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Gaza Officials say Tens of Thousands Blocked from Reaching North at Israeli Barrier

This is Beirut, 26/01 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defence agency said tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians were blocked from returning to the north of the territory on Sunday at an Israeli military barrier. "Tens of thousands of displaced people are waiting near the Netzarim Corridor to return to the northern Gaza Strip," agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP, with Israel ...

Israel Blocks Gazans' Return to Territory's North Unless Civilian Woman Hostage Freed

This is Beirut, 25/01 15:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israel said on Saturday it would block the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes in northern Gaza until civilian woman hostage Arbel Yehud is released. "Israel will not allow the passage of Gazans to the northern part of the Gaza Strip until the release of civilian Arbel Yehud, who was supposed to be released today, is arranged," Prime ...

With Trump Inauguration Indoors, Supporters Say ‘Winging It’ but Still Thrilled

This is Beirut, 20/01 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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With glacial temperatures forcing US President-elect Donald Trump's swearing in indoors, the National Mall, normally jam-packed for inaugurations with hundreds of thousands of revelers, was eerily dead on Monday. We're "winging it," Trump supporters Lorri Williams and Ellie Hymes told AFP from the mall. The pair, who traveled to Washington from ...

Trump Is In Washington Ahead Of His Inauguration As The 47th President of the United States On Monday

This is Beirut, 19/01 05:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Donald Trump arrived in Washington on Saturday evening for a reception at one of his golf courses, kicking off four days of festivities that will culminate in his inauguration on Monday as the 47th President of the United States. Before arriving with his wife Melania and their son Barron from their fiefdom of Mar-a-Lago, Florida, he promised that ...

UN Peacekeepers, Border Issues and Security Concerns: Guterres' Visit in Focus

Soumia Benmerzoug, 18/01 10:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura on Friday. The visit came amid regional tensions and a fragile calm in the South. During the visit, Guterres voiced his support for UN peacekeepers and reaffirmed the terms of Resolution 1701, the cornerstone of the ...

Lebanese Army Begins Massive Deployment Along the Border

This is Beirut, 13/01 10:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Sunday night was violent for the inhabitants of southern Lebanon and the Beqaa. As Israeli violations of the agreement continued, Israeli warplanes raided one of the Lebanese-Syrian border crossings at Qasr in Hermel at midnight on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Israeli Army's Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichay Adraee, announced on his X account on ...

The National Moderation Bloc Endorses General Joseph Aoun's Presidential Candidacy

This is Beirut, 08/01 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The National Moderation Bloc has officially thrown its support behind General Joseph Aoun, the Army's Commander-in-Chief, for the upcoming presidential election set for Thursday. During a meeting at the bloc's headquarters in Saifi, MPs Walid Baarini, Mohammad Sleiman, Abdelaziz Samad, Sagih Atieh, Ahmad Rustom and Ahmad Kheir issued a statement ...

Wildfire Sparks Panicked Evacuations in Los Angeles Suburb

This is Beirut, 08/01 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A ferocious wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb devoured buildings and sparked panicked evacuations Tuesday, as hurricane-force winds tore through the region. Frightened residents abandoned their cars on one of the only roads in and out of the upscale Pacific Palisades area, fleeing on foot from the almost 3,000-acre (1,200-hectare) blaze engulfing ...

Bank Restructuring in the Council of Ministers: The Stakes of a Highly Controversial Project

This is Beirut, 07/01 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanon is at a critical juncture in its economic crisis, with a Cabinet meeting scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, chaired by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, who plans to address several issues, notably a sensitive bill concerning the restructuring of banks. Quietly added to the agenda last Friday, this highly controversial draft has ...

Border Tensions: Lebanese Army Clashes with Syrian Gunmen

This is Beirut, 03/01 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Multiple people were injured in Friday’s firefight between Syrian gunmen and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the town of Maarboun in the Baalbeck caza, which escalated security events near the Syrian border. Furthermore, in Akkar, armed Syrians crossed the border to illegally cut down trees. According to a statement issued by the Lebanese ...