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Who Would Lead Lebanon’s Security Institutions

This is Beirut, 17:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Rodolphe Haykal, Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army Brigadier General Rodolphe Haykal might be confirmed as the next Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). A highly experienced officer, Haykal currently serves as the Army’s Director of Operations. Originally from Aaqtanit in the Saida district, Haykal rose through the army ...

Six Kilograms of Drugs Seized at Beirut Airport

This is Beirut, 07/03 19:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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Six kilograms of Captagon were seized at Beirut airport, in the suitcases of two Syrians. In a statement issued on Friday, the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced that a unit of the airport control brigade “seized overnight around 6 kg of Captagon tablets, concealed in aluminum foil, as if they were chocolate ...

The Airport Incident and UNIFIL Assault: A Growing Number of Arrests

Youssef Diab, 27/02 14:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As promised by President Joseph Aoun, the attack on a UNIFIL patrol on the airport road and the burning of one of its vehicles "will not go unpunished." Security and judicial investigations have been launched, and seven individuals have been detained in connection with the incident. Some of the detainees also assaulted Lebanese Army officers and ...

Storm Adam: Essential Precautionary Measures

This is Beirut, 20/02 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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With the arrival of Storm Adam and a significant drop in temperatures, it is crucial to take precautionary measures to mitigate the risks associated with extreme cold, heavy rainfall in some areas and hazardous road conditions. Lebanon’s meteorological service forecasts heavy snowfall and ice at high altitudes, particularly from Friday night ...

Suspects in UNIFIL Convoy Attack Detained, Army Raids in Southern Suburbs

This is Beirut, 15/02 13:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Army Intelligence detained 25 suspected rioters for their involvement in the attack on a United Nations peacekeeping convoy and the protests that took place on Friday, Interior Minister Ahmad Al-Hajjar announced following an emergency meeting of the Central Internal Security Council on Saturday morning. Al-Hajjar condemned the attack ...

ISF Foils Arms Smuggling From Syria

This is Beirut, 05/02 13:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced that it has foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons and ammunitions from Syria, and confiscated the arms transported on board a four-wheel drive vehicle. In a press release issued on Wednesday, the ISF stated that “as part of their mission to combat crime in all its forms, an operation carried out by ...

Border Tensions: Lebanese Army Clashes with Syrian Gunmen

This is Beirut, 03/01 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Multiple people were injured in Friday’s firefight between Syrian gunmen and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the town of Maarboun in the Baalbeck caza, which escalated security events near the Syrian border. Furthermore, in Akkar, armed Syrians crossed the border to illegally cut down trees. According to a statement issued by the Lebanese ...

New Year's Eve Gunfire Kills 6-Year-Old

This is Beirut, 01/01 11:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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Despite the security measures taken by the Ministry of the Interior on New Year's Eve, a 6-year-old girl, Sajida Shoman, lost her life after being hit by stray bullets due to celebratory gunfire, in the Wadi Khaled area of Akkar. Several solar panels and cars were also damaged. On Tuesday afternoon, caretaker Minister of the Interior Bassam ...

Old $100 Bill Still Valid

This is Beirut, 2024-12-27 21:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) has issued a statement denying rumors circulating on certain social networks, claiming that the old printing of the hundred-dollar bill is still in circulation in the country. According to these rumors, the distribution of these bills has been suspended worldwide. However, the ISF said ...

ISF Arrests Sixty-Seven Illegal Syrians in Jbeil

This is Beirut, 2024-12-27 21:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Internal Security Forces (ISF) on Friday said that they had intercepted a truck carrying 67 Syrians who had entered Lebanon illegally at midnight on Thursday. A team from the Jbeil ISF station stopped and searched a truck that was thought to be suspicious after working with the Barbara municipality, according to an ISF press ...

ISF Warns of Fraudulent Schemes on WhatsApp

This is Beirut, 2024-12-24 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) is warning citizens not to fall victim to scam schemes they may encounter through social networks. These scams typically involve messages received from foreign numbers via the WhatsApp application, "offering remote work opportunities and promises of earning money," according to data ...

Driver Deliberately Hits ISF Officer in Downtown Beirut

This is Beirut, 2024-12-21 17:25 - Reading : less than a minute