Michel Touma, 2025-11-10 08:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Amal Hezbollah Tehran
It is a world turned completely upside down. That seems to be the guiding principle of the radical wing of Tehran’s clerical regime, which persistently seeks to project onto Lebanon its own highly idiosyncratic—and at times surreal—vision of political action. Following the directives of its regional mentor, the local pro-Iranian group shows ...
This is Beirut, 2025-11-09 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza Israeli Hostages Hadar Goldin
Israel said the remains it received on Sunday from Hamas were those of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, an Israeli officer killed in the 2014 Gaza War. "After the identification process was completed... Israeli military representatives informed the family of the fallen hostage, Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, that their loved one has been returned to ...
This is Beirut, 2025-11-09 14:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Syria Ahmad al-Sharaa United States Donald Trump
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in the United States on Saturday for a landmark official visit, his country's state news agency reported, a day after Washington removed him from a terrorism blacklist. Sharaa, whose rebel forces ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad late last year, is due to meet US President Donald Trump at the ...
This is Beirut, 2025-11-09 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon South strikes
Israel has accused the Lebanese army of “failing to take sufficient action to prevent Hezbollah from rearming”, warning that it will “continue its intensified airstrikes unless the situation changes”, according to a report published Saturday by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan. According to the report, Jerusalem conveyed a message ...
Marc Saikali, 2025-11-09 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Damascus Hezbollah Tehran Syria
Sometimes symbolism says it all. On Monday, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa will walk through the doors of the White House, a sight that would have seemed unthinkable a year ago. The world, it seems, has a soft spot for spectacular reinventions. Yesterday’s pariah has become today’s partner. Al-Sharaa, once a wanted man with a price on his ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 2025-11-08 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Banks Hezbollah United States Washington
According to an official Lebanese source, the process of placing all weapons exclusively under state authority is first and foremost a Lebanese initiative — not an Israeli, American, or broader international demand. Any delay or suspension of this process, the source warned, would have negative repercussions solely for Lebanon and its ...
This is Beirut, 2025-11-08 14:26 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Lebanon South Lebanon strikes
An Israeli drone targeted a car in Barashit, Bint Jbeil district, this afternoon. According to a statement from the Public Health Ministry's Emergency Operations Centre, the attack left one dead and four injured. An Israeli airstrike targeted a car in Rachaya al-Wadi, in Lebanon’s Western Bekaa region, this morning, killing two ...
This is Beirut, 2025-11-08 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Music Nominees Grammys Award Culture
Here is a list of nominees in the major categories for the 68th annual Grammy Awards, which will be handed out on February 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads all nominees with nine, followed by Lady Gaga with seven, and a trio of artists tied at six, Bad Bunny, pop princess Sabrina Carpenter and R&B singer-songwriter Leon ...
Marc Saikali, 2025-11-08 08:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Hezbollah South Lebanon
It was the famous line uttered by the late former secretary-general of Hezbollah after the disastrous war of 2006. Yet the pro-Iranian militia can’t seem to help itself — always eager to “help its neighbor,” especially when the one that pays the price is Lebanon. And so, it happened again in October 2023. The brilliant idea this time? ...
This is Beirut, 2025-11-07 22:05 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli army announced on Friday that the Red Cross had received the remains of a hostage in the Gaza Strip as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. "According to information provided by the Red Cross, a coffin of a deceased hostage has been transferred into its custody and is on the way to IDF ...
Tylia El Helou, 2025-11-07 22:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam United States Hezbollah
On this week’s episode of This is America, we cover the new OFAC sanctions and the tensions between the US and Venezuela. We also feature an exclusive interview with David Hale, who shares his insights on the disarming of Hezbollah and the prospects for peace in the region.
This is Beirut, 2025-11-07 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Music Grammy Awards Kendrick Lamar Culture
Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards, music's highest honors, with nine, the Recording Academy announced Friday, fresh off winning five golden gramophones at the last gala. Lady Gaga ranked second among performers with seven nods for her Mayhem album, followed by a trio of artists tied at six, Bad Bunny, pop ...