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

Makram Haddad, 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 ...

The Compelling Challenge of Israel’s Diplomatic Opening to Lebanon

Charles Chartouni, 08/12 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter’s diplomatic opening to Lebanon is a major turning point amid the encumbered political horizons, uncertainties, and doomsaying enveloping the country. Coming at the heels of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s peace offer, the benevolence and the moral density of this statement cannot be overlooked ...

Lebanese MP Yacoubian Files Complaint Against Antoun Sehnaoui Over “Illicit Relations with Israel”

This is Beirut, 07/12 21:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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Lebanese parliamentarian Paula Yacoubian has filed a complaint with the Ministry of Economy and Trade, specifically with the Office for the Boycott of Israel, against Antoun Sehnaoui, chairman and general manager of Société Générale, accusing him of maintaining “illicit relations with the enemy Israeli ...

Kassem Rejects Disarmament, Opposes the Appointment of a Civilian to the "Mechanism"

This is Beirut, 05/12 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem reaffirmed his militia’s categorical refusal to hand over its weapons to the Lebanese state and criticized the appointment of a civilian—former ambassador Simon Karam—to the ceasefire supervision mechanism. He described the decision as “illegal,” “baseless,” and “another mistake,” ...

Iran Guards Warn US Vessels During Drill in Gulf

This is Beirut, 04/12 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps on Thursday kicked off naval wargames in the Gulf, issuing warnings to US warships in the area, more than five months after the 12-day war with Israel that briefly drew in American forces. State TV said the drill showcases the "sacrifice and spirit of resistance" of the IRGC's naval forces ...

Ambassador Issa Commends Lebanon’s Progress Toward Peaceful Regional Engagement

This is Beirut, 04/12 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States’ Ambassador to Lebanon, Michael Issa, issued a statement Thursday praising Lebanon and Israel for opening a channel of dialogue at a sensitive moment, signaling “a sincere willingness to pursue peaceful, responsible solutions grounded in good faith.” Ambassador Issa emphasized that durable progress can only be achieved ...

Netanyahu Invited to White House in 'Near Future'

This is Beirut, 01/12 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was invited by U.S. President Donald Trump to visit the White House "in the near future" during a phone call on Monday, his office said. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening, spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump," the premier's office said in a statement. "Trump has invited Prime Minister ...

Iraq Invites U.S. Companies to Bid on Oil Field Run by Russia's Lukoil

This is Beirut, 01/12 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iraq's oil ministry announced on Monday that it had invited U.S. companies to bid on an oil field that had been operated by the now American-sanctioned Russian company Lukoil for years. The oil ministry said in a statement it had taken "all necessary measures to directly and exclusively invite several major American oil companies... to submit ...

Iran Reportedly Transfers Hundreds of Millions to Hezbollah via Dubai

This is Beirut, 27/11 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran has reportedly transferred hundreds of millions of dollars to Hezbollah over the past year via currency exchange offices and private companies in Dubai, raising concerns in the United States, according to a Wall Street Journal article published on Thursday. According to the report, disruptions through traditional smuggling routes in Syria ...

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