This is Beirut, 07/01 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Chairman of the Cessation of Hostilities Implementation Mechanism, US Major General Jasper Jeffers, and French Brigadier General Guillaume Ponchin visited the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Fifth Brigade headquarters in southwest Lebanon on Tuesday, according to a press release from the US Embassy in Lebanon. The visit is part of the LAF’s ...
This is Beirut, 06/01 20:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) deployed in Hamoul and Naqoura in the western sector of South Lebanon on Monday, establishing positions in three locations. The deployment followed the simultaneous withdrawal of the Israeli army from the western area, according to Israeli media. Earlier on Monday, the Municipality of Naqoura indicated that the ...
This is Beirut, 06/01 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US envoy to Lebanon Amos Hochstein announced on Monday the start of the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Naqoura. Following his meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain el-Tineh and Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in the Grand Serail, Hochstein reiterated Washington's support for the Lebanese army. “Israeli forces ...
This is Beirut, 06/01 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Lebanese-French Coordination Committee and the World Lebanese Cultural Union-France expressed grave concerns about Lebanon's presidential election on January 9, 2025, stressing that the outcome will shape the nation’s future. They emphasized the critical role of the new president and the subsequent government in establishing long-term peace ...
This is Beirut, 03/01 19:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Four Lebanese soldiers were injured on Friday during clashes between the army and Syrian gunmen in the Maaraboun-Baalbek region on the Lebanese-Syrian border. According to a statement by the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), the Syrian gunmen used “medium-caliber weaponry to target a military unit, causing moderate injuries to four ...
This is Beirut, 03/01 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Multiple people were injured in Friday’s firefight between Syrian gunmen and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the town of Maarboun in the Baalbeck caza, which escalated security events near the Syrian border. Furthermore, in Akkar, armed Syrians crossed the border to illegally cut down trees. According to a statement issued by the Lebanese ...
This is Beirut, 03/01 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Several Lebanese nationals were denied entry into Syria at the Masnaa border crossing on Thursday, taken aback by strict conditions newly imposed by Syrian authorities. A senior official from the Lebanese General Security (SG) stated to the local channel MTV on Friday that the department had not been informed of these new measures. According to ...
This is Beirut, 03/01 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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MP Camille Chamoun announced on Friday that Lebanese Army Commander General Joseph Aoun is the opposition’s leading presidential candidate. He made this statement during a meeting with MP Samy Gemayel, the head of the Kataeb Party, at Gemayel’s residence in Bikfaya. Chamoun emphasized that the phase leading to the upcoming electoral session ...
This is Beirut, 03/01 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Civil Defense teams retrieved the bodies of three people from under the rubble in eastern Khiyam on Friday, as they continue their search for missing people. The General Directorate of the Civil Defense indicated in a statement. that “the search operations will resume Saturday morning until all missing persons are found.” Meanwhile, ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 02/01 17:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Hezbollah, which unconditionally agreed to the terms of the ceasefire with Israel, is now leveraging certain Israeli actions in southern Lebanon as a pretext to disengage from the agreement and keep its arsenal. Simultaneously, it seeks to convince the Shiite community that their security hinges solely on their military strength, claiming that ...
Marilyne Jallad, 2024-12-31 18:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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As we wander through the bustling streets of Basta al-Tahta, lined with small shops, it is easy to forget that this neighborhood paid a heavy price before the ceasefire was reached between Israel and Hezbollah on November 27. Yet, the harsh reality quickly reasserts itself. Illegal Weapons: A Persistent Wound That Dims Hope With graying hair and ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-31 18:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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An Israeli drone bombed a car in the town of Bani Hayan in the caza of Marjayoun on Tuesday, in yet another violation of the precarious ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel. The town of Shebaa was targeted by Israeli artillery several times. Furthermore, soldiers of the 769th Brigade “discovered and destroyed a Hezbollah weapon depot in the ...