par This Is Beirut, 24/06 12:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The alarmingly tense situation on the Lebanese southern border prompted on Monday several European foreign ministers to express serious concern about the Middle East, especially between Israel and Hezbollah. Statements were issued after a meeting of the EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg this morning, where the situation in the Middle East was ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/06 10:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US Military Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown warned on Sunday that an Israeli offensive in Lebanon would risk Tehran's response in support of Hezbollah, turning the ongoing conflict into a regional war, according to the Associated Press (AP). He added that Iran would provide far more support for Hezbollah than it had for Hamas, ...
par This Is Beirut, 23/06 17:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Hezbollah is reportedly storing a large quantity of Iranian weapons, missiles and explosives at Beirut International Airport (BIA), according to British daily newspaper The Telegraph, which quotes whistleblowers who work at the airport. This information has sparked strong reactions in Lebanon, where Caretaker Minister of Public Works ...
par This Is Beirut, 23/06 15:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Rai once again warned against the danger of a presidential vacuum. In his opinion, failing to hold elections is a “national mistake that deals a fatal political blow to the consensus system upon which we rely.” In his Sunday homily, the Maronite Patriarch emphasized the importance of Lebanon having “a ...
par This Is Beirut, 23/06 11:23 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A tense calm prevailed at the southern border on Sunday morning after a major escalation on Saturday. Hezbollah launched two drones' attacks against Israeli towns in the Upper Galilee. According to Israeli media, around noon on Sunday, alerts sounded in northern Israel for "hostile aircraft intrusions". According to the Israeli army, "a ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/06 17:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A Cypriot delegation confirmed that "Cyprus is not a party" in the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel and that it is "strongly opposed to the use of its territory by a third party to attack another country." The delegation also assured that "the land in question, on which the military maneuvers (by Israel) took place, is under British ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/06 23:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A senior European diplomat revealed on Friday, that "EU foreign ministers will discuss on Monday supporting Cyprus against looming threats," noting that "Cyprus is not afraid of Hezbollah but of the influx of refugees and migrants if the conflict in Lebanon expands." He stated that "the Cypriot Foreign Minister will inform his European ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/06 00:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab revealed, in an interview on MTV, that a Cypriot security envoy was in Beirut on Thursday, but did not specify the nature of his mission. The visit was related to the Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's threats against Cyprus on Wednesday. According to Bou Saab the threats were in fact a message "that led ...
20/06 21:53 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Israel
The self-proclaimed decision-maker on matters of war and peace in Lebanon, Hezbollah strives to increase the country’s isolation from the rest of the world. Today, the focal point is Cyprus, located approximately 200 km from Lebanon, whose relations with the latter are at risk of significant deterioration, depending on the mood and interests of ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/06 21:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
European Union Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah
European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said on Thursday that a threat against Cyprus was tantamount to a threat against the entire European Union, after Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah threatened the island nation the previous day with reprisals if it opened its airports or bases to Israel "to target Lebanon." [readmore ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/06 17:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army raided three cars in Southern Lebanon on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of two Hezbollah fighters. In the first attack, Israel launched four missiles at a car in Deir Kifa around noon, killing Abbas Ibrahim Hamza from the southern town of Shihabiyeh, who was mourned by Hezbollah. The second attack occurred later in the ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/06 12:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expressed on Thursday deep concern about the escalating confrontations on both sides of the Blue Line. In an interview with Al-Arabiya television, Candice Ardell, Deputy Director of the UNIFIL press office, warned of “a miscalculation that could lead to a sudden and broader conflict.” She ...