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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.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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
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
Thursday 29 August 2024 13:04:35
Human Rights Watch Calls Out Lebanon's Mismanagement of Electricity Sector, Lack of Reforms
Human Rights Watch (HRW) pointed out on Thursday the ongoing electricity crisis in Lebanon, highlighting years of government mismanagement and failure to implement key reforms that have severely limited citizens' access to electricity.
In a statement, HRW stated that the Lebanese government's continued poor management of the electricity sector and failure to enact critical reforms have further weakened the population's already limited ability to access power.
On August 21, HRW sent a letter to the Energy and Water Minister, inquiring about the ongoing power outages, the status of promised reforms, and the government's steps to resolve the issue.
However, the organization has yet to receive any written responses.
HRW noted that for over 30 years, the Lebanese government has failed to adequately manage the state-run Electricité du Liban (EDL), leading to widespread power outages. The government, including the Energy and Water Ministry responsible for strategic planning and electricity policy development, has neglected to carry out essential reforms that would unlock donor funds and enable greater access to continuous, available, and clean electricity from renewable sources.
The organization also mentioned that the "Distributed Renewable Energy Law" has not yet been enacted, as the government has failed to implement it and appoint members to the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA).
HRW emphasized that reliance on heavy fuel oil power plants and diesel generators has caused severe air pollution, significantly harming the environment and public health, potentially resulting in thousands of deaths annually in Lebanon, according to a Greenpeace estimate from 2020.
The statement further called on the Lebanese government, amid the ongoing financial and electricity crises, to intensify efforts to develop renewable energy projects locally and at the utility-scale to reduce dependence on costly and highly polluting fossil fuels.
HRW urged the government to take immediate steps to ensure that all residents have access to continuous, available, clean, and sustainable electricity from renewable energy sources. This includes implementing the Distributed Renewable Energy Law of 2023, ensuring accountability and transparency in the electricity sector by activating ERA, and conducting an audit of the state-run electricity company.
