This is Beirut, 12/06 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria's interior ministry said an Israeli overnight incursion killed one civilian and abducted seven people on Thursday, with the Israeli army saying it seized members of Palestinian militant group Hamas. The Israeli army said on X that its soldiers seized several suspected members of Palestinian militant group Hamas in a "targeted" ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 18:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam USA Donald Trump Middle East Iran Nuclear
Iran on Thursday vowed to significantly increase its output of enriched uranium in defiance of US demands ahead of a round of nuclear talks overshadowed by fears of an imminent Israeli attack. The announcement came after the UN nuclear watchdog—the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)—accused Iran of non-compliance with its obligations, ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Palestine United Nations Madleen
An Israeli NGO representing activists detained aboard a boat attempting to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza said Thursday that six were being deported, including two who were already on planes. "After more than 72 hours in Israeli custody following the unlawful interception of the Madleen Freedom Flotilla in international waters... six volunteers ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 15:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Lebanese Army South Lebanon Israël
A drone strike targeted a motorcycle on Thursday evening in the Al-Deir neighborhood in Nabatiyeh al-Fowqa, killing one person. Earlier, one person was injured in an Israeli drone attack targeting as well motorcycle in the southern Lebanese town of Deir Siryan, in the caza of Marjayoun. Meanwhile, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) made a ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 15:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United States Embassy
The US embassy in Jerusalem announced on Thursday it was restricting staff movements after President Donald Trump said US personnel were being moved from the potentially "dangerous" Middle East. "Due to the increased regional tensions, US government employees and their family members are restricted from travel outside the greater Tel Aviv area, ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon UNIFIL Mandate Naqoura Peacekeeping
UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti on Thursday denied rumors about an alleged agreement to end the peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon. In an interview with Al-Jadeed TV, Tenenti said, “There is no agreement between the United States and Israel to end UNIFIL’s mission in southern Lebanon – what is being said on the matter is merely ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 12:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Internet Fiber optic
The Palestinian Authority said internet and fixed-line communication services were down in Gaza on Thursday following an attack on the territory's last fiber optic cable it blamed on Israel. "All internet and fixed-line communication services in the Gaza Strip have been cut following the targeting of the last remaining main fiber optic line in ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Israeli soldiers arrested several Hamas members during a nighttime operation in southern Syria, the Israeli army announced Thursday, as reported by Israeli media. The Hamas members were captured by reservists from the Alexandroni Brigade in the village of Beit Jinn, located about 6 kilometers from the Israeli border, outside the buffer zone ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Haredim Knesset Opposition
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right government survived an opposition bid to dissolve parliament on Thursday, as lawmakers rejected a bill that could have paved the way for snap elections. Out of the Knesset's 120 members, 61 voted against the proposal, with 53 in favor. The opposition had introduced the bill hoping to force ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Harvey Weinstein Court Sexual Assault Cinema Culture
Disgraced Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of one sexual assault at his retrial Wednesday and not guilty of another, with jurors still considering a rape charge after hearing graphic testimony from his alleged victims. Weinstein was retried for offenses against two women, Jessica Mann whom he is alleged to have raped, and Miriam ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 08:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
A US - and Israeli-backed charity operating in Gaza accused Palestinian militant group Hamas of attacking aid workers en route to a distribution centre on Wednesday, saying at least five people were killed. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said a bus carrying its staff to a distribution site near Khan Younes in the south was "brutally attacked by ...
Marc Saikali, 12/06 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Three... two... one... Touchdown! Each week, the Rafic Hariri International Airport runway hums with the arrival of diplomatic missions. On Monday, France’s special envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian touched down. American envoys Tom Barrack and Massaad Boulos are expected soon. But so far, each mission has taken off again before Lebanon’s ...