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Council of Ministers Approves Draft Law on Judicial Independence

This is Beirut, 02/05 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s Council of Ministers approved the Judicial Independence Bill on Friday, marking a significant step toward strengthening the country’s legal system. The bill aims to ensure the impartiality of judges by protecting them from external pressures during the decision-making process. This measure is expected to restore public trust in the ...

Higher Defense Council: National Security and Electoral Integrity

This is Beirut, 02/05 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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For the first time under President Joseph Aoun’s leadership, the Higher Defense Council convened on Friday at the Baabda Palace, where it issued a strong warning to Hamas following rocket launches from Lebanon toward Israel on March 22 and 28. At the conclusion of the session, the Council stated that any military use of Lebanese territory ...

Activists Say Israeli Drones Hit Aid Boat Heading for Gaza

This is Beirut, 02/05 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A group of activists organizing an aid boat for Gaza said it was attacked on Friday by Israeli drones in international waters off Malta as they headed towards the Palestinian territory. "At 00:23 Maltese time, the Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship, came under direct attack in international waters," the group said in a ...

Israel Says Downs Missiles Fired From Yemen

This is Beirut, 02/05 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's army said Friday it intercepted two missiles fired towards its territory from Yemen within 12 hours, with at least one attack claimed by the Arabian Peninsula country's Huthi rebels. An explosion was heard over Jerusalem as the military said it was intercepting the second projectile. "The (Israeli army) has identified the ...

Swiss Ban on Hamas Comes Into Force May 15

This is Beirut, 30/04 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Swiss ban on the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas will come into force on May 15, the federal government said Wednesday following a parliamentary vote at the end of 2024. The government's political and security committees submitted a motion to ban Hamas in October 2023, after the group's deadly attack on Israel that month, said a government ...

Yemen’s Houthi Rebel Media Says 68 Killed in US Strikes on Migrant Centre

This is Beirut, 28/04 10:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Houthi rebel-controlled media in Yemen said Monday that US strikes targeted a migrant detention centre in the movement's stronghold of Saada, killing at least 68 people. The US military has hammered the Iran-backed Huthis with near-daily strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed "Rough Rider," seeking to end the threat they pose ...

US Says It Struck 800 Targets in Yemen, Killed 100s of Huthis Since March 15

This is Beirut, 28/04 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States has hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing hundreds of Huthi rebel fighters, including members of the group's leadership, the US military said Sunday. Washington's forces have hammered the Huthis with near-daily air strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed "Rough Rider," seeking to end the threat they ...

Top UN Court to Open Hearings on Israel’s Aid Obligation to Palestinians

This is Beirut, 28/04 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN's top court will on Monday open a week of hearings on Israel's humanitarian obligations towards Palestinians, more than 50 days into its total blockade on aid entering war-ravaged Gaza. United Nations representatives will start the five days of sittings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague at 10:00 am (0800 GMT), followed by ...

US Says It Struck 800 Targets in Yemen, Killed 100s of Huthis Since March 15

This is Beirut, 27/04 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States has hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing hundreds of Huthi rebel fighters, including members of the group's leadership, the US military said Sunday. Washington's forces have hammered the Huthis with near-daily air strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed "Rough Rider," seeking to end ...

Hamas Official says Group Open to Freeing Hostages, Five-Year Truce in Gaza

This is Beirut, 26/04 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hamas is open to an agreement to end the Gaza war that would include the one-time release of all remaining hostages and a five-year cessation of hostilities, an official from the Palestinian group said Saturday. "Hamas is ready for an exchange of prisoners in a single batch and a truce for five years," the official told AFP on condition ...

All Gaza Food Stocks Depleted, Says World Food Programme

This is Beirut, 25/04 18:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The UN's World Food Program said Friday it had depleted its food stocks in war-ravaged Gaza, where Israel has blocked all aid for more than seven weeks. After 18 months of war, the situation in Gaza "is probably the worst" now, the United Nations' humanitarian agency OCHA said on Tuesday. WFP, one of the main providers of food ...

Israel Threatens an Even Larger Offensive in Gaza

This is Beirut, 24/04 21:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Gaza rescue teams and medics said Israeli airstrikes killed at least 55 people on Thursday, as the military threatened an even larger offensive if hostages were not freed soon. Israel resumed its military assault in the Gaza Strip on March 18, after the collapse of a two-month ceasefire that had brought a temporary halt to fighting in the ...

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