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UNIFIL Donates Vehicles to LAF to Bolster Southern Stability

This is Beirut, 16/09 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) donated on Tuesday more than 100 vehicles and pieces of equipment to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), aimed at reinforcing state authority and enhancing stability in southern Lebanon. At a ceremony held in Naqoura, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Diodato Abagnara and ...

Disarming Hezbollah: The Easy Way vs. The Hard Way

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 16/09 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The Lebanese government has yet to fully grasp the seismic shift in Israel’s defense doctrine from containment to preemption. Hezbollah, even if armed with rudimentary weapons like slingshots, will not be tolerated. Beirut must disarm and disband the Iran-backed militia immediately and will be given one final chance to do so. This is the Easy ...

LF Rejects Claims of Election Delay

This is Beirut, 16/09 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Free Patriotic Movement Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea Nabih Berri

The Lebanese Forces (LF) party reiterated on Tuesday that it will not accept any delay in parliamentary elections and pledged to “actively push to bring all matters related to the parliamentary elections before the Parliament’s General Assembly for resolution.” In a press release issued on Tuesday, the LF emphasized that ...

Gemayel Voices Support for Aoun’s Leadership and Policies

This is Beirut, 16/09 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Kataeb party chief and MP Samy Gemayel expressed his support for President Joseph Aoun’s policies and public statements following a meeting with the president on Tuesday. Gemayel thanked Aoun for his speech marking the anniversary of former President Bashir Gemayel’s assassination, saying it “confirms that all Lebanese leaders are now ...

The Surge of Pages and Rumors

Johnny Kortbawi, 16/09 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In recent months, pages linked to the Axis of Resistance have grown on social media like fungi. There is no longer any way to keep track of them: every day or two, a new page appears under a different name but with the same content promoting the axis’s narrative in all its domestic and regional dimensions. These are not mere social media ...

Beirut Blast Suspect Detained in Bulgaria on Interpol Notice

This is Beirut, 16/09 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Igor Grechushkin was arrested on September 5 at Sofia Airport in Bulgaria, after arriving from Paphos, Cyprus, on the basis of an Interpol red notice. The news was reported by AFP, citing a Bulgarian judicial source on condition of anonymity. A 48-year-old Russian-Cypriot national, Grechushkin had been identified by the ship’s former ...

Aoun Welcomes Convening of Arab Media Forum in Beirut

This is Beirut, 16/09 11:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday welcomed the decision to hold the Arab Media Forum in Beirut, during a meeting with the forum’s Secretary-General Madi al-Khamis, in the presence of Information Minister Paul Morcos. Aoun affirmed that “Lebanon has been, and will remain, a leading Arab and international media hub, a platform that upholds ...

Israeli Strike Targets ‘Hezbollah Command Center’ in Nabatieh

This is Beirut, 15/09 22:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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At least eight people were wounded on Monday evening in an Israeli airstrike that targeted an apartment in a residential building in the Ksar Zaatar neighborhood of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. The casualty toll is preliminary, as rescue operations remain ongoing. The injured have been taken to hospitals across the region. Ksar Zaatar is known to ...

Arab and Muslim Leaders Urge Review of Israel ties after Qatar Attack

This is Beirut, 15/09 21:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Arab and Muslim leaders called for a review of ties with Israel after emergency talks in Doha on Monday following last week's deadly strike on Hamas members in the Qatari capital. The Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation joint session, which brought together nearly 60 countries, sought to take firm action after Israel's ...

Biathlon: Four Silver Medals for Lebanon in the Balkans

Makram Haddad, 15/09 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Biathlon Jeanne d’Arc Tawk Paul Keyrouz

In Serbia, the young Lebanese biathlon team made a remarkable breakthrough at the Balkan Championship, winning four silver medals in both the men’s and women’s events. This result marks a real turning point for a discipline launched in the country barely two years ago. Lebanon leaves Serbia with solid achievements in the bag. Paul Keyrouz ...

Israel Reveals Identity of Hezbollah Operative Killed in Nabatiyeh

This is Beirut, 15/09 11:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli army Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced Monday that the Hezbollah member killed in Sunday’s Israeli airstrike in the Nabatiyeh area of southern Lebanon was Mohammed Ali Yassine. In a post on X, Adraee said Yassine had been involved in weapons production and development during the war. He added that the operative’s ...

Mitri Seeks Judicial Accord with Syria

This is Beirut, 14/09 18:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Damascus Tarek Mitri Detainee File

Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri stressed that addressing the detainee file requires a shared legal framework with Damascus. “We discussed establishing a judicial cooperation agreement between Lebanon and Syria to address the detainee issue,” Mitri told Syria TV. He clarified that talks on the detainees have not yet reached the stage of ...

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