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Basketball: Kenneth Faried, a Key Addition to Sagesse SC?

Makram Haddad, 06/01 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Sagesse SC is close to finalizing its roster for the 2024-2025 season with a prestigious signing: Kenneth Faried. This American player, known for his energy and impact on the court, could be the club's final foreign addition after securing Shabazz Muhammad and Zach Lofton. Faried, 35, nicknamed “The Manimal” for his explosive playing style, ...

Air France Extends Flight Suspension to Lebanon and Israel

This is Beirut, 06/01 13:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Air France announced the continued suspension of its flights to Lebanon and Israel due to ongoing security risks in the region. The airline confirmed on Monday that its services between Paris and Tel Aviv will remain suspended until January 17, while flights between Paris and Beirut are halted until January 31. The decision follows the ...

Iran Denies Beirut Airport Diplomat Inspection Incident

This is Beirut, 06/01 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee confirmed that Iranian diplomats were not subjected to any inspection at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport last Friday. Ebrahim Rezai, the committee’s spokesperson, clarified on Sunday, “The committee held an extensive four-hour session to investigate the ...

Equivocations

Charles Chartouni, 06/01 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The situation in both Lebanon and Syria is still shrouded in ambiguities, deliberate equivocations, and malevolence. Nothing seems clear, and actors continue to operate in grey zones, let alone in the dark alleys that persist throughout.. The chances of negotiations and constructive engagement are quite narrow and are not part of the political ...

Israel Accuses Hezbollah of Violating Ceasefire Terms

This is Beirut, 05/01 16:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Defense Minister Israël Katz accused Hezbollah on Sunday of not meeting the terms of a ceasefire, warning that if the militants continued to breach the deal, Israel would "be forced to act". Katz issued his warning after visiting the military's northern command, and it followed a similar accusation against Israel by Hezbollah chief Naim ...

Futsal: The Lebanese Women's Team Eyes Asian Cup Final Stages

Makram Haddad, 05/01 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Futsal Lebanon Women LFA

The Lebanese women’s futsal team is about to kick off their Asian campaign in Pattaya, Thailand, where the Asian Cup qualifiers will take place from January 11 to 19. Drawn into a tough group, Lebanon will face Thailand (the host nation), Bahrain, Iraq and Palestine as they aim to secure their ticket to the finals this summer in China — a ...

UN Accuses Israel of Ceasefire Breach as Hezbollah Says Losing Patience

This is Beirut, 04/01 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon accused Israel Saturday of a "flagrant violation" of the 2006 Security Council resolution that forms the basis of its November ceasefire with Hezbollah. The statement from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) came as Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem warned the militant group's patience with Israeli violations ...

Naim Qassem: Hezbollah's ‘Wish’ to Elect a President

This is Beirut, 04/01 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On the fifth anniversary of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of the Quds Force (Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unit), and his Iraqi lieutenant, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem reiterated the slogan of “the resistance’s victory over Israel,” emphasizing that the ...

A Farewell to Arms

Fady Noun, 04/01 08:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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A farewell to arms is the essential condition for a return to normal political life in Lebanon, whether or not a new president is elected on January 9. Hezbollah must reinvent itself and relinquish all military autonomy. After everything that has happened, a return to the status quo ante is out of the question, and the Speaker of Parliament must ...

Ralph Aaraj, Master of Clay Targets in the Lebanese Trap Championship

Makram Haddad, 03/01 14:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Pierre Jalkh Trap Championship

The Safra Shooting and Hunting Club hosted the fifth stage of the prestigious Lebanese Trap Championship in the Olympic Trap category, Category “A.” Organized by the Lebanese Shooting and Hunting Federation, the event gathered Lebanon's best shooters, delivering an intense and thrilling spectacle for shooting enthusiasts. Thirteen competitors ...

Incessant Ceasefire Violations as Israel Escalates Border Operations

This is Beirut, 03/01 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Civil Defense teams retrieved the bodies of three people from under the rubble in eastern Khiyam on Friday, as they continue their search for missing people. The General Directorate of the Civil Defense indicated in a statement. that “the search operations will resume Saturday morning until all missing persons are found.” Meanwhile, ...

Electing a President vs. Agreeing on One!

Johnny Kortbawi, 03/01 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In the forthcoming session, Lebanon does not need to elect a president but rather to agree on one. This distinction is significant and critical, especially given the current circumstances. Electing a president could have been achieved before former President Michel Aoun left office, during successive and uninterrupted parliamentary sessions that ...

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