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Damascus Israel HTS Ahmad al-Sharaa Syria Bachar el Assad
Let it be crystal clear: no Syrian, no Lebanese, no Palestinian… regrets the fall of the Khmer Rouge of the Levant. The Assad dynasty, guilty of crimes against humanity and large-scale massacres against its own people, as well as those of “brotherly” countries, has finally fallen after fourteen years of civil war. The problem is that today, ...
This is Beirut, 11:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel Lebanon Latin America
In what may signal a significant shift in strategy, Hezbollah has reportedly orchestrated the quiet relocation of hundreds of its commanders and their families from Lebanon to countries in Latin America and Africa. According to Saudi television channel Al-Hadath, which cited a well-informed diplomatic source, approximately 400 officials have left ...
This is Beirut, 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump Israel Tehran Nuclear sites
US President Donald Trump scuppered an Israeli plan to strike Iranian nuclear sites, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, as Washington attempts to reach a deal to curb Tehran's weapons program. The United States and Iran, which have not had diplomatic relations for more than 40 years, are seeking a new nuclear deal after Trump pulled out of ...
This is Beirut, 16/04 19:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) announced on Wednesday that they had apprehended members of a group responsible for two recent rocket attacks launched from southern Lebanon toward Israel. The suspects include both Lebanese and Palestinian nationals, an army statement said. The arrests were the result of a coordinated intelligence and security ...
This is Beirut, 16/04 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel South Lebanon
Tensions flared once again along Lebanon’s southern border on Wednesday following a series of Israeli drone strikes, including a targeted assassination on the Wadi al-Hujeir road. The Israeli military confirmed the operation, saying it had eliminated a member of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force. Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army’s ...
This is Beirut, 16/04 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defense agency reported that Israeli air strikes in the early hours of Wednesday killed at least 11 people, including women and children. Israel resumed its aerial and ground offensive across Gaza from March 18, ending a two-month ceasefire that had largely halted hostilities in the territory. A pre-dawn air strike in Gaza City ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hamas's armed wing said Tuesday it had "lost contact" with the group holding Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander following an air strike on their location in Gaza. "We announce that we have lost contact with the group holding soldier Edan Alexander following a direct strike on their location. We are still trying to reach them at this moment," ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations Israel Ceasefire Hezbollah Palestine
Israeli forces have killed dozens of civilians in Lebanon since a ceasefire took effect late last year, including a number of women and children, the United Nations said Tuesday. The UN rights office reported that Israeli military operations had killed and injured civilians in Lebanon in the four months since the fragile truce between Israel and ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday that the establishment of a Palestinian state would be a "huge reward for terrorism". Macron, meanwhile, posted on X that he had told Netanyahu the suffering of civilians in Gaza "must end" and only a ceasefire in the war with Hamas would free the remaining ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Damascus Gulf Israel Joseph Aoun
Syria's new president arrived in Qatar on Tuesday, state media said, for his first official visit to the Gulf state, a key backer of the new administration after longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad's ouster. The official Qatar News Agency reported Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Shareh on his arrival at ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hamas Hezbollah Israel Joseph Aoun Qatar
President Joseph Aoun arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for a 24-hour official visit at the invitation of Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, with bilateral talks centered on Lebanon’s reconstruction efforts in the wake of the October 2024 war with Israel. The visit comes just hours ahead of a separate arrival by Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, ...
Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 15/04 15:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Israel United States
The Shia of Lebanon who pledge allegiance to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei should ask themselves these questions: Why do they boycott American products when Khamenei invites Americans to invest in Iran and promises Washington $4 billion in contracts? Why do these Shia have to live in tents, erected atop their razed homes, and not surrender ...