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Silos of Beirut: Autopsy of an Announced Pollution

On 4 August 2020, Beirut exploded a first time, in a flash of ammonium nitrate, debris and shattered glass. Since then, the city has continued to explode in a muffled way: in the bronchi of the inhabitants, in the lungs of the children of Karantina, in the gutted silos that spit back out heat, smoke and dust. Last Thursday, the file came back ...

Michel Issa: Negotiations Between Lebanon and Israel Are Necessary for Lasting Peace

U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa stressed that “negotiations between Lebanon and Israel are essential for lasting peace, and both sides are ready to engage in U.S.-mediated talks when the conditions are right.” In an interview with MTV, Issa stated that “the Lebanese Army has significantly expanded its deployment in the South and has already ...

Qassem: “We Have the Right to Respond”, Adraee: Lebanese State Must Continue Disarming Hezbollah

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said Friday evening in a televised address that Israel’s assassination of Haytham Ali Tabatabai was “a blatant attack and a heinous crime.” He added, “We have the right to respond, and we will decide the appropriate time to do so.” Marking one year since the signing of the cease-fire, Qassem ...

King Charles III Cedar Trail Opens in Lebanon

The British Ambassador to Lebanon Hamish Cowell and Minister of Environment Tamara El Zein inaugurated the King Charles III Cedar Trail in the Shouf Biosphere Reserve on Friday. The ceremony brought together the mayors and mokhtars of Ain Zahalta, Bmahray, and Mokhtara; the head of the reserve committee, Faisal Abu Ezzeddine; and the reserve ...

Lebanon Files UN Complaint Over Israeli Concrete Wall

The Lebanese Foreign Ministry filed a formal complaint through its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York on Friday, protesting against Israel’s construction of two T-shaped concrete barrier walls inside internationally recognized Lebanese territory near the southern town of Yaroun. In a press release, the Foreign Ministry described ...

Lebanon and Cyprus Seal Landmark Maritime Boundary Agreement

The official signing of the Maritime Boundary Agreement (MBA) between Lebanon and Cyprus is a major achievement, one that confers important advantages on both parties. This process was delayed for a very long time for no good reason, so President Joseph Aoun and the government deserve congratulations for having seized the initiative and for having ...

Lebanese Army Reports Progress Under Weapons Containment Plan

The Lebanese Army (LAF) announced Friday that it has uncovered 177 tunnels since the launch of the “Homeland Shield” plan, an initiative aimed at ensuring the exclusive control of weapons by the state. The army also reported that it had closed 11 crossings along the Litani River and seized 566 rocket launchers. During a media tour in the ...

Ahead of the Pope’s Visit, Lebanon Mobilizes

Preparations are intensifying nationwide, reflecting the significance of the long-anticipated visit of Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon. He will arrive in Lebanon on November 28 and will tour the country until December 2.  From new installations to renewed public spaces, the capital is reshaping itself ahead of the event. Teams are deployed across key ...

Basketball – 2027 World Cup Qualifiers: Lebanon Survives a Scare, Khayat Delivers the Dagger

In Doha, the script had everything to become the perfect trap. Facing Lebanon was a Qatari team already qualified by default for the 2027 World Cup as host nation, but in full “resurgence” and determined to send a message to the rest of Asia. Opposite them, a Lebanese team favored on paper, 30th in the FIBA rankings, with a new coach on the ...

Iran Reportedly Transfers Hundreds of Millions to Hezbollah via Dubai

Iran has reportedly transferred hundreds of millions of dollars to Hezbollah over the past year via currency exchange offices and private companies in Dubai, raising concerns in the United States, according to a Wall Street Journal article published on Thursday. According to the report, disruptions through traditional smuggling routes in Syria ...

Pope Urges Turkey to Embrace Mediator Role on First Overseas Trip

Pope Leo XIV began a four-day visit to Turkey on Thursday, urging Ankara to embrace its role as a mediator in a world gripped by conflict, he said after talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "Mr President, may Turkey be a source of stability and rapprochement between peoples, in service of a just and lasting peace," he said in the capital as ...