Source: The Daily Star
Security & Justice
Israel Issues Evacuation Warning for Beirut Suburb Ahead of Planned Airstrike
The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning for a building and surrounding area in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday, ahead of an airstrike targeting a Hezbollah facility in the Lebanese capital.
Friday, March 28, 2025
Two Rockets Fired from Lebanon into Israel, Prompting Retaliatory Strikes
Two rockets were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel on Friday, triggering warning sirens in border communities, the Israeli military said.
Friday, March 28, 2025
Opinion
Moving Past “Wait and See” in South Lebanon: The U.S.-French Role
On March 11, U.S. deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus announced that the United States will be “bringing together Lebanon and Israel for talks aimed at diplomatically resolving several outstanding issues,” with various “working groups” focused on addressing “the release of Lebanese prisoners, the remaining disputed points along the Blue Line and the remaining 5 points where Israeli forces are still deployed.” This statement followed the sixth military-to-military meeting at the UN peacekeeping headquarters in Naqoura, which brought together Israel, Lebanon, the United States, and France.
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Hezbollah Reneging on Surrendering Its Arms
Hezbollah and its allies – Speaker Nabih Berri, former Minister Najib Mikati, and Hezbollah ministers in the previous cabinet – all signed the ceasefire agreement with Israel that ended the war and that stipulated that arms in Lebanon must be exclusively in the hands of six government military and security agencies. When this happens, according to the deal, Israel withdraws from Lebanese territories. Now Hezbollah is reneging on its ceasefire promise, moving the goalposts, and reversing the order by saying that Israeli withdrawal comes first, then it might consider disarming.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Sports
First Place on the Line in Madrid Derby as Real and Atletico Squabble Over Refereeing
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid meet in their second derby of the season with the Liga lead on the line and the focus on refereeing. Real Madrid has spent the days ahead of Saturday’s match complaining of mistakes against the club.
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Zhou Guanyu Joins Ferrari as a Reserve Driver for 2025 F1 Season
The first Chinese driver in Formula 1, Zhou Guanyu, is heading back to Ferrari as one of its reserve drivers for the 2025 season.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Saturday 24 July 2021 19:23:33
Lebanon and Iraq Ink 1 Million Tons of Oil Deal
Lebanon and Iraq signed a landmark agreement Saturday to ship 1 million tons of Iraqi diesel to operate the country’s aging power plants.
The agreement was signed in Baghdad by caretaker Energy and Water Minister Raymond Ghajar and his Iraqi counterpart in the presence of Director-General of General Security Gen. Abbas Ibrahim and senior Iraqi officials.
The Iraqi crude oil will be refined and processed in Iraq before getting shipped by sea to Lebanon.
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