Source: Al Arabiya &Agencies
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
Sunday 14 April 2024 02:40:29
Iran Attack on Israel: Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq Close Airspace Amid Retaliatory Attack
Several Middle Eastern countries announced late on Saturday that they were closing their airspace and diverting flights in light of a retaliatory Iranian attack on Israel.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed that a drone and missile attack was underway against Israel in retaliation for a deadly April 1 drone strike on its Damascus consulate.
Israel
Israel’s airport authority said its airspace will be closed from 12:30 a.m. Sunday after the army reported Iran launched drones at Israel directly from its territory.
“By the guidance of the security system, starting at (12:30 am) the airspace of the state of Israel will be closed to international and domestic flights,” the statement said.
Jordan
The Hashemite Kingdom announced temporarily closing its airspace to all incoming, departing and transit aircraft, Al Mamlaka reported, citing aviation authorities saying the situation would be “continuously updated and reviewed according to developments.”
Interference in Jordanian air traffic affected Jordan’s GPS prompting planes in the area to use alternative navigation systems, Haitham Misto, the chairman of Jordan’s Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission, said on Al-Mamlaka.
Lebanon
Public Works Minister Ali Hamie said that Lebanon’s airspace will be temporarily closed starting 1 a.m. local time until 7 a.m. as a precautionary measure.
“Therefore, air navigation at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport has been completely closed during this period…provided that this will be updated and reviewed according to developments,” Hamie said in a statement on X.
Iraq
Iraq announced late on Saturday it was closing its airspace and suspending all air traffic after neighboring Iran launched a drone attack on Israel.
“Iraq’s airspace has been closed and air traffic has been halted,” Transport Minister Razzak al-Saadawi told state news agency INA. The Civil Aviation Authority said the closure would last from 11:30 pm (2030 GMT) until 5:30 a.m.
Kuwait
Kuwait Airways said early on Sunday it decided to divert all incoming and outgoing flights away from “areas of tension” given the security situation in the region and concern for the safety of its passengers.