This is Beirut, 25/08 19:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Yemen Houthi Movement
Israeli strikes on Sunday targeting Houthi sites in Sanaa killed 10 people and injured around 100, according to an updated toll announced Monday by the pro-iranian group. The Houthis said the strikes hit “an oil company station” and a “power plant” in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital under their control. Houthi Health Ministry spokesperson ...
This is Beirut, 25/08 19:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defense agency said five journalists were among at least 20 people killed Monday when Israeli strikes hit a hospital in the south, with Reuters, the Associated Press and Al Jazeera mourning their slain contributors. The ongoing war in Gaza has been one of the deadliest for journalists, with around 200 media workers killed over ...
This is Beirut, 25/08 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Reconstruction Nawaf Salam World Bank
The Ministerial Committee for Reconstruction and Economic Recovery, chaired by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, met on Monday at the Grand Serail with Finance Minister Yassine Jaber, Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi, Social Affairs Minister Haneen Sayed, Telecommunications Minister Charles Hage, Public Works and Transport Minister Fayez Rasamny and ...
Mike Pompeo, 25/08 16:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah United States Donald Trump
Hezbollah disarmament must come before any governance reforms can succeed. Lebanon stands at a crossroads. After decades of Iranian manipulation and Hezbollah's stranglehold on the country, President Donald Trump has a historic opportunity to help the Lebanese people reclaim their nation while advancing key American interests. But success ...
This is Beirut, 25/08 14:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam US Congress Lebanese Army USA Nawaf Salam
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met with US Congress members Darin LaHood and Steve Cohen at the Grand Serail on Friday, in the presence of US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson and the accompanying delegation. During the meeting, LaHood commended the Lebanese government for extending state authority nationwide, centralizing arms under state control ...
This is Beirut, 25/08 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Cinema Box office Film Culture Art
Netflix's monster animated hit KPop Demon Hunters ruled the North American box office with a special singalong event, raking in $18 million in a first victory in theaters for the streaming giant, industry estimates showed Sunday. Netflix refuses to report ticket sales data, so the amount is based on projections from rival studios and exhibitors, ...
This is Beirut, 25/08 12:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam South Lebanon Drone raid
One person was killed on Monday in southern Lebanon after an Israeli drone targeted a Rapid vehicle along the Ain al-Mazrab–Tibnine road in the Bint Jbeil district, the Ministry of Public Health’s Emergency Operations Center confirmed. The fatal strike comes amid a series of Israeli military operations. In Marjayoun, an Israeli unit entered ...
This is Beirut, 25/08 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Lebanese Army Benjamin Netanyahu Joseph Aoun
Israel announced on Monday that it would take reciprocal steps, including a phased reduction of its military presence, should the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) implement the disarmament of Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised what he called the “historic decision” by the Lebanese government, led by President Joseph Aoun ...
This is Beirut, 25/08 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam UN Security Council Hezbollah USA UNIFIL
While some reports suggested that the UN Security Council would postpone the vote on a draft resolution to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until August 29, Agence France-Presse reported that the Council will in fact vote on the text today. The Council will vote on a French-drafted compromise that would ...
Charles Chartouni, 25/08 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Houthis Iran Hamas
Observing international life today conveys puzzling images and ambivalent feelings about its complexion. We have a difficult time categorizing events, making sense of political evolutions, and dealing with them. The collapse of the conventional political taxonomy with its binaries and ideological lenses invites us to rethink our intellectual ...
This is Beirut, 25/08 08:56 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Yemen Houthi Movement
Israeli strikes in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday killed at least six people, according to the country's Iran-backed Huthi rebels, who have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel throughout the Gaza war. AFP images showed a large fireball lighting up the skies over the rebel-held capital, leaving behind a column of thick, ...
Michel Touma, 25/08 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Gulf Hamas Hezbollah
One of Donald Trump’s key campaign pledges was to bring peace and prosperity to the Middle East. In a region as volatile as the Levant, the path to any lasting peace runs through stability and security, which means dismantling factions that can only exist in a climate of perpetual conflict. These goals are nothing short of ambitious in a part of ...