This Is Beirut, 2024-08-11 18:24 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
UNIFIL Spokesperson Andrea Tenenti asserted that “UNIFIL is continuing its missions in coordination with the Lebanese authorities, including joint patrols with the Lebanese Armed Forces,” noting that “nothing has changed.” In a statement issued on Sunday, he reiterated “the forces' determination to work closely with the Lebanese army to ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-07-29 11:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese Army Air Force, supported by other units of the Army and in cooperation with the Civil Defense, managed to extinguish a fire that broke out in the town of Qabeit - Akkar. On Monday, and for the fourth consecutive day, relentless forest fires were still spreading throughout the pine forests of Akkar. Residents near the pine forests ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-07-08 19:24 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tension escalated on Monday morning in the Palestinian camp of Nahr al-Bared as the Lebanese Army and intelligence units conducted a raid to apprehend individuals wanted for drug trafficking. According to reports, suspects opened fire, prompting a response from the Army. Entrances and exits to the camp were sealed off to prevent movement in and ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-07-04 11:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi commended the efforts of the Lebanese army in the South. “We know that there is no salvation for the country except through its national army, whether in the South or elsewhere,” he said. In an interview with “Al-Joumhouria” on Thursday, the minister insisted on the safety of the security ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-07-01 17:40 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese Armed Forces Command has received a further portion of the $20 million financial donation from the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, as part of its ongoing support for the military institution in light of current challenges. "The donation will be distributed equitably to soldiers as soon as administrative procedures are ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-14 17:07 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese Army Intelligence arrested, on Friday, the killer of the soldier who was assigned to guard the Beirut Port, after spotting and tracking him through surveillance cameras. A Lebanese soldier, on guard duty in the vicinity of the Port of Beirut, had been found shot dead on Thursday night. According to a statement by the Lebanese Armed ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-14 13:12 - Reading : less than a minute
A Lebanese soldier, on guard duty in the vicinity of the Port of Beirut, was found shot dead on the night of 13 to 14 June, an army statement said Friday. The statement revealed that the soldier was found dead with two gunshot wounds from a handgun, and that his weapon was missing. “Specialized army units examined the crime scene, and an ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 2024-06-05 14:47 - Reading : less than a minute
More information unfolding regarding the shooting at the US Embassy in Awkar. The Lebanese Army is still conducting an investigation for more information.
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-31 22:13 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese Army announced on Friday that it had arrested "eight individuals who confessed to being supporters of the terrorist organization Daesh (ISIS)." "The suspects admitted to committing acts of theft to finance their terrorist projects and to firing at shops and at the vehicle of an officer of the Internal Security Forces as part of a ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-13 13:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah claimed responsibility on Monday for a strike that Israel said wounded four soldiers in the country's north, the latest cross-border fire in more than seven months of clashes. Hezbollah fighters fired "a guided missile" at an Israeli Merkava tank across the border on Monday morning, destroying it "after closely monitoring the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-19 19:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The political crisis in Lebanon and the explosive situation in southern Lebanon, as well as the risk of conflagration in the region, were the focus of French President Emmanuel Macron's meeting with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the Elysée Palace on Friday. The meeting lasted nearly an hour, after which they were joined by the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-10 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has highlighted his country’s support for the Lebanese Army, through the provision of personnel training and its large contingent operating with the UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon. In an interview with Al-Arabiya TV channel on Wednesday, Tajani said that “around 100 Italian military personnel ...