Source: Agence France Presse
Security & Justice
Justice Ministry Advances Extradition File of Rhosus Ship Operator
The Ministry of Justice has formally referred the extradition file of Russian national Igor Grechushkin to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for submission to Bulgarian authorities, Voice of Lebanon radio reported on Monday.
Monday, September 22, 2025
In a First, Lebanese Army Carries Out Security Operation Inside Palestinian Camp
In an unprecedented move since the 1969 Cairo agreement, the Lebanese army carried out a major security operation inside the Shatila Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut.
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Opinion
What Lebanon’s Hezbollah Disarmament Campaign Means for Gaza
In late August, the Lebanese Armed Forces began collecting weapons from Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. The initiative came in the wake of an agreement between Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas and newly elected Lebanese president Joseph Aoun. The agreement enables the Lebanese army to collect weapons from armed groups and secure all weapons in Lebanon in the state’s possession. Lebanon’s success in collecting arms could help pave the way for wider regional stability. It could also provide a lesson for how the disarmament of Hamas could take place in Gaza.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
If We Want Peace in the Middle East, We Must Help Free This Country from Islamist Terror
Lebanon today faces the existential question of whether it can emerge from decades of war and destruction, or whether it will again be consumed by civil conflict and terrorist domination. Its chance to return to “normalcy” is because of Israel’s strikes against Iran and its Middle Eastern terrorist proxies, following Hamas’s barbaric October 7 attack.
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Sports
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
Marcelo, Ex-Real Madrid and Brazil Captain, Retires from Football
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
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Germany Urges Israel to ‘Abandon’ Plan to Step up Golan Heights Settlement
Germany on Monday urged Israel to “abandon” a plan to double the population living in the occupied and annexed Golan Heights at the southwestern edge of Syria.
A foreign ministry spokesman said “it is perfectly clear under international law that this area controlled by Israel belongs to Syria and that Israel is therefore an occupying power.”
The spokesman, Christian Wagner, added that Berlin therefore called on its ally Israel “to abandon this plan” announced Sunday by the Israeli government.
