This is Beirut, 13/03 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Beirut, Toufic Samadi, on Friday following statements by the Iranian diplomatic mission in Lebanon and Tehran’s envoy to the United Nations regarding a recent Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital. Samadi was received Friday by the ministry’s ...
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 ...
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 ...
This is Beirut, 07/03 12:45 - Reading : less than a minute
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The United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon on Saturday urged Lebanon and Israel to enter talks to negotiate an end hostilities after the outbreak of a renewed Israel-Hezbollah war. "As bad as things are today, they are set to get even worse," Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said. "Talks between Lebanon and Israel can be the ...
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 ...
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 ...
This is Beirut, 20/02 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Seven months after deadly clashes between Syria's Druze minority and government‑backed forces, the spiritual leader of Druze in neighbouring Israel said members of the community across the border remained in peril. "They're still besieged -- completely encircled. They aren't allowed to bring in any humanitarian aid, including the aid we're ...
This is Beirut, 17/02 14:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Syria began evacuating remaining residents of Al-Hol camp, which long housed relatives of suspected Islamic State group fighters, as it empties the formerly Kurdish-controlled facility, two officials told AFP. Al-Hol, located in a desert region of Hasakeh province, had been Syria's largest camp housing relatives of suspected IS ...
This is Beirut, 10/02 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is preparing to withdraw most of its troops from Lebanon by mid-2027, following the expiration of its mandate, spokesperson Kandice Ardiel told AFP on Tuesday. UNIFIL, which has served for decades as a buffer between Israel and Lebanon, has recently been supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces ...
This is Beirut, 02/02 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced on Monday that Israeli forces informed the mission a day earlier of plans to conduct an aerial operation involving the release of what Israel described as a non-toxic chemical substance over areas near the Blue Line. In a press release, UNIFIL said Israeli forces instructed ...
This is Beirut, 29/01 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The World Food Programme is ending the contracts of all 365 staff in Houthi-controlled Yemen, a UN official told AFP on Thursday, effectively ending operations in a zone gravely afflicted by hunger. The United Nations agency suspended work in rebel-held areas in late August after the Iran-backed Houthis detained 38 employees in a series of raids, ...
This is Beirut, 29/01 10:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing options against Iran that include targeted strikes on security forces and leaders to inspire protesters and wants to create conditions for “regime change”, multiple U.S. sources familiar with the discussions told The Times of Israel. To do so, he was looking at options to hit commanders ...