Source: L'Orient Today
Security & Justice
Over 70% of Baalbek Residents Forced to Flee Amid Escalating Conflict
Over 70 percent of Baalbek’s residents have fled the eastern Lebanese city in recent days following heavy Israeli bombardment and evacuation orders, according to the National News Agency (NNA).
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Southern Lebanon Endures Massive Damage: 40,000 Homes Leveled Across 37 Towns
Israeli forces have systematically destroyed entire neighborhoods in southern Lebanon, leveling more than 37 towns and wiping out over 40,000 residential units, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Opinion
My Hope for Lebanon
A company of Lebanese soldiers assigned to maintain order in this anxious wartime capital is gathered at its headquarters 100 yards from the Mediterranean. I make the blunder of asking their commander how many of his men are Shiites, Sunnis, Christians and Druze.
Monday, November 4, 2024
The Emptying of Baalbek Is a Moment to Take Stock
“Large numbers of people continue to flee their homes every day, as Israel’s military operations in Lebanon have been going on unabated.” These disturbing words could be from almost any news report about Israel’s invasion of its northern neighbour over the past month. However, they can be found in a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre issued on July 27, 2006.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Sports
FC Barcelona Fears First Team Star Will Be Banned From Playing, Reports SPORT
FC Barcelona is concerned that one of its main first-team stars will be banned from playing at the turn of 2025 because of issues related to his registration and Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.
Friday, November 1, 2024
Tottenham Forward Son Heung-min Crowned Asia’s International Player of the Year
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min was crowned as Asia’s International Player of the Year for the fourth time by the Asian Football Confederation at its annual awards ceremony Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Friday 31 December 2021 14:17:17
Future Movement leader Saad Hariri Calls for Parliamentary Elections to Be Held on Time, amid Speculation on Whether He Will Run
Future Movement leader MP Saad Hariri on Friday called for the parliamentary elections, scheduled to be held on May 15, 2022, to be held on time, amid media reports that he might not run in the upcoming elections.
Here’s what we know:
• In a tweet ahead of New Year’s Eve in which he voiced hope for a better year in 2022, Hariri called for constitutional deadlines to be adhered to, a reference to the parliamentary elections as well as parliament’s vote for the country’s new president, set to be held at the end of October.
• This past week, Future Movement MPs have denied media reports that Hariri would not run in the 2022 parliamentary elections. A spokesperson for the party told L’Orient Today that the former premier “will announce his stance at the right time and the party will act accordingly.”
• On Wednesday, President Michel Aoun signed the decree scheduling the parliamentary elections to be held on May 15, 2022.
