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EU Weighs Boosting Lebanon’s ISF to Free Army for Hezbollah Disarmament
This is Beirut 08/12 15:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The European Union is examining ways to reinforce Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) so the Lebanese army can focus on disarming Hezbollah, according to an EU diplomatic document seen by Reuters. The confidential paper, circulated among the 27 EU member states, outlines consultations with Lebanese authorities and a scoping mission ...
Israel Says It Destroyed a Hezbollah Tunnel and Weapons Depot in South Lebanon
This is Beirut 07/12 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Israeli army announced Sunday that it destroyed “a tunnel opening” and “a weapons storage site” attributed to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, according to a statement posted on X by its Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee. According to Adraee, forces from the 601st Battalion, under the command of the 769th ...
Israeli Drone Strike Hits Kfarkila as Lebanese Army Probes Tunnel Claims
This is Beirut 17/12 18:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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An Israeli drone strike hit Sari Hill on Thursday afternoon, targeting the area between the villages of Aaziyé and Chakhroub in the Kfarkila region of southern Lebanon. Separately, the Lebanese army dispatched earth-moving equipment to the southern town of Touline at the request of the coordination mechanism, after Israel alleged the ...
Israel Eliminates Hezbollah's "Number Two" in Beirut Southern Suburb Airstrike
This is Beirut 23/11 18:46 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Israeli army announced on Sunday that it carried out a precise raid, killing Hezbollah “number two” operative in the southern suburbs of Beirut, according to al-Hadath. The initial toll stands at five dead and 28 wounded in the attack, according to a statement from the Health Ministry’s Emergency Operations Center. According to Israeli ...
Israeli Strikes Hit Yater and Chebaa, Security Measures Tightened in Yanouh
This is Beirut 14/12 14:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli drone carried out an airstrike at around 11:15 a.m., targeting a motorcycle in the Tir Harma area of the town of Yater (Bint Jbeil district), wounding at least one person, according to concordant reports. Earlier in the morning, an Israeli drone struck two bulldozers with three projectiles in the al-Wastani neighborhood of Chebaa, with ...
14th Meeting of Mechanism: Civilian Participants Added to Enhance Stability and Success
This is Beirut 03/12 16:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Senior officials convened for the 14th iteration of the Pentalateral on December 3 in Naqoura to assess ongoing efforts to reach an enduring cessation of hostilities arrangement in Lebanon, reported the US Embassy in Beirut in a statement. To support a durable peace and shared prosperity of both sides, former Ambassador Simon Karam of Lebanon ...
Israeli Army Strikes Hezbollah Training Compounds in Southern Lebanon
This is Beirut 12/12 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A new wave of Israeli airstrikes hit multiple areas in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley on Friday morning, targeting a training camp and Hezbollah positions in the region. The strikes reportedly focused on the villages of Jarmak, Mahmoudiyeh, Jabal Rafih (Jezzine), Jabal Safi (Nabatieh), the outskirts of Soujoud in Iqlim al-Tuffah, and the ...
Sudan Army Chief Slams Quad Truce Proposal as 'Worst Yet'
This is Beirut 24/11 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said Sunday the latest truce proposal sent by US envoy Massad Boulos on behalf of a group of mediators was the "worst yet" and unacceptable to his government. In a video address released by his office, he said the Quad, which in addition to the United States includes Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United ...
Iran Guards Warn US Vessels During Drill in Gulf
This is Beirut 04/12 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps on Thursday kicked off naval wargames in the Gulf, issuing warnings to US warships in the area, more than five months after the 12-day war with Israel that briefly drew in American forces. State TV said the drill showcases the "sacrifice and spirit of resistance" of the IRGC's naval forces ...
Basketball – 2027 World Cup: Lebanon Starts Its Engines
Makram Haddad 26/11 08:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Qatar Baskteball World cup Qualifiers
Ranked 30th in the FIBA standings, Lebanon enters Window 1 ahead of Saudi Arabia (64th), India (76th) and Qatar (83rd). The objective is clear: secure a second consecutive World Cup qualification, reach a fifth appearance on the global stage, and turn this theoretical advantage into real points from the very first games. Their last official ...
Syria State Media Says 3 Dead in Clashes in Latakia Province
This is Beirut 24/12 18:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Syrian state media said three people were killed Wednesday in clashes with security forces in coastal Latakia province, the heartland of the country's Alawite community. "Three members of remnants of the former regime were killed after clashes with internal security forces on the outskirts of the city of Jableh," state television ...
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 ...
Pope Leo XIV Sends Voice Message to President Aoun and the Lebanese People
This is Beirut 02/12 18:10 - Reading : less than a minute
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From the plane carrying him back to Rome, Pope Leo XIV sent a voice message to President Joseph Aoun, broadcast by LBCI on Tuesday. In the recording, the pontiff expressed his gratitude for the welcome he received during his visit to Lebanon. “While on my way to Rome following the conclusion of my papal visit, I would like to express my ...
Army Denies Presence of Weapons in a House in Yanouh
This is Beirut 14/12 13:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese army said on Sunday that it had carried out two successive inspections of a building in the town of Yanouh, in southern Lebanon, without finding any weapons or ammunition, following an Israeli threat to strike the property. In a statement posted on X, the army said the first search was conducted on Saturday with the consent of the ...
Israel Defense Minister Vows 'No Calm' in Lebanon Without Security for Israel
This is Beirut 26/11 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Defense Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday warned there would be "no calm" in Lebanon if Israel's security was not guaranteed, as Israeli forces intensify operations despite a year-old ceasefire with Hezbollah. "We will not allow any threats against the inhabitants of the north, and maximum enforcement will continue and even ...
US, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt to hold Gaza talks in Miami on Friday: official
This is Beirut 18/12 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese MP Ghassan Skaff Dies After Battle With Cancer
This is Beirut 13/12 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese lawmaker Ghassan Skaff died after a battle with cancer, his office said on Saturday. Skaff was elected to parliament in the 2022 legislative elections, representing the Western Bekaa–Rashaya district. Alongside his political career, Skaff was a prominent neurosurgeon and academic. He had served as professor and head of the Department ...
Two Killed in Terror Attack in Northern Israel
This is Beirut 26/12 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A car-ramming and stabbing attack by a Palestinian man left two people dead in northern Israel on Friday, police said. The assailant killed a 68-year-old pedestrian in a hit-and-run and fatally stabbed a 19-year-old woman near a bus stop. The assailant was shot and injured by a civilian passerby while fleeing towards Afula. He was taken to a ...
Ornella Vanoni, a Timeless Voice who Shaped Six Decades of Italian Music
This is Beirut 23/11 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Before becoming a singer, Vanoni was an actress. Trained at Milan’s Piccolo Teatro, she made her debut in 1960 under the direction of Giorgio Strehler, her mentor and companion, performing in Brecht’s plays. It was there she developed her mastery of text, nuance and emotional presence, foundations of her future musical identity. Her early ...
Iraq Invites U.S. Companies to Bid on Oil Field Run by Russia's Lukoil
This is Beirut 01/12 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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Iraq's oil ministry announced on Monday that it had invited U.S. companies to bid on an oil field that had been operated by the now American-sanctioned Russian company Lukoil for years. The oil ministry said in a statement it had taken "all necessary measures to directly and exclusively invite several major American oil companies... to submit ...
Pope Visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque
This is Beirut 29/11 13:44 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's famed Blue Mosque early on Saturday on the third day of his trip to Turkey. It was the first time the American pope, elected in May as leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, visited a Muslim place of worship since taking over from his late predecessor Francis. The Blue Mosque is one of Istanbul's main ...
Depositors Slam Finance Minister’s IMF-Backed Reform Plan
This is Beirut 12/12 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon’s Finance Minister Yassine Jaber sparked widespread controversy by backing International Monetary Fund conditions, saying “the biggest losers of the reform would be the state and the banks.” Depositors dispute his claim, saying ordinary citizens who lost access to their savings are the real victims. According to the ...
2026 Winter Olympics Flame Handed to Milan-Cortina Organisers
This is Beirut 04/12 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics was handed to the host city organizers on Thursday in an Athens ceremony for a two-month torch relay in Italy before the Games open on February 6. "Today marks a magical moment for all of us," Giovanni Malago, president of the Milan-Cortina organizing committee, said at the Panathenaic Stadium, ...
Rome Exposes Sexist Paradigms with a 'Patriarchy' Exhibition
This is Beirut 22/11 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A temporary exhibition on patriarchy in Rome showcases sexist paradigms in Italy’s male-dominated and macho society, where gender equality “is a distant prospect.” It is the year 2148 and women and men are equal: Rome’s temporary “Museum of the Patriarchy” looks back from the future to highlight the gender gap. Pink and blue payslips ...
Israel Launches Fresh Strikes on South Lebanon After Warnings
This is Beirut 04/12 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Israeli army carried out strikes on Thursday against several localities in southern Lebanon it considers used by Hezbollah, after warning residents to evacuate certain areas. Shortly before the first strikes, the army’s Arabic-speaking spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, posted on X an evacuation notice urging residents of Jbaa and Mahrouna to ...
Cabinet Approves The Gap Law
This is Beirut 26/12 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Friday, Lebanon’s Cabinet approved the Gap Law after a vote in which 13 ministers supported the measure and nine opposed it, according to official information. Those who voted against the law included ministers from the Lebanese Forces, Hezbollah, and the Amal Movement, as well as Minister Adel Nassar and the Minister of Youth and ...
Port Explosion: Israeli Army Claims Hezbollah Eliminated Four Key Witnesses
This is Beirut 02/12 18:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Israeli army accused on Tuesday a Hezbollah unit of assassinating four Lebanese figures who allegedly possessed information implicating the Shiite movement in the Beirut port explosion of August 2020, according to its Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, on X (formerly Twitter). According to the Israeli army, Hezbollah’s Unit 121 ...
Body of One of Last Three Hostages Held in Gaza Identified
This is Beirut 26/11 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel announced Wednesday that a body handed over by Gaza militants was that of Dror Or, one of the last three deceased hostages held in the Palestinian territory. The Islamic Jihad militant group located the body on Monday in the central Gaza Strip and on Tuesday transferred it to the Red Cross, acting as a neutral intermediary. The coffin was ...
Syria Says Killed Senior IS Leader
This is Beirut 25/12 10:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syrian authorities on Thursday said they killed a senior leader in the Islamic State group in coordination with the US-led coalition, hours after the arrest near Damascus of another leader. Syrian security and intelligence forces, working in coordination with the international coalition, conducted what the interior ministry described as a ...
Syria Launches First Official Print Newspaper Since Fall of Assad
This is Beirut 01/12 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syria Al Thawra Al Souriya Newspaper media newspaper
Syria published the first print issue of the official Al Thawra Al Souriya newspaper Monday, the latest government-owned media outlet to launch since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The move brings print media back for the first time in five years. Assad's government stopped printing dailies during the Covid-19 pandemic, citing rising ...