This is Beirut, 2025-03-07 23:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Ahmad al-Sharaa Syria
Syrian interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa declared on Friday that Syria “will not move backward” and warned against any violations of the state's established rules during a speech to the nation. “Syria has moved forward and will not take a single step back,” the president stated, emphasizing that security forces must avoid excessive ...
This is Beirut, 2025-03-07 22:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Strikes South Lebanon Security
Israeli warplanes launched a series of surprise airstrikes on multiple locations in the South on Friday evening. Around 20 airstrikes targeted several valleys and wooded areas on the outskirts of Zibqin, Beit Yahoun, al-Ayshiyya, al-Rihan, Ansar and al-Baysariyya. The strikes also hit Zaghrin Hill in Jabal al-Rihan, in the Jezzine area, ...
This is Beirut, 2025-03-07 21:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Yemen Gaza Houthis
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis will resume attacks on Israeli shipping if aid supplies to Gaza do not resume in four days, the movement’s leader said on Friday. "If the Israeli enemy continues after the first four days to prevent the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip... then we will resume our naval operations against the Israeli enemy," Abdulmalik ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 2025-03-07 18:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Syria Bashar Assad Latakia Conflict Ahmad al-Sharaa
The Pandora’s box that opened in Syria in 2011 is far from closed. After the civil war that broke out 14 years ago, a new phase of tensions has begun in the wake of former President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster and his exile in Russia. On Thursday, fighting intensified across the country, particularly in the west, as supporters of the former ...
This is Beirut, 2025-03-07 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine Cairo
A high-level Hamas delegation was in Cairo Friday to advance efforts to prolong a fragile ceasefire in Gaza, which has largely paused hostilities with Israel, two senior Hamas officials said. "The delegation will meet with Egyptian officials on Saturday to discuss the latest developments, assess progress in implementing the ceasefire agreement ...
This is Beirut, 2025-03-07 15:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Banks Hezbollah USA
The World Bank on Friday estimated Lebanon's recovery and reconstruction costs at $11 billion following the war between Israel and Hezbollah, which ended with a ceasefire last November. "Reconstruction and recovery needs following the conflict that affected Lebanon are estimated at US$11 billion," the World Bank said in a report assessing damage ...
This is Beirut, 2025-03-07 13:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam South Lebanon Jews Rav Ashi.
In a new breach of Lebanese sovereignty, a group of Haredi Jews entered Qabr al-Abbad, a site within Lebanese territory near the border town of Hula, on Friday morning. The visit, organized by the Israeli army under the pretext of a religious pilgrimage, saw hundreds of Haredim performing rituals at the tomb of Rabbi Rav Ashi. According to ...
This is Beirut, 2025-03-06 20:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Roy Ayers Farewell Music
Roy Ayers, the trailblazer of jazz, funk and neo-soul whose "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" proved a hugely popular hip-hop sample, has died. He was 84 years old. The artist's family shared the news in a Facebook post, saying the vibraphonist, composer and producer died in New York on March 4 following a long illness. "He lived a beautiful 84 ...
Rayan Chami, 2025-03-06 19:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Joseph Aoun Nawaf Salam Cabinet
The first Cabinet meeting since Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government won Parliament’s confidence is being held today at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, chaired by President Joseph Aoun. This crucial session will address several key issues, including the implementation of reforms, the 2025 budget proposal and tax exemptions for war ...
This is Beirut, 2025-03-06 18:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Saudi Arabia Baabda Palace Nawaf Salam Cabinet
The Council of Ministers on Thursday approved the promulgation of the 2025 budget by decree, as well as the temporary extension of the mandates of ambassadors from outside the cadre. At its first session after gaining the parliament’s vote of confidence held at the Baabda Palace, the Cabinet went through twenty-two items on its ...
Soumia Benmerzoug, 2025-03-06 18:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Houthis Gaza Yemen Hamas
The Houthis’ involvement in the Gaza war is not merely an act of solidarity with Hamas. Behind their attacks on ships in the Red Sea and their declarations of support for the Palestinian cause lies a far more ambitious strategy: strengthening their position amid regional chaos and asserting their influence on the Middle East’s geopolitical ...
This is Beirut, 2025-03-06 17:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah International Criminal Court
Amnesty International called, on Wednesday, for an investigation into the Israeli army's attacks on healthcare facilities in southern Lebanon during the war with Hezbollah that began on October 8, 2023. “Israel’s unlawful attacks on medical facilities and personnel are not only serious violations of international humanitarian law and likely ...