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Israel Claims Hezbollah Used Church as Cover for Attack That Killed Reservist
This is Beirut 19/05 22:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Major (Res.) Itamar Sapir, 27, was killed in what it described as a Hezbollah terrorist attack launched from a church in southern Lebanon. Israeli authorities alleged that Hezbollah had once again transformed a religious site into a military stronghold, accusing the group of violating international law ...
U.S. Signals Readiness for New Military Action Against Iran While Leaving Door Open for Diplomacy
This is Beirut 19/05 21:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States was “one hour away” from launching strikes on Iran on Monday before deciding to delay military action to allow more time for negotiations. Speaking during a White House press briefing alongside Vice President JD Vance, Trump revealed that several Gulf countries had contacted ...
Lebanon Awards Contract to Reopen Qlayaat’s René Mouawad Airport
This is Beirut 19/05 20:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Public Works and Transport Minister Fayez Rasamny announced the opening of bids for the public tender to operate and invest in René Mouawad Airport in a move aimed at reviving Lebanon’s second civilian airport after years of stagnation. The contract was awarded to Sky Lounge Services following a tender process conducted under the ...
U.S. Tightens Economic Grip on Iran With Sanctions Surge and Global Security Push
This is Beirut 19/05 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States on Monday announced new sanctions targeting Iranian financial intermediaries, exchange houses, and maritime assets, as part of an intensified effort to disrupt what Washington describes as Tehran’s “shadow financial system” used to fund regional operations and evade international restrictions. According to a statement by ...
Lebanese Parliamentary Committees Approve Amendments to Controversial General Amnesty Law
This is Beirut 19/05 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanon’s joint parliamentary committees on Tuesday approved amendments to a long-debated draft general amnesty law. Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri called for a plenary legislative session on Thursday, May 21, to review the amended draft. Under the amendments, death sentences would be commuted to 28 years in prison, life sentences reduced ...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Calls for Global Crackdown on Terror Financing
This is Beirut 19/05 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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On Tuesday at the “No Money for Terror” conference in Paris, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for stronger international coordination against terrorist financing networks, particularly those linked to Iran. Speaking on behalf of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Bessent argued that economic sanctions are ...
Oil Prices Retreat as Trump Delays Iran Strike Amid Diplomatic Push
This is Beirut 19/05 15:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Global oil prices fell on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he had postponed a planned military strike on Iran, opting instead to give diplomacy another chance in an effort to end the escalating conflict in the Middle East. In a statement posted on social media Monday evening, Trump said a U.S. attack initially scheduled for ...
Iran Stages Mass Weddings for Couples Ready for War 'Sacrifice'
This is Beirut 19/05 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iranian authorities held mass public weddings in Tehran for couples who signed up to a state-sponsored scheme declaring their readiness to sacrifice their lives in the war against the U.S. and Israel. The ceremonies conducted late on Monday involved hundreds of couples in several major squares in the capital, including more than 100 in the vast ...
Iran Says New Proposal to Washington Includes Ending Lebanon War
This is Beirut 19/05 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran said Tuesday that its latest proposal to the United States includes demands to end hostilities across the region, including in Lebanon, alongside sanctions relief, the release of frozen Iranian assets and the lifting of the U.S. naval blockade imposed on Tehran. In comments carried by Iran’s official IRNA news agency, Deputy Foreign ...
Breaking the Myth of Hezbollah's Captive Constituency
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 19/05 10:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Israel’s Alma Center is wrong about Lebanon’s Shia population. In a recent article, the institute claimed that Hezbollah’s Shia constituency is a “captive audience” chained by dependency, fear, and ideology. In reality, Hezbollah’s committed ideologues are a minority, while dependency and fear can be reversed. Those dependent on ...
Israel Targets Hezbollah Infrastructure as Cross-Border Fighting Persists
This is Beirut 18/05 22:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli forces intensified operations across southern Lebanon on Monday, carrying out a series of strikes targeting Hezbollah military infrastructure, including attacks against anti-tank missile warehouses, weapons depots, and operational compounds near the border area. Lebanon’s Health Ministry announced that more than 3,000 people have ...
Washington Hardens Stance on Tehran Amid Rising Regional Tensions
This is Beirut 18/05 21:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to harden his posture toward Tehran during a phone interview with the New York Post, signaling that Washington is no longer willing to soften its position in ongoing negotiations with Iran. Trump said he was “not open to any concessions” following what he described as a disappointing Iranian ...
Israeli Strikes Continue in the Bekaa Valley and Across Southern Lebanon
This is Beirut 18/05 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel launched a new series of airstrikes across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley on Monday, while Hezbollah has maintained attacks against Israeli forces in the south and continued launching drones toward northern Israel. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Monday that they had struck 30 Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon ...
Iran Says Responded to Latest U.S. Peace Proposal
This is Beirut 18/05 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran said Monday it had responded to a new U.S. proposal aimed at ending the war, adding that exchanges were continuing despite Iranian media reports describing Washington's demands as excessive. Washington and Tehran have been swapping proposals in an effort to end the conflict that broke out on February 28. The two sides have held a single ...
Iran Officially Announces New Body to Manage Strait of Hormuz: Top Security Council
This is Beirut 18/05 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran's top security body announced on Monday the formation of a new body to manage the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively closed and wants to charge ships to traverse. On its official X account, the Supreme National Security Council shared a post for the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) saying it would provide "real‑time updates ...
Lebanon's State Security Chief: “Cleansing Institutions” and Rule of Law Essential to Survival of the State
This is Beirut 18/05 12:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Lebanon’s State Security Director General, Major General Edgar Lawandos, pledged to intensify efforts to combat corruption, purge state institutions of corrupt officials and strengthen coordination among Lebanon’s security agencies, while warning that the survival of the state depends on enforcing the rule of law. Lawandos said the ...
Lebanon Faces Defining Moment in Talks with Israel
Marwan El Amine 18/05 10:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun’s decision to engage in direct negotiations with Israel marks a strategic turning point. For the first time in years, the Lebanese state is attempting to reclaim its diplomatic sovereignty after long being subordinated to regional calculations, foremost among them Iran’s influence. The direct negotiations represent the ...
Why Hezbollah’s Use of FPV Drones Against Israel Will Backfire
Seth J. Frantzman 18/05 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Hezbollah has begun using first-person view (FPV) drones against Israel, causing casualties among Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops deployed along the Lebanese border. While the threat is growing, it will also backfire for Hezbollah. Israel is already mobilizing its defense technologies against drones across multiple fronts, which will result in ...
Oil Prices Surge as Middle East Tensions Escalate
This is Beirut 18/05 03:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Global oil prices continued their upward trajectory on Monday amid mounting geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, as diplomatic efforts to halt the ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran appeared to falter. Brent crude futures rose by $1.44, or 1.32%, reaching $110.70 per barrel by 23:37 GMT after hitting their highest level since May 5 ...
'Staggering' Iran Toll Drives Up Global Executions: Amnesty
This is Beirut 18/05 03:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iran put to death over 2,150 people last year, a "staggering" increase that pushed recorded worldwide executions to their highest level since 1981, Amnesty International said Monday. Amnesty said it had confirmed the executions of at least 2,707 people globally in 2025. Of these cases, 2,159 were in Iran, a figure more than double that of 2024, ...
Trump Warns Iran ‘There Won’t Be Anything Left’ as US-Israeli Strike Preparations Intensify
This is Beirut 18/05 03:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new warning to Iran on Sunday evening, declaring that Tehran must move quickly toward a peace agreement or face devastating consequences. “For Iran, the clock is ticking, and they better get moving FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. The ...
UAE Air Defenses Intercept 3 Drones Entering From Western Border
This is Beirut 17/05 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United Arab Emirates announced Sunday evening that its air defenses intercepted three drones that entered the country from the western border direction, with two successfully neutralized while a third struck an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the Al Dhafra region. The UAE Ministry of ...
Iran Media Says 'No Tangible Concessions' in U.S. Response to Iran Proposal
This is Beirut 17/05 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iranian media said Sunday that the United States had failed to make any concrete concessions in its latest response to Iran's proposed agenda for negotiations to end the war. The Fars news agency said Washington had presented a five-point list which included a demand for Iran to keep only one nuclear site in operation and transfer its ...
Israeli Strikes Hit Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley and South Lebanon
This is Beirut 17/05 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli strikes hit multiple areas across southern and eastern Lebanon on Sunday, including the western Bekaa Valley and villages in Tyre and Bint Jbeil districts. Two Israeli strikes hit the town of Sohmor in the western Bekaa Valley, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) said, adding that additional raids struck multiple areas across ...
Hezbollah Rejects Peace Talks With Israel, Warns Lebanese State Against ‘Concessions’
This is Beirut 16/05 20:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Hezbollah on Saturday escalated its rhetoric against ongoing Lebanese-Israeli negotiations, rejecting any path toward a “comprehensive peace agreement” with Israel and warning Lebanese authorities against what it described as a “concessionary track” imposed under American pressure. In a lengthy statement released on the ...
Pakistani Minister Arrives in Tehran to 'Facilitate' U.S.-Iran Peace Talks: Media
This is Beirut 16/05 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Pakistan's Minister of Interior arrived in Tehran on Saturday "to facilitate" the peace talks between Iran and the United States that have stalled despite a fragile ceasefire, Iranian media reported. "Mohsin Naqvi arrived today in the Islamic Republic of Iran on an official two-day visit as part of Pakistan's ongoing ...
Iran State TV Says European Countries in Talks with Tehran for Hormuz Transit
This is Beirut 16/05 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iranian state television said on Saturday that European countries were in talks with Tehran over transit for ships through the Strait of Hormuz. "Following the passage of ships from East Asian countries, notably China, Japan, and Pakistan, we received information today indicating that Europeans have also begun negotiations with the Revolutionary ...
Israel Announces Killing of Senior Hamas Commander Izz al-Din al-Haddad
This is Beirut 16/05 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli military and Shin Bet security agency announced on Saturday that they had killed Izz al-Din al-Haddad, a senior commander in Hamas’s military wing whom Israeli officials described as one of the last high-ranking leaders involved in the October 7, 2023 attacks. In a joint statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet ...
Iraq Exports Through Hormuz Fell to 10 Million Barrels in April: Oil Minister
This is Beirut 16/05 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iraq's oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz plunged to just 10 million barrels in April, the country's new oil minister said Saturday. A founding member of the OPEC oil cartel, Iraq normally exports the majority of its crude through the crucial waterway, but like other exporters in the oil-rich region, it has been left scrambling for ...
Trump Says Patience With Iran Is Running Out Over Strait Closure
This is Beirut 16/05 05:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his patience with Iran was wearing thin and claimed that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Tehran should reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though Beijing gave no sign it intended to intervene directly. Speaking aboard Air Force One while returning from Beijing after two days of talks with Xi, Trump ...