Johnny Kortbawi, 12/09 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel Lebanon Syria Palestinians Bachir Gemayel
In just a few hours, Lebanon will mark the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of President Bachir Gemayel—an event that altered the course of the Lebanese Civil War, establishing a new center of gravity within the conflict. Bachir’s election embodied the balance of regional and international power in Lebanon, from the dynamics of ...
This is Beirut, 04/09 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Palestinians Conflict USA
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday criticized France and other countries moving to recognize a Palestinian state, saying he warned them Israel may respond by annexing the West Bank. Rubio declined to join global condemnation of efforts by members of the Israeli government to annex the occupied West Bank in hopes of destroying prospects of ...
This is Beirut, 29/08 14:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Fatah Lebanese Army lebanon camps palestinians
The Lebanese Army on Friday continued to collect weapons from Palestinian camps for the second consecutive day, as part of the government’s plan to ensure that arms remain under state control and to bolster security inside the camps. The handover included various types of weapons, shells, and ammunition, which were received by the ...
This is Beirut, 28/08 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fatah Lebanese Army Palestinians Camps Arms Lebanon South
The Lebanese Army on Thursday launched its largest weapons collection operation since the end of the civil war, targeting Palestinian refugee camps both south and north of the Litani River. The initiative is part of the government’s efforts to ensure that arms remain solely under state control. The campaign began in the Tyre region, ...
This is Beirut, 22/08 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea lebanon Nawaf Salam Palestinians camps Hezbollah
Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea stressed on Friday the need for all parties to abide by the government’s decision affirming the state’s exclusive control over weapons, following his meeting at the Grand Serail with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. Geagea underlined that the decision, which asserts the government’s monopoly on arms, ...
This is Beirut, 22/08 14:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Lebanese Army Weapons Fatah Palestinians camps
On Thursday, August 21, weapons were handed over to the Lebanese Army in the Palestinian camp of Burj al-Barajneh in Beirut. This marked the first step, welcomed by the Prime Minister and US envoy Tom Barrack, even if the process will be implemented gradually.
Mario Chartouni, 08/07 15:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Middle East West Bank Palestinians Tribes
What if the future of Middle East peace lay not in a one-state or two-state solution, but in a network of tribal emirates forging direct ties with Israel? That is the provocative vision reportedly proposed by a group of influential Palestinian clan leaders from the Hebron region in the West Bank—chief among them the powerful Sheikh Wadih ...
This is Beirut, 28/06 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Youssef Rajji Sovereignty disarmament Hezbollah Palestinians
Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji reaffirmed Lebanon’s stance against external interference and called for mutual respect in regional relations during his speech at the “Path to the State” conference on Saturday. Rajji stressed Lebanon’s commitment to a non-interventionist policy: “We do not want anyone to interfere in our internal ...
Mario Chartouni, 27/06 17:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
ISIS lebanon Nahr el-Bared Palestinians Islamists Tripoli Lebanese Army
The Lebanese Army announced on Tuesday the arrest of a man identified as R.F., also known as “Qassoura,” who is believed to be the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Lebanon. The operation, conducted by the Directorate of Intelligence, led to the confiscation of a large cache of weapons, ammunition, electronic devices, and materials used ...
This is Beirut, 20/05 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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 ...
This is Beirut, 20/05 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Yemen's Houthi rebels said Monday that they would imposed a "naval blockade" of the Israeli port of Haifa in response to Israel's escalation of the Gaza war. The Houthis would "begin working to enforce a naval blockade of the port of Haifa," said military spokesman Yehya Saree. "All companies with ships present in or heading to this port are ...
Michel Touma, 13/04 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Palestinians PLO civil war April 13 Kataeb Ain el Remmaneh
Ain el-Remmaneh, Sunday, April 13, 1975. A religious ceremony is held around 10 in the morning, to mark the inauguration of a Melkite church in this working-class suburb of Beirut, a stronghold of Lebanon’s main Christian parties. Several prominent figures are present, including President Camille Chamoun and Kataeb leader Pierre Gemayel. During ...