Source: L'Orient Today
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.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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
Thursday 30 June 2022 16:45:55
Arab Foreign Ministers Arrive in Beirut Ahead of Arab League's Saturday Meeting
Several Arab foreign ministers arrived Thursday afternoon at Beirut International Airport ahead of an Arab League meeting scheduled for Saturday in Lebanon, as part of preparations for the Arab League summit that will be held in Algiers next fall, L’Orient Today’s correspondent reports.
According to our correspondent, the Arab League meetings are scheduled to take place on Saturday at the Hilton Beirut Habtoor Grand hotel at 10 a.m. A joint press conference between Foreign Affairs Minister Abdallah Bou Habib and the Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmad Aboul Gheit, will take place at 3:30 p.m. A dinner in honor of Arab leaders is also planned at the Grand Serail on Friday evening.
For his part, Bou Habib welcomed them to the airport's VIP lounge upon their arrival on Thursday afternoon.
The Arab League comes at a time following tensions between Lebanon and some Gulf countries last year which have been resolved after an Arab roadmap for restoring relations with Lebanon was transmitted to Beirut by Kuwait in January. The roadmap contains 12 points including Hezbollah’s weapons and several general requests from the international community, such as the organization of the parliamentary elections and the implementation of reforms, as well as a call for compliance with UN Resolution 1559 which includes a term about dismantling all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias in Lebanon, as well as ensuring Lebanon’s political independence. The parliamentary elections were held in May.
