Source: AFP
Security & Justice
Army Cracks Down on Random Gunfire, Warns of Legal Consequences
The Lebanese Army has intensified its crackdown on election-related violence, arresting 86 individuals for firing weapons during the latest round of municipal elections in the governorates of North Lebanon and Akkar, the Army Command announced on Friday.
Friday, May 16, 2025
UNIFIL Warns Against Movement Restrictions After Patrol Assault in Southern Lebanon
The Lebanese Army was deployed on Friday to de-escalate a tense confrontation between residents of the southern town of Jmayjimeh and a patrol from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), amid a spike in incidents involving international peacekeepers in the region.
Friday, May 16, 2025
Opinion
Tourism Can Return to Lebanon but the Country Needs Stability
Two months into my tenure as Lebanon’s Minister of Tourism, I am aware that words alone will not restore trust.
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Israel and Hezbollah Are Undermining Lebanon's New Start
As Beirutis labour to clear the debris left by another Israeli strike on their capital on Sunday – the third since a ceasefire took effect in late November – the country finds itself caught between an aggressive, occupying neighbour to the south and a foreign-backed paramilitary movement at home that puts its own agenda before the national interest.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Sports
First Place on the Line in Madrid Derby as Real and Atletico Squabble Over Refereeing
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid meet in their second derby of the season with the Liga lead on the line and the focus on refereeing. Real Madrid has spent the days ahead of Saturday’s match complaining of mistakes against the club.
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Zhou Guanyu Joins Ferrari as a Reserve Driver for 2025 F1 Season
The first Chinese driver in Formula 1, Zhou Guanyu, is heading back to Ferrari as one of its reserve drivers for the 2025 season.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Wednesday 1 March 2023 15:48:00
Erdogan Says Elections To Be Held May 14 Despite Turkey Quake
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday ruled out any delay in elections after the devastating earthquake in February and said the vote would be held on May 14.
"(Turkish) people will do what is necessary on May 14," he told his ruling party lawmakers in the parliament in Ankara.
The Turkish leader previously proposed holding the crunch election on May 14 that could keep his Islamic-rooted government in power until 2028.
But after the massive quake that killed more than 45,000 people in Turkey, there had been suspicion whether that vote could go ahead as planned.
