This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz rebuffed on Wednesday Iranian accusation of a US-Israeli "plot" to oust Syria's Bashar al-Assad, saying Tehran has itself to blame for the fall of its ally. Katz, on a tour of the Jordanian border with military commanders, accused arch rival Iran of trying to establish an "eastern ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 2024-12-11 15:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Damascus Hezbollah Assad Border Entry
The Lebanese-Syrian border, particularly the eastern sector, is in disarray as thousands of Syrians – mostly supporters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad's regime – illegally enter Lebanon. Security sources anticipate that, in the coming days, Syrian rebel factions will establish control over this border, focusing on the official crossings ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 10:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Israel Hezbollah Lebanese Army Khiam UNIFIL
On Wednesday morning, the Israeli army launched a raid on the Aïnata area of Bint Jbeil, killing one person and wounding another. Meanwhile, as the Lebanese army (LAF) attempted to re-enter its positions in Khiam, it was confronted by Israeli forces, preventing the LAF from entering the northern quarters of the village. Earlier in the ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-10 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Abbas Halabi Education Lebanon Hezbollah Israel schools
Caretaker Minister of Education Abbas Halabi emphasized on Tuesday the high costs associated with rebuilding and restoring war-damaged schools across the country. He made this statement during a meeting of the emergency committee responsible for managing the education sector during crises. Some schools were partially or totally destroyed by ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-10 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Hezbollah Akkar Ceasefire Lebanon
The Israeli army on Tuesday opened fire on a joint patrol of the Lebanese army and the Polish unit of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which was attempting to open the highway linking Aitaroun to Bint Jbeil. The highway had been blocked by Israeli forces last Thursday. This marked the first time since the ceasefire ...
Philippe Abi-Akl, 2024-12-10 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Hezbollah Syria Presidential election
On December 8, 2024, a historic shift reshaped Syria as Bashar al-Assad's regime fell to the opposition in just ten days. This seismic event reverberated through Damascus and the wider region, drawing attention to the Middle East’s uncertain future at a particularly delicate time, with Israel’s war on Hamas and the conflict with Hezbollah in ...
Michael al-Andary, 2024-12-09 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hezbollah appears to be pivoting its strategy from direct military confrontation with Israel to targeting journalists and opinion leaders in Lebanon. This shift was highlighted recently by the assault on journalist Daoud Rammal, who was attacked by suspected Hezbollah members while visiting his parent's grave in Doueir, located in the ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-09 09:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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An Israeli airstrike targeted a car on Monday morning along the Saf al-Hawa road near a Lebanese Army checkpoint in Bint Jbeil. According to a statement on X by the Lebanese Army, the strike resulted in the death of a civilian and moderate injuries to four soldiers. Additionally, a missile was removed from the highway in the town of ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-08 21:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea
Samir Geagea, the leader of the Lebanese Forces Party, considered that “the time for justice has come, not only in Syria but also in Lebanon.” He pointed out that the Assad family’s Syrian administration had thwarted the development of a legitimate state in Lebanon. Geagea used Sunday’s overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime as an ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-08 19:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah Lebanese Army USA Nadim Gemayel
On Sunday, MP Nadim Gemayel reaffirmed that “no one is above the Lebanese state” and that “there is no other option for Hezbollah but to surrender its weapons.” “Today, all statues of Assad, his brother, his father, and all his dynasty are falling to the dustbin of history, and we remain,” Gemayel stated during festivities in Sassine ...
Tarek Karam, 2024-12-08 19:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Kamal Joumblatt USA Bashir Gemayel Syria Bachar el-Assad
It is a dream realized. Today, we will not hide our joy. We will celebrate, cheer and roam the squares. We will gather in Sassine Square, the square of the martyred President Bashir Gemayel, to raise a toast in his honor. We will then pass by the statue of Samir Qassir in downtown Beirut and stop by An-Nahar newspaper to salute Gebran Tueni. From ...
Tilda Abou Rizk, 2024-12-08 18:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A new dawn breaks over Syria, liberated from the man who has been known at times as “the tyrant of Damascus,” and at other times as “the executioner.” After the fall of Homs on Saturday night into the hands of opposition rebels, the collapse of Damascus and Bashar al-Assad’s regime was just a matter of hours. Since the surprise ...