Source: L'Orient Today
Security & Justice
U.S. Treasury Targets Hezbollah Revenue Networks With New Sanctions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Tuesday imposed new sanctions aimed at choking off key financial mechanisms used by Hezbollah to sustain its operations, particularly through revenue generation linked to Iran and the exploitation of Lebanon’s informal financial sector, the Treasury said.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Government Orders Evacuation of 114 At-Risk Buildings in Tripoli
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced a series of urgent measures on Monday aimed at tackling the growing crisis of structurally unsafe buildings in the northern city of Tripoli, following a high-level government meeting focused on the issue.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Opinion
A Second Devaluation Looms Over Lebanon’s Fragile Currency Regime
After one of the most severe currency collapses in recent economic history, the Lebanese pound (Lira) has been held at roughly 89,500 to the US dollar, a level that appears, at least superficially, to signal a return of stability after years of hyperinflation.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
A First-Year Assessment of Lebanon’s Governing Coalition
In January 2025, President Joseph Aoun took the oath of office and in his inaugural address declared the start of a “new era.” The government then began to reconstitute itself as a functioning center of authority after prolonged executive paralysis. This transition unfolded in a moment of political fluidity shaped by two facts: the severe debilitation of Hezbollah following the 2023-2024 war with Israel, and the general consensus that Lebanon must end its endemic patronage, corruption, and institutional dysfunction. The extensive damage and disruption caused by Israel’s military campaign has turned reconstruction into the defining test of whether the state can restore national trust by reasserting its authority and delivering recovery.
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Sports
PSV Lament Unnecessary Defeat in Champions League Clash at Juventus
PSV Eindhoven felt they should have taken more from Tuesday's Champions League away clash against Juventus where they conceded a late goal to go down 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff tie on Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Man City's 115 Charges Outcome 'in a Month' - Guardiola
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says the club expects to learn the outcome of the hearing into its 115 charges of alleged Premier League financial rule breaches "in one month".
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Sunday 5 December 2021 14:26:13
Man Kidnapped Two Days Ago Released in Aley, His Captors Arrested
A man who was kidnapped two days ago in the Aley area of Mount Lebanon was rescued on Sunday by the intelligence services, the National News Agency reported.
Here's what we know:
• The kidnapped man was an engineer from Aley. Five of his kidnappers were arrested, the NNA reported. The circumstances of the kidnapping were not immediately clear.
• According to information obtained by the local channel LBCI, the kidnappers had demanded a ransom of $2 million from the family of the kidnapped man, who was tortured.
• Crime has increased over the past two years in a Lebanon in the midst of socio-economic and financial collapse.
