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VideosGebran Tueni: Echo of a Fight For a Free Lebanon

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Assassination Journalist Politician Fight Gebran Tueni Freedom

Twenty years after his assassination, the voice of Gebran Tueni still resonates. A journalist on the front lines and a committed politician, defender of a free Lebanon, he left a mark that neither time nor fear could erase. This year, his memory is honored through music, revealing a more intimate side of the man he was. His oath still guides ...

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Araqchi Expresses "Surprise" after Raggi’s Decision to Decline Tehran Visit

This is Beirut 11/12 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi issued a response to his Lebanese counterpart, Youssef Raggi, after the latter declined an official invitation to visit Tehran, citing “unsuitable conditions” at the present time. Araqchi expressed surprise at Raggi’s decision, noting that countries maintaining “brotherly relations ...

Blast Investigator Tarek Bitar to Interrogate Rhosus Ship Owner

This is Beirut 11/12 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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According to reports by Al-Modon, Beirut Port blast investigator Judge Tarek Bitar is expected to travel to Bulgaria in the coming days to question Igor Grechushkin, the owner of Rhosus, the ship that transported the ammonium nitrate and exploded at the port in one of the world's largest non-nuclear explosions. Bulgarian ...

Lebanon’s Collective Trauma Needs Peace

Salam El Zaatari 11/12 15:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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There was an unmistakable irony on Monday as Lebanon’s “Sunni street” marked the first anniversary of the fall of the Bashar al Assad regime. The same community that has condemned its Shia counterparts for venerating Iran’s rulers now engages in the same political canonization, this time for Syria’s new leaders. The motorbike convoys ...

SpotlightNo More Free Passes: U.S. Ties Security Aid to Lebanese Action

Amal Chmouny 11/12 10:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The U.S. Congress has sent a clear, stern message to Beirut that Washington’s support for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) is no longer a blank check. The latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), up for a vote in the House of Representatives, imposes new conditions and restrictions on U.S. aid to the Lebanese army, ...

FocusBarrack's Glaring Error on Syria and Lebanon

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 10/12 16:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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U.S. envoy Tom Barrack keeps warning that Lebanon will be “reabsorbed” into Syria unless Hezbollah is disarmed, a historically unfounded threat from someone who derides the Sykes-Picot boundaries as colonial nonsense yet treats Syria’s borders as sacrosanct. His selective anti-colonialism spares Syria, disregards Kurdish and Druze ...

Bulgaria Court Refuses to Extradite Beirut Blast Shipowner

This is Beirut 10/12 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Sofia court on Wednesday refused to extradite a shipowner wanted by Lebanon over the devastating 2020 Beirut port blast, one of the world's largest non-nuclear explosions that destroyed swathes of the Lebanese capital, killed more than 220 people, and injured more than 6,500. Lebanon wants Bulgaria to extradite Igor Grechushkin, a ...

Al-Qard al-Hassan’s Gold: Hezbollah’s New Financial Scheme

Natasha Metni Torbey 10/12 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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After introducing ATMs, easy-access loans, and clandestine counters scattered throughout the alleys of Beirut’s southern suburbs, al-Qard al-Hassan (AQAH), Hezbollah’s financial arm, has taken its operations a step further: direct gold trading. Gold bars, coins, and jewelry are reportedly now being offered to the Shiite community, turning gold ...

Raggi Declines Tehran Visit, Proposes Meeting in Neutral Country

This is Beirut 10/12 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi has announced that he will not be able to accept an invitation from his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, to visit Tehran at this time. He clarified that this decision does not signal a refusal to engage in dialogue with Iran, but rather reflects the absence of a conducive environment for such a ...

US Ambassador: Israel Differentiates Between Lebanon Talks and Hezbollah Conflict

This is Beirut 10/12 12:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel makes a clear distinction between its negotiations with the Lebanese government and its ongoing conflict with Hezbollah, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa said following a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday. The meeting was also attended by Edward Gabriel, chairman of the American Task Force for Lebanon ...

Lebanon and Oman Reaffirm Strategic Partnership During Presidential Visit

This is Beirut 10/12 11:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Following a two-day official visit to the Sultanate of Oman, President Joseph Aoun and Sultan Haitham bin Tariq issued a joint statement underscoring the strength of relations between their countries and their shared commitment to enhancing bilateral cooperation. The leaders highlighted the historical ties and fraternal bonds between the peoples ...

Israeli Airstrikes on December 8 Expose Hezbollah’s Extensive Tunnel Network in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut 10/12 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On the night of December 8, the Israeli military carried out airstrikes in the Iqlim al-Tuffah area, north of the Litani River, in a region located north of Nabatiyeh and southwest of Jezzine. The strikes targeted multiple sites, including a training compound belonging to Hezbollah’s Radwan Unit and several rocket-launch locations. A report ...