This is Beirut 02/05 00:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A preliminary agreement was reached on Thursday between the Syrian government and Druze leaders from the towns of Suwayda and Jaramana. The two parties are set to engage in further discussions to establish peaceful measures aimed at resolving the tensions between them. The announcement was made on Thursday evening by the Progressive Socialist ...
This is Beirut 01/05 21:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus Israel Katz
Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Thursday that Israel will respond forcefully if Syria's Islamist-led government fails to protect the Druze minority, after two days of deadly sectarian clashes near Damascus. "Should the attacks on the Druze resume and the Syrian regime fail to prevent them, Israel will respond with significant force," Katz ...
This is Beirut 27/04 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah southern suburb
An Israeli airstrike targeted a Hezbollah warehouse in the southern suburbs of Beirut late Sunday afternoon. Thick smoke rose into the sky and was visible from various parts of the capital. The attack was preceded by three mock strikes, following an earlier evacuation call issued by the Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesperson, Avichai ...
This is Beirut 25/04 18:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas World Food Programme
The UN's World Food Program said Friday it had depleted its food stocks in war-ravaged Gaza, where Israel has blocked all aid for more than seven weeks. After 18 months of war, the situation in Gaza "is probably the worst" now, the United Nations' humanitarian agency OCHA said on Tuesday. WFP, one of the main providers of food ...
This is Beirut 25/04 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Nabih Berri Disarmement Ceasefire
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri voiced strong support for the ongoing dialogue between President Joseph Aoun and Hezbollah, commending Aoun’s adherence to the framework and conditions laid out for the disarmament talks, in reference to the need to secure Israel’s prior withdrawal from Lebanon. In an interview with Asas Media, Berri emphasized ...
This is Beirut 24/04 23:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Spain Yolanda Diaz Benjamin Netanyahu
Spain on Thursday cancelled a contract to buy bullets from an Israeli company following pressure from the Socialist-led government's far-left coalition partner -- a move swiftly condemned by Israel. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, one of the most outspoken critics of Israel's military operations in Gaza, halted weapons transactions with ...
This is Beirut 24/04 21:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Gaza rescue teams and medics said Israeli airstrikes killed at least 55 people on Thursday, as the military threatened an even larger offensive if hostages were not freed soon. Israel resumed its military assault in the Gaza Strip on March 18, after the collapse of a two-month ceasefire that had brought a temporary halt to fighting in the ...
This is Beirut 24/04 18:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza United Nations
Israeli tank fire killed a UN worker in Gaza last month, according to initial findings from an investigation released Thursday by Israel's military, which initially denied operating in the area. The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) announced on March 19 the death of one of its employees in the central Gaza city of Deir el-Balah ...
This is Beirut 23/04 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Beirut International Airport Yedioth Ahronoth
Despite widespread speculation about a weakening of Hezbollah’s military presence, the group remains active in southern Lebanon and is working to rebuild its military infrastructure, according to a report published by the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth. Since the start of the ceasefire on November 27, 2024, Israeli operations in Lebanon have ...
This is Beirut 22/04 12:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Foreign Minister Iran Hezbollah
Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji has reportedly summoned Iran’s ambassador to Beirut, Mojtaba Amani, following controversial statements made by the diplomat on social media, according to the al-Markazia news agency. The Iranian ambassador’s remarks, posted on X (formerly Twitter), were viewed as politically sensitive in Lebanon’s ...
This is Beirut 22/04 10:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Damour Jamaa Islamiya Strike
An Israeli drone strike on Tuesday morning targeted a vehicle in the Baawarta area near Damour, resulting in the death of Hussein Izzat Atwi, a senior figure in the Islamist group Jamaa Islamiya. The vehicle, which was struck near a Lebanese army barracks, caught fire upon impact. Atwi, born in 1968 and originally from Hebbariyeh in the ...
This is Beirut 21/04 21:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas USA United Nations
The new US ambassador to Israel on Monday called on Palestinian militant group Hamas to accept a deal that would secure the release of hostages, in exchange for the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza. "We call upon Hamas to sign an agreement so that humanitarian aid can flow into Gaza to the people who desperately need it," Mike Huckabee said in ...