Tylia El Helou, 17/07 12:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
As Lebanon sinks deeper into the abyss with each passing day, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government (with a few notable ministerial exceptions) clings to a political denial that is as irresponsible as it is dangerous. Rather than addressing the real threats jeopardizing the very existence of the Lebanese state, the executive branch seems ...
This is Beirut, 17/07 11:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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One man was killed on Thursday after an Israeli drone strike targeted his truck while he was working on the outskirts of Naqoura. The drone crashed in the area after the strike. Another drone attack earlier in the day struck a pickup vehicle between Kfour and Toula (Nabatiyeh District). The vehicle burst into flames, prompting an immediate ...
This is Beirut, 17/07 10:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Yemen's Huthi rebels claimed a missile launched at Israel's main civilian airport, after the Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from the Arabian Peninsula country. The Iran-backed rebels targeted Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv with a "Zulfiqar ballistic missile" and drone, military spokesman ...
This is Beirut, 17/07 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Syrian government announced Thursday that local leaders would assume control over security in the city of Sweida in an attempt to end violence that has claimed hundreds of lives and prompted Israel's military intervention in support of the Druze minority. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and eyewitnesses told AFP on Thursday ...
This is Beirut, 16/07 23:32 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Syrian army began withdrawing from the Druze-majority city of Sweida on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defense announced, following the conclusion of a ceasefire aimed at ending deadly intercommunal violence. "The army forces have started to withdraw from the city of Sweida in implementation of the terms of the agreement, following the ...
This is Beirut, 16/07 23:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that an agreement had been reached to restore calm in Syria by the end of the day, describing the current situation as a “misunderstanding” following Israeli strikes on Damascus and southern Syria. “We have agreed on specific measures that will put an end to this troubling and ...
This is Beirut, 16/07 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The United States' special envoy for Syria on Wednesday called on all parties to step back and engage in dialogue for a lasting ceasefire in Syria following clashes with Druze factions in the south and Israeli strikes in Damascus. "We unequivocally condemn violence against civilians in Sweida... All parties must step back and engage in ...
This is Beirut, 16/07 19:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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An Israeli strike on Wednesday hit near the Syrian army and defense ministry headquarters in Damascus, the state-run Alekhbariya channel reported on Telegram, after Israel's military said it had struck there. AFP correspondents heard a loud explosion echoing throughout much of the capital shortly after a first air strike had targeted the same ...
This is Beirut, 16/07 19:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Israel bombed the Syrian army's headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the country's Druze minority alone, as authorities announced a ceasefire in the community's southern heartland after deadly sectarian clashes. Syrian government forces entered the majority-Druze city of Sweida on ...
Mario Chartouni, 16/07 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The majority-Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria has been thrust into an unprecedented spiral of violence since Sunday, as fierce clashes between the Syrian army, backed by Bedouin militias, and local Druze armed groups have escalated dramatically. The fighting has been marked by intense combat, summary executions, a deepening humanitarian ...
This is Beirut, 16/07 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli strikes on Damascus and escalating sectarian violence in Sweida on Wednesday drew sharp reactions from top Lebanese officials, who voiced strong condemnation and urged de-escalation. President Joseph Aoun condemned Israel’s strikes as "a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of a sister Arab state" and warned that continued aggression ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 16/07 15:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Sixty days—no more! That was the confident, oft-repeated promise declared at the signing of the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel in November 2024. This now-mythic deadline was then heralded as the decisive countdown to peace in Lebanon. What followed? Everything but peace: extensions, postponements, shifting timelines and a ...