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The Target of Khaldeh Strike Is an Al-Quds Force Operative, According to the Israeli Army

This is Beirut, 03/07 17:50 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Israël Al-Qods Force

An Israeli drone strike targeted a car in Khaldeh, south of Beirut, on Thursday afternoon, killing one person and wounding five others, according to the Ministry of Health. Preliminary reports indicate that the target of the Israeli strike was Qassem al-Husseini, a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. On his X account, the ...

Lebanese Eurobonds Drop 13% Amid Regional Tensions

Liliane Mokbel, 21/06 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Eurobonds war Iran Israël

Lebanese eurobonds, long regarded as one of the most profitable investments in emerging markets in 2024, have sharply declined by 13.15%. This downturn is mainly attributed to the recent outbreak of war between Israel and Iran last Friday, coupled with ongoing stalemates in structural reforms and sovereign debt restructuring. These ...

Washington: If Hezbollah Enters War, There Will Be Consequences

Bassam Abou Zeid, 20/06 15:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Iran Israël Tom Barrack Joseph Aoun

When the Israeli-Iranian war comes to an end and negotiations begin, the fate of Iran’s regional proxies—chief among them Hezbollah—is expected to be decisively addressed. That war’s outcome will likely establish a new strategic equation: a non-nuclear Iran, stripped of its ballistic missile capabilities and its network of armed proxies. ...

Day 7 of the Israel-Iran War: Key Strikes, US Weighs Military Action

This is Beirut, 19/06 13:15 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam United States Iran Israël

The Israel–Iran conflict enters its seventh day Thursday, with both nations escalating direct military action and the world watching closely for a possible US intervention. A wave of overnight airstrikes and missile attacks occurred, as diplomacy struggles to keep up with the pace of war. Heavy Strikes Across Iran and Israel In the early ...

New Israeli Strikes on Tehran

This is Beirut, 18/06 06:05 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Israël Iran

Israeli airstrikes pounded Iran’s capital early Wednesday, just a day after U.S. President Donald Trump called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender.” A powerful explosion echoed through Tehran around 5 a.m., following a series of blasts that shook the city during the early hours before dawn. One of the strikes appeared to ...

Trump Suggests Iran, Israel Need "To Fight It Out" To Reach Deal

This is Beirut, 16/06 02:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Iran Israël

US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Iran and Israel -- who are locked in an exchange of military strikes -- to "make a deal," but suggested they might need to "fight it out" first. "I think it's time for a deal," Trump told reporters, as Israel and Iran exchanged a fresh barrage of missile strikes and threatened more devastation in a ...

Baghdad Asks Iran to Avoid Strikes on US Targets in Iraq

This is Beirut, 14/06 17:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Iraq Iran Israël

Baghdad has asked Tehran not to target US interests on Iraqi soil, a senior security official said Saturday, as Washington's ally Israel and Iran traded blows, heightening tensions across the region. The government in Baghdad is a close ally of Tehran but also a strategic partner of Iran's arch-foe, the United States, which has some 2,500 troops ...

Israeli Drone Attack Leaves One Dead in Nabatiyeh al-Fowqa, South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 12/06 15:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Lebanese Army South Lebanon Israël

A drone strike targeted a motorcycle on Thursday evening in the Al-Deir neighborhood in Nabatiyeh al-Fowqa, killing one person. Earlier, one person was injured in an Israeli drone attack targeting as well motorcycle in the southern Lebanese town of Deir Siryan, in the caza of Marjayoun. Meanwhile, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) made a ...

Preliminary Report Details Airstrike Damage in Beirut Suburbs

This is Beirut, 06/06 16:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Southern Suburb Israël Hezbollah

The Reconstruction Committee in Beirut has released preliminary statistics detailing the damage caused by Thursday’s Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of the capital. The figures reveal widespread destruction across multiple neighborhoods, with residential buildings, institutions, and private property bearing the weight of the ...

France 'Determined' to Recognize Palestinian State

This is Beirut, 20/05 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam France Israël palestinians Conflict

France is "determined" to recognize a Palestinian state, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, condemning Israel for the "indefensible" situation in Gaza created by its military campaign and humanitarian blockade. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot also reaffirmed that Paris backed a Netherlands-led initiative for a review of the cooperation ...

Israel Announces Recovery of 2,500 Items from Syria Linked to Executed Spy Eli Cohen

This is Beirut, 18/05 19:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Eli Cohen Syria Israël Mossad

Israel announced on Sunday that it had retrieved the official Syrian archive on famed spy Eli Cohen -- a cache of 2,500 documents, photographs and personal effects linked to the Mossad agent executed in Damascus in 1965. "In a complex covert operation by the Mossad, in cooperation with a strategic partner service, the official Syrian archive ...

New Revelations on Nasrallah’s Assassination

This is Beirut, 06/05 11:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon asharq al awsat Hassan Nasrallah israel

The pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat published fresh revelations Monday about the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, the late Secretary General of Hezbollah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on September 27, 2024. According to the report, Israel carried out the high-stakes operation without prior coordination with the United States, ...

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