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Lebanon to Appeal to the UN Security Council Over Israeli Attacks

This is Beirut, 26/03 18:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese government has decided to “immediately” appeal to the UN Security Council over Israeli actions that “threaten Lebanon’s sovereignty,” its spokesperson announced Thursday, as Israel says it intends to intensify its military campaign against Hezbollah. Following a cabinet meeting, Information Minister Paul Morcos said the ...

Lebanon Declares Iran's Ambassador Unwelcome, But Can It Make Him Leave?

Claudia Groeling, 25/03 21:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Lebanese state has formally expelled Iran’s envoy to Beirut, its latest step to curb Tehran’s influence as the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah intensifies. On March 24, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji said he had instructed his ministry to inform Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Lebanon, Toufiq Samadi Khoshkou, ...

Iraq Says Won't Remain Silent Following Attack on PMF Base

This is Beirut, 25/03 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iraq warned on Wednesday that its armed forces “will not remain silent” following a deadly airstrike that killed seven soldiers at a site linked to the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a coalition of Iran-backed militias integrated into Iraq’s regular armed forces, according to an article in the Times of Israel. In a statement posted on ...

Strikes Continue as Israeli Ground Offensive Widens

This is Beirut, 23/03 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli strikes intensified throughout Lebanon on Monday, with attacks on key bridges linking areas north and south of the Litani River, a targeted killing in the Christian-majority city of Hazmieh east of Beirut, and incidents across UNIFIL positions in the south. Israeli troops moved into Aita al-Shaab in a ground offensive, while more than 18 ...

Israel, U.S. Attack Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility, Prompting Russian Criticism

This is Beirut, 21/03 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States and Israel struck Iran's Natanz nuclear facility on Saturday, the Islamic republic's atomic energy organisation said. "Following the criminal attacks by the United States and the usurping Zionist regime against our country, the... Natanz enrichment complex was targeted this morning," the organisation said in a statement carried ...

Israel Strikes North Beirut Suburb, South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 14/03 10:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Israeli strike hit an apartment building in Al-Nabaa, a northern Beirut suburb that had been targeted a day earlier, Lebanese state media said on Saturday, also reporting strikes in the country's south. An overnight Israeli strike killed a dozen medical staff at a clinic in south Lebanon, health authorities said earlier Saturday, after ...

UNIFIL Voices ‘Grave Concern’ Over Escalation Between Hezbollah and Israel

This is Beirut, 12/03 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expressed “grave concern” on Thursday over the dangerous escalation of hostilities along the Blue Line overnight on Wednesday. In a press release, UNIFIL said it had observed “more than 120 projectiles fired from Lebanese territory into Israel, as well as seven Israeli ...

UNICEF: Dozens of Children Killed as Israel-Hezbollah War Intensifies

This is Beirut, 10/03 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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At least 83 children have been killed and 254 others wounded since the outbreak of the March 2 war between Israel and Hezbollah, according to a statement issued Monday by UNICEF. The agency’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder, said the figures highlight the growing toll of the conflict on children ...

UNIFIL Reports Israeli Incursion and Hezbollah Violations

This is Beirut, 03/03 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) revealed Tuesday that its peacekeepers observed Israeli troops crossing into Lebanese territory near the southern border towns of Markaba, al-Odaysse, Kfarkila and Ramia before returning to the Blue Line. In a press release, UNIFIL stated that since the last conflict and the cessation of ...

France Seeks UN Security Council Meeting on Iran-U.S. Conflict

This is Beirut, 28/02 14:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council after the US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliation, saying the escalation "must stop". "France is calling for an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council," Macron wrote on X. "The ongoing ...

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