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Israeli Forces Advance Near Wazzani, Blast Kills Lebanese Soldier

This is Beirut, 14/04 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Tensions flared along the southern Lebanese border on Monday as an Israeli military unit advanced toward the banks of the Wazzani River, while a deadly explosion struck a Lebanese Army unit in the Tyre district, killing one soldier and injuring three others. The Lebanese Army reported on its official X account that a specialized engineering unit ...

Lebanon: The Staggering Transition

Charles Chartouni, 14/04 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Foreign observers wonder why the transition seems to be so awkward at a time when the proper conditions for an orderly political change are in place. Far from being accidental, these botched opportunities are ascribed to systemic factors related to undermined national legitimacy, curtailed sovereignty, dysfunctional governance, and regional ...

Samy Gemayel to Hezbollah: ‘It’s Time to Hand the Weapons over to the State’

This is Beirut, 12/04 18:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In a speech delivered in Chiyah (Beirut) during a commemoration marking the launch of the Lebanese resistance, the head of the Kataeb Party, Samy Gemayel, made a direct appeal to Hezbollah, urging it to voluntarily hand over its weapons to the Lebanese state. “Hezbollah must hand over its weapons willingly, just as others have done before them. ...

Most Hezbollah Military Sites Ceded to Army in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 12/04 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Most military sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon have been placed under Lebanese army control, a source close to the group said on Saturday. A November 27 ceasefire that ended more than a year of conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, including two months of full-blown war, stipulated that only United Nations peacekeepers and ...

Le Figaro: Network Supplying Hezbollah With Drone Manufacturing Equipment Dismantled

This Is Beirut, 12/04 11:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A European network that has been supplying Hezbollah with equipment needed to manufacture hundreds of drones has been dismantled, French daily Le Figaro said in a report published Friday evening. The newspaper noted that "the most significant event between the summer of 2024 and last week was the dismantling of Hezbollah's logistical support ...

Agriculture in Lebanon: $118 Million in Damages, $586 Million in Losses, and $263 Million Needed for Recovery

This is Beirut, 11/04 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Over the past year, Lebanon’s agricultural sector has suffered massive losses estimated at more than $700 million, according to a joint assessment by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Ministry of Agriculture, and the National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS). A report by the FAO presents an initial overview of the damage ...

Does the State Belong to a Party or to Everyone?

Johnny Kortbawi, 11/04 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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One of the biggest questions since the outbreak of the crisis in the fall of 2019 concerns the issue of determining responsibility for the losses that led to the default on payments, the suspension of external debt servicing and the freeze on deposits. In reality, the way one views the Lebanese economy is the main driver behind the different ...

Banners Proclaiming 'A New Era for Lebanon' Burned Just Hours After Installation 

This is Beirut, 11/04 12:49 - Reading : less than a minute

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Barely installed, already in flames. The banners bearing the slogan “A New Era for Lebanon,” unveiled on Thursday along the road leading to Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, survived only a few hours. By Friday morning, photos circulating on social media showed the signs reduced to ashes—targets of a deliberate act of ...

Geagea: President Aoun Wants a Hezbollah Disarmament Plan

This is Beirut, 10/04 23:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In an interview on MTV’s Sar el-Waet program, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea highlighted the Lebanese authorities’ commitment to restricting the right to bear arms to legal forces only. He emphasized that the disarmament of Hezbollah, both south and north of the Litani River, is inevitable. Geagea revealed that he was initially surprised ...

Aoun ‘Optimistic’ as Hezbollah Shows Flexibility on Weapons

This is Beirut, 10/04 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun expressed cautious optimism on Thursday regarding several sensitive national issues, including Hezbollah’s weapons, judicial reform and economic recovery, pointing to a newfound political harmony within the government. According to MP Sagih Atieh, who met with the president, Aoun said that Hezbollah had shown “a great ...

Hamas Leadership Operating Behind Veil of Secrecy

This is Beirut, 10/04 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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After Israel killed a string of its leaders, Hamas anointed new commanders to top ranks, this time shrouding their identities in secrecy to protect them from assassination. Israel vowed to crush Hamas in retaliation for the October 7 attack, launching a blistering offensive in Gaza that has massively weakened the movement while reducing much of ...

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