Bassam Abou Zeid, 29/06 08:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Is ISIS truly active in Lebanon? Following the suicide bombing that targeted Mar Elias Church in Damascus, concerns have resurfaced over ISIS’ threat in Lebanon. Notably, the political base of Hezbollah and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) sought to exploit the tragedy to justify, firstly, the persisting presence of illegal weapons, and ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 26/06 16:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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As Israeli airstrikes and drone attacks continue to pound South Lebanon, a strategic front is rapidly emerging. Israel is now openly targeting Hezbollah’s financial infrastructure, marking a shift from battlefield confrontation to economic warfare. This week was a turning point. On Wednesday, the Israeli military released an unprecedented map ...
This is Beirut, 24/06 18:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A little-known Sunni Muslim extremist group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a weekend suicide attack on a Damascus church, as the city mourned those killed. Sunday's attack killed 25 people and wounded dozens, striking terror into Syria's Christian community and other minorities. A statement from Saraya Ansar al-Sunna said an operative ...
This is Beirut, 04/05 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
British police on Sunday said eight people, including seven Iranian nationals, were arrested in two separate counterterrorism probes. In one operation, five men -- four of them Iranian -- were arrested on suspicion of "preparation of a terrorist act", London's Metropolitan police said in a statement. The arrests were carried out in London, ...
This is Beirut, 25/04 14:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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A security official disclosed that Lebanese security agencies have been actively tracking and arresting terrorism suspects, dormant cells and fundamentalist elements allegedly working to destabilize the country in line with foreign agendas aimed at undermining the regional peace process. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, declined ...
This is Beirut, 17/04 16:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday removed the Taliban's designation as a "terrorist organization," a symbolic gesture aimed at building friendly ties with Afghanistan's de facto rulers. The Islamist group seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, when American forces supporting the country's internationally recognized government pulled ...
This Is Beirut, 12/04 11:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A European network that has been supplying Hezbollah with equipment needed to manufacture hundreds of drones has been dismantled, French daily Le Figaro said in a report published Friday evening. The newspaper noted that "the most significant event between the summer of 2024 and last week was the dismantling of Hezbollah's logistical support ...
This is Beirut, 03/04 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Terrorism Counter Terrorism Command UK arrests
UK counter-terrorism police arrested two men on April 1, 2025, in connection with alleged links to Hezbollah, which has been banned in the UK since 2019. The first man, aged 39, was arrested at an address in northwest London on suspicion of being a member of a proscribed organization, preparing terrorism acts and financing terrorism. The second ...
Liliane Mokbel, 03/03 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The arrest this weekend of a passenger carrying $2.5 million in cash at Beirut’s International Airport marks an important step in the fight against the illegal transport of currency. This action underscores the Lebanese authorities' commitment to tightening controls and curbing such practices. Under the supervision of General Fadi Kfoury, the ...
This is Beirut, 19/02 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Austria has arrested a 14-year-old alleged Islamic State group sympathiser suspected of plotting to carry out a terror attack at one of Vienna's main train stations, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. The announcement comes just days after a Syrian refugee killed a teenager and injured five other people in southern Austria in what ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-20 05:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
German police have arrested a Libyan suspected of links to the Islamic State group and of having planned an attack on the Israeli embassy, federal prosecutors told AFP Saturday. The Bild daily reported that police commandos had stormed a flat in Bernau north of Berlin in the evening and taken the 28-year-old man into custody. The newspaper said ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-06 15:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A French-Iranian national, Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, suspected of fatally stabbing a tourist near the Eiffel Tower, is facing terrorism charges. The incident has prompted an anti-terrorism investigation by French prosecutors, reflecting broader fears in the lead-up to the Paris Olympic Games. A man suspected of stabbing a tourist to death near ...