This Is Beirut, 2024-05-25 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A car bomb killed a Syrian officer working with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in Damascus Saturday, a war monitor said, with state media reporting one dead without identifying the victim. Bombings targeting military and civilian vehicles still occur intermittently in the Syrian capital more than 12 years into a devastating civil war. "A ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-14 19:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran's foreign minister on Sunday said Tehran had informed the United States and gave a 72-hour warning to neighboring countries of its retaliatory attack on Israel. "We announced... to the White House in a message that our operations will be limited, minimal and will be aimed at punishing the Israeli regime," said Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-13 11:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An explosive device detonated in a car in an upscale neighbourhood of Damascus, Syrian state media said on Saturday, quoting a police source. "The explosion heard a short while ago in the Mazzeh area resulted from an explosive device detonating in a car in al-Huda square," Syria's official SANA news agency said, quoting a Damascus police command ...
Malo Pinatel, 2024-04-12 20:54 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Since the Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1, the war of words between the two countries has shown no signs of abating. While US officials fear an imminent retaliation, calls for calm are rising around the world. Since the Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, which left 16 people dead, including seven ...
2024-04-05 19:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah asserted on Friday that the Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus will not go unanswered, and called on "all" to be prepared and take precautions for any development and all eventualities. In his address marking “Jerusalem Day,” which was preceded by a parade of the party’s ...
Michel Touma, 2024-04-03 13:57 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
One episode follows another... In recent days, speculation has been rampant within various media and political circles regarding the tensions, and even significant divergences, that have surfaced between the United States and Israel regarding the management and long-term geopolitical implications of the Gaza conflict. These speculations stemmed ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-02 16:17 - Reading : less than a minute
On Monday, Israeli airstrikes on the Iranian consulate in Damascus killed eleven people, including Revolutionary Guard officials, prompting Iran to promise a firm response.
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-02 13:09 - Reading : less than a minute
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (MOFA) condemned the Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate building in Damascus on Monday, fearing that this dangerous escalation inevitably threatens regional and international peace and security. On Monday, Israeli air strikes destroyed the Iranian embassy’s consular annex in Damascus, Syrian ...
2024-04-01 22:44 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Will Iran retaliate for the Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus, which resulted in the deaths of several Iranian Revolutionary Guard officials, most notably Mohammad Reza Zahedi? This strike has highlighted the absence of diplomatic or political red lines against Israeli attacks. It indicates that all military moves and operations ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-01 17:44 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli air strikes destroyed the Iranian embassy's consular annex in Damascus on Monday, Syrian and Iranian officials said, with a top Revolutionary Guard commander among seven members the force said were killed. Israel said it would not comment on the attack, but Iranian officials vowed a stiff response, with fears of even further violence ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-28 22:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Two people were injured on Thursday in an air strike on a residential building in a Damascus suburb, Syrian state media said, blaming the strike on Israel. "The Israeli enemy launched an aerial attack from the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting a residential building on the outskirts of Damascus," the Syrian state news agency SANA said, citing a ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-26 12:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Night-time air strikes targeted positions of pro-Iranian armed groups in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH) reported on Tuesday. At least nine pro-Tehran fighters, including an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander, were among 13 people killed in air strikes in eastern Syria on Tuesday, a war monitor said. "Nine ...