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Israeli Drone Strike Kills Child and Injures Father

This is Beirut, 06/08 15:30 - Reading : less than a minute

A child was killed and his father was seriously injured on Wednesday following an Israeli drone strike that targeted the courtyard of their home in the village of Touline, located in the Marjayoun district of southern Lebanon. Earlier on Wednesday, an Israeli drone dropped two sound bombs over the town of Khiam, while another launched a similar ...

Israel Says It Killed Hezbollah Operative in Bekaa

This is Beirut, 06/08 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli army said Wednesday that it had killed a Hezbollah operative in the Bekaa region of eastern Lebanon, who it said was directing militant cells in Syria. "Yesterday evening (Tuesday), the Israeli Air Force... struck Hossam Qasem Ghorab, a Hezbollah operative who operated from Lebanese territory to direct terrorist cells in ...

Lebanon Sets Year-End Deadline for Militia Disarmament

This is Beirut, 05/08 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Lebanon has set a deadline of the end of this year for the disarmament of all militias, based on a disarmament roadmap to be prepared by the Lebanese Army and submitted to the Cabinet for review before August 31. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam following a nearly six-hour cabinet session held at the Baabda Presidential ...

Trading Arms for Power: Hezbollah’s Political Bargain

Johnny Kortbawi, 05/08 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The issue of Hezbollah’s weapons is no longer confined to a small elite who once represented a silent majority and feared Hezbollah’s refusal to constructively engage. Today, the weapons file is firmly on the table, openly discussed under sustained Arab and international pressure. The August 5 Cabinet session holds historic significance, on ...

Climate Disruption Drives Up Grocery Costs

Christiane Tager, 05/08 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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There was a time when fuel prices were the main concern. Today, it’s the cost of food that’s raising eyebrows. What ends up on our plates is no longer determined solely by supply, demand or inflation. Temperature has become a key factor. Behind the sharp rise in food prices, a quieter but increasingly decisive force has emerged: climate ...

Basketball – Asia Cup: Everyone Behind Lebanon!

Makram Haddad, 05/08 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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From August 5 to 17 in Jeddah, the Lebanese national team will try to move past recent tensions and misfortunes. Arakji is back, but might miss the first two games. Can El Darwich lead the team? And what is a promise worth if it’s forced, Jamaleddine? A Ruthless Format The stage is set. Sixteen nations, four groups, one coveted trophy: the ...

Lebanon’s Death by a Thousand Hezbollah Cuts

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 05/08 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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It took Lebanon’s cabinet six months to even begin discussing the fate of Hezbollah’s arsenal. Whatever decision emerges will go to the Higher Defense Council for further deliberation and planning, then to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to devise an implementation strategy. If each step takes as long as the first, disarming Hezbollah could be ...

Noun Assaulted After Port Blast Memorial

This is Beirut, 04/08 21:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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William Noun, brother of firefighter and August 4 victim Joe Noun, was assaulted on Monday following a gathering commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Beirut port explosion. A video circulating on social media showed an armed individual confronting and attacking Noun shortly after the memorial. The assailant was later arrested, along with ...

Five Years On: Lebanon Remembers Beirut Port Victims

Vanessa Kallas, 04/08 21:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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Five years since the Beirut Port explosion, Lebanon bows its head in grief, remembrance and continued calls for justice. From wreaths and masses to messages from global leaders, here’s how the country honored the victims of August 4.

Israeli Drone Kills Hezbollah Member in Khiam

This is Beirut, 04/08 16:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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A Hezbollah member was reportedly killed and four injured, on Monday, in an Israeli drone strike that targeted the Old Slaughterhouse neighborhood on the eastern outskirts of Khiam, according to Al-Arabiya television. Hezbollah officially mourned Ali Suleiman Abu Abbas, who was killed in the town of Khiam. The strike came after a relatively ...

August 4: Four Witnesses at the Epicenter

Moncef Ait-Kaci, 04/08 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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That day began like any other. Sam, a young bartender then working in Hamra, was already on shift, and the restaurant was packed. “I was preparing orders when I felt the ground shaking. A massive jolt. They say there were two explosions, but I only heard one. A sound unlike anything I’d ever heard.” Jacques, architect, was sitting down to ...

Five Years On: Lebanon Marks Beirut Port Blast Anniversary with Calls for Justice and Remembrance

This is Beirut, 04/08 14:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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On the fifth anniversary of the devastating Beirut Port explosion, which killed over 200 people and injured thousands, officials and institutions have renewed their calls for justice and remembrance, while tributes were held across the country. Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar visited the Beirut Fire Brigade headquarters, where he laid a wreath at ...

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