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Tripartite Collaboration to Address Social and Humanitarian Challenges in Lebanon

This is Beirut, 07/01 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

The Lebanese Armed Forces, the Military Technical Committee for Lebanon (MTC4L), and the Lebanese Association of the Knights of Malta have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to address social and humanitarian challenges across Lebanon. The MoU was signed on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, by General Joseph Aoun, Commander-in-Chief of the ...

Footballer Celine Haidar Awakens from Coma, Remains in ICU

This is Beirut, 07/01 12:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Céline Haidar Football Lebanon War

Celine Haidar, a beloved player on Lebanon’s national women’s football team, has awakened from a coma following severe injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike in November. Haidar, who remains in the intensive care unit at Saint Georges Hospital in Ashrafiyeh, has shown small yet profound signs of recovery. Haidar’s injuries stem from a ...

Hajj Safa... Threaten As You Will!

Johnny Kortbawi, 07/01 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Hezbollah Wafiq Safa

The most telling sign of a shift in Lebanon's political landscape and the fading of Hezbollah’s longstanding aura of fear became evident following Wafiq Safa's remarks about the country's current state of affairs. This public appearance, his first since the airstrike targeting him during the war, marks the significant shift in the dynamics at ...

What Is Najib Mikati Playing At?

This is Beirut, 06/01 21:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Najib Mikati Cabinet

High-ranking parliamentary sources questioned the reasons that led caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to place the draft law on bank restructuring on the Cabinet's agenda for its session on Tuesday, and why he discreetly sent it as an annex last Friday. The same sources unanimously agreed that the draft law was rushed and prepared by a ...

Basketball: Kenneth Faried, a Key Addition to Sagesse SC?

Makram Haddad, 06/01 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Kenneth Faried La Sagesse Houston Rockets NBA Lebanon

Sagesse SC is close to finalizing its roster for the 2024-2025 season with a prestigious signing: Kenneth Faried. This American player, known for his energy and impact on the court, could be the club's final foreign addition after securing Shabazz Muhammad and Zach Lofton. Faried, 35, nicknamed “The Manimal” for his explosive playing style, ...

Air France Extends Flight Suspension to Lebanon and Israel

This is Beirut, 06/01 13:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Israel Air France Flight

Air France announced the continued suspension of its flights to Lebanon and Israel due to ongoing security risks in the region. The airline confirmed on Monday that its services between Paris and Tel Aviv will remain suspended until January 17, while flights between Paris and Beirut are halted until January 31. The decision follows the ...

Iran Denies Beirut Airport Diplomat Inspection Incident

This is Beirut, 06/01 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Iran Beirut Airport

The Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee confirmed that Iranian diplomats were not subjected to any inspection at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport last Friday. Ebrahim Rezai, the committee’s spokesperson, clarified on Sunday, “The committee held an extensive four-hour session to investigate the ...

Equivocations

Charles Chartouni, 06/01 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The situation in both Lebanon and Syria is still shrouded in ambiguities, deliberate equivocations, and malevolence. Nothing seems clear, and actors continue to operate in grey zones, let alone in the dark alleys that persist throughout.. The chances of negotiations and constructive engagement are quite narrow and are not part of the political ...

Israel Accuses Hezbollah of Violating Ceasefire Terms

This is Beirut, 05/01 16:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israel Hezbollah Lebanon Israel Katz

Israeli Defense Minister Israël Katz accused Hezbollah on Sunday of not meeting the terms of a ceasefire, warning that if the militants continued to breach the deal, Israel would "be forced to act". Katz issued his warning after visiting the military's northern command, and it followed a similar accusation against Israel by Hezbollah chief Naim ...

Futsal: The Lebanese Women's Team Eyes Asian Cup Final Stages

Makram Haddad, 05/01 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Futsal Lebanon Women LFA

The Lebanese women’s futsal team is about to kick off their Asian campaign in Pattaya, Thailand, where the Asian Cup qualifiers will take place from January 11 to 19. Drawn into a tough group, Lebanon will face Thailand (the host nation), Bahrain, Iraq and Palestine as they aim to secure their ticket to the finals this summer in China — a ...

UN Accuses Israel of Ceasefire Breach as Hezbollah Says Losing Patience

This is Beirut, 04/01 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Israel Hezbollah UNIFIL

The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon accused Israel Saturday of a "flagrant violation" of the 2006 Security Council resolution that forms the basis of its November ceasefire with Hezbollah. The statement from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) came as Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem warned the militant group's patience with Israeli violations ...

Naim Qassem: Hezbollah's ‘Wish’ to Elect a President

This is Beirut, 04/01 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Hezbollah Israël President of the Republic Lebanon

On the fifth anniversary of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of the Quds Force (Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unit), and his Iraqi lieutenant, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem reiterated the slogan of “the resistance’s victory over Israel,” emphasizing that the ...

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