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Security & Justice
Lebanese Army Carries on Deployment to Border Towns After Israeli Withdrawal
The Lebanese Army announced that it is carrying on the deployment of troops across the western sector of southern Lebanon following the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area.
Saturday, January 11, 2025
White House: U.S. Pushing to Extend Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Agreement
The White House has announced efforts to extend the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah, which is set to expire in the coming weeks.
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Opinion
Lebanon’s New Dawn: President Elected, Ending Regional Exploitation and Hezbollah’s Hold
After Damascus, Beirut now celebrates a new era with the election of a president, a position that Hezbollah had obstructed, leaving the post vacant since October 2022. This new phase in Lebanon concludes fifty years of regional exploitation of this small country, the second smallest Arab state in terms of area. For decades, Lebanon became a hub for regional conflicts involving Nasserism, Saddamism, the al-Assad regime, and Iranian influence. It was forced to be the sole front with Israel after the Egyptian, Jordanian, and Syrian fronts were closed. The situation is now returning to balance after Iran’s influence has been eliminated and the al-Assad regime removed.
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
New Lebanese Leadership Lifts Restructuring Hopes
Hopes are rising that Lebanon’s new government, following the election of army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, may finally start negotiations with its bondholders to address its defaulted debt.
Monday, January 13, 2025
Sports
Man City Agree £33.6 Million Deal for Lens Defender Khusanov
Manchester City have agreed a 40m euros (£33.6m) deal with Lens for central defender Abdukodir Khusanov.
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Diallo Goal Seals 2-2 Draw for Manchester United Against Liverpool
Amad Diallo's late equalizer secured a 2-2 draw for Manchester United against Premier League leader Liverpool on Sunday.
Monday, January 6, 2025
Saturday 5 November 2022 15:42:08
Lebanese Basketball Legend Fadi El Khatib Is Officially Returning To Sagesse
The Lebanese basketball legend Fadi El Khatib is officially returning to the Sagesse Sports Club.
“Today, history is rewritten. The legend of Lebanese basketball and Sagesse Sports Club Fadi el Khatib returns to his first home,” said the sports club via its Instagram page.
42-year-old Fadi El Khatib, nicknamed “the Lebanese Tiger,” is a professional basketball player who retired from the Lebanese national team in 2020 after 23 years of playing.
He was one of the main reasons for Sagesse’s rise in the West Asian club basketball during the late 1990s.