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Israel "Interested" in Peace and Normalization with Lebanon and Syria

This is Beirut 30/06 13:07 - Reading : less than a minute

Israel is "interested" in striking "peace and normalization" agreements with its neighbors Lebanon and Syria, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday. "Israel is interested in expanding the Abraham Accord circle of peace and normalization," Saar said at a news conference, referring to US-sponsored agreements signed in 2020 by Israel with the ...

AnalysisThe US Push for Hezbollah Disarmament and the Future of Lebanon

Amal Chmouny 30/06 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As the United States escalates its initiatives aimed at the disarmament of Hezbollah, the Lebanese government finds itself at a critical juncture, facing a multitude of internal and external challenges. A recent statement from Tom Barrack, the US Ambassador to Turkey, the Presidential Envoy to Syria, and the "de facto envoy" to Lebanon, ...

Khalaf Warns: “Comprehensive Plan Urgently Needed”

This is Beirut 30/06 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In an op-ed published ahead of the Association of Banks in Lebanon’s (ABL) monthly report, Secretary General Fadi Khalaf once again sounded the alarm, warning that the absence of a comprehensive solution remains the greatest threat to Lebanon’s economic and financial future. With the country’s systemic crisis entering its sixth year, Khalaf ...

President Aoun Meets New UNIFIL Chief, Reaffirms Commitment to Resolution 1701

This is Beirut 30/06 12:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun met on Monday with the new head of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), General Diodato Abagnara, during a courtesy visit marking the start of the general’s mandate. During the meeting, President Aoun underscored the importance of UNIFIL’s continued cooperation with the Lebanese Army in southern ...

Lebanese Army Arrests Several Traffickers, Seizes Weapons and Drugs in Zebdine

This is Beirut 30/06 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Army carried out a series of raids on Sunday in Zebdine (Nabatiyeh district), following armed clashes that erupted on June 25 in the Sabra and Shatila camps between rival drug trafficking gangs. In a statement issued Monday, the army announced the arrest of four individuals: three Lebanese nationals (M.Ch., H.G., and A.K.) and one ...

EditorialPasdaran-Hezbollah: Severing the Umbilical Cord

Michel Touma 30/06 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A former Sunni MP — once a leading voice in parliament and still one of the few clear-headed voices left in the country — told me, during a conversation at the height of the Cedar Revolution, that the 1982 Israeli siege of Beirut had been an existential turning point for his community. Under the shelling, they realized that their dream of Arab ...

Civil Defense Units Manage to Contain Al-Qoubaiyat Wildfire

This is Beirut 29/06 19:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Civil Defense units, supported by army helicopters, managed on Monday to contain the massive wildfire that broke out in Al-Qoubaiyat on Sunday. The fire caused severe damage to the environment and forest wealth. Strong winds fanning the flames complicated the firefighters’ efforts to contain the fire. Work is currently underway ...

US Envoy Urges Syria and Lebanon to Pursue Peace with Israel

This is Beirut 29/06 18:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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With the Iran-Israel war opening up a new road for the Mideast, Syria and Lebanon need to reach peace agreements with Israel, the US special envoy to Syria said Sunday. "President (Ahmed) al-Sharaa has indicated that he doesn't hate Israel... and that he wants peace on that border. I think that will also happen with Lebanon. It's a necessity to ...

ExplainerISIS Ideology Persists in Lebanon, Recruitment Attempts Thwarted

Bassam Abou Zeid 29/06 08:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Is ISIS truly active in Lebanon? Following the suicide bombing that targeted Mar Elias Church in Damascus, concerns have resurfaced over ISIS’ threat in Lebanon. Notably, the political base of Hezbollah and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) sought to exploit the tragedy to justify, firstly, the persisting presence of illegal weapons, and ...

Qassem Calls “Inappropriate” Weapons Debate

This is Beirut 28/06 23:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem has dismissed an upcoming cabinet debate on the issue of illegal weapons, calling the timing “inappropriate” given the current state of conflict with Israel. Speaking Saturday on the third day of Ashura commemorations, Qassem pushed back against growing calls for Hezbollah to ...

Seven Million Dollars Seized at Beirut Airport

This is Beirut 28/06 22:20 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Money smuggling Beirut international airport

According to sources quoted by al-Hadath, $7 million were recently seized at Beirut International Airport, noting that "the smuggled funds were discovered in suitcases aboard a flight arriving from an African country to Lebanon." According to the same sources, "the owners of the bags containing the illicit money are from a town in southern ...

New Deadly Israeli Strike in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut 28/06 20:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Two Israeli strikes killed three people in southern Lebanon on Saturday. One person was killed and two others were injured in a drone strike that targeted a motorbike on Saturday afternoon in the Mahrouna area, in the Tyre district. The victim has been identified as Abbas Wehbe, “an Intelligence officer of Hezbollah’s ...