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Aradina: A Green Boost for Lebanese Agriculture

This is Beirut, 22/09 19:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Agriculture Minister Nizar Hani on Monday launched the Aradina project, a four-year program to be implemented in partnership with CIHEAM Montpellier, Action Against Hunger and Fair Trade Lebanon. Aradina is funded by the French Development Agency (AFD) and aims to support 2,500 farmers and 145 cooperatives across Lebanon in adopting sustainable ...

Salam Orders Strict Ban on Use of Public Spaces Without Prior Authorization

This is Beirut, 22/09 18:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced on Monday that he issued an administrative circular banning the use of public spaces without prior authorization from the relevant authorities. “I have instructed all government departments, public institutions, municipalities and municipal unions to strictly enforce the laws regulating the use of public ...

Peace Day: UNIFIL Hails Its Strategic Cooperation with the Lebanese Army

This is Beirut, 22/09 16:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) marked the International Day of Peace this Sunday with an official ceremony held at its headquarters in Naqoura. It was the first celebration in two years, as the security situation in 2024 had forced the cancellation of previous commemorations. Speaking at the ceremony, UNIFIL Head of Mission ...

New Revelations About Nasrallah's Assassination

This is Beirut, 22/09 13:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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On the first anniversary of Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination, Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth published new details about the operation which it described as “worthy of a science-fiction movie.” The mission took place in September 2024, while Israeli fighter jets were heavily bombing Hezbollah strongholds in the southern suburbs of ...

Government Reacts Following Nationwide Protests by Retired Personnel

This is Beirut, 22/09 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Monday approved measures to support retired military personnel, including the disbursement of two additional allowances this month. School allowances will be aligned with those of civil servants, at a full rate of 100% and previous grants and bonuses will be incorporated into their core salaries. The announcement ...

US Offers $10 Million for Data on Hezbollah’s Financial Networks

This is Beirut, 22/09 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The US State Department’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program offers up to $10 million for any information regarding Hezbollah’s financial networks, particularly in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. According to the State Department, Hezbollah financiers and operatives in this region generate revenue for the Iran-aligned group through illicit ...

Lebanese Businesses Reject Proposed 3% Tax

This is Beirut, 22/09 11:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese business organizations voiced strong opposition on Monday to a proposed 3% tax outlined in Article 31 of the 2026 draft budget, describing it as illogical, inflationary, and punitive for compliant companies in a country where the informal economy thrives. Officially framed as an advance on income tax, the measure, business leaders warn, ...

Aoun in New York: Investments, Reforms, and Diaspora Support at the Heart of Talks

This is Beirut, 22/09 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun met Sunday evening in New York with a delegation of Lebanese-American business leaders, where discussions centered on Lebanon’s economic crisis, ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the situation in southern Lebanon, infrastructure reconstruction, digital transformation, and the participation of ...

Football: The Lebanese Championship Kicks Off Its 66th Edition at Full Speed

Makram Haddad, 22/09 10:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The highly anticipated clash delivered on its promise. In front of a strong crowd at Tripoli’s Rachid Karamé Stadium, Nejmeh came out on top against their eternal rivals, titleholders Ansar, winning 2-1. Ali Fadl quickly opened the scoring for the Manara side (12’), but Hicham Khalafallah equalized for the Greens just before halftime (39’) ...

Apocalypticism and War Ending

Charles Chartouni, 22/09 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The paradoxes of the Islamic summit are blatant and quite equivocal. One wonders what elicited this mobilization after two years of apathy and diplomatic inaction. An early summit could have spared Gaza and its population the tragedies brought about by the apocalyptic vision of Hamas, the cynicism of its handlers and leaders and their ruinous ...

The Deception of the Obstructionist Axis: Did You Say ‘Resistance’?

Michel Touma, 22/09 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A textbook example of deceit and blatant bad faith — that’s how one could describe the speech delivered late last week by Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Sheikh Naim Qassem. With a straight face, he called on Saudi Arabia to “open a new page in its relations with the resistance,” and he added, almost innocently, that “the weapons of the ...

Five Dead in Israeli Drone Attack on Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 21/09 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Five people were killed and two others wounded on Sunday in an Israeli drone strike on Bint Jbeil, the latest in a string of attacks in south Lebanon in recent days. The strike which targeted a motorcycle, also hit a car that was passing by killing and wounding its passengers, a family of six. Three children are among the dead. According to Saudi ...

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