par This Is Beirut, 10/02 10:32 - Reading : less than a minute
Negotiations are intensifying behind the scenes between opposition forces intending to create a broad coalition of sovereigntist forces — traditional parties as well as so-called Change MPs. This would be a large-scale national coalition, with significant political weight due to the large number of personalities who would make it up. Only the ...
par This Is Beirut, 09/02 22:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Throughout the day on Friday, Hezbollah reported that it had fired over 50 salvoes of rockets toward Israeli settlements, with Israeli media describing the magnitude of the attack as "not seen since 2006." Hezbollah announced in successive statements a series of attacks on the Israeli Army sites of Rumta, Malkiyeh, and Duviv, as well as attacks ...
par This Is Beirut, 09/02 19:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, arrived in Beirut on Friday afternoon for a 24-hour visit, his third since the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel in Gaza. He is expected to meet during the evening with Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. The discussions of the Iranian minister in Beirut are ...
par This Is Beirut, 09/02 17:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A drone strike occurred near a Syrian military airport west of Damascus on Friday. The area near a military airport west of Damascus came under a drone attack on Friday, a war monitor reported. The drones entered Syrian airspace from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights according to the Syrian ministry of Defense, whereas Tel ...
par This Is Beirut, 09/02 13:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah retaliated on Thursday night against the attack that targeted a car in Nabatiyeh earlier in the day, where several Hezbollah officials were present. According to various media reports, Ali Karaki, one of Hezbollah’s military leaders, was the primary target, but he was not in the targeted vehicle. Another Hezbollah official, Abbas ...
par This Is Beirut, 08/02 19:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A car in Nabatieh was targeted by an Israeli drone on Thursday night, resulting in the injury of two individuals, one of whom the Israeli army claimed is Hezbollah regional commander Abbas al-Dibs, also known as "Hajj Abdullah.” The Israeli army claimed that Hajj Abdullah is responsible for firing anti-tank missiles at Kiryat Shmona today, ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/02 21:14 - Reading : less than a minute
Late on Wednesday, an Israeli drone raided a house in the village of Khiam, killing one person and wounding two others. Earlier in the afternoon, Israeli artillery targeted the outskirts of Tayr Harfa, Alma al-Shaab, Marwahin and Jebbine. Hezbollah announced that it targeted the Zebdine site in the Shebaa Farms, as well as a nearby gathering of ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/02 12:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The American website, Axios, published an article revealing that the five Western powers (US, UK, France, Germany and Italy) are soon to announce steps to end Israel-Hezbollah fighting on the Lebanon-Israel border. The US and four of its European allies (UK, France, Germany and Italy) hope to announce in the next few weeks a series of ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/02 10:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The cross-border exchange of fire between the Israeli army and Hezbollah has taken another toll. The escalation in the field widened as Israel targeted a public building for the first time. The Wazzani water pumping station was hit by the Israeli army in the Wazzani plain at dawn on Wednesday. A loud explosion was heard early on Wednesday morning ...
par This Is Beirut, 06/02 23:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
MP Nadim Gemayel criticized caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib on Tuesday, labeling him a “dhimmi” and accusing him of betraying the national principles he once upheld. In a statement on his official account, the Kataeb MP questioned the qualifications of a diplomat who fails to acknowledge Lebanon’s sovereignty, its ...
par Johnny Kortbawi, 06/02 18:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
It is no secret that, in Lebanon, anyone who does not support the Axis of Resistance or Hezbollah is branded a “collaborator.” This has been common practice for years, since 2005. The threats made against MP Samy Gemayel, Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea and other anti-Hezbollah politicians are proof of this, and last year’s viral video ...
par Roger Merheb, 06/02 17:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Abdallah Bou Habib Gebran Bassil Hezbollah Israel
It takes a little bit of everything to make up this world. Even someone like Abdallah Bou Habib. The caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs has only one thing on his mind: to accumulate political and media babbling and gesticulation. For some time now, Bou Habib has been letting loose with outrageous and nonsensical statements clearly unworthy of ...