This is Beirut - Nawaf Salam

Salam Engages with UN Officials, Eyes Airport Revival

This is Beirut, 11/06 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon United Nations Nawaf Salam Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert Joseph Aoun

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam led a series of high-level meetings on Wednesday at the Grand Serail, addressing regional tensions, bilateral ties and infrastructure proposals. In a closed-door meeting with UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, discussions focused on rising security tensions in southern Lebanon. While no ...

Israeli Opposition Submits Bill to Dissolve Knesset

This is Beirut, 11/06 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Opposition Knesset Haredim

Israeli lawmakers will vote Wednesday on a bill submitted by the opposition to dissolve parliament, which, if successful, could start paving the way to a snap election. While the opposition is composed mainly of centrist and leftist groups, ultra-Orthodox parties that are propping up Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government are also ...

Setbacks Undermine Palestinian Camp Disarmament Ahead of June 15 Deadline

Bassam Abou Zeid, 11/06 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Hezbollah Palestinian Camp

Lebanese and Palestinian officials face a looming deadline to implement the first phase of a long-delayed plan to disarm Palestinian refugee camps, set for June 15. However, sources suggest the process is unlikely to unfold as Lebanese authorities had hoped, with several key details still unresolved. Palestinian representatives say they are still ...

Le Drian in Beirut as Pressure Mounts Ahead of UNIFIL’s Mandate Renewal

Samar El-Kadi, 11/06 11:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah UN Security Council UNIFIL Jean-Yves Le Drian

As the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) approaches its annual mandate renewal this August, tensions are mounting in south Lebanon following repeated altercations between residents and peacekeepers, jeopardizing the mission’s future. French presidential envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian is in Lebanon to reaffirm Paris’ long-term ...

Yemeni National Arrested in Lebanon for Spying for Israel

This is Beirut, 11/06 10:45 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Mossad Hezbolla Houthis

A Yemeni national accused of working for the Israeli Intelligence Agency (Mossad) was arrested in Lebanon on Tuesday by a Lebanese security agency, according to a Lebanese judicial source who spoke with Asharq Al-Awsat news channel. The agent is allegedly a Houthi leader working as a mediator between Hezbollah and the Houthis in Yemen, reported ...

Israel Deports Greta Thunberg after Intercepting Gaza-Bound Aid Boat

This is Beirut, 10/06 20:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Greta Thunberg Sweden Madleen Gaza

Israel deported campaigner Greta Thunberg on a flight to Sweden via France on Tuesday after detaining her along with other activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat. Of the 12 activists on board the Madleen, which was carrying food and supplies for Gaza, four, including Thunberg, agreed to be deported, the rights group that legally represents some ...

Israeli Army Kills Two in Shebaa, Lebanese Army Inspects Building in Beirut

This is Beirut, 10/06 20:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Lebanese Armed Forces Hezbollah drone Shebaa

An Israeli drone targeted the Janaam area in the southern border town of Shebaa on Tuesday, killing a man from the Kanaan family and one of his sons, and injuring another son. The Israeli army later confirmed it had struck what it called two militant operatives, one from Hezbollah and the other from the Lebanese Saraya Organization. According ...

Sirens in Central Israel as Army Says Projectile Launched from Yemen

This is Beirut, 10/06 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Yemen Houthi Movement

Air raid sirens sounded across central Israel and Jerusalem on Tuesday as the military said it had detected a projectile launched from Yemen. "The [Israeli military] has identified the launch of a missile from Yemen toward Israeli territory," the military said in a statement, adding that sirens were sounded in several areas. AFP reporters heard ...

Syria Decrees Full Body Swimwear for Women on Public Beaches

This is Beirut, 10/06 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Syria Ahmad al-Sharaa Women's Rights Human Rights

Syria's new Islamist authorities said on Tuesday that women going to public beaches must wear burkinis or other "decent" clothes that cover the body, giving some private venues an exemption. In the largely conservative country, few women wear swimsuits that reveal their bodies. Six months after Islamist-led forces toppled longtime Syrian ruler ...

Le Drian Meets Lebanese Officials to Discuss Israel, Reforms, Reconstruction

This is Beirut, 10/06 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Le Drian Reconstructions Reforms UNIFIL

French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian held key talks on Tuesday with Lebanese officials to address pressing security and reform challenges amid ongoing Israeli violations. Le Drian underscored the urgency of the moment, saying, “Lebanon has a unique opportunity not only to restore internal cohesion but also to improve its international image and ...

UK and Four Others Sanction Two Israeli Ministers for Inciting Violence

This is Beirut, 10/06 17:35 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Gaza Bezalel Smotrich Itamar Ben Gvir

The UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway on Tuesday announced sanctions against two Israeli ministers for "repeated incitements of violence against Palestinian communities," the British government said. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir will be subject to a travel ban and an asset freeze, ...

LA Protests Turn Spotlight on California's Ambitious Governor

This is Beirut, 10/06 15:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Los Angeles Donald Trump Gavin Newsom California violence migrants

Immigration protests in Los Angeles are proving a stern test of Gavin Newsom's leadership of California, but the unrest also hands the ambitious governor a unique opportunity, say analysts, as he weighs a presidential run in 2028. Rarely a shrinking violet, the 57-year-old chief executive of the country's largest and richest state has eagerly ...

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