This Is Beirut, 2024-03-19 11:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli air strikes targeted Hezbollah weapons warehouses on the outskirts of Damascus at dawn on Tuesday, March 19, for the second time in 48 hours. Israeli raids hit warehouses storing weapons for Hezbollah in Syria on Tuesday, the war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said, as a Syrian military source said air defenses had ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-17 11:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli strikes on Syria targeted at least two sites in Damascus province on Saturday night, including a weapons depot, a war monitor said, while state media said that a soldier was wounded in the attack. Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes on targets in Syria since the civil war broke out in 2011, mainly targeting Iran-backed forces, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-28 21:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel reportedly carried out airstrikes near Damascus on Wednesday, according to Syrian media, marking the latest attack amid escalating regional tensions since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Israel carried out strikes Wednesday near Damascus, Syrian official media said, the latest reported attack amid soaring regional tensions ...
2024-02-27 21:41 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Lebanon is drafting a response to a memorandum from Damascus protesting against the border control towers, which were erected over a decade ago by the British government, between the Arida coastline in northern Lebanon and the slopes of Mount Hermon in the south. The Lebanese Army, overseeing these observation posts, is meticulously preparing a ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-21 10:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to Syrian state media, at least two individuals were killed on Wednesday in Damascus when an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential neighborhood. This incident marks the latest casualties resulting from an intensifying Israeli air campaign following the outbreak of the Gaza conflict. An Israeli strike on a residential area of Damascus ...
Maxime Pluvinet, 2024-02-11 14:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In 1923, the Beydoun family inaugurated Amlieh, the first school originating from the Lebanese Shiite community. In this narrative, This is Beirut delves into the history of this institution and engages with the family behind it. As early as the 19th century in Syria, the family viewed the mission of “educating the masses” as a “divine ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-10 11:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli air strikes that targeted a building in an upscale area near the Syrian capital killed three people early Saturday, a war monitor said. State media reported that Syrian air defenses responded to an Israeli "air attack". Since Syria's civil war broke out in 2011, Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes on its northern neighbour, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-09 17:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A drone strike occurred near a Syrian military airport west of Damascus on Friday. The area near a military airport west of Damascus came under a drone attack on Friday, a war monitor reported. The drones entered Syrian airspace from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights according to the Syrian ministry of Defense, whereas Tel ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-01 12:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Tehran's ideological army, decided to withdraw its officers deployed in Syria on Thursday February 1, in reaction to the recent Israeli strikes, according to information reported by several security sources close to the matter. The withdrawal of Iranian officers from Syria is not complete, however, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-01 10:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Informed Arab sources have confirmed "the opening of a Saudi Consulate in Damascus in the near future." They further stated, "A Saudi delegation will visit Damascus to hold talks with Syrian officials regarding developments in the region, the war in Gaza, and its repercussions on the situation in the area." According to these sources, "an ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-29 14:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Violent explosions were heard on Monday, January 29, in the vicinity of the Syrian capital Damascus, following a probable Israeli strike, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Pro-Tehran fighters were among seven dead, with Iranian media reporting the attack targeted an "Iranian advisory centre". "Israeli strikes targeted a ...
David Hale, 2024-01-23 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The arrival of a new American ambassador in Beirut can mark a new style in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy there. However, it is good to remember that policies are set in Washington, not at embassies. As the talented new American ambassador, Lisa Johnson, settles in, it is an opportune moment to consider how the team in Washington should ...