par This Is Beirut, 21/06 23:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A senior European diplomat revealed on Friday, that "EU foreign ministers will discuss on Monday supporting Cyprus against looming threats," noting that "Cyprus is not afraid of Hezbollah but of the influx of refugees and migrants if the conflict in Lebanon expands." He stated that "the Cypriot Foreign Minister will inform his European ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/06 00:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab revealed, in an interview on MTV, that a Cypriot security envoy was in Beirut on Thursday, but did not specify the nature of his mission. The visit was related to the Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's threats against Cyprus on Wednesday. According to Bou Saab the threats were in fact a message "that led ...
par Natasha Metni Torbey, 20/06 21:53 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Israel
The self-proclaimed decision-maker on matters of war and peace in Lebanon, Hezbollah strives to increase the country’s isolation from the rest of the world. Today, the focal point is Cyprus, located approximately 200 km from Lebanon, whose relations with the latter are at risk of significant deterioration, depending on the mood and interests of ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/06 21:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
European Union Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah
European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said on Thursday that a threat against Cyprus was tantamount to a threat against the entire European Union, after Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah threatened the island nation the previous day with reprisals if it opened its airports or bases to Israel "to target Lebanon." [readmore ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/06 17:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army raided three cars in Southern Lebanon on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of two Hezbollah fighters. In the first attack, Israel launched four missiles at a car in Deir Kifa around noon, killing Abbas Ibrahim Hamza from the southern town of Shihabiyeh, who was mourned by Hezbollah. The second attack occurred later in the ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/06 12:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expressed on Thursday deep concern about the escalating confrontations on both sides of the Blue Line. In an interview with Al-Arabiya television, Candice Ardell, Deputy Director of the UNIFIL press office, warned of “a miscalculation that could lead to a sudden and broader conflict.” She ...
par Natasha Metni Torbey, 19/06 23:42 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The Iranian-made drone (developed by Shahid Sattari University of Aeronautical Sciences and Technologies) that flew over several areas of Israeli territory, and allegedly enabled Hezbollah to release a ten-minute video on Tuesday, raises several questions about the process and the messages being conveyed. How was the drone able to take ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/06 22:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Israel
Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah gave a show of strength intended to demonstrate the extent of his party's capabilities, claiming that it is "prepared for the worst-case scenarios." Not only did he issue threats against Israel, but, this time, he also targeted Cyprus, threatening to change the situation in the Mediterranean. "An ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/06 20:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tensions between Hezbollah and Israel persisted in the south on Wednesday. Hezbollah announced the deaths of its fighters: Hassan Muhammad Ali Saab, Jihad Ahmad Hayek, Hassan al-Mujtaba Yousef Ahmad and Wahbi Mohammed Ibrahim, raising the death toll to four for the day. The pro-Iranian party claimed responsibility for targeting the headquarters ...
par Michel Touma, 19/06 16:38 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Central Bank of Lebanon Hezbollah
The documentary titled “Casse du siècle au Liban,” or Heist of the Century in Lebanon, aired on Tuesday night on the Arte channel, is riddled with omissions and frequently neglects the imperative of intellectual honesty that should guide a journalist. It was truly a textbook case of information withholding, reality deformation, and blatant ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/06 16:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The attack on journalist and general manager of the el-Siyasa website, Rami Naim, on Tuesday continues to spark outrage among Lebanon’s political class. On Wednesday, the media department of the Lebanese Forces Party strongly condemned the organized attack on Naim, stating, “We condemn the practices of those who believe they can intimidate ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/06 12:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Exchanges of fire have resumed on the southern border between Hezbollah and the Israeli army after the end of an undeclared truce during Eid al-Adha. On Wednesday morning, the Israeli army raided the town of Yaroun, killing three people. The Israeli army announced that the three victims were “Hezbollah agents.” An Israeli drone targeted a ...