This is Beirut - Nawaf Salam

Two Hezb Members Killed in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2025-10-31 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah South Lebanon Lebanese Army United Nations

Tensions sharply escalated across southern Lebanon on Friday as Israeli drone and warplanes struck target in the Nabatiyeh and Bint Jbeil districts, leaving several casualties. In one incident, an Israeli drone launched a guided missile at a motorcycle in Talat Shukain, in the Nabatieh caza, killing the driver instantly. Ambulances rushed to the ...

Aoun: Lebanese Army Is the Sole Guarantee of Sovereignty

This is Beirut, 2025-10-31 13:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Lebanese Army Germany berlin Joseph Aoun

President Joseph Aoun reaffirmed on Friday that the Lebanese Army (LAF) remains “the only guarantee for protecting Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring its defense,” stressing that “there can be no sustainable security without it.” During a meeting at Baabda Palace with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, Aoun said “Lebanon is ...

Israel Returns Remains of 30 More Palestinians to Gaza

This is Beirut, 2025-10-31 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine USA Hostage

Israel has returned the bodies of 30 more Palestinians to Gaza as part of an ongoing exchange deal under a US-brokered ceasefire plan, a hospital told AFP on Friday. The Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis told AFP that "the bodies of 30 Palestinian prisoners were received from the Israeli side as part of the exchange deal". Under the truce, ...

Disarmament and Elections on the Agenda in Bkerkeh

This is Beirut, 2025-10-31 11:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Bechara Rai Lebanese Army Pope Francis Nawaf Salam

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Friday declared that a “decision has been made” to confiscate illegal weapons across the country, affirming that the Lebanese Army has already presented a plan for implementation. “There will be no reversal of the decision to confiscate weapons,” Salam said following a meeting with Maronite Patriarch Beshara ...

Graham: Disarm Hezbollah to End Israeli Attacks in Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2025-10-30 21:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Lebanese Army United States

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said Thursday that Israeli military operations in Lebanon would end “if Hezbollah were disarmed,” describing the ongoing cross-border strikes as a direct response to the militant group’s continued armed presence. Graham argued that Israel’s incursions into Lebanese territory are intended to “suppress ...

Israel Says Received Bodies of Two Gaza Hostages from Red Cross

This is Beirut, 2025-10-30 17:42 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza Israeli Hostages

Israel said its security forces in the Gaza Strip had received the remains of two hostages from the Red Cross returned on Thursday as part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal. "Israel has received, through the Red Cross, the bodies of two hostages that were handed over to the Israeli army and Shin Bet forces inside the Gaza Strip," a ...

Universal Music and Udio Partner to Launch Licensed AI Music Platform

This is Beirut, 2025-10-30 16:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Music Universal AI Copyright Culture

Recording industry giant Universal Music Group said Thursday it had struck a licensing deal with AI music generation startup Udio, in an industry-first tie-up aiming to launch an AI creation platform next year. Universal and Udio said in a statement that their platform, as yet unnamed, "will be powered by new cutting-edge generative AI technology ...

Gaza in the Grip of Hamas’s Reign of Terror

This is Beirut, 2025-10-30 14:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine Donald Trump Hezbollah

Since the October ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a new conflict has erupted in the Gaza Strip: an internal struggle as the Islamist movement targets its Palestinian rivals. The campaign has involved executions, raids, and armed clashes across multiple neighborhoods. Officially, Hamas says it is “restoring order” after two years of war ...

U.S. Seeks to Finalize Plan for International Security Force in Gaza

This is Beirut, 2025-10-30 13:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Palestine Donald Trump Hamas Internal Security Forces

U.S. officials are engaged in sensitive talks with several countries about creating an international force to be deployed in Gaza, with a plan expected to be presented in the coming weeks, three sources closely involved told Axios. The urgency of the initiative was underscored by an attack last Tuesday, which exposed the fragility of the ...

Ortagus in Lebanon: A Low-Profile Visit with a Clear Message

Mario Chartouni, 2025-10-30 13:11 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Ain el-Tineh Donald Trump Hezbollah Joseph Aoun

In a region increasingly fraught with tension, U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus’s visit to Beirut unfolded as part of a diplomatic sequence in which Lebanon once again finds itself on the fault line between war and negotiation. High-Level Meetings Morgan Ortagus began her Lebanese tour on Wednesday with a meeting in Ain al-Tineh with Parliament ...

Lebanese Officials Condemn Deadly Israeli Attack on Blida

This is Beirut, 2025-10-30 11:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Blida

Top Lebanese officials on Thursday denounced Israel’s latest attacks on southern Lebanon, including a deadly overnight strike on the Blida municipal building that killed municipal employee Ibrahim Salameh, describing it as a “flagrant assault on Lebanese sovereignty and state institutions.” Following the incident, President ...

Gold Demand Hit Records as Price Soared

This is Beirut, 2025-10-30 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam USA Gold Jewelry Interest

Demand for gold hit a record high in the third quarter as the precious metal's price hit all-time highs on geopolitical unrest, industry data showed Thursday. Total demand grew three percent year-on-year in the July-September period to 1,313 tonnes, the World Gold Council said, as the metal, perceived as a safe haven investment, benefitted from ...

Nawaf Salam