Four Years After Lokman Slim’s Murder, Justice Feels Further Away Than Ever
Cian Ward 02/02 15:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
This Sunday, on the fourth anniversary of his assassination, Lokman Slim—a notable Shiite intellectual and free speech advocate—was commemorated in Beirut by his family, friends, and colleagues. This came just days after it emerged that investigative judge Bilal Halawi had decided to "close the file" on the case until "new elements ...
Between Hope and Despair: Displaced Residents Attempt to Return Home on Ceasefire’s Final Day
Yara Germany 26/01 18:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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On Sunday, the final day of the ceasefire, displaced residents of southern Lebanon attempted to return to their villages, only to find their homes destroyed.
This Is Beirut Accompanies the Lebanese Army in Dhayra
Cian Ward 26/01 13:15 - Reading : less than a minute
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The 60-day ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel officially ended at 4 AM on Sunday. This is Beirut is in South Lebanon with the Lebanese army to cover the latest developments on the ground.
Work Resumes at the Presidential Palace, on President Joseph Aoun’s First Day
Cian Ward 10/01 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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The presidential palace in Baabda was bustling on Friday, as state work resumed on President Joseph Aoun’s first day in office.
President Joseph Aoun Welcomes Cypriot President as His First Foreign Visitor
Cian Ward 10/01 16:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, visited President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda on Friday, where he extended his congratulations to both the president and the Lebanese people, and invited President Aoun to address the 27 EU leaders in Brussels.
Jubilant Crowds Celebrate in Masnaa as Syrians Begin to Return Home
Cian Ward 2024-12-08 14:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Crowds celebrating the downfall of Bashar al-Assad flooded the Masnaa crossing on Sunday, as people began to return home to Syria, many for the first time in a decade.
Cross Border Business at Masnaa Suffers Amid Rebel Offensive in Syria
Cian Ward 2024-12-06 22:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Although the Masnaa crossing has reopened, local businesses and taxi drivers face economic challenges amid an escalating crisis in Syria.
Russia Finds Itself Caught Off-Balance in Syria
Cian Ward 2024-12-04 18:02 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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Syria’s 12-year Civil War has surged to the top of global news bulletins this week after rebel fighters – largely under the banner of Islamist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) – seized control of Aleppo, the country’s second largest city, advancing to the outskirts of Hama, a key node linking Damascus to Syrian President Bashar ...
The Last Night of War Brings Destruction and Hope to the Heart of Beirut
Cian Ward 2024-11-28 17:35 - Reading : less than a minute
In the final hours of the war, Israel unleashed a wave of raids on the capital. This is Beirut spoke with residents of the targeted buildings to hear their perspective on the recent events.
How Hybrid Warfare has Turned Ukraine into a War on Many Fronts
Cian Ward 2024-11-26 12:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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The war in Ukraine is in large part a battle of bullets, blood and trenches, yet it has also catalyzed new dimensions of ‘hybrid warfare’ beyond the conventional boundaries of conflict. In the days following Ukraine’s 2014 Revolution of Dignity, when incendiary protests in Kyiv’s Maidan Square led to the overthrow of ...
Uncertainty Shrouds Israel's Invasion of Lebanon
Cian ward 2024-10-01 16:13 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Uncertainty is mounting about whether Israel has initiated its invasion of Lebanon, whilst questions swirl about precisely how Israel intends to prosecute this war. Uncertainty is mounting over the precise details of Israel’s invasion of Lebanon following the Israeli military’s announcement, in the early hours of Tuesday, of the commencement ...
Israel Deploys 'Bunker Buster Munitions' Against Dahieh's Tunnel Network
Cian ward 2024-09-28 18:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
On Friday, in the space of seconds, Israel released around 10 tons of high-explosives on Beirut, in a huge airstrike that leveled a city block in Dahieh, reportedly destroying 8 buildings and killing Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah. Israeli airstrikes are ongoing against targets across Lebanon. In Beirut, they have been largely located ...
How Ten Years of Houthi Rule Have Radically Changed Yemen
Cian ward 2024-09-21 14:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Saturday marks the ten-year anniversary of the Houthi capture of Sana'a, Yemen's capital city. A decade of Houthi rule has transformed the country, putting an end to its tentative liberalization, and replacing it with an increasingly radical theocratic police state. Ten years ago, on September 21, 2014, the Houthis declared the capture of ...
'Scorched Earth', Israel's War on Lebanon's Environment
Cian ward 2024-08-28 13:30 - Reading : 9 minute(s)
Israel's attacks on Lebanon have left the border area a "scorched earth", as it targets the environment in the hope of creating an uninhabitable ‘security’ zone. “Everyone has left out of fear of the war, nobody can live under the bombing, there is no life here anymore,” says Michel , a farmer from the border village of Wazzani. Ten ...
Role Reversal: Ukraine's 'Special Military Operation' in Russia
Cian ward 2024-08-19 16:31 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
On August 6th, more than two years into Vladimir Putin's "special military operation", Ukraine launched a "special military operation" of its own. It is a risky gambit, but one that may be crucial in eventual peace talks. At 5 a.m. on the 24th of February 2022, President Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian people from deep within the Kremlin, ...
Haniyeh is Dead, What Does Iran Do Next?
Cian ward 2024-07-31 17:34 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Following the killing of Haniyeh in Iran on Wednesday, the region may be on the precipice of war, as an Iranian response seems likely, which may pull its entire so-called "axis of resistance" into war. In the early hours of Wednesday, Israel struck a building in Tehran in an attack that killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. [readmore ...
Is Yemen on the Brink of Renewed Civil War?
Cian ward 2024-07-23 16:28 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Yemen may be at risk of collapsing back into civil war as the increasingly empowered Houthi regime, hardening western policy and an intensifying economic war pushes the war-ravaged country towards the brink. “This is the tensest period I've seen since the truce, we may even have war next week”, says Mohammed al-Basha, analyst at the US-based ...
China Hosts Palestinian Unity Talks, With Eyes on Postwar Gaza
Cian ward 2024-07-22 17:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
China hosted reconciliation talks, from Saturday to Sunday, between 14 different Palestinian factions - including Hamas and Fatah - in their latest effort to resolve long standing Palestinian divisions. Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reports that a two-way discussion was held between Fatah and Hamas on 20 July. This was followed on 21 July with a meeting for ...
UK Election: Why You Shouldn’t Care, or Should You?
Cian ward 2024-07-02 17:20 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
The UK’s “most boring election in history” is currently underway, with Labour’s Keir Starmer appearing, more than ever, the PM-to-be. The battle for No.10 Downing Street is characterized by bland ideas and even blander politicians. But the real contest that will define Britain's future is on the right. As the traditional right ...
Masoud Pezeshkian; Iran's Lone Reformist Hopeful
Cian ward 2024-06-28 12:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iranians cast their ballots Friday in a presidential election marked by a lone reformist's bid to break through against a divided conservative field. Masoud Pezeshkian, the sole reformist candidate, hopes to break through in a divided contest characterized by its numerous ultraconservative contenders. Born in 1954, in West Azerbaijan, he trained ...