Source: AFP
Security & Justice
Israeli Airstrikes, Evacuation Orders and Hezbollah Rocket Fire Mark New Escalation in Southern Lebanon
Israeli airstrikes intensified across southern Lebanon on Wednesday as the military announced a new wave of attacks targeting Hezbollah infrastructure sites, while the Iran-backed militia maintained its rocket and drone attacks against Israeli troops in southern Lebaon
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Israel Crosses Litani by Fire, Tests New Border Strip
Israeli escalation in southern Lebanon has entered a new phase after the Israeli army announced operations north of the Litani River, as heavy vehicles crossed toward the outskirts of eastern Zawtar.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Opinion
Before Talking to Israel, Lebanon's Leaders Need to Get on the Same Page
On April 24, the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors in Washington met in the Oval Office in the presence of US President Donald Trump. This was their second meeting, and Mr Trump’s interest perhaps indicated he saw an advantage in pushing for negotiations that drew attention away from his much-criticised war with Iran.
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Will Peace Deliver Justice to Lebanese Exiled in Israel?
For 26 years, the issue of Lebanese exiles to Israel has remained the most complex case in modern Lebanese history. This wound, still bleeding in the conscience of those families, also represents a political and humanitarian stain on the Lebanese state, or rather on the successive authorities that failed to address the matter objectively and with an untainted memory, free from the selectivity and distortions resulting from the dominance of the “Resistance Axis,” which appointed itself both adversary and judge, imposing its ideological perspective on the standards of treason and patriotism.
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Sports
PSV Lament Unnecessary Defeat in Champions League Clash at Juventus
PSV Eindhoven felt they should have taken more from Tuesday's Champions League away clash against Juventus where they conceded a late goal to go down 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff tie on Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Man City's 115 Charges Outcome 'in a Month' - Guardiola
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
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.
