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Macron Praises Lebanon’s Efforts to Consolidate State Authority

This is Beirut, 14/10 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday hailed what he described as Lebanon’s “courageous decisions” aimed at ensuring that arms remain solely in the hands of legitimate state forces. In a letter to his Lebanese counterpart, President Joseph Aoun, Macron reaffirmed his commitment to convening two international conferences in support of ...

Spread of Drug-Resistant Superbugs Surging, WHO Warns

This is Beirut, 13/10 12:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The World Health Organization sounded the alarm Monday over soaring numbers of drug-resistant bacterial infections, compromising the effectiveness of life-saving treatments and rendering minor injuries and common infections potentially deadly. The United Nations' health agency warned that one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections ...

Failure to Disarm Hezbollah Blocks Reconstruction Efforts

Bassam Abou Zeid, 12/10 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli airstrikes targeting bulldozers and excavators in Msayleh, southern Lebanon, on Saturday were not an isolated incident. Similar attacks occurred earlier, on September 3, in the Ansariyeh region. Heavy machinery, including excavators and bulldozers, has been repeatedly struck in several towns and villages along—and even beyond—the ...

UN Force in Lebanon Says Peacekeeper Wounded by Israeli Grenade

This is Beirut, 12/10 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said Sunday that one of its members was wounded by an Israeli grenade dropped near a UN position in the country's south, the third incident of its kind in just over a month. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has been working with the Lebanese army to support a November ...

International Sanctions: Mechanisms, Loopholes and Limits

Élie-Joe Kamel, 10/10 17:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Despite a major military setback suffered by the Iran-aligned axis in its war against Israel and the sanctions imposed on it, Hezbollah reportedly continues to receive $60 million per month in transfers from Iran. That is according to US envoy Thomas Barrack, who made the claim on September 22 in an interview with Sky News. In this context, a ...

September Third-Hottest Globally on Record

This is Beirut, 09/10 09:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The world just had its third-hottest September on record, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday, as global average temperatures remained stuck near historic highs for yet another month. September did not break the record for the month set in 2023 and was only marginally cooler than the same period last year, said the EU's global ...

Iran Says Cooperation with UN Nuclear Watchdog 'No Longer Relevant'

This is Beirut, 05/10 12:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's top diplomat said Sunday that cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog was no longer relevant following the reimposition of international sanctions on the Islamic republic. "The Cairo agreement is no longer relevant for our cooperation with the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)," Foreign Minister Abbas ...

Naim Qassem Blasts Trump’s Plan and Criticizes the Lebanese Government

This is Beirut, 04/10 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah’s Secretary General, Naim Qassem, denounced Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, accusing it of being designed to whitewash Israel and serve its regional interests. In a televised speech on Saturday, marking the first anniversary of the assassination of two Hezbollah leaders, Souhail al-Hosseini and Nabil Kaouk, he also urged the Lebanese ...

Lebanon under Scrutiny: Weapons and Army Moves!

Bassam Abou Zeid, 03/10 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Countries concerned with the Lebanese situation are awaiting the army’s first report, expected in the coming days, on the implementation of the plan to ensure weapons are exclusively in the hands of the Lebanese state. The focus is both on timing: whether the report will be released before the 5th of this month or be delayed; and on content, ...

UN Says Has Verified 103 Civilians Killed in Lebanon Since Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 01/10 18:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United Nations said Wednesday it had verified the deaths of 103 civilians in Lebanon since the November 2024 ceasefire with Israel, as it demanded a halt to the ongoing suffering. "We are still seeing devastating impacts of jet and drone strikes in residential areas, as well as near UN peacekeepers in the south," UN rights chief ...

Lebanon: Political Supervision and Army Support

Bassam Abou Zeid, 01/10 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Western diplomatic sources have noted that international and regional focus on Lebanon has shifted toward the Palestinian and Syrian issues. This was particularly evident during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where attention to Syria and Palestine prevented a meeting between President Joseph Aoun and French President Emmanuel ...

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