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Disarmament of Palestinian Camps to Begin Mid-June
This is Beirut 2025-05-23 14:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
At the invitation of Ambassador Ramez Dimashqieh, head of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee, the first meeting of the joint committee tasked with monitoring the situation in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon was held. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam opened the meeting by welcoming President Mahmoud Abbas’s decision to resolve the issue ...
Napoli on Brink of Title Glory in Serie A Finale
This is Beirut 2025-05-23 18:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Napoli are on the brink of claiming their second Serie A title in three seasons as they head into the final weekend of the campaign leading Scudetto rivals Inter Milan by a single point. Antonio Conte's team host Cagliari in front of what will be a packed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Friday night, at the same time as Inter kick off at in-form ...
Napoli Back on Top in Italy After Sealing Fourth Serie A Crown
This is Beirut 2025-05-24 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Napoli climbed back to the top of Italian football after sealing the Serie A title on Friday, bouncing back from disaster to win the Italian championship for the fourth time. Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku netted in a 2-0 win over Cagliari at a packed and wild Stadio Diego Armando Maradona as Napoli secured their second league crown in three ...
Israel Reconfigures Northern Border Defenses
This is Beirut 2025-05-26 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah West Bank Gaza
Six months after the November 2024 ceasefire with Lebanon, Israel is adjusting its military deployment along the northern frontier, signaling a shift toward a more routine defensive posture. According to Israeli military radio, the Israeli Army Northern Command has reassigned control of the Lebanese border to the 91st Division, also known as the ...
Bidding War: Municipal Unions Up for Grabs
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-05-27 14:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Elections FPM Michel Murr Metn Jezzine
When Michel Aoun returned from French exile in 2005, he arrived with sweeping slogans and the confidence of a man fully in control of his political momentum. This tone gradually diminished once he became the head of state. At the time, he championed stronger Christian representation and pushed the boundaries of the powers allotted to him under ...
EU Sanctions Syrian Militia Groups over Deadly March Violence
This is Beirut 2025-05-28 19:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The European Union sanctioned on Wednesday three Syrian militia groups and two of their leaders for serious human-rights abuses over their alleged involvement in deadly ethnic violence in March. More than 1,700 people were killed in attacks mostly targeting the Alawite community, which is associated with the clan of ousted ruler Bashar ...
New Metro Cuts Through Saudi Social Divisions
This is Beirut 2025-05-30 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia Transport Traffic Social Metro
For decades, civil servant Zayed al-Ghamdi's social circles in Saudi Arabia were more than predictable, bound by routine and kinship in a country where societal divisions have rarely been challenged. Then came the metro. A decade after breaking ground, Riyadh's gleaming new metro opened in December, offering the capital's eight million residents ...
Islamic State Claims First Attack on New Syria Forces Since Assad Fall: Monitors
This is Beirut 2025-05-30 10:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Islamic State (IS) group on Thursday claimed its first attack on Syria's new government forces since the fall of longtime Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, two war monitors said. In a statement picked up by SITE Intelligence Group, IS said it had planted an "explosive device" on a Syrian forces' vehicle in the southern province of ...
End of the ‘Change Movement’ Illusion
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-05-30 13:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
There are many lessons to be drawn from the recent municipal elections held in Lebanon. While it's true that municipal contests in villages and small towns are often shaped by family ties and local dynamics and thus cannot be taken as clear indicators of parliamentary elections, the reality in major cities cannot be ignored – cities that ...
The Political Challenge of Disarming Palestinian Camps in Lebanon
Élie-Joe Kamel 2025-05-31 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Palestinian camps Joseph Aoun Mahmoud Abbas
The disarmament of Palestinian camps in Lebanon is set to begin in mid-June 2025 under a plan jointly developed by the Lebanese government and the Palestinian Authority. This initiative was a key focus of President Mahmoud Abbas’s recent visit to Beirut and was the main topic of a security meeting convened by President Joseph Aoun at the Baabda ...
Pentagon Chief Warns China is 'Preparing' to Use Military Force in Asia
This is Beirut 2025-05-31 16:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday warned that China was "credibly preparing" to use military force to upend the balance of power in Asia -- remarks that earned a sharp rebuke from Beijing. The Pentagon chief was speaking at an annual security forum in Singapore, as the administration of US President Donald Trump spars ...
Polish PM calls Confidence Vote after Nationalist Wins Presidency
This is Beirut 2025-06-03 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Tusk Karol Nawrocki Poland
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called for a parliamentary confidence vote in a bid to demonstrate continuing support for his pro-EU government after nationalist Karol Nawrocki won the presidential election. European far-right leaders welcomed the election of the 42-year-old Nawrocki, a fan of US President Donald Trump who has said he will ...
Kfarshima Women’s Volleyball Team Earns First-Ever D1 Spot
Hala Abdallah 2025-06-03 15:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Volleyball sports Kfarshima Adab and Riyada women
In a landmark achievement for women’s volleyball in Lebanon, Adab and Riyada Club of Kfarshima has earned its first-ever promotion to Division 1, marking a turning point for a young and determined team that defied the odds to rise through the ranks. After finishing second in its category with three wins and just one loss, the team secured its ...
Lines in the Sand: Syria on the Brink, and Lebanon’s Vanishing Moment
Salam El Zaatari 2025-05-22 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Syria Donald Trump Joseph Aoun United States
If you want to understand the Middle East in 2025, don’t look at the maps. Look at the fault lines. They’re not drawn in ink – they’re drawn in fear, legacy and a deep unease that this time, the region isn’t just shifting, it’s splintering. This week, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio sounded an alarm loud enough to rattle ...
South Korea's New Leader Vows to 'Heal Wounds' with Nuclear-Armed North
This is Beirut 2025-06-04 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung vowed to reach out to the nuclear-armed North and "heal wounds" as he took office Wednesday, after winning snap elections triggered by his predecessor's disastrous martial law declaration. South Korea's new centre-left leader also warned that "rising protectionism and supply chain restructuring" posed an ...
Between Freedom and Restrictions, Syrians Navigate New Reality
This is Beirut 2025-06-04 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Syrian singer Ishtar halted concerts when Islamist-led forces seized power nearly six months ago. She's now back on stage, but lingering fears have reshaped Damascus's nightlife scene. Performing an international repertoire to a packed venue in the capital's Old City, she told AFP that "some bars and restaurants were closed and others had ...
Syria Says Seized All Captagon Factories
This is Beirut 2025-06-04 21:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria Captagon Bashar al-Assad
Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab said Wednesday that authorities had seized all production facilities of illicit stimulant captagon, which became Syria's largest export under ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad. In an interview with state television, Khattab said that "we were able to stop the production of this drug and seize all the materials and ...
Where Law Meets Anxiety
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-06-06 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon is poised to enter a contentious and unpredictable debate ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections, with disputes already emerging over the electoral law that will govern the vote. Tensions escalated after Speaker Nabih Berri rejected expatriate voting and called for a new electoral law, describing the current legislation as a ...
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 ...
Palestinian Disarmament: Is Pandora’s Box Forever Closed?
Sana Richa Choucair 2025-06-09 20:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Palestinian camps Joseph Aoun Mahmoud Abbas
For the first time since the signing and subsequent annulment of the Cairo Agreement, a formal and tangible process has been launched to disarm Palestinian factions in the country’s refugee camps. On May 21, 2025, President Abbas met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the Baabda Presidential Palace. In a joint statement released after the ...
Setbacks Undermine Palestinian Camp Disarmament Ahead of June 15 Deadline
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-06-11 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Hezbollah Palestinian Camp
Lebanese and Palestinian officials face a looming deadline to implement the first phase of a long-delayed plan to disarm Palestinian refugee camps, set for June 15. However, sources suggest the process is unlikely to unfold as Lebanese authorities had hoped, with several key details still unresolved. Palestinian representatives say they are still ...
Who Was Hossein Salami, Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Killed in Israeli Airstrike?
This is Beirut 2025-06-13 05:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Major General Hossein Salami, the Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed on Friday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted military and nuclear facilities across Tehran. Born in 1960 in the city of Golpayegan, in central Iran, Salami rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most powerful ...
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 ...
Who Is Mohammad Pakpour, Iran's New Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps?
This is Beirut 2025-06-13 16:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed Mohammad Pakpour as the new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), replacing Hossein Salami who was killed in targeted Israeli strikes on Friday. The decision underscores Pakpour’s entrenched role within the Iranian military establishment and his alignment with the ...
Israel Mobilizes Troops on Its Northern Border and Strikes Beit Lif in South Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-06-14 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon War Iran Syria
Tensions rose in southern Lebanon on Saturday afternoon after a drone strike targeted the town of Beit-Lif. This comes as the Israeli army strengthens its presence on the border with Syria and Lebanon. Injuries in Israeli Strike on Beit-Lif In southern Lebanon, the Israeli strike targeted a “Rapid” type car in the border town of Beit ...
Can Ahmad al-Sharaa Deliver on His Anti-ISIS Policy?
Alexandre Baz 2025-06-14 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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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 ...
Minnesota Lawmaker Shot Dead, Another Wounded in Targeted Attack
This is Beirut 2025-06-14 19:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A gunman shot two Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota early Saturday, killing one and her husband and wounding the other, in what the northern US state's governor said were "politically motivated" attacks. The shootings came at a moment of deep political divisions in the United States, as thousands prepared to take to the ...
Shooting in Washington: Two Israeli Diplomats Killed, Suspect in Custody
Ryan Chaba 2025-05-22 19:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Shortly after 9 PM, gunfire broke out in front of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington. The incident resulted in two victims: Yaron Lischinsky, 28, and his partner Sarah Lynn Milgrim, both employees of the Israeli Embassy in the United States. The assailant was immediately restrained by the museum's security and handed over to the ...
Jezzine Municipal Elections: FPM and LF Face Off in Close Race
Élie-Joe Kamel 2025-05-21 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Lebanese Forces Amal Jezzine Municipal
Jezzine Municipal Elections: FPM and LF Neck and Neck With municipal elections scheduled for Saturday, May 24, 2025, the southern Lebanese town of Jezzine is bracing for a vote with significant political consequences. Beneath the calm facade of this picturesque destination—famous for its 40-meter waterfall and home to Lebanon’s largest stone ...
Syria Slams “Dangerous Escalation” After Israeli Strike in Damascus
This is Beirut 2025-05-02 22:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus Benjamin Netanyahu
Syria's Islamist rulers on Friday denounced an air strike near the presidential palace as a "dangerous escalation", as Israel called it a "clear message" not to harm the Druze minority. The dawn strike came hours after senior Druze clerics and armed factions reaffirmed their loyalty to Damascus and rejected any call for secession. They also ...