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Israeli Warning Fire Targets Joint Lebanese-UNIFIL Patrol in South

This is Beirut, 10/12 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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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 ...

After 33 Years in Assad's Prison, a Lebanese from Chekka Returns Home

This is Beirut, 09/12 20:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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With cheers, roses and music, Chekka, a small town in northern Lebanon, welcomed its liberated son Suhail al-Hamwi after 33 years of imprisonment in one of the monstrous Syrian prisons, in Latakia. “Thirty-three years... I paid a lot, my wife paid a lot, and my son, who was 10 months old when I was arrested, paid a lot too,” Hamwi said ...

Basketball: Wael Arakji, an Interlude in Dubai Before Returning to Lebanon

This is Beirut, 09/12 16:24 - Reading : less than a minute

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Lebanese basketball star Wael Arakji is about to embark on a new phase in his career by joining Dubai BC on a temporary basis. The transfer, scheduled for the end of January, is part of the point guard's participation in the UAE National League, which will conclude in March. Following this experience, Arakji will return to Lebanon to bolster the ...

Security Forces Take Action at Lebanese-Syrian Border

This is Beirut, 09/12 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Caretaker Interior Minister Judge Bassam Mawlawi instructed the General Directorate of General Security to take immediate measures at the Syrian-Lebanese border to prevent Syrians from attempting to enter Lebanon illegally and to promptly increase the number of personnel. Following up on the situation at the Masnaa border crossing, he also tasked ...

Israeli Airstrike Targets a Car in Bint Jbeil, Injures LAF Personnel

This is Beirut, 09/12 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 ...

The Debacle

Charles Chartouni, 09/12 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The meteoric downfall of the Alawite regime in Syria is symptomatic of the systemic changes taking place throughout the Middle Eastern geopolitical spectrum and its overall reverberations. However inchoate, the ongoing military and political dynamics are substantively overhauling the regional landscape. The inevitable demise of Iranian influence, ...

Mikati: To Tighten Border Security with Syria, Follow up Lebanese Detainees' File

This is Beirut, 08/12 14:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati stressed on Sunday the urgent need to tighten control on the border with Syria and follow up on the issue of Lebanese citizens believed to have been detained in Syrian prisons. "There is a need to tighten border controls and protect Lebanon from the repercussions of developments in Syria," Mikati said in a ...

Jubilant Crowds Celebrate in Masnaa as Syrians Begin to Return Home

Cian Ward, 08/12 14:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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Crowds celebrating the downfall of Bashar al-Assad flooded the Masnaa crossing on Sunday, as people began to return home to Syria, many for the first time in a decade.

The Assad Reign in Lebanon: Discord and Destabilization

Michel Touma, 08/12 13:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Four years ago, Lebanon celebrated the centennial of Greater Lebanon’s creation. It is important to acknowledge that almost half of these one hundred years were marked by the unfortunate conflicts with the Assad regime, from the early 1970s to the dramatic downfall of Bashar al-Assad and his regime on December 8, a historic day. Lebanon’s ...

Lebanese Leaders Hail the Fall of the Syrian Regime

This is Beirut, 08/12 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The announcement of the Syrian regime's fall has sparked strong reactions from Lebanese political figures, highlighting shared histories and hopes for a new chapter in Syrian-Lebanese relations. Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt showed solidarity with Syria's people following years of conflict and oppression. He ...

Near Tyre, a Shiite Maqam Dedicated to Saint Peter

Fady Noun, 08/12 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The medieval castle of Chameh, near Tyre, and the “maqam” of Shimon el-Safa that it houses are among the archaeological treasures for which Lebanon requested “enhanced protection” from UNESCO against the risks of war. However, the ground fighting in November between Hezbollah and the Israeli Army overran the request in question. The ...

Families of Kidnapped and Disappeared Demand Action

Rayan Chami, 07/12 17:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Following the release of Lebanese detainees in Syria, the Committee of the Families of the Kidnapped and Disappeared urges immediate government action. With renewed determination, families continue their fight for answers, as the search for missing loved ones remains a national priority.

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