This is Beirut, 2025-05-03 02:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Syria Strikes Conflict
Israel launched more than 20 air strikes inside Syria late Friday, a war monitor said, following up an attack near the presidential palace in Damascus which was condemned as a "dangerous escalation" by the country's Islamist rulers. The strikes came amid Israeli warnings to the Damascus government not to harm the Druze minority, ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-02 22:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus Benjamin Netanyahu
Syria's Islamist rulers on Friday denounced an air strike near the presidential palace as a "dangerous escalation", as Israel called it a "clear message" not to harm the Druze minority. The dawn strike came hours after senior Druze clerics and armed factions reaffirmed their loyalty to Damascus and rejected any call for secession. They also ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-02 21:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus United Kingdom
Four Druze fighters were killed on Friday in a drone strike targeting Syria’s southern province of Sweida, a stronghold of the Druze minority, according to a rights group, which did not specify who carried out the attack. “Four Druze fighters were killed on a farm in Kanaker in an explosion that coincided with the overflight of a drone,” ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-02 20:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Walid Jumblatt Syria Druze Jarmana Sahnaya
In a surprise visit to the Syrian capital on Friday, former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the People’s Palace. The private meeting marks a notable shift in regional political dynamics and comes amid rising tensions in southern Syria. Joumblatt left the palace without making any ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-02 20:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Sheikh Sami Abi Al-Mona Druze Nawaf Salam Syria
In a recent meeting at the Druze Unitarian Community House on Friday, Sheikh Sami Abi Al-Muna, the Grand Mufti of the Druze community, addressed a gathering of Arab ambassadors and accredited officials, emphasizing the importance of unity in the face of mounting tensions in Syria. He denounced the recent bloody events in Syria, labeling them as ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-02 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Hamas Joseph Aoun Nawaf Salam Lebanese Army
For the first time under President Joseph Aoun’s leadership, the Higher Defense Council convened on Friday at the Baabda Palace, where it issued a strong warning to Hamas following rocket launches from Lebanon toward Israel on March 22 and 28. At the conclusion of the session, the Council stated that any military use of Lebanese territory ...
Marilyne Jallad, 2025-05-02 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Achrafieh Baalbeck Hezbollah South Lebanon
The excitement of first-time voters stands in stark contrast with the deep-seated skepticism of older generations, many of whom have lost faith in the promise of democratic renewal. Yet, across this generational divide, a common refrain emerges: a yearning for an electoral system that is more inclusive, transparent and more attuned to the ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-02 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine Cyprus Gaza
A group of activists organizing an aid boat for Gaza said it was attacked on Friday by Israeli drones in international waters off Malta as they headed towards the Palestinian territory. "At 00:23 Maltese time, the Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship, came under direct attack in international waters," the group said in a ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-02 10:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Palestine United Nations Gaza
The Red Cross warned Friday that the humanitarian response in Gaza was on the "verge of total collapse" after two months of Israel blocking aid to the war-torn Palestinian territory. "Without an immediate resumption of aid deliveries, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will not have access to the food, medicines, and life-saving ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-02 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Gulf Hamas Houthi
Israel's army said Friday it intercepted two missiles fired towards its territory from Yemen within 12 hours, with at least one attack claimed by the Arabian Peninsula country's Huthi rebels. An explosion was heard over Jerusalem as the military said it was intercepting the second projectile. "The (Israeli army) has identified the ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-02 06:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel's military said Friday it launched air strikes near the presidential palace in Damascus after the country's defence minister threatened intervention if Syrian authorities failed to protect the Druze minority. Syria's Druze spiritual leader has condemned a "genocidal campaign" against his community after sectarian ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-01 21:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus Israel Katz
Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Thursday that Israel will respond forcefully if Syria's Islamist-led government fails to protect the Druze minority, after two days of deadly sectarian clashes near Damascus. "Should the attacks on the Druze resume and the Syrian regime fail to prevent them, Israel will respond with significant force," Katz ...