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Army Appoints Gen. Edgard Lawandos on Ceasefire Monitoring Committee

This is Beirut, 03/12 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Army has appointed General Edgard Lawandos, commander of the southern Litani sector, to represent Lebanon on the international truce monitoring committee set up under the ceasefire agreement with Israel, according to LBCI TV. The committee is made up of representatives from the USA, France, the UN, Lebanon and Israel. The United States will ...

UN Secretary-General "Alarmed" by Syria Fighting

This is Beirut, 03/12 10:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he was "alarmed" by the escalation of violence in Syria and called for an immediate end to fighting that his organization says has displaced nearly 50,000 people. "All parties must do their utmost to protect civilians and civilian objects, including by allowing safe passage to civilians who are ...

UN: Gaza Has Most Child Amputees Per Capita Globally

This is Beirut, 02/12 13:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United Nations said Monday that Gaza now has the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world, after more than a year of war between Israel and Hamas. "Gaza now has the highest number of children amputees per capita anywhere in the world —- many losing limbs and undergoing surgeries without even anaesthesia," UN ...

Embattled Assad Seeks Support Amid Aleppo Setback

This is Beirut, 02/12 12:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sought to shore up support from his allies Sunday, after a monitor said a shock rebel offensive saw government forces lose control of Aleppo for the first time since the start of the country's civil war. The Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group and allied factions now "control Aleppo city, except the ...

Iranian FM Vows Full Support to Syria in Meeting With Assad

This is Beirut, 01/12 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Damascus on Sunday to deliver a message of support to Syria's government and armed forces, days after rebels launched a swift offensive capturing Aleppo, the coutry’s second largest city, and other localities.  Araghchi is said to have assured Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ...

UNRWA Halts Aid Deliveries on Key Route Due to Security Concerns

This is Beirut, 01/12 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has halted the delivery of aid through the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza because of security concerns, its chief said Sunday. "We are pausing the delivery of aid through Kerem Shalom, the main crossing point for humanitarian aid into Gaza. The road out of this crossing has not been safe ...

Teenage girls, the first victims of HIV

This is Beirut, 29/11 21:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Seventy percent of young people aged 15 to 19 infected with HIV in 2023 were girls, a rate that reaches 90% in sub-Saharan Africa and could undermine recent progress in the fight against the disease, UNICEF said on Friday. While the number of children and adolescents infected with HIV has been declining globally over the past decade, adolescent ...

Naïm Qassem: "We Are Victorious!" — Or Back to Square One

This is Beirut, 29/11 20:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In his first speech following the implementation of the ceasefire with Israel, Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Naïm Qassem, framed his remarks around the theme of a "divine victory, far surpassing that of 2006." However, he defined this "victory" in negative terms, stating: "We are victorious because we have prevented Israel from eliminating the ...

Nomonde Ngema Highlights HIV Stigma on Charlize Theron’s Instagram

This is Beirut, 29/11 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The announcement made on Thursday, November 28, is a noteworthy step in raising awareness about HIV stigma, with activist Nomonde Ngema set to take over Charlize Theron’s Instagram to highlight the challenges faced by people living with HIV, particularly in South Africa. This collaboration highlights the ongoing challenges faced by people living ...

Iran and Europeans Continue Discreet Talks on Nuclear

This is Beirut, 29/11 16:18 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom will "continue their diplomatic dialogue in the near future," a senior Iranian diplomat said on Friday following highly discreet talks in Geneva. "We are firmly committed to defending the interests of our people, and our preference is for dialogue and engagement," Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy to the ...

Geagea: 'Hezb Committed a Great Crime Against the Lebanese'

This is Beirut, 29/11 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Head of the Lebanese Forces Party Samir Geagea accused Hezbollah of committing “a great crime” against the Lebanese, affirming that “the unity of squares theory is meaningless and doesn’t exist on the ground.” After an extraordinary meeting in Maarab on Friday, he confirmed that “Hezbollah drove Lebanon to war when the majority of the ...

EU: We Will Support LAF, UNIFIL and the Lebanese

This is Beirut, 29/11 14:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The European Union reaffirmed its commitment to mobilizing a wide range of tools to support the Lebanese Army and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), so that UN Security Council Resolution 1701 can be “effectively and fully implemented on the ground.” The EU viewed the ceasefire agreement as “a major achievement, which the ...

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