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L’Orient Today is the English-language sister publication of L’Orient-Le Jour. It is an independent news platform that aims to examine the failure of the Lebanese system and to hold political and economic powerbrokers accountable through comprehensive, in-depth reporting.

13/12/2025

Two more children have died from the cold in Gaza, which has been hit hard by Storm Byron, where the majority of the population is living in extremely precarious humanitarian conditions after more than two years of a deadly Israeli offensive.

A medical source told Al Jazeera that a nine-year-old girl died from the cold in a displaced persons camp in Gaza City, while an infant died in the Shati camp, also in Gaza City. The day before, an eight-month-old baby died overnight due to the weather conditions in a tent in Khan Younis.

Watch the report to learn more about the situation in the enclave.

Druze leader Walid Joumblatt said he "supports" holding a "popular referendum" on whether Lebanon should join the Abraha...
12/12/2025

Druze leader Walid Joumblatt said he "supports" holding a "popular referendum" on whether Lebanon should join the Abraham Accords, while expressing doubt about Israel’s genuine desire for "peace," during Thursday night’s weekly show "Sar al-Wa'et" ("It's Time" in Arabic) on MTV.

The former head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) also called on Hezbollah to "no longer be a tool in the hands of Iran," making his appeal to the party’s secretary-general, Naim Qassem.

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12/12/2025

On Wednesday evening at the Saint Louis Capuchin Cathedral, Beirut paid tribute to Gebran Tueni on the twentieth anniversary of his assassination.

The ceremony, both musical and warm, offered a new way to approach the memory of the journalist, his family, and an era marked by political violence and authoritarian regimes.

As feared, the torrential rains brought by the arrival of Storm Byron in the region have wreaked havoc in the war-torn G...
11/12/2025

As feared, the torrential rains brought by the arrival of Storm Byron in the region have wreaked havoc in the war-torn Gaza Strip, leading to the death of an infant less than a year old.

As the cold spread overnight due to high humidity, a nine-month-old girl named Rahaf Abou Jazar died in a tent in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, in front of her parents who were displaced by the Israeli war on Gaza.

"I panicked all night because the cold kept getting worse. Then, suddenly, I found my little baby motionless, dead," she said.

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📸 Reuters

The diplomatic track is steadily gaining traction to contain any potential Israeli escalation. Regional countries are wi...
11/12/2025

The diplomatic track is steadily gaining traction to contain any potential Israeli escalation. Regional countries are witnessing a notable diplomatic and political push, particularly along the Gulf–Iran axis, in an effort to curb rising tensions and pave the way for U.S.-Iran negotiations.

🔗 Read Mounir Rabih's analysis through the link below
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📸 Mohammed Yassin/ L'Orient Today

After the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Damascus’s cultural scene erupted with energy — a brief few weeks of euphori...
11/12/2025

After the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Damascus’s cultural scene erupted with energy — a brief few weeks of euphoria

After decades of fear, writers, poets, filmmakers and visual artists filled public and private spaces, addressing what had long been unspeakable: dictatorship, war, the disappeared, prisons, exile.

Art became a space for the catharsis of collective pain.

But massacres of Alawites and Druze, the attack on Saint Elias Church in Damascus and the tightening grip of the new regime shattered that momentum.

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The holidays are approaching, and L'Orient-Le Jour and L'Orient Today's solidarity initiative, which supports families m...
10/12/2025

The holidays are approaching, and L'Orient-Le Jour and L'Orient Today's solidarity initiative, which supports families most in need, is returning this year.

“A Christmas of Solidarity ” allows parents to come and choose the gift they want to give their child. This year, the event will take place on Dec. 17 or 18, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., at the Sacré-Cœur Church in Badaro.

Thanks to the generosity of our readers in previous years, we were able to offer 1,650 new gifts in 2023, 2,100 in 2022 and 1,249 in 2021, creating magical moments out of the chaos for many children.

To contribute to , you can donate on our website or drop off an envelope containing cash at the L’Orient-Le Jour offices on Hazmieh Highway until Dec. 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the accounting department.

A huge thank you in advance to those of you who will take the time to share this initiative or contribute a donation to help us ease the children's minds and spark joy this Christmas.

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📸 Celine Bejjani

When he picks up the phone, you could swear you’ve called the culture minister. But the voice belongs to Fouad Yammine, ...
10/12/2025

When he picks up the phone, you could swear you’ve called the culture minister. But the voice belongs to Fouad Yammine, multitasking as he pays for parking and hops into his car before rushing to his next meeting.

Fouad Yammine juggles between film shoots, his son's birthday parties, improv shows and a world tour with his joyful troupe "Aa Kaaba," plus crucial therapy sessions.

Turning 40 is near, but it doesn’t scare someone who has known both success and failure, and who frequently indulges in self-analysis.

🔗 Read Raphael Abdelnour's full interview through the link below
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The veterinarians' syndicate in Lebanon described foot-and-mouth disease as a “major danger for livestock that can lead ...
10/12/2025

The veterinarians' syndicate in Lebanon described foot-and-mouth disease as a “major danger for livestock that can lead to significant economic and health losses,” calling for a “state of emergency” to combat the virus. The disease has been spreading in Lebanon for two months.

Ihab Chaaban, president of the veterinarians’ syndicate in Lebanon, answered Layal Dagher's questions.

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📸 Philippe Hage Boutros/L'Orient-Le Jour

In early November, Judge Tarek Bitar, leading the Beirut Port explosion investigation, was summoned for questioning.Why?...
10/12/2025

In early November, Judge Tarek Bitar, leading the Beirut Port explosion investigation, was summoned for questioning.

Why? Because he was accused of “usurping his power.”

The complaint was filed in 2023 by former chief prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat, former Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil and former Customs Director Badri Daher, all of whom were charged in Bitar’s investigation.

If you’re confused, you’re not alone.

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While celebrations brightened Syria’s streets on Dec. 8, many communities across the country were not in a festive mood ...
10/12/2025

While celebrations brightened Syria’s streets on Dec. 8, many communities across the country were not in a festive mood and received the words of Damascus’s leader with suspicion.

“We were very happy when the Assad regime fell. But the new authorities didn’t let us rejoice,” said Rosa*, an Alawite resident of Latakia.

In this Alawite coastal stronghold, civilians continue to live with the memory and fear of the violent sectarian massacres that occurred in March. At least 1,426 people were killed.

🔗 Read Tatiana Krotoff's article through the link below
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📸 Reuters

“It’s very hard for me to witness the war from afar. It’s the country I grew up in, and I’m not able to do anything,” sa...
09/12/2025

“It’s very hard for me to witness the war from afar. It’s the country I grew up in, and I’m not able to do anything,” says the President of the Sudan Club, Kamal Mursal Mahmoud.

On a cold evening in Hamra, the Sudan Culture and Community Club glows softly from within. Inside, the world feels warmer: yellow light, a football match flickering on a TV, men laughing over clacking domino tiles and photographs of Sudan’s countryside hanging high on the walls.

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📸 Melissa Manouchakian

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