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Civil Defense warns of dangers of swimming due to high waves, strong sea currents
13+ hour, 43+ min ago (88+ words) L'Orient Today / 16 August 2026 10:06 BEIRUT — The Civil Defense warned on Sunday of the current dangers of swimming along the coast across Lebanon due to high waves and strong sea currents. " Hacking Lebanese Politics #36: Lebanon and the abolition of the death penalty…...
MP Inaya Ezzeddine: Maternity should no longer be seen as a punishment or a barrier at work
14+ hour, 39+ min ago (209+ words) The MP has recently reignited the debate on a legislative proposal that is dear to her: increasing the duration of maternity leave. She explains its content to L’Orient-Le Jour. L'OLJ / By Suzanne BAAKLINI, 16 August 2026 09:10 Ezzeddine: The text stipulates extending the…...
From Mount Lebanon to New York, the long history of Arab Americans
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (72+ words) Long marginalized in the national narrative, Arab American presence has spanned more than two-thirds of U.S. history. By Soulayma MARDAM BEY, 15 August 2026 12:46 " Hacking Lebanese Politics #36: Lebanon and the abolition of the death penalty SOUTH LEBANON 11 killed and 19 wounded in Israeli strikes…...
7 killed in Israeli dawn strike on Ansar, deadliest attack since June's cease-fire
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (444+ words) Dozens of families fled Nabatieh overnight after an escalation in Israeli strikes. L'Orient Today / By L'Orient Today staff, 15 August 2026 03:31 SOUTH LEBANON/NABATIEH — An Israeli strike killed seven people and injured three in the southern Lebanese village of Ansar early Saturday,…...
Israeli escalation continues; Issa says 'everything will stop' if Hezbollah disarms
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (602+ words) Israel maintains forces on Mansouri and Ali Taher, while the head of the "mechanism" continues his tour of Lebanese officials. No date has been set for the resumption of direct negotiations. L'OLJ / By L'Orient Today staff, 14 August 2026 07:45 Smoke rising from…...
Will Lebanon escape the heat waves hitting Europe this summer?
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (109+ words) The absence of heat records does not mean the country and the region are completely safe, warned Rouba Ziade, a specialist at CNRS. L'OLJ / By Suzanne BAAKLINI, 14 August 2026 06:47 People on the beach of Batroun, on the Mediterranean coast of North…...
Israel escalates pressure at Ali Taher, Berri launches last-ditch mediation
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (75+ words) U.S. Gen. Joseph Clearfield is shuttling between Lebanese and Israeli officials in a last-ditch effort to salvage the negotiations. L'OLJ / By Mounir RABIH, 14 August 2026 05:57 Hacking Lebanese Politics #36: Lebanon and the abolition of the death penalty 'Mechanism' chief continues tour with Berri…...
UAE condemns Iranian attack on vessels in Hormuz Strait; Mansouri and Ali Taher under Israeli fire in south Lebanon | LIVE
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (345+ words) The US criticized Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz’s statement that the Israeli army "will not withdraw" from occupied areas in south Lebanon. Israeli warplanes carried out a fourth raid on Mansouri in the Sour district at around 9 a.m., according to…...
Salam government approves decree on waste fees
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (379+ words) At the Grand Serail, the prime minister addressed the tensions that took place Wednesday in Parliament between himself and Defense Minister Michel Menassah over the general amnesty law. L'OLJ / By L'Orient Today staff, 13 August 2026 14:35 BEIRUT — The Cabinet decided Thursday to…...
Trump says press secretary Leavitt to leave job at month's end
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (533+ words) /Reuters / By Reuters, 13 August 2026 03:06 White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, March 4, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave…...