This is Beirut, 27/11 09:45 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
United States Syria Iran Israel Ceasefire
World leaders have welcomed a ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which came into force on Wednesday morning (0200 GMT). Here are key reactions from around the world. United States and France The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will protect Israel from the threat of Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and ...
Paul Guillot, 27/11 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Syria, which has maintained a low profile since October 7, 2023, now appears to be emerging as a key player in the negotiations between Israel and Lebanon. Though these talks remain behind closed doors, multiple sources suggest that international diplomatic envoys are positioning Damascus as a central figure in the discussions. A Shifting ...
This is Beirut, 27/11 05:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The US military said Tuesday it conducted a strike against an unnamed Iranian-aligned group's weapons storage facility in Syria in response to an attack on American forces a day earlier. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) wrote on X that the strike aimed to "degrade their ability to plan and launch future attacks on US and Coalition forces ...
This is Beirut, 27/11 01:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria Israel Strike Strikes
A Syria war monitor said Israeli strikes on the Lebanon-Syria border late Tuesday killed two soldiers as Lebanon also reported one dead, the latest frontier raids amid news of a Hezbollah and Israel truce. "Israeli warplanes targeted the Al-Arida crossing in Tartus province for the first time, and the Dabussiyeh and Jussiyeh crossings ...
This is Beirut, 26/11 20:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Israeli airstrikes hit two locations in Syria's Homs province on Tuesday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). One target was near the Al-Aminiya farm, north of Homs city, while the other was near the village of Khirbet al-Tin, west of the city. The SOHR reported that these areas, predominantly inhabited by Shiite ...
This is Beirut, 25/11 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Syrian state television reported Israeli strikes on several bridges in the Qusayr region near the Lebanese border on Monday, with the defense ministry reporting two people were killed and five were injured in the attacks. Israel's military has intensified its strikes on targets in Syria since its conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah in neighboring ...
Makram Haddad, 25/11 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Basket-ball Lebanon Syria Qualification War
War or not, Lebanese basketball continues to shine on the regional and international stage. Proof of this, the national team inflicted a clear and decisive defeat against Syria (89-64). From the outset of the game, Lebanon displayed its power with an impressive 15-0 run, a slap in the face in the first minutes, on the court of the Chabab al-Ahli ...
This is Beirut, 25/11 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria OPCW Bashar Al-Assad Chemical Weapons
The world's chemical watchdog said Monday that it was "seriously concerned" by large gaps in Syria's declaration about its chemical weapons stockpile, as large quantities of potentially banned warfare agents might be involved. Syria agreed in 2013 to join the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, shortly after an ...
This is Beirut, 25/11 09:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
At least 15 Ankara-backed Syrian fighters were killed Sunday after Kurdish-led forces infiltrated their territory in the country's north, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said. Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls swathes of the country's northeast, "infiltrated positions of the Turkish-backed" ...
This is Beirut, 24/11 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Geir Otto Pedersen Syria Lebanon Gaza United Nations
The UN special envoy for Syria said on Sunday that it was “extremely critical” to end the fighting in Lebanon and Gaza to avoid the country being pulled into a regional war. “We need now to make sure that we have immediately a ceasefire in Gaza, that we have a ceasefire in Lebanon, and that we avoid Syria being dragged even ...
Vanessa Kallas, 22/11 19:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Trapped in no man's land on the war-torn Lebanon-Syria border, taxi drivers risk their lives to earn a living by transporting passengers between two deep craters created by Israeli airstrikes.
This is Beirut, 21/11 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A Syria war monitor said on Friday that Israeli strikes on the city of Palmyra this week killed 92 pro-Iran fighters, after a United Nations representative said they were likely the deadliest to date. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Wednesday's attack targeted three sites in Palmyra, with one hitting a meeting of pro-Iranian ...