Source: The National
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
Monday 19 July 2021 13:31:01
Lindsay Lohan’s Lebanon Vacation Causes Internet Stir
Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan turned heads and took Twitter by storm after she was seen dining out at the most unlikely of places this weekend – a pizzeria in Lebanon.
The 'Mean Girls' star posed for photos in the town of Hammana, after eating in Piazza1140, with her Lebanese banker boyfriend Bader Chammas – an assistant Vice President at Credit Suisse and friends.
The former child star posed for photos with fans, prompting a social media whirlwind as other Lebanese fans tried to track her down for a picture.
The frenzy began after a video of Lohan at the restaurant in Hammana was posted to TikTok went viral. It has now been viewed more than 90,000 times.
The news prompted a number of jokes over the timing of her trip to Lebanon – just days after the resignation of prime minister-designate Saad Hariri, some were asking jokingly if she might be the next candidate for prime minister.
Others had more stern words of advice for her.
“Run for your life Lindsay run for your life,” wrote one user.
She also posed for a photo with Georges Chahine, the former president of Hammana Municipality.
Another post on Instagram showed her posing with several Lebanese artisans and included the caption @beirutbloomers describing the dream of uplifting Lebanese artisans "during these hard times”.
The American actress moved to Dubai five years ago, in an attempt to escape the spotlight of fame thrust upon her since she began appearing on television at the age of 10.
