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Israeli Defense Officials: Hundreds of Iranian Cyberattacks Thwarted in Recent Months
This is Beirut 11/02 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hundreds of Iranian cyberattacks targeting Israelis, including senior government and defense officials, academics, and journalists, were detected and foiled in recent months, the Shin Bet security agency and National Cyber Directorate said Wednesday. In a joint statement, the Shin Bet and the National Cyber Directorate reported a significant rise ...
Brigitte Bardot’s Last Goodbye: Actress and Activist Laid to Rest
This is Beirut 07/01 20:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Well-wishers lined the streets in Brigitte Bardot's hometown of Saint-Tropez on Wednesday for the funeral of the French screen icon, who was buried in a seaside cemetery after dying last month of cancer. A day of commemorations for the renowned animal rights activist began with a Catholic service at the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption ...
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Hezbollah-Linked Gold and Cash Network
This is Beirut 10/02 18:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The U.S. Treasury Department released a statement on Tuesday outlining new sanctions that target Hezbollah’s cash-based financial network. Elaborating on the sanctions, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent stated that the “Treasury will work to cut these terrorists off from the global financial system to give Lebanon a chance to be ...
Israel Foils Two Lebanon-Linked Cells in West Bank
This is Beirut 10/02 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Israeli Army’s Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee revealed on Tuesday that Israel’s Shin Bet security agency had thwarted the activity of two alleged terror cells operating in the West Bank under direct guidance from operatives based in Lebanon, as part of plans to carry out attacks against Israeli targets. In a post on X, Adraee said ...
German President Urges Swift Hezbollah Disarmament
This is Beirut 16/02 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday called for the “swift” disarmament of Hezbollah, stressing during talks with President Joseph Aoun that restoring full state authority in Lebanon is essential for long-term stability. In his remarks following their meeting, Steinmeier said Israeli forces must also withdraw from ...
Syria Moves Military Reinforcements East of Aleppo After Telling Kurds to Withdraw
This is Beirut 14/01 12:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Syria's army told civilians to stay away from Kurdish military positions east of second city Aleppo on Wednesday, after it moved reinforcements to the area following deadly clashes last week. The deployment comes as Syria's Islamist-led government seeks to extend its authority across the country, but progress has stalled on integrating ...
The Law of Financial “Massacre”: When Nawaf Salam and “Kulluna Irada” Strip Depositors of Their Savings
Eleonore Stephan for Huna Lubnan 2025-12-21 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
At one of the darkest moments in Lebanon’s national life, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is promoting a so-called “financial gap law” as a technical solution, while in reality it legalizes suffering and formalizes the confiscation of Lebanese citizens’ savings. The so-called “Kulluna Irada” law does not merely steal money; it also ...
Gap Law: A Legalized Expropriation of Deposits
This is Beirut 2025-12-21 12:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Wrapped in the technical language of financial restructuring, the Gap Law is presented as a necessary step to correct the imbalance of Lebanon’s banking system. Behind this rhetoric lies a far more serious reality: the legalization of a massive expropriation of bank deposits, in blatant disregard of property rights, legal certainty, and the very ...
Trump Says Diplomacy With Iran Still Possible
This is Beirut 27/01 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday diplomacy remains an option with Iran, even as Washington ramps up its military presence in the Middle East and warns that the situation remains volatile. In an interview with Axios published Monday, President Trump said Tehran has signaled a desire to engage in talks, describing repeated outreach from ...
Aoun Orders Inquiry Into Israel’s Spraying of Unknown Substance in South Lebanon
This is Beirut 04/02 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
President Joseph Aoun instructed the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday to investigate Israel’s spraying of an unknown substance on southern Lebanese land to document the violations for international bodies. He declared that “these dangerous practices…require the international community and relevant United ...
Trump Warns of 'Traumatic' Future for Iran as U.S. Increases Naval Presence
This is Beirut 14/02 03:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump stated his renewed position regarding Iran on Friday as he green-lit the transfer of a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East. When asked about regime change in Iran, Trump commented that it “seems like that would be the best thing that could happen.” Earlier on Friday, the Trump administration ordered the ...
Fresh Clashes Kill Six in Iran Cost-of-Living Protests
This is Beirut 02/01 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Protesters and security forces clashed in several Iranian cities on Thursday, with six reported killed, the first deaths since the cost-of-living demonstrations broke out. The protests began on Sunday in Tehran, where shopkeepers went on strike over high prices and economic stagnation, and have since spread to other parts of the country. On ...
Israeli Strikes Destroy Hezbollah Weapons' Depot, kill Operative
This is Beirut 02/02 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel struck a vehicle near Phoenicia University on the Zahrani–Tyre highway in southern Lebanon. Shortly after the attack, the Israeli army said it had targeted a Hezbollah member in the Saida district, north of the Litani River. The raids killed one person and injured eight others. Later in the day, the Israeli army issued an urgent ...
Tens of Thousands Rally against Surging Arab-Israeli Crime
This is Beirut 22/01 20:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Tens of thousands of people gathered in northern Israel on Thursday to protest what they said was the police's inaction on curbing soaring violent crime in Arab-Israeli communities. The march in the city of Sakhnin coincided with a general strike in Arab cities and towns across the country, calling for action on the same issue. Under a grey sky ...
Lebanon and Syria Reach One-Week Deal to Resume Truck Transit
This is Beirut 12/02 15:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A temporary Lebanese-Syrian agreement was reached on Thursday to restore normal truck traffic through the Masnaa border crossing for one week, until February 20, 2026, following days of disruption and protests. The understanding was concluded during a joint meeting between Lebanese and Syrian delegations at the Lebanese Customs Center in the ...
Israeli Strike Eliminates Hezbollah Member in Southern Lebanon
This is Beirut 16/02 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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An Israeli drone strike killed a Hezbollah member on Monday morning in the southern Lebanese town of Hannin, in the Bint Jbeil district. The strike eliminated Mohammad Tahsin Hassan Qashqash after targeting two vehicles parked outside his home with multiple missiles. According to local reports, Qashqash was preparing to start a van parked in ...
U.S. Weighs Full Military Withdrawal From Syria
This is Beirut 23/01 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The United States is considering a full military withdrawal from Syria, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal, which said Washington is reassessing its presence amid rapidly changing conditions on the ground. The newspaper reported that internal discussions within the Trump administration are exploring multiple scenarios to reduce, or ...
Israeli Arrested for Spying on Ex-Defense Minister Gallant for Iran
This is Beirut 16/02 12:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli General Security Service filed charges Monday against an Israeli man for allegedly gathering intelligence on former defense minister Yoav Gallant on behalf of an Iranian agent. The defendant, Fares Abu al-Hija, 32, was arrested in late January after taking photos of streets near Gallant’s home in Amikam for his handler, ...
Iran Protest Toll Mounts as Government Stages Mass Rallies
This is Beirut 12/01 21:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A violent crackdown on a wave of protests in Iran has killed at least 648 people, a rights group said on Monday, as Iranian authorities sought to regain control of the streets with mass nationwide rallies. The government's call for rallies in support of the Islamic republic drew thousands on Monday, a turnout supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...
Gap Law: The Programmed Destruction of the Banking Sector
This is Beirut 2025-12-21 15:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Presented as a restructuring measure, the Gap Law organizes a methodical liquidation of the Lebanese banking sector. Behind complex technical mechanisms—loss hierarchy, balance-sheet cleanup, recapitalization—lies a clear political choice: to sacrifice banks to settle a public crisis that the state refuses to assume. This text does not reform ...
Syria and Israel Agree on Permanent Security Arrangements in U.S.-Brokered Talks
This is Beirut 07/01 00:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Syria and Israel agreed to pursue permanent security and stability arrangements and to establish a joint coordination mechanism under U.S. supervision, according to a joint statement released on Monday by the U.S., Israel, and Syria. The announcement followed a high-level meeting in Paris between senior Israeli and Syrian officials, held under ...
Aleppo Clashes Between Syria Govt, Kurdish Forces Rage into Third Night
This is Beirut 08/01 22:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Clashes between Syrian government and Kurdish forces in Aleppo raged into the night Thursday on the third day of fighting, as Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi warned the violence undermined talks with Damascus. Global Response Washington's special envoy to Syria on Thursday issued an "urgent appeal" to the Syrian government and ...
Will Lebanon Hold Parliamentary Elections on Time?
Samar El Kadi 14/01 12:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Lebanon’s parliamentary elections are officially scheduled for May, but an impasse over proposed changes to the electoral law has cast doubt on whether the vote will go ahead on time. While most parties have publicly committed to holding the vote as scheduled, the election date and key rules governing it have become bargaining chips in ...
Yemen's Separatists Say Fighting 'Existential' War Against Saudi-Backed Forces
This is Beirut 02/01 16:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Yemen's UAE-backed separatists said they were fighting a critical war against Islamists and Al-Qaeda extremists supported by Saudi Arabia, their military spokesman said on Friday. "This war is decisive and existential," Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Al-Naqib said in a statement, after the Saudi-led coalition launched airstrikes and ...
Kurdish SDF Fighters Leave North Syria Prison Under Govt Deal: State Media
This is Beirut 23/01 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Syria said early Friday that government forces had begun transferring Kurdish fighters from a prison in the north where they had been holding Islamic State group detainees, as part of a weekend agreement. An AFP correspondent in Raqa saw buses and cars heading away from the Al-Aqtan prison on the city's outskirts overnight, escorted by ...
Syrian Army Says Controls Aleppo District, Kurdish Forces Deny Claim
This is Beirut 10/01 12:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Syria's army said it had completed a "security sweep" on Saturday of a neighborhood in Aleppo where it clashed with Kurdish forces, who denied losing control of the area after defying calls to surrender. Government forces began striking the Sheikh Maqsud district overnight after a deadline elapsed for Kurdish fighters to withdraw during a ...
Iraq on High Alert: Baghdad Warns of Imminent Israeli Strikes
This is Beirut 2025-12-25 17:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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According to several corroborating reports cited by Israeli media, Iraqi authorities have been discreetly warned of the possibility of targeted Israeli strikes on their territory, aimed at pro-Iranian armed groups operating in the country. These warnings, described as “extremely serious,” are said to have been delivered through Western and ...
Iraq Opens Probe Into ISIS Detainees Transferred From Syria
This is Beirut 02/02 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iraq’s judiciary announced on Monday that it has begun investigations into more than 1,300 suspected members of the Islamic State (ISIS) group who were recently transferred from Syria as part of a U.S.-led operation. In a statement, the judiciary’s media office said investigative proceedings had started against 1,387 members of the “Daesh ...
Report: Trump to Unveil Multi-Billion Dollar Gaza Reconstruction Plan
This is Beirut 13/02 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump is set to launch a multi-billion-dollar initiative to rebuild Gaza and deploy a U.N.-authorized stabilization force, according to a report by Reuters citing senior U.S. officials. The announcement will take place at the inaugural meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace next week. The officials said the fund for Gaza will ...
French Cinema Icon Brigitte Bardot to Be Buried in Saint-Tropez cemetery
This is Beirut 2025-12-29 17:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Cinema icon Brigitte Bardot is to be buried in a graveyard in her hometown of Saint-Tropez, an official said Monday, as France wrestles with how to pay tribute to a cultural legend who in later years championed far-right views. Bardot, who died on Sunday aged 91 after decades as an animal rights campaigner, had said she wanted to be laid to rest ...