This is Beirut 2025-03-26 04:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Palestine West Bank
Israeli police released Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal on Tuesday, after detaining him a day earlier for "hurling rocks" following what activists described as an attack by settlers in the occupied West Bank. Basel Adra, who worked with Ballal on the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land", posted a photo ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-25 20:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
More than 21,000 Syrians have fled to Lebanon during the month of March as the deadliest sectarian violence since Bashar al-Assad’s ousting has ravaged Syria’s Alawite heartland, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported Tuesday. The surge in refugees follows a wave of mass killings in Syria’s coastal region, particularly targeting the Alawite ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-24 23:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Yemen Houthi Movement
In a significant escalation of military activity in Yemen, US forces have conducted a series of airstrikes targeting strategic Houthi positions. These operations mark a concerted effort to neutralize the Houthi militia's military capabilities in the region. According to event sources, a total of nine US airstrikes were launched against Houthi ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-24 21:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Joseph Aoun Middle East United States Washington
The United States is increasing pressure on Lebanon over security concerns in the south, questioning the Lebanese army’s role in preventing rocket launches and urging action to resolve border disputes. US Deputy Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus emphasized Washington’s commitment to stability in Lebanon, reaffirming strong US-Lebanese ties while ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-24 21:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza United Nations
The United Nations said Monday a strike on its buildings in Gaza last week that killed one employee and injured several others was caused "by an Israeli tank," a claim disputed by the country's government. "Based on the information currently available, the strikes hitting a UN compound in Deir al-Balah on 19 March were caused by an Israeli tank," ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-23 19:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Nabih Berri Ceasefire
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri dismissed on Sunday Israeli attempts to push Lebanon into political negotiations, declaring, "Israel pushes for normalization, but we stand by the ceasefire." In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Berri accused Israel of seeking to bypass the existing ceasefire agreement by drawing Lebanon into talks that ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-23 18:38 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Israel's military pressed ground operations across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, encircling part of Rafah city near Egypt almost a week into a renewed assault on the Palestinian territory. Deployment of Israeli troops in parts of Gaza, despite calls to revive a January truce with Hamas militants, comes alongside a deadly flare-up in Lebanon and ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-23 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza Israël Salah al-Bardawil
Palestinian group Hamas confirmed on Sunday that Salah al-Bardawil, a senior member of its political bureau, was killed in an Israeli air strike in southern Gaza the previous day. Bardawil, 65, was killed along with his wife in a camp in al-Mawasi, near Khan Younes, according to the Palestinian Islamist movement. He is the third member of the ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-23 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Three civilians including two children were killed Sunday in an artillery attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Omdurman, part of Greater Khartoum, a medical source told AFP. Eyewitnesses in the area said the strikes were some of the heaviest in recent months, coming two days after the army recaptured the capital's presidential ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-23 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
One person was killed on Sunday morning in an Israeli drone attack targeting a vehicle in the border village of Aita al-Shaab. According to reports, the victim was identified as Hassan Nehmeh al-Zein, owner of a café in the area. Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee confirmed in the afternoon that Israel had eliminated a Hezbollah ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-23 09:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Hamas Palestine Tehran
Israel's military said it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen early on Sunday, with Huthi rebels later claiming responsibility for an attack they said targeted Israel's Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was ...
This is Beirut 2025-03-23 05:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas Justice
Israel's opposition leader on Saturday called for a general strike if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to obey a Supreme Court decision freezing the government's dismissal of the internal security chief. If the government "decides to disobey the Court's decision it will become a government outside of the law," Yair ...