Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 13/05 15:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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A glimmer of hope can finally be seen in the Middle East and is emanating, surprisingly, from Lebanon, where the state is restoring its sovereignty and shrinking the Hezbollah tumor. More needs to be done. For now, however, the country is on the right track. “It has only been six or seven months,” a senior U.S. official told The Wall Street ...
This is Beirut, 12/05 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Hezbollah’s deputy secretary-general, Naim Qassem, took advantage of the ninth commemoration of the death of Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine in Syria to revisit political issues previously addressed in his public speeches. Qassem began with a eulogy recounting the "military feats" of what he described as "a true leader of the Islamic ...
This is Beirut, 12/05 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Since Saturday, the names of Hussein Harake and Zeinab Basma have been at the center of a growing controversy in the United Kingdom. The pair—Harake, a former British Airways security employee at Heathrow Airport, and Basma, an NHS doctor—are accused of raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for Lebanon through a group alleged to have ties to ...
Michel Touma, 12/05 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The Lebanese are understandably focused on the upcoming municipal elections, but they remain deeply unsettled by regional developments. As the situation evolves, it often feels as though little changes. Today, the primary concern is the ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran, and, more critically, the fate of various Iranian proxies ...
Liliane Mokbel, 10/05 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Despite a near-total freeze in ad campaigns since September 2024, triggered by the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, digital advertising emerged as a clear winner in Lebanon. According to the Lebanese chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA), ad spending on platforms like Meta, TikTok and Google reached $30 ...
Tilda Abou Rizk, 10/05 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Announced less than twenty days before the start of the municipal elections, the electoral withdrawal of Sunni leader and head of the Future Movement, Saad Hariri, sent shockwaves through the Sunni community. For the second time in three years, it finds itself without a political compass ahead of a major vote. On January 24, 2022, Saad Hariri ...
This is Beirut, 08/05 14:40 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israeli raids targeted the hills of Kfar Tebnit and Nabatieh al-Fawqa. Panicked residents also reported frequent overflights by fighter jets.
Nicolas Beau, 08/05 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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More than ten key players, including states and militias, have been present for many years on Syrian soil: the Syrian army, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Hezbollah, Russia, the Turkish and American armies in the northwest of the country, the Kurds of Rojava, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) led by Commander Mazloum Abdi, a former member of ...
Philippe Abi Akl, 06/05 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Lebanon’s top three political leaders — President Joseph Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam — appear to have reached a general consensus on the core elements of a national settlement, including reforms and the consolidation of weapons under the sole authority of the state. However, some differences remain ...
This is Beirut, 06/05 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Turkish intelligence services have reportedly thwarted an attempt to smuggle booby-trapped electronic equipment into Lebanon, allegedly intended to target Hezbollah members, according to a detailed report published by Turkish media platform ODATV. The report claims that the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) intercepted a high-risk shipment ...
This is Beirut, 06/05 10:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Tuesday called on the Israeli military to fully withdraw from Lebanese territory. UNIFIL also emphasized its strong coordination with the Lebanese Armed Forces and reaffirmed its ongoing support for them. The appeal comes after UNIFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander, Lieutenant ...
This is Beirut, 05/05 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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An Israeli air strike targeted the town of Srifa in southern Lebanon. The Israeli army claimed to have targeted military infrastructure in the area. Israeli warplanes carried out six airstrikes Monday evening targeting Hezbollah military infrastructure in eastern Lebanon, according to regional reports and Israeli media. The attacks were ...