Source: The Daily Star
Security & Justice
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Sidon and Tyre Areas as Fighting Escalates Across Southern Lebanon
Israeli forces intensified operations across southern Lebanon and the western Bekaa on Wednesday, issuing new evacuation warnings to residents and carrying out a series of airstrikes and artillery attacks, as hostilities continued despite efforts to uphold a ceasefire agreement.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Alleged Spy’s Mysterious Disappearance Spotlights Israel’s Intelligence Networks in Lebanon
As Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs last March and residents fled in panic, one man found his opportunity. Amid the chaos, he slipped out of his imprisonment in a Hezbollah cell and made his way to the green hills overlooking the Lebanese capital.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Opinion
Three Options Facing Lebanon
On the eve of the launch of Lebanese-Israeli negotiations under full US auspices and, we might add, with US “engineering” of the launching and management of the negotiation track, Lebanon was facing three possible scenarios amid both vertical - in terms of firepower - and horizontal - with the Israeli war expanding across Lebanese geography - escalation on the ground.
Monday, June 8, 2026
Trump Saved Beirut, Not Hezbollah
For a few terrifying hours, many Lebanese believed Beirut was about to be dragged into another devastating war. Israel was preparing to strike the southern suburbs. Families were frightened. The old fear returned: Lebanon once again standing on the edge of destruction because of a war it did not choose and cannot control. Then Donald Trump intervened.
Friday, June 5, 2026
Sports
Portugal beats Spain to win Nations League
Portugal defeated Spain in penalty kicks 5- 3 to win the UEFA Nations League final late on Sunday after both sides failed to score in extra time following a showdown that ended 2-2.
Monday, June 9, 2025
Alcaraz Wins Roland Garros, Completing Historic Comeback from Two Sets Down
Carlos Alcaraz mounted an extraordinary comeback to win the men’s final at Roland Garros on Sunday, defeating world No. 1 Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2).
Monday, June 9, 2025
Tuesday 14 July 2020 19:32:09
Garbage Piles up Amid strike, $7 Million Owed by government to RAMCO
Garbage spilled over into the streets of Lebanon Tuesday as over 280 migrant workers went on strike for the third day against Lebanese waste management company RAMCO for failing to pay salaries in dollars.
RAMCO’s director Walid Bou Saad told The Daily Star that the company had started paying the workers in Lebanese pounds as of Nov. 2019 because the government and Beirut’s municipality stopped paying the company in dollars.
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