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Israel and Lebanon Hold Second Direct Talks in Naqoura

This is Beirut, 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Members of the ‘Pentalateral’ Forum convened for their 15th meeting in Naqoura on Friday to advance coordinated efforts supporting stability and a lasting cessation of hostilities, the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon announced in a press release. The meeting was held by a special committee of representatives from the United States, France, Israel, ...

Israel Thwarts Hezbollah Maritime Terror Plot

This is Beirut, 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel on Friday disclosed new details about its “Behind the Back” operation, a November 2, 2024 raid in northern Lebanon that led to the capture of Imad Amhaz, whom the Israeli army described as a senior figure in Hezbollah’s secret maritime apparatus and a member of the coastal missile unit (Unit 7900). Training and Expertise During his ...

Paris to Host Conference Supporting LAF in February

This is Beirut, 18/12 16:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Paris will host a conference in February in support of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), following a quadripartite meeting held in the French capital on Thursday, the French Foreign Ministry confirmed to This is Beirut. The venue of the conference has yet to be announced. The meeting brought together LAF Commander General Rodolphe Haykal, French ...

Syrian Who Killed Americans Was Part of Security Forces

This is Beirut, 14/12 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Syria's interior ministry said Sunday the gunman who killed three Americans in the central Palmyra region the previous day was a member of the security forces who was to have been fired for extremism. Two U.S. troops and a civilian interpreter died in what the Syrian government described as a "terrorist attack" on Saturday, while Washington said ...

“Advent:” Another Kind of Waiting

Sana Richa Choucair, 14/12 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Just ten days to go before Christmas! December seems to accelerate: candles are lit, calendars are opened, and houses fill with quiet rituals marking the slow march toward the holiday. This stretch of days, with its familiar traditions and its particular rhythm, bears a name rooted in centuries of language and custom: Advent. A word that carries ...

Football: At 38, Champion and Two-Time MVP, Messi Refuses to Slow Down

Makram Haddad, 10/12 14:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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At 38 years old, Lionel Messi has just delivered the first title in Inter Miami’s history in Major League Soccer, while also securing a second consecutive MVP trophy. Champion, best player, record-breaker: even in exile in Florida, the Argentine continues to push the limits of time and statistics. Lionel Messi did not cross the Atlantic to ...

Lebanon Sees Push for Foreign Troops in South Litani Region

Bassam Abou Zeid, 09/12 18:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Through Jean Yves Le Drian and the French military team in Lebanon, France has informed Lebanon’s political and military leadership that it is ready to take charge of an international force to be stationed south of the Litani River once UNIFIL pulls out at the end of 2026. The message added that Paris is working to rally backing for this ...

Teetering on the Edge: Escalation Along the Lebanon–Israel Border

Amal Chmouny, 08/12 14:00 - Reading : 9 minute(s)

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The Israeli-Lebanese border is now one of the Middle East’s most volatile fronts, where a “low-intensity” conflict feels less like crisis management and more like a dress rehearsal for an imminent war. U.S. and Israeli officials are no longer debating whether fighting will erupt again, but how quickly and extensively it could escalate, ...

Iran Says Dual National Arrested During 12-day War on Trial for Spying for Israel

This is Beirut, 08/12 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's judiciary said Monday that a dual national arrested during the recent 12-day war with Israel has been referred to trial on charges of spying for the enemy. The judiciary's Mizan Online news agency did not name the defendant, describing him only as a "dual national who lives in a European country" and was arrested in Iran during the June ...

The Compelling Challenge of Israel’s Diplomatic Opening to Lebanon

Charles Chartouni, 08/12 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter’s diplomatic opening to Lebanon is a major turning point amid the encumbered political horizons, uncertainties, and doomsaying enveloping the country. Coming at the heels of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s peace offer, the benevolence and the moral density of this statement cannot be overlooked ...

Lebanese MP Yacoubian Files Complaint Against Antoun Sehnaoui Over “Illicit Relations with Israel”

This is Beirut, 07/12 21:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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Lebanese parliamentarian Paula Yacoubian has filed a complaint with the Ministry of Economy and Trade, specifically with the Office for the Boycott of Israel, against Antoun Sehnaoui, chairman and general manager of Société Générale, accusing him of maintaining “illicit relations with the enemy Israeli ...

Kassem Rejects Disarmament, Opposes the Appointment of a Civilian to the "Mechanism"

This is Beirut, 05/12 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem reaffirmed his militia’s categorical refusal to hand over its weapons to the Lebanese state and criticized the appointment of a civilian—former ambassador Simon Karam—to the ceasefire supervision mechanism. He described the decision as “illegal,” “baseless,” and “another mistake,” ...

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