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Those Who Bear Arms Are Not the New Faces of Revolution

Johnny Kortbawi, 2024-12-17 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

The concept of counter-revolutions is far from novel. Throughout history, each revolution has been met with an opposing force determined to challenge the revolutionaries and regain lost ground. As political movements evolved alongside society, the nature of revolutions changed, increasingly relying on military coups, shifts in power dynamics and ...

Israeli Drone Strike Near the Town of Najariya

This is Beirut, 2024-12-16 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Despite the ceasefire in Lebanon established on November 27, certain areas in the south continue to be subjected to bombardments and raids. At dawn on Monday, Israeli soldiers infiltrated the town of Naqoura, and successive explosions targeted and partially destroyed several residences in the region. Israeli airstrikes also hit the village of ...

Hezbollah Faces Legal Complaints From Its Own Supporters

This is Beirut, 2024-12-16 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Following the ceasefire announced on November 27 and in light of the significant material damage and human losses from a war Lebanon was reluctantly drawn into, several Shiite supporters of Hezbollah from southern Lebanon have filed complaints against the organization. This was reported by the daily Nidaa al-Watan on Monday, citing well-informed ...

The Fall of the Captagon Empire: Assad’s Regime and the Drug Trade

Vanessa Kallas, 2024-12-16 11:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Assad regime has fallen, leaving behind the largest Captagon empire in the world. For years, the regime relied on the multibillion-dollar Captagon market to finance its war efforts, support allied militias like Hezbollah and circumvent international sanctions. Recent seizures of Captagon factories and pills in former regime strongholds ...

Syrians Return to Ruined Homes in City That Became Hezbollah Hub

This is Beirut, 2024-12-15 21:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Residents of Qusayr in central Syria are finally returning home after the departure of Hezbollah fighters, who helped Bashar al-Assad's forces seize the city a decade ago and left with his fall. Many of the houses are now in ruins, after years under the control of the Lebanese armed group, a key Assad ally which had set up a military base and ...

Israeli Army Releases Lebanese Soldier, Continues Operations in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2024-12-15 17:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli Army has released Lebanese soldier Abdo Mohammed Abdel-Al, who was detained after crossing into Israeli territory on Saturday while helping his brother herd livestock in the al-Majidiye plain, located in southern Lebanon. A military source in the Lebanese Army confirmed to a foreign media outlet that "Israeli forces arrested a ...

'Maximum Pressure 2.0' on Iran: The First Step Toward the Regime's Collapse?

Sana Richa Choucair, 2024-12-14 13:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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For several months now, international political discourse has largely centered around one key issue: Iran. More specifically, the repeated statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President-elect Donald Trump suggest that the main focus of the two allies is to apply maximum pressure on the Iranian regime. On one side, Trump ...

Figure of the Week: $80 for a Meter of Glass, Driven by Reconstruction Needs

Liliane Mokbel, 2024-12-14 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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The price of a meter of glass has surged to $80, up from $30 before the start of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. This price does not include the cost of labor for installation. Glaziers attribute the increase to a surge in demand, primarily driven by the reconstruction and repair of buildings and structures damaged by Israeli ...

Hezbollah Weapons Found Stored in Lebanese University Warehouse, LU Reacts

This is Beirut, 2024-12-14 09:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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During an inspection of a warehouse rented by the Lebanese University’s Arts and Humanities Branch in Beirut’s Musaytbeh neighbothood, ammunition and military equipment were found stored by Hezbollah during its recent war with Israel, daily Nidaa al-Watan reported on Saturday. The warehouse, located in a residential building on ...

Lebanese Government Calls on Monitoring Commission for Action After Israeli Raid

This is Beirut, 2024-12-13 10:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Israeli raid targeted the town of Naqoura early on Friday morning, and the town of Khiam was also targeted on Thursday, which resulted in one killed and one injured, according to the Ministry of Health. In this context, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers condemned the attack, which occurred "less than 24 hours after the army’s ...

Israel Says Blows Against Iran and its Allies Triggered Regional 'Chain Reaction'

This is Beirut, 2024-12-12 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that a series of blows by Israel against arch-foe Iran and its allies had triggered a "chain reaction" poised to transform the entire Middle East. "The historic events that we witness today are a chain reaction," Netanyahu declared in a video address directed at the Iranian people. He ...

Iran must face new "realities" in Syria, says Revolutionary Guards

This is Beirut, 2024-12-12 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran must face new "realities" in Syria following the regime's fall, said Hossein Salami, commander of the Revolutionary Guards, on Thursday. Iran had been a close ally of President Bashar al-Assad, who fled to Russia. For decades, Syria has been a cornerstone of the land bridge between Iran and Hezbollah, a member of its anti-Israeli "axis of ...

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