Source: Reuters
Security & Justice
Justice Minister Calls for Uninterrupted Court Operations Amid Ongoing Crisis
Justice Minister Adel Nassar convened an extraordinary meeting on Friday with chief judges from courts across Lebanon to review the current judicial situation amid ongoing challenges.
Friday, March 6, 2026
Israeli Military Urges Lebanese to Withdraw Funds from Qard al-Hasan Association
Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee on Friday called on Lebanese account holders at the Qard al-Hasan association to withdraw their funds immediately, warning that the organization is transferring money to Hezbollah.
Friday, March 6, 2026
Opinion
Al-Sharaa Through Lebanese Eyes
The Lebanese politician said he was at a loss every time he thought about Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa. He has an intriguing and complex past that merits deep study to understand the major transformation he has gone through.
Friday, February 13, 2026
The Gap Law: Lebanon’s Exit Strategy or Its Final Foreclosure?
Today, the Proposed Gap Law sits before Parliament. It is the only legislative vehicle available to end the vacuum that is currently our greatest enemy. We cannot afford to reject the law, but we must advocate for its refinement. The law deserves credit for imposing a necessary formal framework. It aims to introduce accountability (though this must be strengthened) and to penalize those who exploited the crisis. Much like previous aborted plans, it seeks to protect small depositors and respect the hierarchy of claims, even if these principles should be more explicitly stated. However, if we allow it to pass as a simple mechanism for distributing losses over two decades, we are not solving the crisis; we are simply institutionalizing it.
Thursday, February 12, 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
Saturday 7 March 2026 21:36:03
Iranian Diplomats Leave Lebanon After Israeli Strikes Near Embassy
More than 150 Iranian nationals including diplomats and their families left Lebanon on Saturday, a senior Lebanese security source told Reuters, after the Israeli military threatened Iran's representatives in Lebanon and conducted strikes near the embassy.
The security source said they were being flown to Russia on a Russian plane, and that another 20 Iranians had left on Friday following the start of a new war between Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and Israel.
A source from the Iranian embassy in Beirut said a number of non-essential diplomats were leaving, but did not give a number.
The war has refocused attention on Iran's backing for Hezbollah, which launched rockets and drones at Israel on Monday and triggered heavy Israeli bombardment across Lebanon.
On Tuesday, an Israeli military spokesperson said in a post on X that representatives of the Iranian government still in Lebanon should "leave immediately before they are targeted".
The following day, Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam asked authorities to arrest and deport any Iranian Revolutionary Guards carrying out military activities in Lebanon, the first time authorities have hinted at the possible presence of Iranian forces on its territory.
The Lebanese government has not said whether it has determined that Iranian forces were operating in Lebanon. Hezbollah official Mahmoud Qmati earlier this week denied that any Iranian military forces were in the country.
On Friday, Israeli air strikes hit an area near Iran's embassy in Lebanon, two security sources told Reuters. The Iranian embassy source told Reuters that the strikes had driven the decision for Iranian diplomats to leave.
But Lebanese authorities had also been planning to make moves against Iranian diplomats this week, two people familiar with the government's discussions told Reuters.
They said the Lebanese government had intended to expel diplomats from the country. Reuters could not determine whether the diplomats who had left so far were ousted or left for security reasons.
