Source: Sky News
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
My Hope for Lebanon
A company of Lebanese soldiers assigned to maintain order in this anxious wartime capital is gathered at its headquarters 100 yards from the Mediterranean. I make the blunder of asking their commander how many of his men are Shiites, Sunnis, Christians and Druze.
Monday, November 4, 2024
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
Sports
FC Barcelona Fears First Team Star Will Be Banned From Playing, Reports SPORT
FC Barcelona is concerned that one of its main first-team stars will be banned from playing at the turn of 2025 because of issues related to his registration and Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.
Friday, November 1, 2024
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
Wednesday 6 March 2019 18:06:15
Game of Thrones: Most Detailed Trailer Yet Is Released Ahead of Final Season
With just a few weeks to go until the beginning of the end, a new Game of Thrones trailer is giving fans the most detailed glimpse into the final season yet.
HBO and Sky Atlantic have released the latest clip, giving hints at what is to come in Westeros.
There is snow, suggesting that after seven seasons, winter is finally here. There are dragons. Favourites Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen, played by Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke, can be seen riding to battle together.
In season seven, it was revealed that Jon is actually Aegon Targaryen - meaning he is not only related to Daenerys, but is also the true heir to the Iron Throne she craves.
Neither of them know this secret yet, so how the discovery plays out is expected to be a central plot in the final season.
Does the trailer mean the romance between the characters is set to continue?
Sorry, they're not giving away that much. This is Game of Thrones we're talking about, and HBO are keeping it all very close to their chests.
But we do see Arya Stark running, with talk of facing death. The clip hints she could be using the skills she learned in the Hall Of Faces in Braavos.
"I know death," we hear her say. "He's got many faces. I look forward to seeing this one."
It also looks like the Golden Company is set to arrive by ship to King's Landing, and Sansa Stark is pictured with dragons for the first time.
And the trailer also shows what looks like a tearful Cersei Lannister.
A big development in the previous season was her beloved brother (and lover) Jaime choosing to leave her, and it is presumed he is off to help Jon and Daenerys defeat the White Walkers.
The new trailer is one of several released by HBO already this year, but goes into more detail than any of the others before it.
Fans will remember the previous series ending with the Night King bringing down part of The Wall with the help of a dragon breathing blue fire, before White Walkers were seen stomping through its gap and heading south.
The first episode of the final season of six episodes will air in the UK on 15 April.
