This Is Beirut, 2024-08-26 18:32 - Reading : 11 minute(s)
Flights to Beirut will resume on Tuesday following a speech by Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday. Nasrallah announced that the retaliation against Israel had been "accomplished," which appears to have reassured airlines. Sunday's Hezbollah attack on Israel was part of the "response" to the murder of Hezbollah executive Fouad ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-25 20:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah announced that his party had targeted successfully an Israeli military intelligence base near Tel Aviv with drones as part of its major attack on Israel on Sunday morning. The “main target of the operation” was “Glilot, the main Israeli military intelligence base, where the spy unit 8200 is ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-12 09:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah’s remarks that “Syria is not required” to enter the battle in support of Gaza “because of its difficult internal conditions,” drew questions by an opposition leader who asked, “Is Lebanon in a better shape than Syria?” “Why is Nasrallah concerned about the situation in Syria and ...
Salam Zaatari, 2024-08-08 10:54 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah delivered a speech that has provoked considerable debate and analysis. After one week of anticipation, the address was not as expected. "The Israelis waiting for a week is part of the punishment.” This statement was ridiculed on social media, but it shows that there’s no clear time nor ...
Marc Saikali, 2024-08-08 10:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
With this statement, Hezbollah's Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah kicked off one of his usual Castro-style speeches on Tuesday. A speech that was free of any opposing views, which is far easier than an interview or a debate. Oh, yes! The “simple-minded” are the Israelis, according to Nasrallah's view — who is far from simple ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-06 21:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces (LF) MP Pierre Bou Assi commented on Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's speech this afternoon. He criticized Nasrallah's “waiting” policy that has affected the Lebanese people, stating: “Hassan Nasrallah, waiting is indeed part of the punishment. Go to the airport and see the result of our people's wait for ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-06 20:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
This afternoon, Beirut experienced a state of panic and fear due to repeated sonic booms by Israeli warplanes, just minutes before a speech by Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, who spoke on the occasion of the week of mourning for military commander Fouad Shukr. Today's sonic boom over the capital and across the Lebanese territory was ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-06 19:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a second address in a week, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, reiterated his party’s determination to respond to Israel’s assassination of its top commander, Fouad Shokr, in a strike on its stronghold in south Beirut, but hinted that it won’t happen anytime soon. “Our response is coming definitely, be it alone or in ...
Nissrine Merheb, 2024-08-06 08:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Since Sunday, a salvo of insults has been directed at William Noun. A full-scale electronic army has been unleashed to attack him, belittle his cause and accuse him of political subservience, exploiting the blood of martyrs and even treason. If not for some modicum of decency, these haters would have gone as far as accusing Noun of orchestrating ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-01 18:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday vowed to retaliate to the Israeli attack on the party stronghold in south Beirut, in which top party military commander, Fouad Shokr, was killed, stating that the confrontation with Israel has entered a new phase. Speaking at Shokr’s funeral, Nasrallah said, addressing the Israelis: ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-07-17 12:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah delivered a speech on the occasion of Ashura, addressing various aspects of the ongoing war at the southern border. He made many references to the Lebanese State, counting on its support to handle the consequences of the war his group is raging at the southern border. Nasrallah emphasized the role of ...
Joanne Naoum, 2024-07-17 11:19 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
After the July war in 2006, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah flabbergasted the Lebanese by declaring a “divine victory” against Israel. Lebanon had paid a heavy cost for this so-called “victory” with countless human losses and massive destruction, from which it took years to recover. Once again, Nasrallah disregarded the ...