Source: Reuters
The Lebanese Army on Thursday received a large handover of weapons from the Palestinian Fatah movement as part of a plan to place all arms under State control and disarm camps across the country.
Thursday, August 28, 2025
The Lebanese Army has begun its most extensive weapons collection campaign since the end of the country’s 15-year civil war, targeting Palestinian camps on both sides of the Litani River, Lebanese sources told Al Arabiya.
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Lebanon’s government is facing mounting challenges. It is trying to balance the demands of the US to disarm Hezbollah, a militia and political party controlling much of the country, against those of Iran, Hezbollah’s main sponsor, to do no such thing. For a government that took power only recently after years of political vacuum, as well as for the country as a whole, this is a critical test of sovereignty.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
The Lebanese government’s decision last Thursday to endorse the objectives of a US-drafted plan provoked a negative response from Hezbollah and, to an extent, its ally within the Shiite community, the Amal Movement. However, the two parties, realising the risk of isolating themselves further, did not withdraw their ministers from the government of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says the club expects to learn the outcome of the hearing into its 115 charges of alleged Premier League financial rule breaches "in one month".
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Former Brazil and Real Madrid defender Marcelo has announced his retirement from football, bringing the curtain down on a trophy-laden career that included five UEFA Champions League triumphs.
Friday, February 7, 2025
Monday 22 January 2024 11:00:30
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said on Monday that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, currently under Israeli blockade as part of its war against the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), "cannot be worse than that."
Borrell told reporters before a meeting of European Union foreign ministers, "From now on, I will not speak about the peace process, but I want a two-state solution."