This is Beirut, 18/03 10:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Palestine Hamas
Israel vowed on Tuesday to continue fighting in Gaza until the return of all hostages as it unleashed its most intense strikes since a ceasefire, with the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory reporting more than 330 people killed. Hamas accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of deciding to "resume war" after a deadlock ...
This is Beirut, 17/03 21:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's military said on Monday it was striking military sites in southern Syria, as Syrian state media reported two killed in an Israeli strike near the southern city of Daraa. "The [Israeli military] is currently striking military targets in southern Syria, including command centers and military sites containing weapons and military ...
This is Beirut, 17/03 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United Nations Lebanese Army UN Security Council
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, expressed “cautious optimism” regarding Lebanon’s political and security situation during her briefing to the UN Security Council on Monday. Hennis-Plasschaert welcomed the formation of Lebanon’s new government and its ministerial program. She also ...
This is Beirut, 17/03 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah South Lebanon
Two people were killed and three others wounded in an Israeli airstrike targeting a motorcycle in the Yohmor al-Shaqif area of Nabatiyeh, the Public Health Emergency Operations Center reported on Monday morning. The Israeli army stated that the strike targeted “two Hezbollah members who were operating and directing terrorist ...
This is Beirut, 17/03 15:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Tehran nuclear IAEA
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Monday that his country was "committed" to cooperating with the UN's nuclear agency after meeting with its chief, Rafael Grossi. Gharibabadi said in a post on X that the talks in Vienna with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had been "frank and ...
This is Beirut, 16/03 20:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Shin Bet Ronen Bar Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday informed the head of the Shin Bet, the country's internal security agency, that he will ask the government to dismiss him. Netanyahu and Shin Bet agency chief Ronen Bar have been engaged in a public spat in recent weeks over reforms to the agency, which has been accused of failing to prevent the ...
This is Beirut, 16/03 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah south Lebanon ceasefire
Overnight Israeli attacks targeted Hezbollah operatives in several locations in southern Lebanon, as Israeli troops entered the town of Adaisseh in the largest violation of the ceasefire agreement so far. An Israeli drone launched a guided missile strike at approximately 2:00 a.m. targeting a BMW X5 SUV on the road to the town of Yater in the ...
This is Beirut, 15/03 22:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Palestine strikes
Gaza's civil defense agency said nine people including journalists were killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday, attacks which could further endanger the fragile truce in the Palestinian territory. Following the reported strikes, the deadliest since the ceasefire took hold on January 19, Hamas accused Israel of a "blatant violation" of the truce ...
This is Beirut, 15/03 18:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United Nations Syria Ahmad al-Sharaa Bashar al-Assad
Syrians gathered on Saturday to commemorate the 14th anniversary of their uprising in public demonstrations in Damascus for the first time since president Bashar al-Assad was toppled. The demonstration in Damascus's Umayyad Square is the first in the capital after years of repression under Assad, during which the square was the sole preserve of ...
This is Beirut, 15/03 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Amal Hezbollah megacenter municipal elections
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s Amal Movement opposes the idea of setting up a megacenter where eligible voters can cast their ballot in the municipal elections, regardless of where they hail from, particularly in the war-devastated southern region. Thanks to megacenters, residents of southern villages can vote in the areas where they live, ...
Élie-Joe Kamel, 15/03 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon United Nations Hamas Hezbollah
Whenever an agreement—whether purely technical or otherwise—between Lebanon and Israel is discussed, confusion arises, often followed by accusations and excessive speculation. Many Lebanese tend to mix up and confuse the terms "armistice," "normalization," and "peace." This makes it necessary to clarify the differences between these three ...
This is Beirut, 14/03 22:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Syria Damascus Ahmad al-Sharaa Constitution
Syria's new temporary constitution concentrates power in interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's hands and fails to include enough protections for minorities, experts warn. The declaration, signed into law on Thursday, establishes a five-year transitional period and follows the toppling of Bashar al-Assad's repressive government by Islamist-led ...