Source: Agence France Presse
The Lebanese Army said it remains committed to maintaining internal stability and safeguarding civil peace, as the country faces mounting security and political challenges, including continued Israeli violations of its sovereignty and growing regional volatility.
Friday, July 18, 2025
As widely anticipated, MP Ghazi Zeaiter did not appear on Friday for his scheduled interrogation session before Judge Tarek Bitar, the lead judicial investigator in the 2020 Beirut port explosion probe.
Friday, July 18, 2025
The US ambassador to Turkey and envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, returned to Beirut on Monday to hear what the Lebanese had to say about a proposal he had presented two weeks ago. Not long after his arrival, he declared he was “satisfied and grateful for the Lebanese response … We are developing a plan to move forward, and I feel very hopeful”.
Friday, July 11, 2025
On July 7, U.S. Special Envoy Tom Barrack traveled to Beirut three weeks after giving the Lebanese government a letter demanding immediate steps to disarm Hezbollah and other militias. The June 19 ultimatum and accompanying roadmap for implementation gave Beirut several months to make significant progress toward this goal and initiate financial and economic reforms, reflecting Washington’s growing frustration that such efforts had stalled.
Thursday, July 10, 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
Wednesday 16 August 2023 10:15:12
Gun battles between two leading armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli have killed 27 people and wounded 106, a toll update from the Emergency Medicine Centre said Wednesday.
The center, which provides emergency services in the west of Tripoli, published the “provisional” on its Facebook page overnight.
The clashes between the influential 444 Brigade and the Al-Radaa, or Special Deterrence Force, two of the myriad of militias that have vied for power since the overthrow of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, erupted on Monday night and raged through Tuesday.