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Australian Government Imposes Sanctions on Hezbollah's Chief

This is Beirut, 03/02 18:45 - Reading : less than a minute

Hezbollah Australia sanctions Naim Qassem

The Australian Government imposed sanctions on Monday targeting Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem. Naim Qassem is part of a group of entities sanctioned by Australia in its “the fight against terrorist financing and ongoing work to combat anti-Semitism and ensure the safety of Australians,” reads a statement published by the ...

World Greets 2025 After Sweltering Year of Olympics, Turmoil, and Trump

This is Beirut, 2024-12-31 18:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Australia New Year's Eve

Crowds will marvel at fireworks and toast champagne to greet 2025 on Tuesday, waving goodbye to a year that brought Olympic glory, a dramatic Donald Trump return and turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine. It is all but certain that 2024 will go down as the hottest year on record, with climate-fuelled disasters wreaking havoc from the plains of ...

Social Media Giants Slam Australia Banning Under-16s

This is Beirut, 2024-11-29 12:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Social media giants on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with "many unanswered questions". The UN children's charity UNICEF Australia warned the law was no "silver bullet" against online harm and could push kids into "covert and unregulated" spaces online. The ...

Australia Investigating Links to Hezbollah of 2 Nationals Killed in South

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-28 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Australia

Australia said Thursday that it was investigating alleged links to Hezbollah of two nationals who were killed in Israeli airstrikes in South Lebanon earlier this week. Three members of the Bazzi family, including a Hezbollah fighter, were killed in Bint Jbeil late Tuesday night when their home was hit by Israeli raids. Ibrahim Bazzi had just ...

Son Leads South Korea Squad 'Ready' to Win Asian Cup

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-28 14:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min was named in South Korea's Asian Cup squad on Thursday and coach Jurgen Klinsmann said it was "about time" they ended their 64-year continental title drought. Wolves forward Hwang Hee-chan, who scored his 10th Premier League goal of the season against Brentford on Wednesday, was also among Klinsmann's 26-man ...

Competitive Animal' Nadal Back For One Last Hurrah

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-28 12:14 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

ATP Australia Rafael Nadal Roland-Garros

More than two decades after bursting on the scene, the sun is setting on Rafael Nadal's storied career with the Spanish gladiator hoping his creaking body can hold up long enough to see out the season. The 37-year-old returns to the courts in Brisbane this week, almost a year since he last played professionally before an injury curse that has ...