This Is Beirut 2024-09-19 13:51 - Reading : less than a minute
A new hearing in the case of former Central Bank governor Riad Salameh was held on Thursday before Beirut’s First Investigating Judge, Bilal Halawi. Lawyers Marwan Issa el-Khoury and Michel Tueni were present at the session. Salameh’s attorney, Marc Habka, submitted a request for his client’s release. The request is pending the opinion of ...
2024-09-19 11:07 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Once again, Lebanon was rocked by a wave of explosions that struck multiple regions on Wednesday afternoon. This time, the blasts were caused by Hezbollah walkie-talkies, specifically the Icom IC-F2100DT VHF model, reportedly manufactured by Icom Inc. (Aikomu Kabushiki-gaisha), a Japanese company specializing in radio communication ...
Salam Zaatari 2024-09-19 08:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Never in the history of modern warfare have we witnessed such an attack. On Tuesday, Israel simultaneously detonated thousands of pagers, killing 25 people, including two children, and injuring more than 3,000. This attack targeted Hezbollah members in Lebanon and Syria. Codenamed “Below the Belt,” the operation caused injuries ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-18 23:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On September 17, Israel launched an unprecedented cyber-attack targeting Hezbollah members throughout Lebanon. The Hebrew state detonated the beepers worn by members of the militant group... without the knowledge of the United States, Israel's greatest ally. What does the Western press have to say about this shocking and highly revealing ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-09-18 20:38 - Reading : less than a minute
A new wave of explosions involving communication devices belonging to Hezbollah occurred on Wednesday. These icom v82 devices exploded in various regions across Lebanese territory. Our reporters provide an update from the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) in Hamra.
This Is Beirut 2024-09-18 20:14 - Reading : less than a minute
Youths attacked UNIFIL’s Malaysian Battalion vehicles in Tyre’s al-Hosh district on Wednesday afternoon, causing damage to some of the vehicles and the destruction of others. The youngsters were forced to retreat after the Lebanese Army and Intelligence interfered to break up the attack, and the patrol members were then taken out of the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-18 20:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, declared from the Ministry of Health, on Wednesday, that he had summoned a UN Security Council meeting for Lebanon to discuss the ongoing conflict. He also declared that “the influx of wounded to hospitals had ceased by early evening,” following the second wave of explosions that damaged communications ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-09-18 19:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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This Is Beirut 2024-09-18 17:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Several statements were made on Wednesday, 24 hours after the simultaneous explosion of hundreds of pagers imported by Hezbollah, in an incident that was attributed to Israel. “The United States was not aware of the recent attack in Lebanon,” according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who added that “everyone should avoid taking ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-18 17:17 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
A new spate of communication device explosions rocked Hezbollah areas on Wednesday afternoon, killing twenty people and wounding more than 450, according to the Ministry of Public Health. The latest wave of blasts occurred 24 hours after the simultaneous explosion of hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members killed and wounded scores of the ...
2024-09-18 15:12 - Reading : less than a minute
During a press conference held at MOPH, caretaker Minister of Public Health Firass Abiad discussed all the medical facts regarding Tuesday's pager attack.
2024-09-18 13:04 - Reading : less than a minute
Following Tuesday's unprecedented pager attack, the situation at AUBMC seems calmer today. Caretaker Minister of Public Health Firas Abiad toured multiple hospitals, assessing the situation firsthand. Abiad is scheduled for a press conference at the Ministry of Public Health at 1 PM.