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Communication Device Explosions: Latest Toll and Reactions
This Is Beirut 2024-09-19 17:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Following two waves of communication device explosions that targeted Hezbollah members on Tuesday and Wednesday across several Lebanese regions, notably in Beirut's southern suburb, caretaker Minister of Health Firas Abiad confirmed a death toll of 37. In a briefing to the press at the Ministry's emergency operations center, Abiad said the first ...
UN Condemns Lebanon Device Blasts as Violation of International Law
2024-09-20 23:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Nations on Friday denounced the detonation of hand-held communication devices used by Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon this week, saying the attack violated international law and could constitute a war crime. "International humanitarian law prohibits the use of booby-trap devices in the form of apparently harmless portable ...
Who Is Behind the New Phase of SMS Warfare in Lebanon and Israel?
Vanessa Kallas 2024-09-21 08:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
If you’re a citizen of southern Lebanon, you may have received a chilling message from an unknown number: “It has become clear to us that you are a big supporter of Hassan Nasrallah, so you will be rewarded by meeting him in hell.” These are not harmless pranks. Although it is not clear who is behind these messages, signs point to ...
Significant Exodus from South Lebanon
2024-09-23 16:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A significant wave of displacement has been recorded from villages in southern Lebanon as airstrikes near civilian targets. Photos and videos shared on social media on Monday show traffic congestion and bottlenecks in the streets of several Lebanese villages and towns under Israeli attack. There are also reports of schools in Beirut opening to ...
Amal, Hezbollah Open to Presidential Third Option, Eventually
2024-09-24 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah was still recovering from the wounds inflicted by the Israeli cyberattack on its communications network when it suffered another devastating blow: the targeting of Dahyeh and the assassination of its highest-ranking security official, Ibrahim Aqil, commander of the elite Radwan Brigade, who was wanted by the US and France for the 1984 ...
A Support Front Lacking Support
Johnny Kortbawi 2024-09-24 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Since October 7, 2023, it has become evident that the crisis will not be resolved until Israel alters the balance of power in the Middle East and ensures the safety of its citizens. Israel would not accept humiliation or defeat, as experienced on the day the Al-Aqsa Flood was unleashed. It has since regained its considerable power and is committed ...
'You Can Go Back to Your Homes'
Marc Saikali 2024-09-24 17:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
"You can go back to your homes..." This brief statement from Hezbollah's Secretary General, following his organization’s "response" to the assassination of Fouad Shokr, raises questions. How could he say such words? On Monday, Israeli bombings claimed nearly 558 lives—a horrifying toll, almost half of the total number of casualties from the ...
It’s Not 2006: It’s 2024 and We Are Alone
Salam Zaatari 2024-09-26 10:49 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
It seems that we now stand completely isolated, with no diplomatic backing from the international community or the Arab League. There are no promises of reconstruction for the South, and serious diplomatic efforts toward the Lebanese government have faltered. Prime Minister Mikati’s actions and statements are perceived by the global ...
Nabih Berri, at the Heart of the Lebanese Equation
Johnny Kortbawi 2024-10-01 08:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri now bears the burden of the crisis alone. In the absence of a president, and with a non-executive government that is not meeting due to the absence of ministers from the Free Patriotic Movement, the international community has no one to negotiate with except for Berri. Although Caretaker Prime Minister Najib ...
Israel’s Militarized Technology to Take on Hezbollah
2024-10-04 19:14 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Israel's technological advancements during this war have surprised many. Following the incident where pagers and walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah members simultaneously exploded in various regions of Lebanon due to a remote attack, the assassination of the pro-Iranian faction's secretary-general, Hassan Nasrallah, on September 27, has ...
Iconic Trench Coats Make Bold Statements for Winter 2025
Marie-Christine Tayah 2024-12-09 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The trench coat, a classic piece of fashion history, has a rich heritage rooted in both functionality and originality. Its origins trace back to the early 19th century when waterproof outerwear, made from rubberized cotton, emerged. These early designs, often referred to as "macks," were practical but lacked the comfort and breathability we ...
Israel Has 'Destroyed the Most Important Military Sites in Syria'
This is Beirut 2024-12-10 12:38 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus Syria war
A war monitor said Tuesday that Israel had "destroyed the most important military sites in Syria" with a flurry of airstrikes since the fall of president Bashar al-Assad's government. Israel, which borders Syria, sent troops into a buffer zone on the east of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights after Assad's fall, in what Foreign ...
Sudan's RSF Commits 'Myriad Crimes Against Humanity': UN Probe
This is Beirut 2025-09-05 16:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan has committed numerous crimes against humanity in Sudan's civil war, in particular in its siege of El-Fasher in western Darfur, UN investigators said Friday. The United Nations' fact-finding mission for Sudan also found evidence of war crimes by both sides in the conflict between the regular ...
Israel Cracks Down on Hezbollah’s Financial Hubs
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-06-26 16:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Terrorism
As Israeli airstrikes and drone attacks continue to pound South Lebanon, a strategic front is rapidly emerging. Israel is now openly targeting Hezbollah’s financial infrastructure, marking a shift from battlefield confrontation to economic warfare. This week was a turning point. On Wednesday, the Israeli military released an unprecedented map ...
Lebanon, the Unraveling Country
Charles Chartouni 2025-06-09 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon is disintegrating. The country faces a myriad of challenges, including economic collapse, political instability and social unrest, which threaten to unravel the fabric of society and plunge its citizens into further despair. The mere observation of political and security events in Lebanon yields the unequivocal impression of a decaying ...
Mullahs Inc.: Inside Iran’s Shadow Banking Network
Mario Chartouni 2025-06-10 11:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United Arab Emirates economy sanctions nuclear program Iran Hong Kong
With nuclear talks stalled, Washington has opened a new front in its standoff with Tehran: financial warfare. On Friday, the United States imposed sanctions on more than 30 individuals and entities tied to a sprawling money-laundering network that covertly funnels funds to the Iranian regime. This clandestine financial system — a covert, ...
Nuclear: Iran Threatens US Military Bases in the Middle East, Trump Less and Less Confident
This is Beirut 2025-06-11 15:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Iran threatened Wednesday to target US military bases in the region if conflict breaks out, while President Donald Trump said he was "less confident" about reaching a nuclear deal. Tehran and Washington have held five rounds of talks since April to thrash out a new nuclear deal to replace the 2015 accord that Trump abandoned during his ...
Canberra Stands Firm as Washington Reassesses Submarine Pact
This is Beirut 2025-06-12 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Australia said Thursday it is "very confident" in the future of a US agreement to equip its navy with a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, after the Trump administration put the pact under review. The 2021 AUKUS deal joins Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States in a multi-decade effort to balance China's growing military ...
Khaled Hamadeh: Intelligence, AI, Infiltration… Israel’s New Arsenal Against Iran
Yara Germany 2025-06-13 16:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Iran AI Warfare Intelligence Khaled Hamadeh
On Thursday night, Israel launched an unprecedented wave of attacks targeting multiple military and nuclear sites across Iran, including key locations in Tehran and the strategic Natanz facility. Several high-ranking military and scientific figures were killed in the strikes. The scale and accuracy of the operation underscore the pivotal role ...
Can Ahmad al-Sharaa Deliver on His Anti-ISIS Policy?
Alexandre Baz 2025-06-14 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Damascus Gulf Turkey United States
Ahmad al-Sharaa, once a senior figure in the jihadist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has emerged as a central player in post-Assad Syria. Since taking power in December 2024 in a country ravaged by 13 years of war, Sharaa has positioned himself as a pragmatic and reform-minded leader, both to foreign governments and Syria’s deeply ...
Iran Threatens to Withdraw from Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
This is Beirut 2025-06-16 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Iran NPT Nuclear Baqaei Natanz
Iran is considering withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) following an Israeli airstrike on its nuclear facilities, which Tehran has condemned as a dangerous escalation. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baqaei said the Iranian Parliament is reviewing a draft bill that could ...
Day 6: Israel Strikes Key Iranian Sites, Tehran Fires Hypersonic Missiles
Alissar Boulos 2025-06-18 08:40 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Tehran Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Hypersonic
The conflict between Israel and Iran entered its sixth consecutive day on Wednesday with no sign of de-escalation, as both countries exchanged fresh missile strikes overnight. Israeli warplanes targeted several high-value sites in and around Tehran, while Iran responded by launching hypersonic missiles toward Tel Aviv and warning Israeli civilians ...
US Bases in the Middle East
This is Beirut 2025-06-19 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Middle East USA Donald Trump United Arab Emirates Bahrain
The United States has thousands of troops deployed on bases across the Middle East, a region in which Washington's forces have carried out repeated military operations in recent decades. Israel launched an unprecedented air campaign against Iran last week, and US President Donald Trump has said he is weighing whether to join Israel in the ...
Sleeping Through the Storm: Lebanon’s Crisis of Inaction
Marc Saikali 2025-06-19 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Iran
While Iran and Israel hurl drones, missiles and threats back and forth, while diplomats scramble to respond, analysts raise alarms and psychological warfare escalates, a small Mediterranean country keeps doing what it does best: nothing. Lebanon, fractured and barely governed, seems oblivious to the fact that it’s sitting on a powder keg with ...
The 12 Days That Redefined the Middle East
Marc Saikali 2025-06-24 16:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Middle East Donald Trump Hezbollah Iran
With the announcement of a ceasefire, Donald Trump blew the final whistle. Twelve days were all it took to upend the geopolitical order of the region. Twelve days of war between Israel and Iran, following years of shadow conflict, thunderous ultimatums and unspoken red lines. Twelve days that reshaped the strategic balance in the Middle East and, ...
Eastern Christians: The Last Keepers of a Legacy
Marc Saikali 2025-06-26 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus Europe Middle East Christians
A suicide bombing, this time inside a Damascus church during Sunday Mass. Twenty-five dead. The blast silenced prayer, shattered lives and shook a community already on the brink. Eastern Christianity is dying, not in the chaos of an open warfare, but through a long, silent agony, met with the world’s indifference. In a secularized Europe where ...
The Day the Middle East Reset Itself
Salam El Zaatari 2025-06-26 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Iran United States China
On the morning of June 22, 2025, the world woke up to the smoldering ruins of Iran’s most fortified nuclear facilities – Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. The strikes, led by Israel and backed silently but unmistakably by the United States, were not a surprise to those watching closely. This wasn’t a spontaneous act of self-defense. It was the ...
PKK Disarmament Process to Begin Early July
This is Beirut 2025-06-30 22:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Militants from the PKK will begin laying down their weapons at a disarmament ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan in early July, the Kurdish media outlet Rudaw reported on Monday. The move comes just six weeks after the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced it was ending more than four decades of guerrilla warfare in a conflict that claimed over ...
Sudan Denies Using Chemical Weapons After US Imposes Sanctions
This is Beirut 2025-05-23 15:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Sudan's army-aligned government on Friday denied US allegations that it had used chemical weapons in its war against paramilitary rivals, a day after Washington said it would impose sanctions. The reaction by the government spokesman comes after the United States said on Thursday it had determined that Sudan's military used chemical weapons in ...
Behind Closed Doors: The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Reign of Fear and Death
Soumia Benmerzoug 2025-07-06 10:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Nothing has fundamentally changed in Iran since the June 2025 war. The regime didn’t suddenly tip into totalitarianism — it was already there. What the war did trigger, however, was a brutal acceleration of repression in a system that had long relied solely on fear. Security obsession has morphed into full-blown paranoia, and Iran’s ...