Source: MARCA
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
My Hope for Lebanon
A company of Lebanese soldiers assigned to maintain order in this anxious wartime capital is gathered at its headquarters 100 yards from the Mediterranean. I make the blunder of asking their commander how many of his men are Shiites, Sunnis, Christians and Druze.
Monday, November 4, 2024
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
Sports
FC Barcelona Fears First Team Star Will Be Banned From Playing, Reports SPORT
FC Barcelona is concerned that one of its main first-team stars will be banned from playing at the turn of 2025 because of issues related to his registration and Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.
Friday, November 1, 2024
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
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Jokic Gives a New Lesson After Being Eliminated Against Minnesota: The Best Team Won
Serbia's Nikola Jokic, triple MVP and leader of the Denver Nuggets, said Sunday that opponents face them with more hunger due to being NBA champions and lamented the loss suffered at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves that eliminated them from the playoffs.
"It's tough. Teams are hungrier now, everyone probably wants to beat us," Jokic said at the press conference after the Nuggets' 90-98 loss. He scored 34 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists, but could not prevent the setback at home for the Nuggets, already eliminated from the fight for the ring.
The Wolves came back from a 20-point deficit to qualify for the Western Finals, where they will face Luka Doncic's Dallas Mavericks. "The better team won. In a best-of-seven-game series I think whoever wins is the better team. Congratulations to them. We had chances, but they beat us," said the Serbian center.
Satisfaction in Minnesota
Karl Anthony Towns, one of the protagonists of the victory of the Minnesota Timberwolves this Sunday in the field of the Denver Nuggets (98-90) in the seventh game of the semifinals of the West, assured that this is the moment to take advantage of the occasion and go to the end in the NBA.
"We are very happy for this moment, nor can we think about the next series (Western Finals against the Dallas Mavericks). If we keep playing like the Wolves we are going to get results," Towns said after the Denver game.
The Dominican starred with 23 points, 12 rebounds and a great defensive performance against Jokic in the win that gave the Wolves a berth in the West Finals for the first time in 20 years.
"Our fans have been waiting for this moment for a long time and this team made it happen. It's up to us to seize this moment. If we play our basketball, we'll get our results," he said. Towns used his press conference to send a message of appreciation to Kevin Garnett, the Wolves' leader in 2004 when they reached the West Finals.
