par Sana Richa Choucair, 21/04 19:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Beirut International Airport Israel
Since the beginning of the war in Gaza on October 7, 2023, the navigation systems at Beirut International Airport (BIA) have been experiencing near-daily disruptions, compromising the safety of civil aviation and causing the interruptions of some flights. What is the source of these disruptions, and what are BIA’s options? According to ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/04 17:16 - Reading : less than a minute
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant referred to the conflict with Hezbollah on the Lebanese southern border as Israel’s "biggest challenge arena," stating, "we are approaching a decisive point." He added during his statement on Sunday from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, "We have not yet achieved our goals in the war, but we have not given ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/04 16:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hailed on Sunday the armed forces' "success" in the unprecedented attack on Israel on April 13 as an illustration of Iran's "greatness" on the international stage. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised the country's armed forces for their "success" in his first public comments since ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/04 13:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian teenagers in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, as the army confirmed it "neutralized" two attackers who fired at soldiers. The incident, after numerous deaths during an Israeli raid further north in the Palestinian territory, added to a two-year surge of violence in ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/04 23:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Iran and Israel appeared on Saturday to be moving away from escalation, after a week marked by the sharpest tensions in the Middle East since the start of the Gaza war. Iran has dismissed as akin to child's play Israel's reported retaliation for an unprecedented Iranian strike, as both sides appeared on Saturday to step back from the wider ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/04 22:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel Tik Tok Ukraine US Congress
The US House of Representatives approved a major aid package on Saturday for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, as well as a possible ban on the social network TikTok. Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives quickly passed legislation on Saturday to provide aid to Ukraine and Israel and bolster Taiwan, while also threatening a ban on TikTok if it ...
par Hala Abdallah, 20/04 20:28 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for April 20th, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 20/04 18:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
French President Emmanuel Macron told Lebanese Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati that France would do "everything in its power" to stop violence from spiraling between Lebanon and Israel, his office said in a statement issued late Friday night. Macron told Mikati in Paris that he would "continue to act for Lebanon's stability" to protect it ...
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par This Is Beirut, 20/04 16:26 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli army said Saturday that its security forces killed 10 militants in an ongoing raid around Nur Shams, a refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank. "Security forces eliminated 10 terrorists during encounters" over more than 40 hours, the army said in a statement. The army said eight soldiers and a police officer had been ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/04 14:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran's foreign minister has dismissed as akin to child's play the reported Israeli retaliation for an unprecedented Iranian strike, and said Tehran would not respond unless Iranian "interests" were targeted. On Friday, Iran's state media reported explosions were heard after, according to an official, small drones were successfully shot ...
par Michel Touma, 20/04 13:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The prevailing impression from the unfolding “vicissitudes” in Isfahan at the break of dawn on Friday was that Israelis and Iranians were almost ashamed of engaging in direct, face-to-face warfare… In their quest for moral justification, they deploy startling theatrics or unusual military-media acrobatics. Their objective: to minimize ...