L'Orient Today

🎙️#Event | On June 2, L’Orient Today will be co-organising a conversation at the Frontline Club in London on Lebanon’s current political moment and the wider regional shifts unfolding around it. The conversation will bring together @gilbertachcar , a leading voice on Middle East political economy; Andrew Arsan, a historian of the Arab world; and @LizSly , a veteran foreign correspondent with extensive experience reporting from Lebanon and across the region. 📅 June 2 📍 Frontline Club, London Book your tickets here : eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-discus……?

🟥 #WaronIran | Nominal cease-fire: What we know about Monday’s US strikes in southern Iran. While cease-fire negotiations with Iran are still underway, the U.S. military struck southern Iran on Monday, May 25. by @enzoquenes today.lorientlejour.com/article/150817…

🤳 #SouthernLebanon | The Israeli army is continuing its attacks in the Nabatieh district, with at least 1 killed in Teffahta. (Video provided by our correspondent Mountasser Abdallah)

#MiddleEastwar | While cease-fire negotiations with Iran are still underway, the U.S. military struck southern Iran on Monday, May 25. Read Enzo Quenescourt's article below today.lorientlejour.com/article/150817…

🟥 #WarinLebanon | Israeli drone kills Lebanese soldier near Qaraoun Dam, the 20th since March 2. Read further here : olj.me/1508175

🟥 #MiddleEastWar | Iran says US, Israel goal still to overthrow Islamic republic. today.lorientlejour.com/article/150817…

An Israeli drone strike killed Lebanese Army soldier on Tuesday after targeting the area around the Qaraoun Dam, in southern Bekaa. Salah Souni is the 20th Lebanese soldier killed in Israeli strikes since the resumption of the war on March 2. today.lorientlejour.com/article/150817…

🟥 #SouthernLebanon | The Civil Defense said it evacuated 29 “citizens trapped inside damaged buildings in Doueir and Nabatieh,” according to a statement.

🟥 #WarinLebanon | After Qassem's threats, local and international support rallies behind government. By @yaraabiakl1 today.lorientlejour.com/article/150816…

🚨 #WarinLebanon | The Israeli army has issued new evacuation orders for the entire city of Nabatieh, one of the main cities in south Lebanon, just a day after issuing such an order for the first time.

#Focus | A possible Iran-US deal is taking shape. Israel isn't waiting to find out what's in it. Netanyahu is intensifying strikes on Nabatieh, recalling reservists, and pushing for a ground operation 30km deep into Lebanon, imposing facts on the ground before any cease-fire can be forced on him. Read @mounir_rabih's article below today.lorientlejour.com/article/150816…

#WarinLebanon | Mahmoud Comati, a member of Hezbollah’s political council, on Sunday reiterated sharp criticism of the Lebanese state, saying the Israeli army “managed to advance a few kilometers in the South because we had emptied it for the sake of those humiliated in power in Lebanon.”

🤳 #SouthernLebanon | Since dawn, Israeli strikes have continued unabated across southern Lebanon, with attacks reported in Breike, where two houses were targeted, as well as Zawtar Sharqieh, Kfar Roummane and Mayfadoun in the Nabatieh district. (Credit: Photo shared by our correspondent Mountasser Abdallah)

🟥 #WarinLebanon | According to our correspondent in the Bekaa, the night was marked by renewed Israeli strikes across the region, particularly on Sohmor. Missiles carrying heavy explosive payloads hit the village’s main road and central square.

🚨 #SouthernLebanon | More than 120 strikes on 62 villages, 31 killed in Tuesday attacks on south Lebanon.

🔴#LIVE | Israeli army advances in the South because Hezbollah 'emptied it for the sake of those humiliated in power,' Comati says Follow our live updates below today.lorientlejour.com/article/150815…

An Iranian Revolutionary Guards official said on Wednesday that renewed war with the United States was unlikely but warned that Iran stood ready against any attack. today.lorientlejour.com/article/150816…

#WarinLebanon | Benjamin Netanyahu is exploiting American irritation over Hezbollah’s positions to expand his room for maneuver — and perhaps sabotage an agreement with Iran. Read @shijazi_tweets’s article below today.lorientlejour.com/article/150816…

Remote controlled Israeli military vehicle spotted near Nabatieh; Iran says risk of war is 'low' | LIVE olj.me/1508158?t=32-1…

✍️ #CivilWar | The forgotten assassination of Linda Joumblatt. Fifty years ago, Kamal Joumblatt’s younger sister was assassinated in her East Beirut apartment. What followed was a rare détente that overcame what could have been a bloody fallout. By Amelia Hankins today.lorientlejour.com/article/150801…

📽️ #Video | A major figure in Lebanese cinema, Nadine Labaki represented Lebanon at the Cannes Film Festival through a powerful and moving speech. Invited to present the Best Screenplay Award, the Lebanese director made a heartfelt appeal to celebrate the power of art, words, and cinema. 📽️ @BaalbakyAly 🔗 Read the article through the link in our bio.