Search : nhs cyber incident 【Visit Sig8.com】9ZP42K8.A86G 693 result(s)
U.S. Tanker Approached by Iranian Gunboats in Strait of Hormuz
This is Beirut 03/02 21:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A US-flagged tanker was approached and challenged on Tuesday by Iranian gunboats in the Strait of Hormuz, before continuing on its way, US Central Command said. CENTCOM spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins said two Iranian boats and a drone approached the US-flagged ship M/V Stena Imperative "at high speeds and threatened to board and seize the ...
Jordan Rejects Use of Its Territory in Any Military Action Against Iran
This is Beirut 02/02 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Jordan signaled its position on a U.S.-Iran conflict scenario, stating on Monday that it would not take part in hostility against Iran and it would not allow use of its territory for launching attacks. Ayman Safadi, the Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated on X that “Jordan will not be a battlefield for any party in any regional ...
Lebanon PM Says Iran Guards Commanding Hezbollah Operations in Lebanon
This is Beirut 22/03 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Nawaf Salam Israel Middle East
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Sunday that members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards are commanding Hezbollah's operations in the group's ongoing war against Israel. In an interview with the Al Hadath network, Salam once again lashed out at Hezbollah for dragging Lebanon into the Middle East war by firing rockets on ...
Israel Army Confirms Own Artillery Fire Killed Civilian On Northern Border Sunday
This is Beirut 23/03 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel Lebanon Hezbollah Middle East USA
The Israeli military on Monday said its own artillery fire killed an Israeli civilian a day earlier near the northern border with Lebanon, where its forces are fighting Hezbollah. After opening an investigation, the military said "the initial findings suggest that the Israeli civilian was killed by IDF artillery fire conducted to support IDF ...
US Sanctions Four Over 'Malicious Cyberactivity' for Iran's Military
This Is Beirut 2024-04-23 22:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The US ramped up its sanctions against Iran on Tuesday, designating four people and two companies it says were "involved in malicious cyber activity" on behalf of the country's military. "These actors targeted more than a dozen US companies and government entities through cyber operations, including spear phishing and malware attacks," the US ...
Hegseth warns of ‘overwhelming’ response as Hormuz tensions rise despite ceasefire
This is Beirut 05/05 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Middle East Tehran United States Washington strait of Hormuz
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday a ceasefire with Iran remains in place despite rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, where Washington has deployed forces to protect commercial shipping. Speaking at the Pentagon alongside Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine, Hegseth said the United States is “not seeking a wider conflict” in ...
In Iran, Sadegh Booghi Dances for Freedom
This Is Beirut 2023-12-18 11:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Dancing Instagram Iran justice
A stallholder in northern Iran, who became a viral Internet sensation by showcasing unexpectedly dexterous dance moves, has encountered issues with the Islamic Republic Authorities, who disapprove of public dancing. The man, reportedly around 70, garnered tens of thousands of followers on Instagram, featuring videos of him dancing at the market in ...
Pager Blasts Kill Seven and Wound Fourteen in Syria
1970-01-01 02:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Seven people have died as a result of pager explosions in the Sayyida Zaynab Area in Damascus while fourteen were wounded, according to The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Saberin News. Reports had initially surfaced wounded Hezbollah operatives arriving in hospitals in Damascus and its ...
Iran Keeps U.S. Waiting for Response on Peace Plan
This is Beirut 17:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran USA Hormuz Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Trump Negotiations
Iran questioned the seriousness of American diplomacy on Saturday in the wake of renewed naval clashes in the Gulf, while keeping Washington waiting for a response to its latest negotiating position. U.S. President Donald Trump had said on Friday that he was expecting Iran's response to Washington's latest proposal for a deal to extend a fragile ...
Iranian Attacks on UAE Continue Amid Hormuz Crisis
This is Beirut 08/05 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UAE Iran USA Hormuz Gulf USIranWar Negotiations
The United Arab Emirates said Friday that Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting the country injured three people, marking another serious escalation despite the ceasefire that took effect last month between Iran, the United States, and Israel. In a statement posted on X, the UAE Ministry of Defense said its air defense systems intercepted ...
Gulf Clash Threatens Hopes for Quick U.S.-Iran Deal
This is Beirut 08/05 13:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran USA Trump Hormuz Negotiations Lebanon Hezbollah USIranWar
A new clash between U.S. and Iranian forces in the Gulf dented optimism for a negotiated peace Friday, despite President Donald Trump insisting a shaky truce was still holding while the sides inch towards a deal. U.S. Central Command said Iranian forces had launched missiles, drones, and small boats at three U.S. warships overnight but that none ...
How Hezbollah's Coordination Unit Continues to Influence Lebanese Security
Ralph Atrach 06/05 20:10 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Hezbollah Lebanon Amal Lebanese Army Internal Security Forces
The Lebanese Armed Forces’ (LAF) recent raids in a southern suburb of Beirut to apprehend gunmen were coordinated with Hezbollah’s Liaison and Coordination Unit, a security source told This Is Beirut, highlighting the unit’s continuing influence over security measures in Lebanon. In a tense standoff Sunday, Hezbollah supporters blocked ...
U.S. Announces $10 Million Reward for Iraqi Militia Leader
This is Beirut 05/05 20:10 - Reading : less than a minute
The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program announced on Tuesday a reward of up to $10 million for information on Akram ‘Abbas al-Kabi, identified as the founder and leader of the Iraqi militia group Harakat al-Nujaba (HAN). In its official statement the program said, “Akram ‘Abbas al-Kabi is the founder and leader of ...
Lebanese Army Arrests Suspects in Beirut's Southern Suburbs After Gunfire at Funeral
This is Beirut 05/05 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah LAF Iran Israel Disarmament
The Lebanese Armed Forces carried out arrests in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Monday, a stronghold of Hezbollah, detaining several individuals accused of opening fire during a funeral procession on Sunday. In a statement, the army said its units raided the homes of those involved in the gunfire, arresting two individuals in the southern ...
Elias Murr Returns to Lebanon After 10 Years With INTERPOL
This Is Beirut 2024-01-02 14:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior and Defense Elias Murr has decided to leave the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) "after ten years at the helm" of the Interpol Foundation for a Safer World and "before the end of his mandate in 2028." The decision to step down was taken "in agreement with the Secretary ...
South Korea to Review Joining U.S. Hormuz Operation
This is Beirut 05/05 09:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Trump Seoul USA Iran Hormuz USIranWar
South Korea said Tuesday it will "review its position" on joining U.S. operations in the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump urged Seoul to take part following an apparent Iranian attack on one of its ships. An explosion and fire were reported on a South Korean cargo vessel on Monday in the key waterway, which has been effectively ...
Trump Threatens Iran with “Total Destruction” if It Targets U.S. Forces in Hormuz Operation
This is Beirut 04/05 20:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Trump USA Iran Hormuz Negotiations USIranWar
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday issued a stark warning to Iran, vowing it would be “blown off the face of the Earth” if it attacks American vessels involved in the ongoing “Project Freedom” operation in the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking in an interview with Fox News, Trump escalated his rhetoric as tensions deepen around the strategic ...
Iran Strikes UAE in First Breach of Ceasefire
This is Beirut 04/05 20:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
UAE Iran Gulf USA USIranWar Ceasefire
The United Arab Emirates confirmed on Monday that its air defense systems intercepted missiles and drones launched from Iran, marking the first direct attack on the country since the ceasefire took effect on April 8, according to official Emirati statements. The UAE Ministry of Defense announced that four cruise missiles were detected heading ...
Prime Minister Salam: No Retreat on State Authority as Lebanon Moves to Enforce Weapons Monopoly in Beirut
This is Beirut 04/05 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Ceasefire Disarmament Beirut
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam declared on Monday in a joint press conference with the Lebanese Interior Minister that the government will move forward with enforcing full state control over Beirut, stressing that there will be “no retreat” from the decision to restrict weapons to state institutions. Speaking after a meeting of ...
Tanker Hit by 'Unknown Projectiles' off UAE Coast: UK Maritime Agency
This is Beirut 04/05 04:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Donald Trump Gulf Middle East
A tanker was hit by unidentified projectiles off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, a British maritime agency reported Monday, as the United States said it would escort ships through the blocked Strait of Hormuz. "A tanker has reported being hit by unknown projectiles," the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said, ...
Funeral Gunfire Sparks Tensions Between Army and Hezbollah Supporters
This is Beirut 03/05 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah LAF Lebanon Disarmament southern suburb Beirut
Tensions flared in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday as units of the Lebanese Armed Forces deployed during a funeral procession for four individuals killed in recent violence, sparking friction with supporters of Hezbollah and highlighting the limits of state authority in the area. According to eyewitnesses and local media, the situation ...
Drone Strike in Israeli Border Town Injures Two as Israel Tightens Civilian Restrictions
This is Beirut 01/05 15:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An explosive-laden drone struck a vehicle near the northern Israeli town of Misgav Am on Friday, lightly injuring two people, according to Israeli emergency services. Israel’s Fire and Rescue Service said crews were dispatched to extinguish a blaze caused by what it described as “an explosive drone impact.” The incident comes hours after ...
Israeli Army Strikes Bekaa Valley as Targets Expand
This is Beirut 27/04 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Lebanon Hezbollah Israel
The Israeli military said it was “currently striking Hezbollah infrastructure in the Bekaa Valley” on Monday, marking the first time since the Israel–Lebanon ceasefire began that it has hit targets outside southern Lebanon. Like the south, the Hermel and Baalbeck areas of the eastern Bekaa Valley are predominantly Shia areas and a ...
South Lebanon: Israeli Raid During a Funeral
This Is Beirut 2023-12-18 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli bombardments intensified in southern Lebanon on Monday. Around midday, an Israeli raid targeted the Aita al-Shaab area and a shell fell just a few meters from the place where the funeral of Hassan Maan Srour, a Hezbollah fighter killed on Sunday, was taking place. The ceremony continued despite the ...
Hamiye: No Details on Airport Cyberattack Yet
This Is Beirut 2024-01-08 13:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ali Hamiye, did not elaborate on the origin of the cyberattack that targeted Beirut International Airport (AIB) on Sunday, stressing that he did not know "whether it was due to an internal or external action." "We must await the results of the investigation carried out by the security services ...
Parking Dispute Involving Shia Residents Escalates into North Beirut Church Incident
This is Beirut 25/04 21:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to Lebanese media reports, a confrontation broke out Saturday in Fanar’s Ras el-Rouissat area in north Beirut between a municipal police officer and two individuals from the Shia neighborhood of el-Rouissat over a parking dispute. A local witness, identified as M. Hanna, told This is Beirut that the two men assaulted the officer ...
Beirut Airport Hacking: No News About Probe Outcome
This Is Beirut 2024-02-05 16:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Following the hacking of information screens at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport on January 7, caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamiye vowed to conduct a thorough and quick investigation to reveal the causes of the cyberattack within a couple of days. However, almost a month passed and no information has been ...
NSO Group's Pegasus Software Under Scrutiny in Spanish Court
This Is Beirut 2024-04-23 19:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Spain’s High Court has reopened an investigation into the deployment of Israeli cyber-intelligence firm, NSO Group’s Pegasus software, to spy on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and other Spanish politicians, according to a report released by Reuters. The investigators are slated to share information with France, where politicians and other ...
Apple Removes Meta’s WhatsApp and Threads From App Store in China
This Is Beirut 2024-04-22 19:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Cyberspace Administration of China ordered Apple to pull WhatsApp and Threads from the Chinese app store, citing national security concerns. "We are obligated to follow the laws in the countries where we operate, even when we disagree," Apple said in a statement. This decision against internationally popular US messaging apps like WhatsApp ...
When Electronic Warfare Threatens Civil Aviation
2024-04-21 19:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Since the beginning of the war in Gaza on October 7, 2023, the navigation systems at Beirut International Airport (BIA) have been experiencing near-daily disruptions, compromising the safety of civil aviation and causing the interruptions of some flights. What is the source of these disruptions, and what are BIA’s options? According to ...