This is Beirut, 27/06 11:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel carried out several strikes in south Lebanon on Friday it said targeted Hezbollah members and facilities. An Israeli airstrike on the apartment of a Hezbollah official in Nabatieh al-Fawqa claimed the life of his sister-in-law. The Ministry of Public Health reported that 13 people were wounded in the same attack. During the evening, ...
This is Beirut, 13/06 22:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Syria Border Army Clash
A gunfight broke out on Friday between the Lebanese Army and armed members of the newly formed Syrian General Security forces in the northern Bekaa border area of Hosh al-Sayyed Ali, resulting in the injury of a Lebanese soldier. According to An-Nahar, the incident occurred when a member of the Syrian General Security attempted to cross from ...
This is Beirut, 04/06 11:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Border Syria Lebanon refugees Adha Security
Ahead of Eid al-Adha on Friday, Lebanon’s General Security has increased its personnel at key border crossings to handle the expected surge of Syrian nationals returning home for the holiday. Authorities are bracing for a significant rise in departures in the coming days, particularly from the Arida, Qaa and Masnaa crossings, the only ...
This is Beirut, 21/05 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syria Lebanon Weapons Smuggling Border Iraq
A significant cache of weapons destined for Lebanon has been seized by Syrian security forces in the border region of Al-Boukamal, east of Deir Al-Zor, according to local sources cited by Houna Loubnan. The arms reportedly originated from Iraq. The seizure was the result of a large-scale security operation targeting an arms trafficking network ...
This is Beirut, 17/03 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah Lebanese Army Lebanon Syria Border
Heavy clashes rekindled along the Lebanese-Syrian border on Monday afternoon, north of Hermel, following intense shelling from Syrian territory on the town of Hosh al-Sayyed Ali, which has been held by Hezbollah since 2013. Heavy artillery fire also resumed between Mishrifa and al-Qasr. The shelling on Hosh al-Sayyed Ali killed 7 and injured ...
This is Beirut, 17/03 13:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanese Army Hezbollah Syria Iran Border Fighting
The situation at the Lebanon-Syria border is rapidly deteriorating, following overnight clashes between Hezbollah partisans and the Syrian forces under the new authorities in Damascus. Early Monday morning, the Lebanese Army issued a statement announcing the implementation of exceptional security measures in the Al-Qasr region (north of Hermel), ...
This is Beirut, 21/02 08:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel said Friday it struck crossings on the Lebanon-Syria border used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons, with a Syria war monitor reporting an unspecified number of people wounded in the attack. The Israeli military said its air forces "struck crossing points in the area of the Lebanon-Syria border" used by Hezbollah "in attempts to smuggle ...
Philippe Abi-Akl, 18/02 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah Joseph Aoun Syria Ahmad al-Sharaa Border Lebanon
From the military skirmishes at the southern border to the clashes portrayed as tribal disputes in the northeastern front, the connection is clear, and the backdrop is the same: Iran and its proxies. The major blow suffered by the pro-Iranian axis in Lebanon and Syria—leading to the collapse of Tehran’s affiliates due to its inability to ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 10/02 17:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah Lebanese Army Syria Lebanon Border clashes
Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, the Syrian-Lebanese border—particularly the region east of Lebanon—has become a flashpoint for violent clashes between Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) forces, Syria’s new rulers, and Lebanese tribes. While these tensions are not new, they mark a turning point in a region already ...
This Is Beirut, 11/01 17:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Damascus Najib Mikati Ahmad al-Shareh Displaced Syrians Border
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati stressed the urgent need to deal rapidly with the issue of displaced Syrians, who are massively present in Lebanon, and called for the demarcation of borders between Lebanon and Syria. Mikati's remarks came after a meeting with Syria's new leader, Ahmad al-Shareh, in Damascus, where he headed an official ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 2024-12-11 15:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Damascus Hezbollah Assad Border Entry
The Lebanese-Syrian border, particularly the eastern sector, is in disarray as thousands of Syrians – mostly supporters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad's regime – illegally enter Lebanon. Security sources anticipate that, in the coming days, Syrian rebel factions will establish control over this border, focusing on the official crossings ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-09 15:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Turkey syria border Bashar al-Assad
Following the announcement of the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, hundreds of Syrians who sought refuge in Turkey are now heading back home.