This is Beirut, 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Turkey's defence ministry on Friday said a ballistic missile from Iran had been shot down in Turkish airspace by NATO forces in the third such incident of the Middle East war. "A ballistic munition launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was neutralised by NATO air and missile defence assets deployed in the eastern ...
Amal Chmouny, 11:50 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Lebanon’s call for direct negotiations with Israel and its pledge to disarm Hezbollah are being framed in Beirut as historic. But it may instead be a delayed response, too late to stop the war, too weak to change its course, and potentially giving Hezbollah room to maneuver. On Monday, President Joseph Aoun urged an immediate ceasefire and ...
This is Beirut, 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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For the first time since clashes between Israel and Hezbollah erupted following the killing of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Israeli forces carried out strikes in Burj Hammoud in the Metn District. At dawn on Friday, Israeli aircraft launched an airstrike on an apartment in the Nabaa–Burj Hammoud area near the Mirna Shalouhi ...
Marwan El Amine, 10:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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After Israel’s war against Hezbollah ended in November 2024, many expected the group’s losses—including the killing of its leader Hassan Nasrallah—to weaken its influence in Lebanon. Hopes rose that the Lebanese state could reclaim sovereignty and extend its control across the country. Yet subsequent developments revealed that these ...
This is Beirut, 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Air strikes killed at least 11 Iran-backed fighters in Iraq on Thursday near the Iraqi-Syrian border and in the capital Baghdad, senior security and armed faction officials told AFP. Iraqi authorities denounced the "blatant attacks" on bases that belong to the Hashed al-Shaabi, a former paramilitary group now integrated into the regular ...
This is Beirut, 09:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Israel renewed its strikes on Beirut on Thursday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning that if the Lebanese government did not disarm Hezbollah, Israel would do the job "on the ground". "You are playing with fire," Benjamin Netanyahu said to Lebanese authorities during a press conference, as Israeli jets carried out three strikes on ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 16:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A wave of strikes carried out between February 28 and March 12, 2026, targeted dozens of military, governmental, and logistical sites across Iran, according to information circulating in regional media reports. The attacks focused on infrastructure linked to Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, as well as political command centers, military ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 15:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei delivered his first message to the Iranian public on Thursday, pledging continued confrontation with Iran’s adversaries while simultaneously signaling openness to improved relations with neighboring countries. In remarks broadcast by official channels, Khamenei said Iran had ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The U.S. military is currently "not ready" to escort tankers through the critical Strait of Hormuz because all its assets are focused on striking Iran, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday. Wright's comments came as an attack on two oil tankers off Iraq killed at least one person, and oil prices briefly soared past $100. Since launching ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 14:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The Middle East war is creating the biggest oil supply shock in history, the International Energy Agency warned Thursday, as Iran launched a new wave of attacks against Gulf energy targets that sent prices spiking above $100 a barrel. Images from Bahrain showed thick smoke rising after a strike on fuel tanks in Muharraq, with residents told to ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 14:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Information Minister Paul Morcos announced on Thursday that Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has instructed Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji to summon the necessary diplomats from the Iranian Embassy following a statement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claiming a joint military operation with Hezbollah against Israel. Earlier Thursday, ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expressed “grave concern” on Thursday over the dangerous escalation of hostilities along the Blue Line overnight on Wednesday. In a press release, UNIFIL said it had observed “more than 120 projectiles fired from Lebanese territory into Israel, as well as seven Israeli ...