Source: Kataeb.org
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
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
Sunday 31 July 2022 18:41:29
Environment, Public Health Ministries Remind Citizens to Wear Masks to Avoid Any Potential Health Issues
The Ministries of Environment and Public Health, on Sunday, reminded citizens of their guidelines issued a few days ago, to be followed in the event of the collapse of the Beirut Port silos, which is likely to affect the area closest to the site (500m radius) by dense amounts of air dust and hence must be evacuated immediately if this occurs.
“It is expected that the farther region (between a radius of 500 and 1500 meters approximately, which includes Karantina, Geitaoui, Mar Mitr and Downtown Beirut, would be affected by limited amounts of dust,” read the statement.
“Volatile dust will be deposited within a maximum period of 24 hours,” it noted.
“The Ministry of Public Health will secure the necessary masks as part of the preventive measures for people within the area that would be affected by the collapse,” it added.
Among the guidelines issued by the Environment and Public Health Ministries are the following recommended measures:
-To keep windows and external doors closed, especially in areas within a radius of 1500 meters from the site
-To operate air conditioners as much as possible, especially split units in most homes
-To wear a high-efficiency mask (KN95) when present outdoors until reaching the nearest safely closed place
-To close vehicle windows and turn on the air conditioning until reaching a closed place, where procedures for homes or workplaces are applied (in the absence of an operating air conditioner in the car or vehicle, a highly effective mask - KN95 - must be worn until reaching a closed place)
-To clean balconies and surfaces to prevent the re-volatilization of the deposited dust by spraying water and then wiping the surfaces with javelin water (with caution not to mix any other cleaning materials with javelin water for fear of chemical reactions), while wearing a highly effective mask (KN95) during the cleaning process.
“Caution and alertness remain among the best means for public safety and for health and environment protection, in the hope that we will be free of any risks," it concluded.
