Source: Al Arabiya&Reuters
Security & Justice
Captured Hezbollah Operative May Have Been Israeli Double Agent, Report Suggests
The alleged senior Hezbollah operative abducted by Israeli special forces last week in Batroun may have been operating as a double agent, according to a report by The Telegraph.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Lebanon’s Probe into Israeli Raid Expected to Take Days as Security Officials Weigh Theories
Lebanese authorities are ramping up investigations into an Israeli commando raid last week in the northern coastal city of Batroun, during which Imad Amhaz, a Hezbollah official, was snatched.
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
Wednesday 31 July 2024 15:06:23
Emirates Airline Says Not Accepting Passengers Transiting Through Dubai to Beirut
UAE’s Emirates airline has issued a travel advisory stating that all passengers transiting through Dubai to Beirut on August 1 and 2 will not be accepted due to the ongoing unrest in Lebanon.
Passengers starting their journey in Dubai or Beirut will be allowed to travel, the airline added.
Emirates has advised its customers to contact their booking agents or the local Emirates office for rebooking options.
Several airlines canceled flights to Beirut starting from Tuesday as Lebanon remained on high alert after an attack on Israel controlled Golan Heights over the weekend for which Tel Aviv blamed Hezbollah, which the group denied.
Meanwhile, the latest Israeli strike on a Beirut suburb on Tuesday evening targeting a Hezbollah official has added to the tensions. Israel claims it killed military commander Fuad Shukr while the militant group did not confirm his death.
Greece’s Aegean Airlines and Germany’s Condor canceled flights to Beirut, saying it would suspend flights until Thursday, while Condor canceled Tuesday’s flight from Dusseldorf.
Air France and Lufthansa Group carriers Swiss, Eurowings and Lufthansa on Monday announced flight cancellations.
A number of other air carriers have suspended, delayed or canceled some flights.
Lebanon has been bracing for retaliation from Israel since the strike on Saturday which killed 12 children and teenagers.
