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Netanyahu Set to Present Iran Strike Options to Trump

This is Beirut, 20/12 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to present plans for a potential strike on Iran to U.S. President Donald Trump during his forthcoming visit to the United States, NBC News reports, citing several unnamed officials. According to the report, Israel is increasingly alarmed that Iran is rebuilding, and possibly expanding, its ballistic ...

Syria Monitor Says US Strikes Killed at Least Five Islamic State Members

This is Beirut, 20/12 14:32 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A Syria monitor said Saturday that five Islamic State jihadist group members were killed in US strikes overnight as Jordan confirmed it participated in the raids after a deadly attack on American troops last weekend. US forces said they struck more than 70 IS targets in what President Donald Trump described as "very serious retaliation" ...

Rubio Urges Hamas Disarmament As Key To Gaza Peace

This is Beirut, 19/12 23:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday urged the disarmament of Hamas but voiced hope for headway on reaching the next stage of a Gaza ceasefire as regional officials met. Top officials of Qatar and Egypt – key mediators of the ceasefire – and regional power Turkey headed Friday to Miami to meet US envoys including Steve Witkoff, ...

Israel and Lebanon Hold Second Direct Talks in Naqoura

This is Beirut, 19/12 12:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Following talks held Friday in Naqoura, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the meeting addressed ways to advance economic initiatives with Lebanon, alongside ongoing security discussions. In a statement, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the meeting aimed to continue the security dialogue, ensure the disarmament of ...

Israel Reveals Details About Hezbollah's Secret Maritime Unit

This is Beirut, 19/12 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel on Friday disclosed new details about its “Behind the Back” operation, a November 2, 2024 raid in northern Lebanon that led to the capture of Imad Amhaz, whom the Israeli army described as a senior figure in Hezbollah’s secret maritime apparatus and a member of the coastal missile unit (Unit 7900). Training and Expertise During his ...

Paris to Host Conference Supporting LAF in February

This is Beirut, 18/12 16:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Paris will host a conference in February in support of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), following a quadripartite meeting held in the French capital on Thursday, the French Foreign Ministry confirmed to This is Beirut. The venue of the conference has yet to be announced. The meeting brought together LAF Commander General Rodolphe Haykal, French ...

Syrian Who Killed Americans Was Part of Security Forces

This is Beirut, 14/12 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Syria's interior ministry said Sunday the gunman who killed three Americans in the central Palmyra region the previous day was a member of the security forces who was to have been fired for extremism. Two U.S. troops and a civilian interpreter died in what the Syrian government described as a "terrorist attack" on Saturday, while Washington said ...

“Advent:” Another Kind of Waiting

Sana Richa Choucair, 14/12 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Just ten days to go before Christmas! December seems to accelerate: candles are lit, calendars are opened, and houses fill with quiet rituals marking the slow march toward the holiday. This stretch of days, with its familiar traditions and its particular rhythm, bears a name rooted in centuries of language and custom: Advent. A word that carries ...

Football: At 38, Champion and Two-Time MVP, Messi Refuses to Slow Down

Makram Haddad, 10/12 14:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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At 38 years old, Lionel Messi has just delivered the first title in Inter Miami’s history in Major League Soccer, while also securing a second consecutive MVP trophy. Champion, best player, record-breaker: even in exile in Florida, the Argentine continues to push the limits of time and statistics. Lionel Messi did not cross the Atlantic to ...

Lebanon Sees Push for Foreign Troops in South Litani Region

Bassam Abou Zeid, 09/12 18:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Through Jean Yves Le Drian and the French military team in Lebanon, France has informed Lebanon’s political and military leadership that it is ready to take charge of an international force to be stationed south of the Litani River once UNIFIL pulls out at the end of 2026. The message added that Paris is working to rally backing for this ...

Teetering on the Edge: Escalation Along the Lebanon–Israel Border

Amal Chmouny, 08/12 14:00 - Reading : 9 minute(s)

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The Israeli-Lebanese border is now one of the Middle East’s most volatile fronts, where a “low-intensity” conflict feels less like crisis management and more like a dress rehearsal for an imminent war. U.S. and Israeli officials are no longer debating whether fighting will erupt again, but how quickly and extensively it could escalate, ...

Iran Says Dual National Arrested During 12-day War on Trial for Spying for Israel

This is Beirut, 08/12 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's judiciary said Monday that a dual national arrested during the recent 12-day war with Israel has been referred to trial on charges of spying for the enemy. The judiciary's Mizan Online news agency did not name the defendant, describing him only as a "dual national who lives in a European country" and was arrested in Iran during the June ...

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