Middle East

Op-edIf Boycotting Israel Requires a Law, Is It Truly Popular?

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 11:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Hezbollah and its global Intifada allies claim that the overwhelming majority of Lebanese, Arabs, and people of conscience view Israel as pure evil, a cancer to be eradicated. Yet if this hatred is truly so deep and universal, why does Lebanon still need to enforce its heavy-handed law boycotting Israel? The statute criminalizes any contact with ...

Arrival of Third U.S. Carrier Marks First Triple Deployment in Middle East Since 2003

This is Beirut 11:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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For the first time since the 2003 Iraq War, the United States has deployed three aircraft carrier strike groups simultaneously to the Middle East, marking a major escalation in its military posture in the region, according to the United States Central Command. The latest deployment follows the arrival of the USS George H. W. Bush strike group, ...

Oil Rises Over 1% as U.S.–Iran Talks Stall

This is Beirut 10:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Oil prices rose more than 1% on Monday as stalled U.S.-Iran talks and ongoing disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz tightened global supply, according to Reuters. Last week, Brent and West Texas Intermediate gained nearly 17% and 13%. This marked the biggest weekly gains since the start of the war. Tensions in the Gulf have ...

Lebanon Says Israel Strikes Kill 14 in Deadliest day Since Truce

This is Beirut 01:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country's south on Sunday killed 14 people, the deadliest day since a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war came into force over a week ago. It came as Israel and the Iran-backed group traded fresh accusations of breaching the fragile truce, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying the ...

New Strikes Reported in Lebanon After 6 Killed in South of Country

This is Beirut 26/04 07:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Lebanese state media reported a series of new Israeli strikes in the country's south on Saturday night, after attacks earlier in the day killed six people despite a recently extended ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah The new attacks followed orders from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the military to "forcefully ...

Iran Executes Man Over 'Mission' for Israel's Spy Agency

This is Beirut 25/04 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran on Saturday executed a man for carrying out a "mission" on behalf of Israel's spy agency during mass protests in January, the judiciary reported. It is the latest in a string of executions since war broke out with Israel and the United States. Erfan Kiani was hanged after his sentence was upheld by the country's Supreme ...

AnalysisWill Lebanon Repeal Its Law Criminalizing Contact With Israel?

Kaline Antoun 24/04 20:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As Lebanese and Israeli officials conclude their second round of U.S.-brokered talks in Washington, a contradiction is becoming harder for Beirut to ignore. The state is now negotiating with Israel, while its citizens can still face prosecution for far less. Following Thursday’s meeting between Lebanese and Israeli envoys at the White House, ...

Hezbollah-Linked Suspect Extradited to Panama in Long-Running Terror Investigation

This is Beirut 24/04 14:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The U.S. Embassy in Panama announced a major breakthrough in the decades-long investigation into the 1994 bombing of Alas Chiricanas Flight 901, stating that suspected Hezbollah-linked operative Ali Zaki Hage Jalil has been extradited to Panama to face trial. The announcement described the move as the result of coordinated efforts between the ...

UN Peacekeeper Dies Weeks After Injury in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut 24/04 13:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday announced the death of an Indonesian peacekeeper who was critically injured last month following a projectile explosion at a UN position in southern Lebanon, bringing the number of peacekeepers killed in the war to six. Corporal Rico Pramudia, 31, succumbed to his injuries on 24 April ...

Kuwait Says Drones Coming From Iraq Target Border Posts

This is Beirut 24/04 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Kuwaiti military said on Friday that two drones coming from the direction of neighboring Iraq struck border posts on its northern frontier with the country, causing damage but no casualties. "This morning, two of Kuwait's northern land border posts were targeted in a criminal act of aggression involving two explosive-laden drones ...

Hezbollah’s Global Financial Network Exposed in European Study

This is Beirut 24/04 11:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An investigation by the Documentation Center Political Islam (DPI) shed light on the extensive global financial networks of the Iran-backed Hezbollah, including its operations across Europe. The report draws on publicly available sources such as court records, corporate registries, and government documents. It highlights how Hezbollah combines ...

Oil Extends Gains, Stocks Sink as Peace talk Hopes Fade

This is Beirut 24/04 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Oil prices extended gains Friday, and stocks struggled as investors worried about a lack of progress in ending the Middle East crisis, with Tehran keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed and the US maintaining a blockade of Iranian ports. A week that started with hopes the two sides would eventually hold peace talks was set to end on a negative note, ...