08 July 2026 16: 33 The Lebanese judiciary on Wednesday approved the release of singer-turned-militant Fadl Shaker months after he surrendered himself to authorities, a judicial official told AFP. The entertainer, born to a Lebanese father and a Palestinian mother, turned himself in…...
Lebanon condemns Iranian attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (116+ words) L'OLJ / By L'Orient Today staff, 08 July 2026 15: 48 Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. (Credit: AFP) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also "strongly condemns the Iranian attacks," stressing that "such acts and attacks constitute a flagrant violation of state sovereignty and a direct threat…...
Aoun: Negotiations have the support of most Lebanese, including within Shiite community
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (679+ words) The Lebanese president once again defended his decision to pursue negotiations with Israel, saying it was intended "to avoid standing by as [his] country is led to the brink for the interests of another country." L'OLJ / By L'Orient Today staff,…...
Trump lashes out at allies as key NATO summit begins
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (736+ words) AFP / 08 July 2026 13: 00 U. S. President Donald Trump lashed out at NATO allies Wednesday at a summit in Ankara, as the fallout from his war with Iran threatened to overshadow the key gathering. With tensions peaking after an overnight flareup between U. S. and Iranian…...
US, Iran trade strikes, reimposes oil sanctions; Damascus bombing during Macron visit: Everything you need to know this Wednesday
13+ hour, 4+ min ago (75+ words) Here is what happened yesterday and what to expect today, Wednesday, July 8. L'Orient Today / By Abbas Mahfouz, 08 July 2026 07: 29 "Hacking Lebanese Politics #36: Is Lebanon about to abolish the death penalty? SOUTH LEBANON"Telecom minister announces upcoming deployment of fiber optic network…...
Gadi Eisenkot, the 'thoughtful' military leader who could bring down Netanyahu
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (130+ words) The former Chief of the General Staff launched his political party last September and has been waiting patiently to forge potential alliances ahead of the parliamentary elections. L'OLJ / By Laure-Ma'ssa FARJALLAH, 08 July 2026 13: 51 The opposition leader and former Israeli Chief of…...
Iran cease-fire is 'over,' Trump says | LIVE
10+ hour, 30+ min ago (1596+ words) Ships identified by the U. S. Central Command as belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps before being targeted in a new wave of U. S. military strikes on Iran on Tuesday are seen in this image taken from a video released on July…...
US strikes Iran after Hormuz attacks, Tehran threatens response
13+ hour, 8+ min ago (781+ words) AFP / 08 July 2026 07: 25 Ships sail through the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 30, 2026. (Credit: Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Reuters.) U. S. forces launched strikes on Iran on Tuesday after three commercial vessels…...
'The Framework Agreement is a unilateral deal imposed by Israel," Jumblatt says
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (268+ words) L'Orient Today / 07 July 2026 18: 40 Former PSP leader Walid Joumblatt in Clemenceau on August 27, 2025. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient Today) BEIRUT " Former Progressive Socialist Party leader, Walid Jumblatt, stated that the "Framework Agreement [with Israel] is a unilateral agreement imposed by Israel on…...
Berry convenes parliamentary committees to review media law, abolition of death penalty
23+ hour, 47+ min ago (192+ words) L'OLJ / By L'Orient Today staff, 07 July 2026 20: 47 BEIRUT " Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday called for a joint meeting of the parliamentary committees on Administration and Justice, Media and Telecommunications, and Human Rights, to be held Thursday, July 9, at 11 a. m. Lawmakers will…...