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Hajjar Issues Decisions on Municipal Elections in Beirut, Beqaa, Baalbeck-Hermel

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Lebanon’s Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Ahmad al-Hajjar, issued a series of administrative decisions and circulars on Thursday concerning the upcoming 2025 municipal and mukhtar elections in the governorates of Beirut, Beqaa and Baalbeck-Hermel. Hajjar announced that candidates wishing to withdraw their nominations in these regions ...

Increased Israeli Military Activity Over Lebanese Airspace

This is Beirut, 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Southern Lebanon witnessed a sharp escalation in Israeli military activity on Friday, with intense aerial maneuvers disturbing the region’s airspace. An Israeli drone bombed the town of Majdal Zoun on Friday evening, injuring a civilian. Israeli fighter jets conducted low-altitude flyovers and dropped a sonic bomb on a stone factory in the ...

Nawaf Salam on Security Tour in the Bekaa Region

This is Beirut, 08/05 09:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam began a visit to the Bekaa on Thursday morning to assess security protocols at the border posts with Syria.  During his visit, he praised the role of Lebanese armed forces, stating: "The army is the nation's stronghold, embodying sacrifice and loyalty." He also emphasized the importance of "supporting the military ...

Sandstorm Sweeps Across Lebanon: Dusty Skies and Health Warnings Issued

This is Beirut, 22/04 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A powerful sandstorm is sweeping across Lebanon, turning skies hazy and covering major regions—including the Bekaa, Tripoli, Beirut, and Saida—in a dense layer of dust. Visibility has dropped dramatically, and the entire country feels cloaked in a golden fog. Where’s It Coming From? This storm is the result of a collision between a ...

Intelligence Directorate Arrests Smugglers in Kfar Zabad

This is Beirut, 18/01 17:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Intelligence Directorate in the Beqaa arrested smugglers on Saturday and seized SUVs and small trucks after setting up an ambush in the border village of Kfar Zabad in the Beqaa Valley. This operation is part of the Intelligence Directorate’s mission, which is particularly focused on combating smuggling.

Israeli Airstrike Deep Inside Lebanon, the First Since the Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 2024-12-25 09:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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For the first time since the Israeli-Hezbollah ceasefire agreement took effect, Israeli warplanes struck deep into Lebanese territory, without causing casualties. The airstrike, which took place at around 2:30 AM on Wednesday, targeted a two-story house in the Taraya Plain in the Bekaa, west of Baalbeck. It was the first such attack since the ...

Devastation Mounts Amid Escalating Tensions Between Hezbollah and Israel

This is Beirut, 2024-11-15 11:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The situation on the ground leaves little room for hope of an imminent ceasefire as hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel escalate. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly preparing for a potential ground operation deep into Lebanese territory if Hezbollah does not agree to a ceasefire, according to the Wall Street ...

Thermal Balloons and Drones Over Baalbeck for the First Time

This is Beirut, 2024-11-06 09:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Tensions continue to escalate between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon, while strikes also continue to target the Beqaa and extend to other areas. Attacks on the Beqaa For the first time, an Israeli balloon, accompanied by an active drone presence in the Beqaa region, flew over the villages of Baalbeck in the eastern Lebanon mountain ...

Lebanon's wine region wrestles with war

This is Beirut, 2024-10-29 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The moment Israel's strikes on Lebanon's Bekaa Valley cease, Roland Abou-Khater straps a white flag to his truck, watches the sky for warplanes, then whisks a harvesting team to near the firing line. His vineyards in Lebanon's wine heartland, where Hezbollah holds sway, have become a death trap since Israel last month shifted its focus from Gaza ...

Car Targeted on Main Highway as Israeli Strikes Intensify Across Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2024-10-28 11:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli airstrikes continued across various Lebanese regions on Monday, with the latest attack targeting a vehicle in Arayya on the Beirut-Damascus highway.   According to initial reports, an Israeli drone carried out an apparent targeted attack, injuring one person who happened to be standing next to the vehicle. The targeted car “continued ...

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