This is Beirut, 06/03 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A famous Iranian pop singer, Mehdi Yarrahi, who created a song urging women to remove their headscarves, declared on Wednesday that he was willing to "pay the price of freedom" after enduring 74 lashes imposed by the authorities as part of his sentence. This punishment was a direct response to his support for the Women. Life. Freedom movement, ...
Elie Ziadé, 04/03 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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It’s an image that hasn’t been seen in years: a Lebanese president received with great pomp in Riyadh. President Joseph Aoun’s visit to Saudi Arabia, before heading to Cairo to participate in the Arab League summit, was brief but symbolically significant given the nearly decade-long chill in relations between the two countries. Aoun stated ...
This is Beirut, 03/03 09:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran's former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who negotiated the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, has resigned as vice president, state media said Monday. "Zarif's resignation letter was received by President Masoud Pezeshkian, who has not yet responded," the official IRNA news agency reported, without giving further ...
Liliane Mokbel, 28/02 13:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah continues to pay salaries to its leaders, but the long-term sustainability of this practice is increasingly uncertain. The challenges in receiving Iranian funds have grown, compounded by the closure of hard drug production facilities in Syria. The land route to transfer these funds through Syria has been entirely shut down, and the air ...
This is Beirut, 26/02 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Iran has significantly increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in recent months, according to a confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seen by AFP on Wednesday. Tensions between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog have repeatedly flared since a 2015 deal curbing Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange for ...
This is Beirut, 25/02 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday dismissed the possibility of direct negotiations with the United States on his country's nuclear programme. His remarks came a day after Washington announced fresh sanctions on Tehran targeting more than 30 vessels and people, including the head of the national oil company, accused of involvement ...
This is Beirut, 24/02 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United States on Monday announced sanctions against more than 30 Iran-linked people and vessels, including the head of the national oil company, for brokering the sale and shipment of Iranian oil. "Iran continues to rely on a shadowy network of vessels, shippers, and brokers to facilitate its oil sales and fund its destabilizing activities," ...
Charles Chartouni, 24/02 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The cascading events that have resulted in the defeat of Iranian proxies in the Near East have not yet elicited the due questioning among political actors. The systematic dismantling of the power nodes that have structured the strategic continuum patiently woven by Iran throughout the last two decades should have impelled political actors to ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 22/02 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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With Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral set to conclude this Sunday, Hezbollah will soon face pressing challenges it has sought to evade — both within its own ranks and across Lebanese society. The Hezb urgently needs a massive influx of Iranian funds to fulfill its long-standing reconstruction promises. However, recent developments indicate a ...
Michel Touma, 16/02 22:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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For those who remained skeptical, reluctant to acknowledge the reality before them, the past few days should have dispelled any lingering doubt. Hezbollah has once again provided undeniable proof that its political agenda and modus operandi stand in stark opposition to the construction of a unified, sovereign state. More than ever, the Lebanese ...
This is Beirut, 16/02 21:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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In a ritual now well mastered, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Naim Qassem placed his speech under two political banners, one rather reduced, regional, the other more elaborate, local. With regard to internal political developments, Qassem played the cards of “apparent good intention” and “innocence.” “We have endeavored to contribute ...
This is Beirut, 16/02 11:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The head of Iran's Civil Aviation Organization, Hossein Pourfarzaneh, has announced that due to ongoing security problems at Beirut airport, all flights to Lebanon have been canceled until the 18th of this month at the earliest. In a statement to journalists, Mr. Pourfarzaneh Pourfarzaneh commented on the news of Israel's threat to “target ...