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De-Radicalizing Hezbollah's Base: A Realist Framework
FocusDe-Radicalizing Hezbollah's Base: A Realist Framework

Salam El Zaatari 29/12 13:15 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

Lebanon Hezbollah Lebanese Army Washington

Any serious discussion about de-radicalizing Hezbollah supporters must begin by discarding comforting illusions about the organization. It is not a fringe extremist group operating on the margins of Lebanese society but a heavily armed political-military organization embedded in parliament, municipalities, unions, border economies, and a regional ...

Three Turkish Police, 6 Islamic State Militants Killed in Clash: Minister
Three Turkish Police, 6 Islamic State Militants Killed in Clash: Minister

This is Beirut 29/12 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Europe Turkey

Three Turkish police were killed and nine other people wounded in an operation Monday against the Islamic State group in the northwest of the country, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. The fighting took place at Yalova on the Sea of Marmara during one of scores of raids against the militant group, the minister said, adding that six Islamic ...

Winds from the East and North: Lebanon Faces Pressure on Multiple Fronts
PoliticsWinds from the East and North: Lebanon Faces Pressure on Multiple Fronts

Bassam Abou Zeid 28/12 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Hezbollah

Recent developments suggest that Lebanon is a stage for the activities of supporters of Syria’s former regime. Amid these movements, they have also been preparing operations inside Syria, particularly along the coast and in Homs, where Alawite communities are concentrated. Their activities appear to be supported, to some extent, by ...

UN Force in Lebanon Says Peacekeeper Wounded by Israeli Fire
UN Force in Lebanon Says Peacekeeper Wounded by Israeli Fire

This is Beirut 27/12 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

United Nations Lebanon Hezbollah Israel UN Security Council

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said an Israeli attack near their position in the country's south wounded a peacekeeper on Friday, reiterating a call for Israel to "cease aggressive behaviour". It is the latest incident reported by the peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, where UNIFIL acts as a buffer between Israel and Lebanon and has ...

8 Killed and 18 Wounded in Terrorist Mosque Bombing in Homs
8 Killed and 18 Wounded in Terrorist Mosque Bombing in Homs

This is Beirut 26/12 17:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Syria Alawite Homs

Eight people were killed and others wounded on Friday in a terrorist bombing at the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in the al-Waer district of Homs, Syrian state media reported. The Islamic State group (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack. The director of the Emergency and Ambulance Department at Syria’s Ministry of Health, ...

Hezbollah: Is the Company Joud Licensed by the Lebanese State?
Hezbollah: Is the Company Joud Licensed by the Lebanese State?

This is Beirut 26/12 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Hezbollah Lebanon Iran Al Qard al Hassan

Hezbollah’s newly established company, Joud, linked to its financial arm Al Qard al Hassan, has reportedly obtained official Lebanese licensing despite several of its leaders being under U.S. sanctions, according to an investigation by Saudi channel al-Hadath. As part of a strategy aimed at circumventing both Lebanese laws and international ...

Two Killed in Terror Attack in Northern Israel
Two Killed in Terror Attack in Northern Israel

This is Beirut 26/12 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Banks Israel West Bank

A car-ramming and stabbing attack by a Palestinian man left two people dead in northern Israel on Friday, police said. The assailant killed a 68-year-old pedestrian in a hit-and-run and fatally stabbed a 19-year-old woman near a bus stop. The assailant was shot and injured by a civilian passerby while fleeing towards Afula. He was taken to a ...

Israel Warns Strike on Iran ‘Inevitable’ Without Missile Deal
Israel Warns Strike on Iran ‘Inevitable’ Without Missile Deal

This is Beirut 26/12 14:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Iran Israel IRGC

A senior Israeli military official warned that an attack on Iran would become “inevitable” if the U.S. fails to reach an agreement limiting Tehran’s ballistic missile program. The official, speaking to Israel’s Ynet news site, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to present U.S. President Donald Trump with ...

Hezbollah Operative Claims Widespread Israeli Penetration, Questions Leadership
Hezbollah Operative Claims Widespread Israeli Penetration, Questions Leadership

This is Beirut 26/12 13:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Hezbollah Lebanon Hassan Nasrallah Israel USA

A Hezbollah military operative told Israel’s N12 channel on Thursday that Israel has infiltrated the militant group so extensively that “70% of Hezbollah members work with Israel.” The anonymous military operative highlighted a significant intelligence gap in Hezbollah, noting the persistent uncertainty over how Israel has ...

Yemen Separatists Report Saudi Air Strikes in Hadramawt
Yemen Separatists Report Saudi Air Strikes in Hadramawt

This is Beirut 26/12 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Saudi Arabia Houthis Yemen UAE

Saudi Arabia, the main backer of Yemen's internationally-recognised government, conducted air strikes on separatist positions in Hadramawt on Friday, according to local media and the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the strikes, which came a day after Saudi Arabia urged the ...

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