Source: Asharq Al-Awsat
Security & Justice
Southern Lebanon Endures Massive Damage: 40,000 Homes Leveled Across 37 Towns
Israeli forces have systematically destroyed entire neighborhoods in southern Lebanon, leveling more than 37 towns and wiping out over 40,000 residential units, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.
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Gaps in Coastal Radar Enabled Israeli Raid in Batroun, Army Commander Says
Lebanon’s army chief, General Joseph Aoun, detailed to Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati how Israeli forces likely exploited gaps in the country's coastal radar system during the recent raid carried out in Batroun. The briefing comes as Lebanese officials seek answers on how Israel’s elite Shayetet 13 unit carried out the landing undetected.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Opinion
The Emptying of Baalbek Is a Moment to Take Stock
“Large numbers of people continue to flee their homes every day, as Israel’s military operations in Lebanon have been going on unabated.” These disturbing words could be from almost any news report about Israel’s invasion of its northern neighbour over the past month. However, they can be found in a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre issued on July 27, 2006.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
A Future Without Hezbollah
At the end of September, when Israel’s campaign to destroy Hezbollah was reaching its height, I met one of the group’s supporters in a seaside café in western Beirut. He was a middle-aged man with a thin white beard and the spent look of someone who had not slept for days. He was an academic of sorts, not a fighter, but his ties to Hezbollah were deep and long-standing.
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Sports
Tottenham Forward Son Heung-min Crowned Asia’s International Player of the Year
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min was crowned as Asia’s International Player of the Year for the fourth time by the Asian Football Confederation at its annual awards ceremony Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Real Madrid Launch Investigation into Racist Insults After El Clasico Defeat
Real Madrid has launched an investigation into racist insults directed at players during Saturday’s 4-0 home loss to Barcelona in LaLiga, it said on Sunday.
Monday, October 28, 2024
Saturday 23 March 2024 11:32:22
Catching Red Bull in Short Term an Illusion, Mercedes Boss Wolff Says
Mercedes endured their worst qualifying session of the season at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday, leaving seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton crushed and team boss Toto Wolff seeing no hope of catching Red Bull in the short term.
Hamilton was eliminated in Q2 to qualify 11th, his worst result at Albert Park since 2010, while George Russell qualified seventh for Sunday's race as the team's hopes of rebounding in Melbourne suffered a major blow.
Russell's fastest lap in Q3 was a gaping eight-tenths of a second shy of Red Bull driver Max Verstappen's best, the Dutchman taking his third pole of the season and fourth in succession.
Briton Hamilton said there was a shopping list of problems with his car, while Wolff gave a gloomy assessment of their situation.
"I think we have a car that's difficult and you can be narrowly in and out of the window," said Wolff.
"It's the whole interaction of aerodynamics and mechanical and the tires. It's never a single topic.
"But we are going to just keep our heads down and push through this.
"I think it's an illusion to go closer to Red Bull in the short term but I still have to believe that there is more in this car."
The day had started brightly for Mercedes, with Hamilton fourth quickest, and within a 10th of a second of Ferrari's pace-setter Charles Leclerc, in the final practice session (P3).
But the bubble burst in qualifying.
Hamilton said his car's inconsistency "messes with the mind".
"I think our car is on a bit of a knife edge," he added.
"This morning was nice with a calmer wind and then as soon as the wind picks up it gets a little bit less stable.
"I'm not sure why but it didn't feel the same in qualifying even though we had lighter fuel. It felt better in P3 so it's not a great feeling."
Russell was happier with his car but gave a dim preview of Mercedes' chances on Sunday.
"We will be in a much better place tomorrow when we have more fuel in the car and the pace is a little slower from everybody," he said.
"But this circuit is not playing to our strengths."
