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Lebanon Begins Repatriation of Syrian Prisoners
This is Beirut 17/03 12:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Lebanon began releasing Syrian detainees from Roumieh prison on Tuesday as part of a bilateral agreement to deport them back to Syria, marking the first concrete implementation of a long-debated repatriation process that carries significant political, judicial, and diplomatic implications. The process remains partial and fragile. The move, ...
Is Israel Shifting from Containing Hezbollah to a Resolution in Lebanon?
Marwan El Amine 17/03 13:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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A historical examination of Israel’s military campaigns in Lebanon against the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Hezbollah reveals striking parallels and key differences, while raising the question of whether Jerusalem is moving toward a more decisive strategy against Hezbollah. Israel has regarded both the PLO in the 1970s and 80s ...
Gulf States Urge U.S. to Neutralize Iran for Good
This is Beirut 17/03 13:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Gulf Arab states are increasingly pressing the United States to continue its military campaign against Iran, warning that a premature halt could leave Tehran capable of threatening the region’s critical energy infrastructure and economic stability, according to sources cited by the Times of Israel. While Gulf governments initially opposed the ...
Missile Debris Kills One in Abu Dhabi as Iran Presses Gulf Attacks
This is Beirut 17/03 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Falling debris from missile interceptions killed one person on Tuesday in the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi and injured two medical staff in Kuwait, authorities said, as Iran pressed its attacks against Gulf countries. The oil-rich Gulf has borne the brunt of Iran's reprisals for US-Israeli strikes that sparked the Middle East war, with Tehran ...
Security Source Says U.S. Embassy Struck as Explosions Heard in Baghdad
This is Beirut 17/03 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Several loud explosions were heard Tuesday evening in Iraq's capital Baghdad, AFP journalists reported, with a security official reporting a drone and rocket attack on the US embassy. In a restaurant in the city, where diners did not react to the initial sounds of the blasts, a witness told AFP he saw detonations caused by the embassy's ...
Ron Dermer: ‘It Is Possible to Talk about Potential Peace Agreement’ with Lebanon
This is Beirut 17/03 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Ron Dermer, recently-appointed head of the Israeli negotiating delegation with Lebanon, expressed that he is “making progress with Lebanon” regarding a political agreement between the two countries. On a deal with Lebanon, he expressed that “it is possible to talk about a potential peace agreement, but for a deal to be ...
Iraq Asks Iran for Oil Tanker Passage through Strait of Hormuz
This is Beirut 17/03 22:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iraq was in contact with Iran to try to arrange passage for some of its oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, the country's oil minister told local media. A founding member of the OPEC cartel, crude oil sales make up 90 percent of Iraq's budget revenues. Before the outbreak of war on February 28, Iraq mainly shipped its ...
Netanyahu Issues Directive Allowing Strikes Without Prior Authorization
This is Beirut 18/03 10:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a change in operational directives to the IDF and Mossad, granting advance authorization to carry out targeted killings of senior Iranian and Hezbollah officials without prior political approval when time-sensitive intelligence emerges, according to Israel’s Channel 12 News. The directive aims to ...
Iran Arrests Alleged 'Monarchist' Networks, Suspected Spies as War Rages
This is Beirut 18/03 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iranian authorities said on Wednesday they had arrested more than 100 alleged "monarchist cells" plotting against the Islamic Republic, along with suspected spies and individuals accused of cooperating with an outlawed television channel. Forces from the Intelligence Ministry "have identified and arrested 111 monarchist cells across 26 provinces ...
Ankara Says NATO Deploys New Patriot Battery as Strikes Continue
This is Beirut 18/03 12:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Turkey's defence ministry said Wednesday NATO was deploying a new Patriot missile battery at Incirlik air base, just days after a third ballistic missile from Iran was shot down. "Another Patriot system... is being deployed... in addition to the existing Spanish Patriot system stationed there," a ministry official told reporters at the Turkish ...
Who Are the Iraqi Groups Involved in the Middle East War?
This is Beirut 18/03 16:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Since the start of the Middle East war, Tehran-backed Iraqi groups have repeatedly attacked US interests, whether bases hosting troops, diplomatic missions, or oil facilities. The armed groups, which the U.S. designates as terrorist organisations, have, from the onset, warned that the Middle East conflict will become a prolonged war of ...
European Countries Seek Non-Involvement in Hormuz Strait as U.S. Pushes International Participation
This is Beirut 16/03 18:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The U.S. has encouraged its allies in Europe and the Gulf to increase their military participation in the Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian threats to close the waterway, prompting European countries to establish positions of non-involvement. On Monday, U.S. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called on the Gulf and Europe to do more to help ...
Israel Continues to Expand Attacks on Hezbollah-Linked Sites in Lebanon
This is Beirut 18/03 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel has increased its pressure on Hezbollah’s economic infrastructure in Lebanon as it broadens its attacks in southern Lebanon and the Beirut area. Following Hezbollah’s launching of its “Operation Khaybar 1” on Tuesday, launching over 60 missiles across Israel, the Israeli army has increased its focus on ...
UAE Condemns Targeting of South Pars Gas Field, after Iran Blames U.S., Israel
This is Beirut 18/03 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute
The UAE condemned the targeting on Wednesday of Iranian facilities in a gas field shared with Qatar, calling the attack attributed by Iran to the US and Israel a "dangerous escalation" in a rare rebuke. "The United Arab Emirates affirmed that targeting energy facilities linked to the South Pars gas field in the Islamic Republic of ...
Qatar Declares Iranian Attaches Non Grata, Calls Out 'Direct Threats' to its National Security
This is Beirut 18/03 22:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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On Wednesday, the Qatari Foreign Ministry declared the Iranian embassy’s military and security attaches as persona non grata due to Iran’s repeated attacks on the country. Qatar also said that Iranian attacks on its main gas facility situated on its north coast were a "direct threat to its national security". "Qatar ...
Pro-Iran Iraqi Armed Group Says Will Stop U.S. Embassy Attacks, Under Conditions
This is Beirut 19/03 03:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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An influential pro-Iranian armed group in Iraq pledged early Thursday to stop attacking the US embassy for five days, subject to several conditions including that Israel stop strikes on parts of Beirut. AFP reported no drone or rocket attacks so far on the US embassy in Iraq's capital Baghdad between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The ...
Israel Strikes Bridges Over Litani
This is Beirut 19/03 10:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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As the ground offensive continues, Israeli strikes have begun targeting bridges over the Litani River, with IDF army spokesmen citing Hezbollah smuggling routes and the need to isolate enemy movement. Two retired Lebanese Army Generals believe the move is also a concerted pressure campaign directed at the Lebanese state. On March 13, the IDF ...
Limited Passage Resumes at Gaza-Egypt Border Crossing
This is Beirut 19/03 11:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Gaza's border crossing with Egypt reopened on Thursday for a limited number of people, Palestinian and Egyptian officials told AFP, for the first time since Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran. An Egyptian Red Crescent official, speaking anonymously to AFP, said the Rafah crossing had reopened in both directions to allow a ...
Roots of Radicalization: The Lebanese Immigrant Behind the Michigan Attack
Claudia Groeling 19/03 12:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A Lebanese immigrant to the U.S. last Thursday drove a truck laden with explosives into a synagogue in Michigan, as Israel fought a war with Hezbollah thousands of miles away, a group to which the assailant’s brother reportedly has ties. The FBI described Ayman Ghazali’s attack as a “targeted act of violence against the Jewish community.” ...
Lebanon’s Last Chance: A Turning Point or the Point of No Return?
Amal Chmouny 19/03 12:55 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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Caught in the escalating conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, Lebanon faces a critical turning point. The Lebanese state can no longer claim sovereignty while tolerating an armed militia that unilaterally dictates war and peace. President Joseph Aoun’s assertion that Hezbollah seeks the “collapse of the Lebanese state” and the ...
Shiite-Majority Region Rejects Amal, Hezbollah Aid Role
This is Beirut 19/03 13:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Union of Associations of Baalbek-Hermel, along with several NGOs assisting displaced people, has voiced opposition to transferring displacement aid to the Council for the South, citing concerns over corruption. In a statement, the union pointed to what it described as the council’s poor track record over the past two decades, arguing that ...
Bessent Says "Starting to See Defections" in Iranian Regime
This is Beirut 19/03 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed major defections were occuring within the Iranian regime, following increasing economic pressure on Iranian officials, saying, “the regime is in collapse, and the people are starting to turn against them.” Speaking to Fox News Thursday, Bessent said, "we're starting to see defections ...
Israel, U.S. Double Down on War Effort; Lebanon Reiterates Calls for Israel Negotiations
This is Beirut 20/03 06:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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On Thursday, Israeli officials stated that Israel continues to act decisively against Iran and Hezbollah while the Trump administration sought additional funding for U.S. war efforts and called on allies to assist in operations at the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, Lebanese officials reiterated their support to begin direct negotiations with ...
Syrian President Says Working to Keep Country out of Regional War
This is Beirut 20/03 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Friday he is working to keep his country away from conflict, against the backdrop of the Middle East war, stressing that his government is on good terms with all regional countries. In a speech delivered after the Eid al-Fitr prayer in the presidential palace in Damascus, Sharaa said: "We are calculating our ...
Israel Says Struck Syrian Army Camps After Druze 'Attacked'
This is Beirut 20/03 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel's military said on Friday it had struck Syrian army camps in response to what it called attacks against the Druze community in the southern Sweida province. The latest flare-up between the neighbouring countries comes as war roils the Middle East after the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28. "Overnight, the IDF struck a ...
Israeli Reservist Arrested on Suspicion of Spying for Iran
This is Beirut 20/03 12:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli police said on Friday they had arrested an army reservist who served on the Iron Dome air defence system on suspicion of passing secrets to Iran. The arrest comes as Israel and the United States are locked in a war with Iran that has spread across the Middle East. “Raz Cohen, a 26‑year‑old resident of Jerusalem who served in the ...
Fire at Hotel near U.S. Embassy in Baghdad After Drone Attack
This is Beirut 16/03 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A fire broke out late Monday on the roof of a hotel in Baghdad's Green Zone, witnesses told AFP, with the interior ministry saying there were no casualties or damage after a "projectile" landed on the building. Two Iraqi security sources said a drone attack had targeted the U.S. embassy, located in the same area as the al-Rasheed ...
Iraq Hopes to Ship Oil to Turkey by Pipeline as War Cuts Off Exports
This is Beirut 16/03 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iraq is hoping to ship up to 250,000 barrels of oil per day to a port in Turkey via a rehabilitated pipeline, its oil minister said, after the US-Israeli war on Iran cut off its main export route. The amount would be just a fraction of the roughly 3.5 million barrels per day (bpd) that Iraq exported before the conflict, mostly through its ...
One Killed in Attack on Oil Tankers off Iraq, Rescue Operation Ongoing
This is Beirut 12/03 06:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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An attack on two oil tankers near Iraq killed at least one crew member, authorities said on Thursday, as Iran carries out a campaign to disrupt global energy markets. Farhan Al-Fartousi, from Iraq's General Company for Ports, told state television that one crew member had been killed and 38 rescued while the "search continues for the ...
Israeli Warplanes Drop Leaflets Over Beirut, Causing Panic
This Is Beirut 13/03 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli planes dropping propaganda leaflets over Beirut on Friday caused a number of loud booms in the sky, terrifying residents of the Lebanese capital. AFP correspondents heard four successive booms at short intervals, before clouds of paper leaflets appeared high in the air. State media said the noise was "caused by Israeli aircraft flying at ...