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Netanyahu Says If Iran Attacks, ‘We Will Respond With a Force They Cannot Even Imagine’

This is Beirut 23/02 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterates Israel’s position towards a conflict scenario with Iran, stating that the country is ready to use heavy force against Iran if it attacks. In a speech at the Knesset, he remarked that “if Iran makes a mistake–perhaps the most serious mistake in its history–and ...

Four Syrian Security Personnel Killed in IS Attack: State Media

This is Beirut 23/02 18:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Four Syrian security personnel were killed in an Islamic State (IS) group attack in the northern city of Raqqa, which was recently taken by Damascus from Kurdish forces, state media reported on Monday. The attack, the second against security forces in as many days per Syria's interior ministry, comes after IS called on its fighters to ...

U.S. and Iran Set to Hold Talks in Geneva on Thursday Amid Mounting Tensions

This is Beirut 23/02 20:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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U.S. and Iranian officials are set to hold another round of nuclear talks on Thursday in Geneva while President Donald Trump continues to deliberate on striking Iran. Iran is expected to provide a comprehensive plan for U.S. officials to review ahead of the talks as gaps persist over the status of Iranian enrichment capacity.  Trump has ...

U.S. Official to TIB: Thursday’s Geneva Talks with Iran to Focus on De-Escalation

This is Beirut 23/02 21:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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In a statement to This is Beirut, a senior U.S. official expressed that the U.S. seeks de-escalation in Thursday’s Geneva talks with Iranian officials, as the State Department orders the departure of non-essential personnel from the U.S. embassy in Beirut. The official stated that “the United States will meet Iran in Geneva this Thursday with ...

Hamas Calls for Sanctions Against Israel Over New West Bank Moves

This is Beirut 24/02 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hamas on Tuesday called for sanctions against Israel, welcoming a joint condemnation by nearly 20 countries of new Israeli measures aimed at tightening control over the occupied West Bank. Israel has approved a series of initiatives this month backed by far-right ministers, including launching a process to register land in the West Bank as ...

Let Lebanon Debate Peace

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 24/02 12:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The majority of Lebanese oppose peace with Israel, and elected officials who pursue normalization with the Jewish state risk political suicide. Nevertheless, popular rejection of peace does not justify censoring its proponents. The very purpose of open public debate is to allow minority positions to argue their case, sway doubters, alter ...

Israel Signals Potential Strikes on Lebanese Infrastructure if Hezbollah Joins U.S.-Iran Conflict

This is Beirut 24/02 13:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In what was described as an indirect message, Israel signaled on Tuesday that civilian infrastructure could be targeted “hard” if Hezbollah were to take part in any potential war between the United States and Iran, according to a report by Reuters. The warning comes amid growing speculation over a possible U.S. military strike on ...

Iran FM in Geneva for Second Round of U.S. Talks

This is Beirut 16/02 11:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Rafael Grossi, head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, in Geneva on Monday, ahead of a second round of indirect nuclear talks there with the United States on Tuesday. Araghchi said he would also meet with Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, whose country is mediating the talks and ...

Israeli Defense Officials: Hundreds of Iranian Cyberattacks Thwarted in Recent Months

This is Beirut 11/02 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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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 ...

Cairo Hosts Preparatory Meeting for Conference Supporting Lebanese Armed Forces

This is Beirut 24/02 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A preparatory meeting for the upcoming international conference in support of the Lebanese Armed Forces and security services was held Tuesday in Cairo, bringing together Lebanese Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal, Internal Security Forces Director General Major General Raed Abdallah, and representatives from several countries. During the ...

Israeli Media: Trump Gives Netanyahu ‘Green Light’ for War Against Hezbollah

This is Beirut 07/01 21:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel’s public broadcaster reported Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told senior ministers he had received an American “green light” to carry out a military operation in Lebanon, amid a sharp uptick in Israeli strikes and renewed diplomatic pressure on Beirut to accelerate steps aimed at curbing Hezbollah’s ...

Israel Strikes Hezbollah Targets in Southern Lebanon and Bekaa Valley

This is Beirut 2025-12-25 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel carried out an air strike late Wednesday on a vehicle in the town of Jannata, in the southern city of Tyre, saying it targeted a Hezbollah operative. The strike injured one passerby, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency. Then Thursday morning, an Israeli drone carried out a raid targeting a minibus on the Hosh ...

Israel Arrests Citizen Suspected of Spying for Iran

This is Beirut 2025-12-25 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli authorities announced on Thursday the arrest of an Israeli man on suspicion of committing security offenses under the direction of Iranian intelligence agents, days after Tehran executed an Iranian accused of spying for Israel. The arrest is the latest in a series of cases in which Israel has charged its own citizens with spying for its ...

Israel Calls Countries Condemning New West Bank Settlements 'Morally Wrong'

This is Beirut 2025-12-25 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel reacted furiously on Thursday to a condemnation by 14 countries, including France and Britain, of its approval of new settlements in the occupied West Bank, calling the criticism discriminatory against Jews. "Foreign governments will not restrict the right of Jews to live in the Land of Israel, and any such call is morally wrong and ...

UN Force in Lebanon Says Peacekeeper Wounded by Israeli Fire

This is Beirut 2025-12-27 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said an Israeli attack near their position in the country's south wounded a peacekeeper on Friday, reiterating a call for Israel to "cease aggressive behaviour". It is the latest incident reported by the peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, where UNIFIL acts as a buffer between Israel and Lebanon and has ...

Iran Prosecutor Pledges 'Decisive' Response if Protests Destabilize Country

This is Beirut 2025-12-31 13:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran's prosecutor general said on Wednesday that economic protests that had gripped the country were legitimate, but any attempt to create insecurity would be met with a "decisive response". "Peaceful livelihood protests are part of social and understandable realities," Mohammad Movahedi-Azad told state media after three days of protests by ...

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 ...

Hezbollah Receives ‘Last-Chance Advice’ from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey to Disarm

This is Beirut 02/01 11:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese ministerial officials say Hezbollah on Wednesday received “last-chance advice” from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey to hand over its weapons to Lebanon’s government, according to the Arabic newspaper Asharq al-Awsat.  According to the sources, the countries warned the militant group that failing to disarm would isolate ...

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 ...

Award-Winning Filmmaker Panahi: Iran Protests “To Move History Forward”

This is Beirut 02/01 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi said Wednesday that protests, which have gripped his country in recent days, aimed "to move history forward." "Shared pain has now become a cry in the street," said the director who won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize this year and has been nominated for an Oscar for his film It Was Just an ...

KSA-Backed Forces Reclaim Eastern Yemen as Rift with UAE-Allied STC Deepens

This is Beirut 05/01 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have regained control of the eastern governorates of Hadramout and al-Mahra from the United Arab Emirates–supported Southern Transitional Council (STC), marking a major shift in the balance of power as tensions among Gulf allies intensify. Rashad al-Alimi, head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership ...

Taylor Swift’s Wine Choice Shines a Spotlight on French Sancerre

This is Beirut 06/01 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A French winemaker has hailed the impact of his Sancerre appearing in Taylor Swift's latest documentary, which looks set to deepen America's love affair with the famed Loire appellation. A bottle of Sancerre by the Terres Blanches Domaine, which sells for around $40 in the United States, is glimpsed briefly by a mixing desk during episode five of ...

Iran Allows Overseas Calls as Death Toll From Protests Mounts

This is Beirut 13/01 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iranians could call abroad on mobile phones Tuesday for the first time since communications were halted during a crackdown on nationwide protests in which activists said at least 646 people have been killed. However, the regime did not ease restrictions on the internet or allow texting services to be restored. Although Iranians were able to ...

Will Hezbollah Turn to Political Assassinations Again?

Iftah Burman 10/02 13:00 - Reading : 10 minute(s)

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As Hezbollah faces mounting pressure, the risk is growing that the group could once again turn to assassinations to preserve its fragile military, political, and financial positions. In December 2025, fresh revelations about the activities of Hezbollah’s assassination squad, Unit 121, brought the group’s use of political violence back ...

Israel Says Struck Syria-Lebanon Border Crossings Used by Hezbollah

This is Beirut 21/01 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said it struck four crossings along the Syria-Lebanon border on Wednesday that were used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons, after earlier launching fresh strikes on the militant group in Lebanon. "A short while ago, the (Israeli military) struck four border crossings on the Syria-Lebanon border used by Hezbollah to smuggle ...

The Unraveling of Hezbollah’s Strategic Myth

Marwan El Amine 22/01 15:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Since its inception, Hezbollah has sought to transform Shia identity in Lebanon from a national one into an ideological one, anchored in Iran’s Wilayat al-Faqih doctrine of absolute loyalty to its supreme leader. Yet its attempts to tighten control over the Shia community through Tehran’s political ideology met significant obstacles, pushing ...

U.S. Launches Regional Air Readiness Drill in the Middle East

This is Beirut 26/01 10:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United States will conduct a multi-day air readiness exercise across the Middle East, aimed at demonstrating the ability to deploy, distribute, and sustain combat air capabilities throughout the region, according to a statement issued Sunday by U.S. Central Command, as the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in the region ...