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Israeli Strikes: Rescue Workers Targeted, Ground Operations Increased, Hezbollah Combatant Imprisoned
This is Beirut 2024-10-13 13:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Israeli army radio reported on Sunday that "the army has once again expanded its ground operations in southern Lebanon, carrying out large-scale aerial bombings and opening heavy artillery fire." It also announced that a new military division entered Lebanese territory on Saturday night to extend the ground operation in South Lebanon. South ...
Hezbollah's Strength Stems From the Weakness of Its Opponents
Johnny Kortbawi 2024-10-15 09:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Hezbollah’s opposition forces have once again revealed their division and inability to achieve real unity, unlike the solid cohesion among the party’s supporters, despite occasional disagreements surfacing for various reasons. For instance, if a meeting was required for Hezbollah’s supporters, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and the ...
Gallant Insists that Lebanon Peace Talks Must Occur 'Under Fire'
This is Beirut 2024-10-16 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that any negotiation to end the war on Lebanon must be conducted “under fire,” in a statement he made while overseeing a situational assessment of the northern front. During a meeting with commanders of the reservist 146th Division, Gallant said that the recent capture of Hezbollah operatives in ...
Israel Continues Operations and Hezb Escalates
This is Beirut 2024-10-18 12:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israeli bombardment continued in southern Lebanon throughout Thursday night and into Friday, as warplanes launched raids at Kfar Rumman, Khiam, Aita al-Shaab, Shihabiya, Jabshit, Harouf, Ansar and Ansar al-Duwair. On Thursday after midnight, Kfar Rumman was subjected to two consecutive warplane raids, in addition to two raids on the outskirts of ...
Fake Evacuation Calls Spark Panic... How to Identify Real Threats?
This is Beirut 2024-10-18 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Many Lebanese citizens have been receiving fabricated calls or messages urging them to evacuate their homes, causing widespread panic. These messages closely resemble real Israeli threats that are often followed by airstrikes or attacks. In this context, technology and communications consultant, engineer Amer Tabsh, explained to Houna Lubnan* ...
Israel Announces Expanded Ground Incursion Into South Lebanon
This is Beirut 2024-10-18 20:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
While Israel announced that it had “closed the main road between Rmeich and Aita al-Shaab with tanks,” thus extending its land incursion into southern Lebanon, Hezbollah claimed to have entered a new phase of escalation against Israel. This comes a day after the murder of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Indeed, the Israeli army appears to be ...
Bassil’s Meeting with Iranian FM Envoy Raises Eyebrows
This is Beirut 2024-10-29 16:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The head of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), MP Gebran Bassil, met on Tuesday with the Iranian Foreign Minister’s special envoy for Middle Eastern affairs, Mohammad Reza Sheibani. Officially, the meeting was aimed at discussing the ongoing war in Lebanon and its repercussions, according to Lebanese news agencies. However, Bassil’s meeting ...
Lebanon Trapped in the Crossfire Between Iran and Its Rivals
This is Beirut 2024-10-20 12:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Repeated Israeli strikes on Iran-backed Hezbollah have trapped Lebanon between Washington and its allies, who seek to impose a new order, and Tehran, which is resisting, experts say. "This is a standoff between Iran on one side, and the U.S. and Israel on the other," says Michael Young from the Carnegie Middle East Center. "The Israelis and ...
Parliamentary Committee Elections: What Is the FPM Up to?
2024-10-21 18:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Assuming that the first meeting of the ordinary autumn parliamentary session takes place on Tuesday (October 22), the following question remains: what does the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) have in mind concerning the reappointment of its MPs at the head of parliamentary committees or to positions within the Bureau of the Chamber? On Friday, ...
Modi Calls for End to Ukraine Conflict in Meeting with Putin
This is Beirut 2024-10-22 17:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he wanted the Ukraine conflict to be resolved peacefully and "quickly" as he met President Vladimir Putin at the BRICS summit in Russia on Tuesday. The three-day gathering, held amidst tight security in the city of Kazan, is the biggest international event in Russia since the Ukraine conflict began in ...
BRICS Group of Emerging Economies Gather in Russia for Summit
This is Beirut 2024-10-22 17:53 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The summit is the largest such meeting in Russia since it ordered troops into Ukraine and comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to demonstrate that Western attempts to isolate Moscow over the two-and-a-half-year offensive have failed. Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip ...
Israeli Airstrike in Jnah Leaves Thirteen Dead; Hezbollah Expands Its Fire Range Targeting Israel
This is Beirut 2024-10-22 17:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Thirteen people, including a child, have been killed, and 57 others were injured in the Israeli airstrike on Jnah, Monday evening, according to the latest toll released on Tuesday morning by the Lebanese Ministry of Health's Emergency Operations Center. This figure does not account for the significant damage sustained by the hospital. Among the ...
Israel Has Moved Beyond Resolution 1701… What’s Next for Lebanon?
Rami Rayess 2024-10-23 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Has United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 been effectively set aside, with political discussions now focusing on a new international resolution or a revised version of the existing one? Such a step would aim to halt the escalating Israeli war on Lebanon, which is increasingly targeting civilians, residential neighborhoods, densely ...
LeBron, Bronny James Make NBA History With Father-Son Appearance
This is Beirut 2024-10-23 11:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
LeBron and Bronny James made NBA history on Tuesday, becoming the first father and son to play alongside each other in a regular season fixture as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-103. The duo, who played together briefly in a pre-season game earlier this month, took to the court late in the second quarter at the ...
Haaretz: Israeli Offensive in Lebanon Reportedly Nearing Completion
This is Beirut 2024-10-23 13:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel’s military operations in southern Lebanon are reportedly approaching their final stages, with significant progress made against Hezbollah’s forces, according to Israel’s major left-leaning newspaper Haaretz. Since the campaign began in late September, Israeli troops have successfully neutralized over 1,200 Hezbollah ...
The Psychology of Defeat
Salam Zaatari 2024-10-24 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Throughout history, nations have experienced the deep psychological scars left by defeat in war. The aftermath of World War II, particularly for countries like Germany and Japan, was marked by devastation, both physical and emotional. Entire cities lay in ruins, economies collapsed, and millions of lives were lost or displaced. Yet, over the 20th ...
What Is the SPICE 2000 That Brought Down the Building in Tayouneh?
This is Beirut 2024-10-25 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Images of a missile that brought down the building in the Tayouneh area on Tuesday have recently spread on social media. It's uncommon to capture footage of a missile in flight just before it strikes. Equally remarkable were the scenes of the building collapsing straight down on itself. The missile in question is an MK-84, enhanced with wings ...
Increasing Casualties in the South as UNIFIL Reports Attacks on Peacekeepers
This is Beirut 2024-10-25 18:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
On Friday evening, the Israeli army carried out a series of airstrikes against two neighborhoods in Bourj Brajneh and Haret Hreik, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, after calling on their inhabitants to leave the area half an hour earlier. The warning had been issued, as it had been practically every evening since September 23, by the Israeli ...
"I'm the Opposite of a Nazi", Says Trump in Georgia
This is Beirut 2024-10-29 05:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Donald Trump told supporters Monday he is "not a Nazi," using a rally in the final week of a bitter White House race to refute accusations of authoritarianism, including from a former top aide who branded him a fascist. As he and rival Kamala Harris, the current vice president, entered the final stretch of one of the closest US elections in ...
77 Killed and 180 Injured in the Past 24h
This is Beirut 2024-10-29 15:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the Public Health Ministry revealed that as of October 29, 2024, the total number of deaths reached 2,787, while 12,772 were wounded. In the last 24 hours, 77 persons were killed and 180 injured, according to the latest numbers published on Tuesday night by the Ministry. Two Israeli raids on Haret ...
Lebanese Authorities Seize Over One Ton of Cannabis Bound for Europe
This is Beirut 21/03 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced on Friday that it had seized more than one ton of cannabis resin (hashish) hidden in food products and destined for Europe. In a statement, the ISF’s Public Relations Division revealed that the Central Anti-Narcotics Office had uncovered a drug trafficking network smuggling ...
Israel's Opposition Calls for General Strike
This is Beirut 23/03 05:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's opposition leader on Saturday called for a general strike if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to obey a Supreme Court decision freezing the government's dismissal of the internal security chief. If the government "decides to disobey the Court's decision it will become a government outside of the law," Yair ...
Syria: How Many Divisions?
Marc Saikali 2024-08-07 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The days when the Syrian army terrorized the Lebanese population and relentlessly bombarded the neighborhoods of Beirut and Zahlé instead of fighting Israel are long gone. The days when this army was part of an international coalition against Saddam Hussein during the first Gulf War are long gone. Nothing in the Near East could happen ...
Israel Says Ground Troops Conducted Raids in Syria
This is Beirut 03/08 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's military said Sunday ground troops had operated in southern Syria, seizing weapons and questioning individuals suspected of arms trafficking, in the latest cross-border raid since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December. A military statement said that troops had completed overnight "a mission involving on-site questioning of several ...
Lebanese Leaders Call for Calm Amid Syria’s Deepening Crisis
This is Beirut 17/07 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanese leaders voiced out their concerns again on Thursday, in light of the ongoing developments in Syria between the Druze of Sweida and the Syrian regime forces. As they fear a spillover into Lebanon, they called for calm and caution to protect Lebanon from further instability. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam spoke by phone with former Progressive ...
Sweida: Druze and Sunni Religious Authorities in Lebanon Issue Joint Call for Unity and Restraint
This is Beirut 18/07 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In a joint appeal for unity and restraint, Sheikh Akl of the Druze community, Sheikh Sami Abi al-Mona, and Grand Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian, emphasized on Friday the importance of preserving national and intercommunal harmony amid the escalating violence in Syria’s Sweida region. In a phone conversation, the two ...
Arab Tribes Warn Against Spreading Sweida Conflict to Lebanon
This is Beirut 18/07 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Arab tribes of Khaldeh and Mount Lebanon released a firm statement on Friday condemning the violence in Syria’s Sweida province, describing it as a “dangerous sedition” that threatens Syria’s unity and could spill into Lebanon. In a heartfelt appeal, the tribes addressed their Syrian counterparts, especially those in Sweida and Daraa, ...
Basketball: Lebanon Stays in Asia’s Division A, Akl and Archer Go Clutch
Makram Haddad 18/07 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
They believed until the very end. The Indonesians clawed their way back from the brink, but it was the Cedars who had the last word. Led by a red-hot captain Rebecca Akl and the ever-present Jillian Archer, Lebanon pulled itself out of a tight trap to save its place among Asia’s elite. A victory wrenched out with guts, nerves, and ice-cold ...
The Grammar of a Bungled Transition
Charles Chartouni 21/07 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The interpretation of political events can often lead to misunderstandings and confusion. It is crucial to establish clear communication and guidelines to navigate such complexities effectively. Without these measures, the potential for misinterpretation increases, which can exacerbate tensions and hinder progress. Therefore, fostering an ...
Syria: Balancing State Authority and Plural Sensitivities
Michel Touma 21/07 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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In the wake of the Soviet Union’s collapse in the early 1990s, French author and political analyst Alain Minc published a book with a strikingly evocative title that captured the spirit of the moment: The Revenge of Nations. He argued that decades of highly centralized communist rule had failed to erase the national sentiments of populations ...