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Lebanese Army Arrests Suspects in Beirut's Southern Suburbs After Gunfire at Funeral
This is Beirut 05/05 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Lebanese Armed Forces carried out arrests in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Monday, a stronghold of Hezbollah, detaining several individuals accused of opening fire during a funeral procession on Sunday. In a statement, the army said its units raided the homes of those involved in the gunfire, arresting two individuals in the southern ...
No Date Set for Next Round of Iran-U.S. Talks: Iran Deputy FM
This is Beirut 18/04 15:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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No date has been set for the next round of Iran–U.S. peace talks brokered by Pakistan following the failure of an initial round, Iran's deputy foreign minister said on Saturday. "Until we agree on the framework, we cannot set a date," Saeed Khatibzadeh told journalists on the sidelines of an annual diplomatic forum in Turkey's southern Antalya ...
Israeli Defense Ministry: Over '115,600 Tons' of Military Equipment Have Arrived Since War Began
This is Beirut 30/04 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced the arrival of two ships and several cargo planes with thousands of air and ground weapons and military equipment totaling 6,500 tons on Thursday. The ministry said the shipment was a part of the effort led by the Ministry of Defense to improve readiness for the ongoing war which has included 115,600 tons ...
Hezbollah Radwan Commander Killed Amid Widening Israeli Military Operations
This is Beirut 07/05 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli military said on Thursday that it has significantly expanded operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon since the ceasefire began on April 16, claiming it has killed more than 220 operatives and commanders during ongoing strikes and ground activity in the area. According to the Israeli army, the campaign targets individuals and ...
Lebanon Civil Defense Says Israeli Strike Destroys its Nabatieh Facility
This is Beirut 24/05 05:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon's civil defence agency said early on Sunday its regional facility in the southern city of Nabatieh had been destroyed by an Israeli strike. The Directorate General of Civil Defence said the building had collapsed and a large number of vehicles and equipment had been damaged by a "direct hit in a hostile Israeli ...
Leaders Signal Next Phase for Lebanon
This is Beirut 17/04 21:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A tentative shift began to take shape today as Presidents Donald Trump, Joseph Aoun, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed their visions for what comes next in Lebanon following the announcement of a ceasefire and the launch of direct talks. While the pause in fighting has created space for diplomacy, each leader made clear that the ...
Funeral Gunfire Sparks Tensions Between Army and Hezbollah Supporters
This is Beirut 03/05 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Tensions flared in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday as units of the Lebanese Armed Forces deployed during a funeral procession for four individuals killed in recent violence, sparking friction with supporters of Hezbollah and highlighting the limits of state authority in the area. According to eyewitnesses and local media, the situation ...
Iran Strikes Hit Energy Infrastructure Across Gulf Following Israeli Strikes on Petrochemical Complex
This is Beirut 05/04 11:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Critical infrastructure across the Gulf came under attack from Iran on Sunday with damage reported at civilian facilities in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait. Gulf countries have faced repeated drone and missile salvos from Iran over past weeks in response to US and Israeli strikes that began at the end of February. Iran has targeted ...
Israel Announces Killing of Senior Hamas Commander Izz al-Din al-Haddad
This is Beirut 16/05 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli military and Shin Bet security agency announced on Saturday that they had killed Izz al-Din al-Haddad, a senior commander in Hamas’s military wing whom Israeli officials described as one of the last high-ranking leaders involved in the October 7, 2023 attacks. In a joint statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet ...
Beirut Weapons Ban: Too Late to Restore State Control?
Claudia Groeling 10/04 16:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Lebanon’s government on Thursday instructed security forces to restrict weapons in Beirut exclusively to state institutions. The move came one day after Israel launched its most intense and coordinated wave of airstrikes on Lebanon since the start of the war, hitting more than 100 targets across the country. "The army and security forces are ...
Israel Says Striking Hezbollah Sites in Beirut After Destroying Bridge
This is Beirut 04/04 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Israeli military said Saturday it had begun striking "Hezbollah infrastructure" in Beirut after it destroyed a bridge in eastern Lebanon to prevent the Iran-backed group's reinforcements from crossing. An AFP journalist heard two loud explosions in the capital within half an hour early Saturday and saw smoke billowing from one of them. Local ...
Rubio: Lebanese State Must Be Empowered to Confront Hezbollah
This is Beirut 08/05 15:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered sharp remarks from Rome on Friday, accusing Hezbollah of acting as an Iranian proxy and stressing that Washington’s priority is strengthening the Lebanese state rather than engaging with the group. Rubio said Washington will not negotiate with Hezbollah, describing the group as “an Iranian ...
Iran Foreign Ministry Says U.S. Must 'Abandon its Excessive Demands'
This is Beirut 04/05 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday that the United States must reduce its demands on the Islamic republic, with negotiations stalled over ending the two-month-long Middle East war. "At this stage, our priority is to end the war," he said in a briefing broadcast by state television. "The other side ...
UN Peacekeeper Killed in Southern Lebanon Attack, France Points to Hezbollah
This is Beirut 18/04 15:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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France on Saturday accused Hezbollah of being behind a deadly attack on United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon after a French soldier was killed and three others wounded in what the UN described as a “deliberate attack.” French President Emmanuel Macron said that “everything points to Hezbollah being responsible,” ...
Iran Executes Two Men Convicted of Spying for Israel: Judiciary
This is Beirut 02/05 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran hanged two men on Saturday convicted of spying for Israel, the judiciary said, the latest in a string of executions in recent weeks. "Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bekrzadeh were hanged for the crime of intelligence cooperation and espionage in favour of the Zionist regime," the judiciary's Mizan Online website said. It was not ...
President Aoun Says He Seeks Washington Visit
This is Beirut 23/04 19:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday expressed hope of traveling to Washington to meet U.S. President Donald Trump as Beirut intensifies diplomatic efforts to extend the fragile ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel and launch formal negotiations to end hostilities with Israel. The statement came at the close of a Lebanese cabinet session ...
Israel Says Exposed Iranian “Covert Terror Network” Targeting Officials and Strategic Sites
This is Beirut 20/04 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Israeli government released a statement Monday announcing that its intelligence services have uncovered a secret Iranian-operated network responsible for planning attacks against Israeli officials and strategic infrastructure worldwide. According to a post on X by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel has for the first ...
World Bank Calls for Stronger Economies as US-Iran Ceasefire Fragile, Oil Rises
This is Beirut 09/04 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The World Bank on Thursday called on countries in the Middle East and North Africa to strengthen economic resilience and governance in the wake of ongoing regional crises. “The current crisis is a stark reminder of the work ahead for the region: not only to weather shocks but also to rebuild more resilient economies with stronger macroeconomic ...
Lebanon Reclaims its Diplomacy from Hezbollah
Marwan El Amine 16/04 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The April 14 diplomatic meeting between Lebanon and Israel in Washington signals, however partially, a reassertion of Lebanese state authority over its own decision-making, while challenging Iranian influence in the country. Most significant is the fact that the meeting took place at all, a historic step given the ongoing war between Hezbollah and ...
B‑52 Operations Over Iran Suggest Broader U.S. Control of Skies
This is Beirut 03/04 16:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United States Armed Forces has begun deploying B-52 Stratofortress bombers over Iran, signaling a major escalation in its ongoing military campaign and a growing level of control over Iranian airspace, according to a report by Fox News. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine stated that the missions were initiated following an ...
Lebanon Charts a Separate Path from Tehran in Israel Talks
Samar El-Kadi 14/04 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Lebanon is set to begin talks with Israel in Washington on Tuesday, the first direct negotiations since 1983, as Beirut seeks to reassert its role in regional affairs and prevent the country from becoming a bargaining chip in broader international negotiations. Political activist and former MP Fares Souaid described the move as a historic break. ...
Israel Intensifies Strikes in Lebanon on Eve of Washington Talks
This is Beirut 13/05 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli forces escalated their military operations in southern Lebanon on the eve of anticipated diplomatic discussions in Washington, striking dozens of targets linked to Hezbollah, according to the Israeli military. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that more than 40 infrastructure sites belonging to Hezbollah were targeted over the ...
Third Round of U.S.-Brokered Lebanon-Israel Talks Targets Long-Term Security Framework
This is Beirut 08/05 21:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The U.S. Department of State announced on Friday that it will facilitate two days of intensive talks between Lebanon and Israel on May 14 and 15, as Washington seeks to advance negotiations toward what it described as a broader peace and security framework between the two countries. In a statement issued on May 8, U.S. State Department ...
Oil Prices Surge as Middle East Tensions Escalate
This is Beirut 18/05 03:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Global oil prices continued their upward trajectory on Monday amid mounting geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, as diplomatic efforts to halt the ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran appeared to falter. Brent crude futures rose by $1.44, or 1.32%, reaching $110.70 per barrel by 23:37 GMT after hitting their highest level since May 5 ...
Lebanese President: “No Turning Back” on Negotiations Track
This is Beirut 04/05 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that Lebanon will not reverse course on ongoing U.S.-backed negotiations with Israel, declaring that diplomacy remains the country’s only viable option amid the ongoing conflict. “There is no turning back from the negotiations track because there is no other choice for us,” Aoun said, ...
Israel Army Says Striking Hezbollah Launch Sites in Lebanon
This is Beirut 10/04 00:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Israeli army said Thursday it was striking Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, shortly after it had warned that the militant group could expand launches of projectiles across Israel. "A short while ago, the IDF began striking Hezbollah launch sites in Lebanon," the military said in a statement. Lebanon's state-run National News ...
Vessel Off UAE Coast 'Taken', Now Bound for Iran Waters: UK Maritime Agency
This is Beirut 14/05 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A ship off the UAE coast near the Strait of Hormuz has been taken by unknown people and is now headed towards Iranian waters, a UK maritime agency said on Thursday. The vessel was "taken by unauthorised personnel whilst at anchor" 38 nautical miles (70 kilometres) northeast of Fujairah, and "is now bound for Iranian territorial ...
Trump Says U.S. Rescued Pilots of Downed U.S. Jets in Iran
This is Beirut 05/04 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that U.S. forces had safely recovered two pilots whose fighter jets were downed in Iran. In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated that U.S. personnel were monitoring one of the fighter’s locations 24 hours a day, to plan for his rescue. He added that “the U.S. military sent dozens of ...
Will Lebanon Finally Break Its Cycle of Inaction?
Marwan El Amine 21/04 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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As Lebanon and Israel prepare to deepen diplomatic contact amid a 10-day truce, attention is shifting to what comes next, including the fate of Hezbollah’s weapons and whether the ceasefire marks a temporary pause or a strategic shift. During the war, both President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam navigated a perilous political ...
Reports Point to Expanding Israeli-UAE Security Coordination During Iran Conflict
This is Beirut 13/05 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Cooperation between Israel and the United Arab Emirates reportedly deepened during the recent conflict involving Iran, according to reports from The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg detailing high-level intelligence coordination and joint security measures between the two countries. According to The Wall Street Journal, David Barnea, the head of ...