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UNIFIL Dismisses Termination Rumors, Reaffirms Commitment to South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2025-06-12 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon UNIFIL Mandate Naqoura Peacekeeping

UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti on Thursday denied rumors about an alleged agreement to end the peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon. In an interview with Al-Jadeed TV, Tenenti said, “There is no agreement between the United States and Israel to end UNIFIL’s mission in southern Lebanon – what is being said on the matter is merely ...

Internet Down in Gaza Following Attack on Last Fiber Optic Cable

This is Beirut, 2025-06-12 12:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Gaza Internet Fiber optic

The Palestinian Authority said internet and fixed-line communication services were down in Gaza on Thursday following an attack on the territory's last fiber optic cable it blamed on Israel. "All internet and fixed-line communication services in the Gaza Strip have been cut following the targeting of the last remaining main fiber optic line in ...

Israeli Forces Arrest Hamas Members in Operation in Southern Syria

This is Beirut, 2025-06-12 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Hamas Syria

Israeli soldiers arrested several Hamas members during a nighttime operation in southern Syria, the Israeli army announced Thursday, as reported by Israeli media. The Hamas members were captured by reservists from the Alexandroni Brigade in the village of Beit Jinn, located about 6 kilometers from the Israeli border, outside the buffer zone ...

Netanyahu Dodges Snap Election Threat as Dissolution Bill Fails in Knesset

This is Beirut, 2025-06-12 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Haredim Knesset Opposition

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right government survived an opposition bid to dissolve parliament on Thursday, as lawmakers rejected a bill that could have paved the way for snap elections. Out of the Knesset's 120 members, 61 voted against the proposal, with 53 in favor. The opposition had introduced the bill hoping to force ...

Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty of Sexual Assault

This is Beirut, 2025-06-12 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Harvey Weinstein Court Sexual Assault Cinema Culture

Disgraced Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of one sexual assault at his retrial Wednesday and not guilty of another, with jurors still considering a rape charge after hearing graphic testimony from his alleged victims. Weinstein was retried for offenses against two women, Jessica Mann whom he is alleged to have raped, and Miriam ...

Hamas Accused of Killing Gaza Aid Workers Backed by US and Israel

This is Beirut, 2025-06-12 08:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

A US - and Israeli-backed charity operating in Gaza accused Palestinian militant group Hamas of attacking aid workers en route to a distribution centre on Wednesday, saying at least five people were killed. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said a bus carrying its staff to a distribution site near Khan Younes in the south was "brutally attacked by ...

Special Space ‘Shuttles’ Bound for Disaster

Marc Saikali, 2025-06-12 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah

Three... two... one... Touchdown! Each week, the Rafic Hariri International Airport runway hums with the arrival of diplomatic missions. On Monday, France’s special envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian touched down. American envoys Tom Barrack and Massaad Boulos are expected soon. But so far, each mission has taken off again before Lebanon’s ...

Israel to Expel French Nationals on Gaza Aid Boat by End of Week

This is Beirut, 2025-06-11 22:12 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Gaza Rima Hassan Madleen Jean-Noel Barrot France

Israel is to expel by the end of the week four French nationals held after security forces intercepted their Gaza-bound aid boat, France's foreign minister said Wednesday, as an Israeli NGO said one of the French campaigners was briefly put in solitary confinement. The announcement came as France's prime minister accused activists aboard ...

The Israeli Army Crosses the Blue Line, Kills a Man in Beit Leif

This is Beirut, 2025-06-11 16:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Airstrike Hezbollah Beirut southern suburbs

An Israeli drone strike targeted a parked car outside a residential home in the town of Beit Leif, in ssouthern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district, killing one person and injuring three others, the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday. Also Wednesday, an Israeli infantry unit reportedly advanced into the outskirts of the southern Lebanese ...

Salam Engages with UN Officials, Eyes Airport Revival

This is Beirut, 2025-06-11 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, 2025-06-11 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, 2025-06-11 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 ...

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