Lebanon

Mikati Reveals Intensified Communications Ahead of UN Security Council Meeting
Mikati Reveals Intensified Communications Ahead of UN Security Council Meeting

This is Beirut 2024-10-10 12:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

UN Security Council lebanon Najib Mikati

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati disclosed that diplomatic communications have escalated in recent hours in anticipation of the UN Security Council meeting, with the aim of securing a renewed ceasefire and applying increased pressure to halt Israeli strikes in Lebanon. "There are ongoing contacts between the United States and France, which ...

Iran Holds Sway Over Lebanon
Behind the ScenesIran Holds Sway Over Lebanon

2024-10-10 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Ain el-Tineh Iran Israël Gaza war

Amid escalating Israeli airstrikes and the rising number of casualties, wounded, and displaced, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and Druze leader Walid Jumblatt took steps to find a way out of the crisis Lebanon and its people are facing. They announced their agreement to a ceasefire, irrespective of the ...

In Southern Lebanon, Fishermen's Anguish Amid Israel's Evacuation Order
ReportIn Southern Lebanon, Fishermen's Anguish Amid Israel's Evacuation Order

This is Beirut 2024-10-10 11:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

South Lebanon Sidon

At the port of Saida, the boats are docked, and the fish market is unusually quiet. Since the Israeli Army ordered the evacuation of nearly 60 kilometers of coastline in southern Lebanon, fishermen are worried about their livelihoods. Three testimonies collected by AFP express the fishermen's anxiety regarding the Israeli Army's order prohibiting ...

Airstrikes Continue, Eight Rescue Workers Killed in Derdghaya
Airstrikes Continue, Eight Rescue Workers Killed in Derdghaya

This is Beirut 2024-10-10 11:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Baalbeck Civil Defense

Civil Defense personnel continue to be the target of Israeli strikes. According to provisional figures, eight rescue workers were killed shortly before midnight on Wednesday in an Israeli strike on a Civil Defense barracks in Derdghaya. Search operations are currently underway to find the missing persons.   For its part, the israeli army also ...

Arrogance and Betrayal
Op-edArrogance and Betrayal

Salam Zaatari 2024-10-10 11:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Middle East

Lebanese citizens are grappling with many questions, chief among them: how did we end up here? Why did Hezbollah pursue a war that no one asked for? Was it arrogance, or a trap? Did Iran abandon its militias, or is this just arrogance masked by empty promises? The south of Lebanon is now desolate, with over half a million displaced. Dahye is a ...

Does Anything Make Sense? Welcome to the Realm of Absurdity!
ExplainerDoes Anything Make Sense? Welcome to the Realm of Absurdity!

Marc Saikali 2024-10-10 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Gaza war

In this regard, the Israeli prime minister’s message to the Lebanese is equally shocking: “Free yourselves from Hezbollah… or it (Lebanon) becomes another Gaza.” In peacetime, Israel maintained a constant presence of 50 planes and drones, monitoring everything and watching every movement around the clock. The effectiveness of their ...

Berri: 'Hezbollah Mandating Me Is Not New and Does Not Change the Current Situation'
Berri: 'Hezbollah Mandating Me Is Not New and Does Not Change the Current Situation'

This is Beirut 2024-10-09 20:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

parliament Berri ceasefire negotiations

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said that Hezbollah's decision, mandating him to participate in political negotiations to halt the Israeli war on Lebanon, “is not new” and “does not change anything” in the current situation. In an interview with the Arabic-language daily Asharq al-Awsat, Berri stressed that the delegation mentioned by ...

France to Host International Conference in Support of Lebanon
France to Host International Conference in Support of Lebanon

This is Beirut 2024-10-09 18:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon France

France announced that it will host an international conference to support Lebanon's population and sovereignty on October 24 in Paris. Organized at the initiative of the French President and following Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot's recent visit to the Middle East, the conference aims to mobilize global support for Lebanon during its ongoing ...

Israeli Attacks Continue in South, Bekaa and Chouf
Israeli Attacks Continue in South, Bekaa and Chouf

This is Beirut 2024-10-09 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Baalbeck Lebanese University South Lebanon

At around 1 PM, an Israeli raid targeted the Dar Salam hotel in the Wardanieh locality of Iqlim el-Kharroub, in the Chouf caza. Preliminary figures put the death toll at “six and injuries at ten.” The hotel housed some 82 people, mostly displaced families from south Lebanon. This was the fourth raid in the space of a few days to target the ...

Airline Tickets: Wartime Premiums
Airline Tickets: Wartime Premiums

Liliane Mokbel 2024-10-09 14:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanese Army airport MEA Lebanon

Lebanese authorities are resolute in their commitment to maintaining the “intact” reputation of BRHIA, ensuring stringent security measures, order and adherence to the law.  Furthermore, caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities Bassam Mawlawi and caretaker Minister of Transport and Public Works Ali Hamiye emphasized on Monday that ...

The New Drone Warfare in the Levant
ExplainerThe New Drone Warfare in the Levant

Malo Pinatel 2024-10-09 14:14 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Hamas drones

A constant buzzing fills the skies of some parts of the Middle East, mainly Lebanon. From Beirut to Gaza, the sound of drone engines has become a part of daily life for the populations targeted by the Israeli military. As with other 21st-century conflicts, drones have taken a central role in the Israel-Hamas war. From small, locally-made drones ...

This, Too, Is a Crime!
Op-edThis, Too, Is a Crime!

Nisrine Merheb 2024-10-09 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon

There is no room for excuses, in a situation overshadowed by the pervasive presence of death, fear and displacement all around us. We have simply transformed into a “ball of anxiety,” living under the shadow of dread, whether we find ourselves under bombardment or still navigating a tenuous calm, until further notice. Perhaps some of us are ...

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