Israel Killed Hezbollah Operative in Tallousa in Second Monday Airstrike

This is Beirut 16/02 23:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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A second Israeli strike in Lebanon on Monday evening killed one person, targeting a car in the town of Tallousa in southern Lebanon’s Marjayoun district, according to the Public Health Emergency Operations Center.  The person killed by the drone strike was allegedly involved in recouping Hezbollah infrastructure, according to the ...

Israeli Approval of West Bank Land Registration Draws Outrage

This is Beirut 16/02 18:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel's government has approved a process to register land in the West Bank as "state property", drawing condemnation from Arab nations and critics who said it would accelerate annexation of the Palestinian territory. Israel's foreign ministry said the measure, approved late on Sunday, would enable "transparent and ...

Syrian Interior Ministry Sets February Deadline to Absorb SDF Into State Institutions

This is Beirut 16/02 18:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Syrian Ministry of the Interior announced on Monday that it would impose a deadline on the Syrian Democratic Forces for integration into the government by the end of February. Focusing on governorates in northeastern Syria, the ministry will mandate that SDF members to regularize their status as of March, with the threat of legal troubles if ...

Lebanon Cabinet Weighs Army Plan to Limit Weapons North of Litani

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The Lebanese Cabinet met on Monday at the Baabda Palace to deliberate an army plan to restrict weapons north of the Litani River, according to Nidaa al-Watan, directly addressing Hezbollah’s stockpile.  General Rodolphe Haykal, head of the Lebanese Armed Forces, stated that this phase of Hezbollah disarmament will last roughly four to ...

Qassem Warns Lebanese Government Against Disarmament Push

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Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem on Monday sharply criticized the Lebanese government’s growing focus on restricting weapons outside state control, calling it a “major mistake” that serves Israeli interests, as he reaffirmed the group’s refusal to disarm under pressure. Qassem called on the Lebanon’s ...

Iran Says U.S. Stance on Nuclear Issue 'More Realistic'

This is Beirut 16/02 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran said Monday that the US position on Tehran's nuclear programme "has moved towards a more realistic one" ahead of a second round of talks. "A cautious assessment is that, from the discussions that have taken place in Muscat to date, at least what we have been told is that the US position on the Iranian nuclear issue has ...

Iran Court Sentences 14 Protesters to Death in Online Proceedings

This is Beirut 16/02 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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According to sources who spoke to Iran International, an Iranian court has handed down death sentences to 14 individuals accused of participating in last month’s anti-government protests in proceedings conducted online. The virtual hearings were overseen by Judge Abolghasem Salavati, head of Branch 15 of Iran’s Revolutionary Court, a ...

Israeli Report: Damascus Does Not Rule Out Military Action Against Hezbollah

This is Beirut 16/02 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel’s Kan News reported that the Syrian government, led by President Ahmad al-Sharaa, is not ruling out potential military action against Hezbollah, as tensions escalate between the two sides despite a relative improvement in official relations between Damascus and Beirut. The report cited a Syrian security source as saying that ...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Begin Military Drills in Strait of Hormuz

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Monday began a series of military exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported on the eve of talks with the United States. The war games, the duration of which was not specified, aim to prepare the Guards for "potential security and military threats" in the strait, state TV ...

Syrian Kurdish Authorities Release 34 Australians Related to Jihadists

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Thirty-four Australian relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists had to return to Syria's Roj detention camp due to coordination issues with Damascus after Kurdish authorities released them on Monday, a Kurdish official told AFP. Camp director Hakmieh Ibrahim had earlier said the women and children from 11 families were handed over to ...

Israeli Arrested for Spying on Ex-Defense Minister Gallant for Iran

This is Beirut 16/02 12:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

The Israeli General Security Service filed charges Monday against an Israeli man for allegedly gathering intelligence on former defense minister Yoav Gallant on behalf of an Iranian agent. The defendant, Fares Abu al-Hija, 32, was arrested in late January after taking photos of streets near Gallant’s home in Amikam for his handler, ...

Syria Expected to Form a New Government, Reports I24 News

This is Beirut 16/02 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is expected in the coming weeks to convene a workshop aimed at forming a new, inclusive government with expanded powers, a Syrian source close to the president told i24NEWS. The planned government is expected to include representatives from across Syrian society in an effort to address the concerns of minority ...