Lebanon

Heritage: Are Tyre and Baalbeck Collateral Victims of Human Murderous Madness?

Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-10-30 16:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Baalbeck Tyre Lebanon War World Heritage

Tyre and Baalbeck, Lebanon’s ancient gems, are shaken by the relentless bombardment. Recent Israeli airstrikes near these UNESCO World Heritage sites jeopardize an irreplaceable cultural legacy. An evacuation order for Baalbeck has foreshadowed potential strikes with unpredictable consequences for the site. This relentless cycle of conflict ...

The Ancient City of Baalbeck Under Israeli Fire

This is Beirut 2024-10-30 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli warplanes carried out more than 20 raids targeting the ancient city of Baalbeck within a period of half an hour on Monday afternoon, coinciding with Naim Qassem’s first address as Hezbollah’s new secretary general, succeeding the group’s slain chief Hassan Nasrallah. Ahead of the raids, an evacuation order issued by ...

VideosAftermath of Israeli Strike on Haret Saida

This is Beirut 2024-10-30 14:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli airstrikes hit residential Haret Saida Tuesday night, causing mass destruction and killing 9 people.

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Trump Reaches Out to the Lebanese-American Community with "Peace Letter"

This is Beirut 2024-10-30 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Former President Donald Trump addressed the Lebanese American community in a letter that emphasized themes of unity and peace amid ongoing regional challenges. In his correspondence, Trump expressed his deep appreciation for the resilience and contributions of Lebanese Americans, underscoring their vital role in shaping both the cultural and ...

Biden Advisors to Visit Israel Thursday to Seal Ceasefire Deal

This is Beirut 2024-10-30 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Amos Hochstein Ceasefire

US President Joe Biden’s advisors, Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk, will visit Israel on Thursday to attempt to negotiate a ceasefire that would enable displaced civilians on both sides of the border to return home, according to US media Axios. If successful, this would significantly de-escalate the regional war in the Middle East for the first ...

US Offers Reward in 1994 AC Flight 901 Bombing Linked to Hezbollah

This is Beirut 2024-10-30 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The bombing of AC Flight 901 in 1994 has been attributed to Hezbollah by the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence, according to a media note issued by the Department of State on Tuesday. The US Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information that leads to the ...

Air Raids on Vehicles in Bshamoun and Kahaleh, and Evacuation Orders in Baalbek

This is Beirut 2024-10-30 10:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Wednesday morning, a car was targeted in Bchamoun near Al-Tabsh Mosque and another on the Kahaleh road near Araya. Kahaleh A Lebanese security official told AFP that an Israeli strike on a Hezbollah van carrying munitions, in Kahaleh, near Beirut killed the driver. "A van belonging to Hezbollah was targeted in an Israeli strike on the Kahaleh ...

Hezbollah: No Change in the Game

Bassam Abou Zeid 2024-10-29 18:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The appointment of Sheikh Naim Qassem as Secretary-General of Hezbollah was not a surprising political shift; rather, it was a predictable outcome of the party's internal circumstances. Following the assassination of Hashem Safieddine, Hassan Nasrallah’s potential successor, Qassem stands as the only viable candidate for this position. As the ...

Where Did the Armed Palestinian Factions in Lebanon Go?

Marc Saikali 2024-10-29 18:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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When the concept known as “support front” was first implemented, there was hardly a week that went by without some Palestinian militia claiming responsibility for rocket fire from Lebanon against Israel in support of Gaza. For the past few weeks, that has come to an end. Hamas, Islamic Jihad, al-Aqsa Brigades... the entire Palestinian armed ...

Hezbollah Rocket Injures Austrian UNIFIL Peacekeepers

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United Nations peacekeepers said on Tuesday that a rocket, likely fired by Hezbollah or an affiliated group, hit its headquarters in Naqoura, in southern Lebanon, leaving some peacekeepers with minor injuries. “A rocket hit UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura, setting a vehicle workshop on fire,” the force said in a statement, adding that it ...

Bassil’s Meeting with Iranian FM Envoy Raises Eyebrows

This is Beirut 2024-10-29 16:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The head of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), MP Gebran Bassil, met on Tuesday with the Iranian Foreign Minister’s special envoy for Middle Eastern affairs, Mohammad Reza Sheibani. Officially, the meeting was aimed at discussing the ongoing war in Lebanon and its repercussions, according to Lebanese news agencies. However, Bassil’s meeting ...

Gallant Threatens Qassem: 'Temporary Appointment'

This is Beirut 2024-10-29 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Hassan Nasrallah

Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant posted a picture of Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem on his X account, threatening him with the words, “temporary appointment, not for very long.” Qassem, who was the deputy of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, was chosen on Tuesday to serve as the organization’s new ...