Lebanon

“And When the Buried Female Infant Is Asked”
Window“And When the Buried Female Infant Is Asked”

“And when the buried female infant is asked…” — this Quranic verse denounces the pre-Islamic custom of burying infant girls alive out of fear of “dishonor,” an act Islam would go on to forbid and criminalize. Back then, the infant girl was a victim—killed without consent, without fault, and denied even ...

Attack on Journalists: Mikati Calls for “New Crime” to be Documented
Attack on Journalists: Mikati Calls for “New Crime” to be Documented

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has condemned the Israeli attack on journalists in Hasbaya on Friday, describing it as a "war crime." "I have instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to add this new crime to the series of dossiers documenting Israeli crimes that will be submitted to the relevant international authorities, so that the ...

Displacement Crisis: Over 400 Evacuated from Beirut's Corniche
Displacement Crisis: Over 400 Evacuated from Beirut's Corniche

The Caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities Judge Bassam Mawlawi, in efforts with Beirut Governor Judge Marwan Abboud and the Offrejoie Association, relocated displaced people living in tents on the Beirut Corniche to a shelter center in the Karantina area. In a statement, The Disaster and Crisis Management Room in Beirut ...

Mikati and Blinken in London Call for Ceasefire and Implementation of 1701
Mikati and Blinken in London Call for Ceasefire and Implementation of 1701

Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati met Friday with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in London, to discuss Israel's strikes on the country as Washington presses the Beirut government to take charge against Hezbollah. This meeting follows Blinken’s Middle East tour and the Paris conference on Lebanon, where Mikati gave a ...

What if Hezbollah Were to Return the Deposits?
ChronicleWhat if Hezbollah Were to Return the Deposits?

Hezbollah's financial capacity is estimated to be around one and a half billion dollars, based on general assessments, as the true extent of its funds remains unknown. What is certain is that this money exists outside the banking system and is not part of any financial or economic framework affiliated with the Lebanese state. From these funds ...

What Is the SPICE 2000 That Brought Down the Building in Tayouneh?
SpotlightWhat Is the SPICE 2000 That Brought Down the Building in Tayouneh?

Images of a missile that brought down the building in the Tayouneh area on Tuesday have recently spread on social media. It's uncommon to capture footage of a missile in flight just before it strikes. Equally remarkable were the scenes of the building collapsing straight down on itself.  The missile in question is an MK-84, enhanced with wings ...

Three Journalists Killed in Hasbaya; Violent Night Raids in Beirut’s Southern Suburbs
Three Journalists Killed in Hasbaya; Violent Night Raids in Beirut’s Southern Suburbs

An Israeli airstrike on a compound housing journalists in southeast Lebanon early Friday has killed three media staff members and injured several others, according to the National News Agency. The Beirut-based pan-Arab Al-Mayadeen TV reported that two of its staffers — camera operator Ghassan Najar and broadcast technician Mohammed Rida — ...

The Support Front in a Tight Grip!
The Support Front in a Tight Grip!

The title of the nightmare could well be "Support Front." A major strategic mistake that will haunt generations of Lebanese for the next 50 years. How could the perception of events have become so distorted that the decision of a few ended up plunging an entire population into the abyss? For a whole year, the warnings were repetitive and clear: ...

Targeting the Army in the South Raises Questions
Targeting the Army in the South Raises Questions

Several questions arise regarding the targeting of the Lebanese soldiers deployed in the south by the Israeli army, despite assurances that the Lebanese regular troops are not a target in Israeli military operations. The Lebanese Army had evacuated its forward positions along the border to avoid any Israeli attacks. However, some of its units in ...

Berri: 'An Agreement on a Final Ceasefire is Being Discussed'
PoliticsBerri: 'An Agreement on a Final Ceasefire is Being Discussed'

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri announced that “an agreement on a final ceasefire is currently being discussed,” revealing an agreement with United States envoy Amos Hochstein on the implementation of United Nations resolution 1701, “without any amendments.” “We will start working to elect a consensus president for Lebanon after the ...

Violent Airstrikes at Night on the Southern Suburb of Beirut
ReportViolent Airstrikes at Night on the Southern Suburb of Beirut

The Israeli army conducted late at night, on Thursday, a series of airstrikes against Haret Hreik, Choueifate-Amroussieh, Burj Brajneh, and Hadeth in the southern suburb of Beirut, following and evacuation order issued by its spokesperson, Avichai Adraee. Durin the day, at least 15 people were killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes on southern ...