This is Beirut, 23/08 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Deputy Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ambassador Hossam Zaki, said that his visit to Beirut comes within the framework of the Arab League's support for the Lebanese state's efforts to extend its sovereignty over all its territories and place all weapons under its control. During a special interview with a Cairo News correspondent in ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 22/08 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The handover of Palestinian weapons from the camps to the Lebanese state marks the beginning of a historic shift: the effort to confine all arms within Lebanon and close a chapter that has weighed on the country for nearly six decades – the use of Lebanese soil as a battlefield for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It is evident to all regional ...
This is Beirut, 22/08 14:20 - Reading : less than a minute
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On Thursday, August 21, weapons were handed over to the Lebanese Army in the Palestinian camp of Burj al-Barajneh in Beirut. This marked the first step, welcomed by the Prime Minister and US envoy Tom Barrack, even if the process will be implemented gradually.
This is Beirut, 22/08 12:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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An Israeli airstrike on Friday struck the town of Aita al-Shaab in the Bint Jbeil district, killing one person, according to the Ministry of Health. An Israeli drone also dropped a bomb near a drilling machine located between Ainata and Kounine, both in the Bint Jbeil district. Meanwhile, hostile drones and warplanes were reported flying at low ...
This is Beirut, 22/08 12:35 - Reading : less than a minute
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After a series of surveillance and security operations, the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Army Intelligence carried out a raid on Thursday, August 21, 2025, in the Joroud Nahleh area of Baalbek. The operation targeted suspects involved in the kidnapping of a Syrian national identified as M.Y. Several suspects were arrested, and the kidnapped ...
Mario Chartouni, 21/08 20:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Palestinian Authority is beginning a new phase of weapons handover in Lebanon’s Palestinian camps. The operation, ordered by President Mahmoud Abbas, is overseen by the new Palestinian Ambassador to Beirut, Mohammad al-Assaad, and supervised by Fatah. Palestinian sources cited by Voix du Liban say the handover began Thursday at 3 PM in Burj ...
This is Beirut, 21/08 15:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The disarmament of Lebanon’s 12 Palestinian refugee camps kicked off on Thursday, as Lebanese army vehicles rolled into Burj al-Barajneeh camp south of Beirut in the first phase of the government’s comprehensive plan to restrict the possession of arms on Lebanese territory to the state authorities. Commenting on the weapons withdrawal ...
This is Beirut, 21/08 13:05 - Reading : less than a minute
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Major General Diodato Abaniara, commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), on Thursday reaffirmed the mission’s commitment to supporting the Lebanese Army (LAF) in extending its authority, maintaining security, and protecting residents of southern Lebanon. Responding to questions about UNIFIL’s priorities following the ...
This is Beirut, 21/08 10:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United Kingdom inaugurated a newly upgraded Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) training facility in Zahrani, southern Lebanon, on Wednesday. British Ambassador to Lebanon Hamish Cowell attended the ceremony alongside senior LAF and UK defense officials. In a statement posted on Thursday, the embassy said that the facility, developed with the ...
This is Beirut, 20/08 22:05 - Reading : less than a minute
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On Wednesday, residents of Deir Siryan, close to Hezbollah, protested after a Finnish UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) patrol reportedly entered private olive groves without being accompanied by the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). The incident comes ahead of a vote on the extension of UNIFIL’s mandate, with the UN Security Council ...
This is Beirut, 20/08 16:55 - Reading : less than a minute
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UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) peacekeepers have discovered a 50-meter-long tunnel and several unexploded pieces of ordnance near the town of al-Qusayr in southern Lebanon, the mission announced Wednesday. The discovery was made in coordination with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), according to a UNIFIL press release. “In ...
This is Beirut, 20/08 14:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) announced on Wednesday that one of its units destroyed seven dunums of cannabis crops in the town of Zarazir, Baalbeck. In a statement, the Army Command said that as part of its ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking, an army unit, supported by a patrol from the Intelligence Directorate, raided the homes of ...