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Australia Expels Iran Ambassador Over Antisemitic Attacks

This is Beirut, 2025-08-26 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Tehran Australia Diplomat Ambassador

Australia expelled Iran's ambassador on Tuesday, accusing the country of being behind antisemitic arson attacks in Melbourne and Sydney. It marks the first time Australia has expelled an ambassador since World War II. Intelligence services reached the "deeply disturbing conclusion" that Iran directed at least two antisemitic attacks, Prime ...

Barrack and Ortagus in Baabda Tuesday: A Gradual Israeli Withdrawal from Southern Lebanon?

This is Beirut, 2025-08-25 23:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Tom Barrack Morgan Ortagus

American envoys Tom Barrack and Morgan Ortagus are set to meet President Joseph Aoun Tuesday morning to deliver Israel’s official response to U.S. proposals aimed at helping Lebanon restore full sovereignty over its entire territory and kickstart the country’s recovery process. The response from Tel Aviv, which addresses the ...

Allies, NGOs Condemn Israel Strike on Gaza Hospital

This is Beirut, 2025-08-25 20:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza Reax

World powers voiced shock at the killing of five journalists among 20 victims reported by Gaza's civil defense agency in an Israeli strike on a hospital on Monday. The Israeli military said it would investigate the strike in the area of Nasser Hospital, in the southern town of Khan Yunis, adding that it "regrets any harm to uninvolved ...

Israeli Strikes in Yemen: Ten Dead in Updated Toll

This is Beirut, 2025-08-25 19:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Yemen Houthi Movement

Israeli strikes on Sunday targeting Houthi sites in Sanaa killed 10 people and injured around 100, according to an updated toll announced Monday by the pro-iranian group. The Houthis said the strikes hit “an oil company station” and a “power plant” in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital under their control. Houthi Health Ministry spokesperson ...

Five Journalists Among 20 Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza Hospital

This is Beirut, 2025-08-25 19:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Palestine Gaza

Gaza's civil defense agency said five journalists were among at least 20 people killed Monday when Israeli strikes hit a hospital in the south, with Reuters, the Associated Press and Al Jazeera mourning their slain contributors. The ongoing war in Gaza has been one of the deadliest for journalists, with around 200 media workers killed over ...

Lebanon Pushes Ahead with Reconstruction

This is Beirut, 2025-08-25 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Reconstruction Nawaf Salam World Bank

The Ministerial Committee for Reconstruction and Economic Recovery, chaired by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, met on Monday at the Grand Serail with Finance Minister Yassine Jaber, Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi, Social Affairs Minister Haneen Sayed, Telecommunications Minister Charles Hage, Public Works and Transport Minister Fayez Rasamny and ...

How Trump Can Save Lebanon from Iran's Influence

Mike Pompeo, 2025-08-25 16:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah United States Donald Trump

Hezbollah disarmament must come before any governance reforms can succeed. Lebanon stands at a crossroads. After decades of Iranian manipulation and Hezbollah's stranglehold on the country, President Donald Trump has a historic opportunity to help the Lebanese people reclaim their nation while advancing key American interests. But success ...

Salam Meets US Congress Members

This is Beirut, 2025-08-25 14:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam US Congress Lebanese Army USA Nawaf Salam

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met with US Congress members Darin LaHood and Steve Cohen at the Grand Serail on Friday, in the presence of US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson and the accompanying delegation. During the meeting, LaHood commended the Lebanese government for extending state authority nationwide, centralizing arms under state control ...

'KPop Demon Hunters' Dominates American Box Office With $18 Million

This is Beirut, 2025-08-25 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Netflix's monster animated hit KPop Demon Hunters ruled the North American box office with a special singalong event, raking in $18 million in a first victory in theaters for the streaming giant, industry estimates showed Sunday. Netflix refuses to report ticket sales data, so the amount is based on projections from rival studios and exhibitors, ...

One Killed in Israeli Drone Strike in Bint Jbeil

This is Beirut, 2025-08-25 12:10 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam South Lebanon Drone raid

One person was killed on Monday in southern Lebanon after an Israeli drone targeted a Rapid vehicle along the Ain al-Mazrab–Tibnine road in the Bint Jbeil district, the Ministry of Public Health’s Emergency Operations Center confirmed. The fatal strike comes amid a series of Israeli military operations. In Marjayoun, an Israeli unit entered ...

Reciprocal Response: Israel Signals Troop Reduction if Lebanon Disarms Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 2025-08-25 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Lebanese Army Benjamin Netanyahu Joseph Aoun

Israel announced on Monday that it would take reciprocal steps, including a phased reduction of its military presence, should the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) implement the disarmament of Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised what he called the “historic decision” by the Lebanese government, led by President Joseph Aoun ...

UN Security Council to Vote on Embattled Lebanon Peacekeepers

This is Beirut, 2025-08-25 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam UN Security Council Hezbollah USA UNIFIL

While some reports suggested that the UN Security Council would postpone the vote on a draft resolution to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until August 29, Agence France-Presse reported that the Council will in fact vote on the text today. The Council will vote on a French-drafted compromise that would ...

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