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L’Orient-Le Jour reveals the main elements of the Army’s plan to monopolize weapons

Informed sources reveal that the plan presented by the Lebanese Army includes no specific timetable. It is structured around five steps aimed at restricting weapons to state control. The process ...
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Full text of the cease-fire agreement between Lebanon and Israel

BEIRUT — After 46 days of war, a meeting in Washington between Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors, and a call between President Joseph Aoun and U.S. President Donald Trump, a 10-day, renewable ...
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Georges and Elie: Father and son shot dead by Israelis in Bint Jbeil

"My uncle died because he loved his work. He refused to rely on aid to get by," said Eli Louka, Georges Said's nephew. Eli is still in shock over his uncle's killing by the Israeli army on a road ...
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Lebanese Parliament passes 2026 budget, despite days of protests and slew of criticisms

Parliament approved the 2026 budget, just two days before the deadline, despite the tense atmosphere in and around the chamber, with numerous civil servants — mainly retired military demanding an ...
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Bank Audi: 5% economic growth in Lebanon in 2025, three possible scenarios for 2026

Following the World Bank (WB)'s report on the Lebanese economy, Bank Audi published its own on the state of the Lebanese economy in 2025. In it, the Lebanese bank shares the same macroeconomic ...
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US-Iran: Moscow proposes to transfer uranium, Ankara suggests step-by-step negotiations

What L'Orient-Le Jour has learnedAs the drums of war beat between the United States and Iran, international diplomatic activity is accelerating. Several countries have now gotten involved.According to ...
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Ron Dermer, the Israeli shadow strategist recalled to handle the Lebanon file

A discreet channel between Tel Aviv and Washington, this diplomat and former Israeli minister has already led key issues, including negotiations with Syria. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
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In his first message, Mojtaba Khamenei promises 'revenge' and thanks the 'devoted Hezbollah'

Iranian state television broadcast on Thursday a first message from the new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has still not appeared in public, in which he promises "revenge" after the Israeli-U.S.
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Even if the Middle East war ends, energy crisis is here to stay

BEIRUT — The International Energy Agency warned on April 14 that the 2026 Iran war had triggered what it described as the largest and most severe oil supply shock in history. Yet, despite the ...
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Tensions with Iran : Why is the US sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East ?

Washington is, yet again, sending out mixed signals regarding Iran. Will it continue on its recently re-launched diplomatic path, or will it do a turn-around and opt for a military attack? Despite the ...
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Why is the Mediterranean basin warming twice as quickly as the global average?

Léa sits paralyzed behind the wheel. On the highway leading to Dbayeh, in the middle of the night, the 20-year-old girl is stuck in her car. The reason: water. The road is flooded, the water is ...
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Step by step, Israel quietly redraws the map of the occupied West Bank

From the roof of an unfinished house, Abou Wael traced the geography of Silat al-Dahr with his fingertips. In front of him lay the Israeli settlement of Sanour; behind, Homesh; and between the two, ...