Source: Al Arabiya&Reuters
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 17 December 2023 10:23:50
Kuwait’s Late Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sabah Laid to Rest
Kuwait’s late Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah was laid to rest on Sunday at the Sulaibikhat Cemetery.
Sheikh Nawaf passed away on Saturday at the age of 86 and after three years in power.
He is succeeded by Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.
Emir Meshal, who led the mourners, had earlier in the day performed Sunday prayers at Bilal bin Rabah Mosque, the official KUNA news agency reported.
Sheikh Nawaf, whose casket was draped in Kuwait’s flag, was later buried at the Sulaibikhat cemetery alongside his kin.
Sheikh Nawaf ascended the throne in September 2020 after the death of his half-brother, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Prior to his appointment as emir, Sheikh Nawaf had been Kuwait’s crown prince since 2006, when he was appointed by the late Sheikh Sabah.
KUNA reported in late November that Sheikh Nawaf was hospitalized “due to an emergency health problem.” The report at the time did not elaborate on the problem.
Upon his death, Kuwait announced 40 days of mourning and a three-day closure of official departments.
Dignitaries from around the world paid respects to Sheikh Nawaf, whose six decades in public service included minister of defense, interior, labor and deputy chief of the national guard.
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