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Israel's Netanyahu Announces Intention to Dismiss Shin Bet Chief

This is Beirut, 2025-03-16 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 ...

Overnight Israeli Attacks Kill Two Hezbollah Members

This is Beirut, 2025-03-16 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 ...

Deadly Israeli Strikes Mar Fragile Gaza Truce

This is Beirut, 2025-03-15 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 ...

Syrians Commemorate Uprising Anniversary for First time since Assad's Fall

This is Beirut, 2025-03-15 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 ...

Amal and Hezbollah Oppose Mega Voting Center in Municipal Polls

This is Beirut, 2025-03-15 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, ...

Armistice, Normalization, Peace: What Are the Differences?

Élie-Joe Kamel, 2025-03-15 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 ...

Does the New Constitution Really Change the Syrian System?

This is Beirut, 2025-03-14 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 ...

Israeli Fire Kills Palestinian Man Near Nablus

This is Beirut, 2025-03-14 22:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Nablus West Bank

A 21-year-old man was reportedly killed by Israeli fire near Nablus in the north of the occupied West Bank, as Israel's military said stone-throwers were targeted. "Omar Abdelhakim Daoud, 21, was martyred by fire from occupation forces in the village of Salem east of Nablus," a Palestinian health ministry statement said. An Israeli military ...

Berri to Katz: We Will Not Surrender an Inch of Our Territory

This is Beirut, 2025-03-14 21:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Benjamin Netanyahu Nabih Berry

Speaker Nabih Berri stated that “Lebanon will not surrender, under any circumstances, regardless of the intensity of the pressures, a single inch of its territory, nor any sovereign right.” “Lebanon will use all available means to protect its rights, preserve them, and liberate what remains of our territory from Israeli occupation,” Mr. ...

Steve Witkoff: Hamas is "Making a Very Bad Bet"

This is Beirut, 2025-03-14 19:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Steve Witkoff Hamas Gaza United States

The White House accused Hamas on Friday of making "entirely impractical" demands and stalling on a deal to release a US-Israeli hostage in exchange for an extension of the Gaza ceasefire. "Hamas is making a very bad bet that time is on its side. It is not," a statement from the office of President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and the US ...

Syrian Druze Cross Armistice Line for Pilgrimage to Israel

This is Beirut, 2025-03-14 15:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Damascus Druze

Dozens of Syrian Druze clerics crossed the armistice line on the Golan Heights into Israel on Friday for their community's first pilgrimage to a revered shrine in decades. On board three buses escorted by Israeli military vehicles, the clerics crossed at Majdal Shams in the Golan, and headed to northern Israel. According to a source close to ...

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