This is Beirut, 16/09 16:24 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel Houthi Movement Hodeida Port Hodeida
Yemen's Houthis reported Israeli strikes on the country's Hodeida port on Tuesday, after Israel's military issued evacuation warnings for the area. The Al-Masirah television reported "a series of raids by Israeli enemy aircraft on the port of Hodeida," while military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group's air defenses ...
Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 16/09 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Lebanese Army Israel United States
The Lebanese government has yet to fully grasp the seismic shift in Israel’s defense doctrine from containment to preemption. Hezbollah, even if armed with rudimentary weapons like slingshots, will not be tolerated. Beirut must disarm and disband the Iran-backed militia immediately and will be given one final chance to do so. This is the Easy ...
This is Beirut, 16/09 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations Israel Gulf Hamas United States
The United Nations rights chief warned on Tuesday that Israel's airstrike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar last week threatened regional peace and stability and urged "accountability for unlawful killings". "Israel's strike on negotiators in Doha on September 9 was a shocking breach of international law," Volker Turk told the UN Human Rights ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 16/09 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In recent months, pages linked to the Axis of Resistance have grown on social media like fungi. There is no longer any way to keep track of them: every day or two, a new page appears under a different name but with the same content promoting the axis’s narrative in all its domestic and regional dimensions. These are not mere social media ...
This is Beirut, 16/09 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Israel Kyiv
President Donald Trump will likely meet Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky next week and still hopes to broker a peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday. Trump has repeatedly threatened sanctions against Russia if President Vladimir Putin does not compromise. But he has not followed through even as ...
This is Beirut, 16/09 08:58 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Gaza Palestine Israel United States
Israel unleashed a massive new bombing campaign on Gaza City on Tuesday after visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed the ally's goal of eradicating Hamas and warned that only days may be left for a diplomatic solution. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said early Tuesday that Gaza City, the territory's main urban hub, was ...
This is Beirut, 15/09 22:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon South Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Nabatyeh
At least eight people were wounded on Monday evening in an Israeli airstrike that targeted an apartment in a residential building in the Ksar Zaatar neighborhood of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. The casualty toll is preliminary, as rescue operations remain ongoing. The injured have been taken to hospitals across the region. Ksar Zaatar is known to ...
This is Beirut, 15/09 21:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Qatar Doha Gaza Israel Lebanon
Arab and Muslim leaders called for a review of ties with Israel after emergency talks in Doha on Monday following last week's deadly strike on Hamas members in the Qatari capital. The Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation joint session, which brought together nearly 60 countries, sought to take firm action after Israel's ...
This is Beirut, 15/09 20:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Spanish government has cancelled a contract worth nearly 700 million euros ($825 million) for Israeli-designed rocket launchers, according to an official document seen Monday by AFP. The move comes after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced last week that his government would "consolidate in law" a ban on military equipment sales or ...
This is Beirut, 15/09 18:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
President Aoun Qatar Israel Summit
President of the Republic Joseph Aoun emphasized Lebanon’s readiness for a just and lasting peace with Israel in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative during the emergency Arab-Islamic Summit in Qatar, convened to discuss the recent Israeli airstrikes against this country. He stated, “In a few days, we have an appointment with the United ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 15/09 17:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Tuesday, September 16, Lebanese and Cypriot officials are scheduled to hold a negotiation session to continue discussions on the maritime border demarcation between the two countries. According to available information, Lebanon will seek to extend the maritime boundary line northward to Point 7, a position it submitted to the United Nations in ...
This is Beirut, 15/09 16:51 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Israel USA Donald Trump US Secretary of State
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that Washington was steadfast in its support for its ally Israel's pursuit of the Gaza war and called for the eradication of Hamas. "The people of Gaza deserve a better future, but that better future cannot begin until Hamas is eliminated," Rubio told reporters at a joint press ...