Source: Reuters
Security & Justice
Investigative Judge Interrogates Key Port Officials in Beirut Explosion Probe
Judge Tarek Bitar, who is leading the investigation into the Beirut port explosion case, interrogated port security chief Ahmed Qassabiya for three hours on Friday before deciding to keep him under investigation.
Friday, February 21, 2025
Defense Minister Highlights Crucial Role of UNIFIL-Lebanese Army Collaboration in Enforcing Resolution 1701
Minister of Defense Michel Menassa reiterated Lebanon's strong commitment to cooperating with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), expressing gratitude for the peacekeeping force’s role and sacrifices in the country as he also stressed that Lebanon will not tolerate any attacks on UNIFIL personnel.
Friday, February 21, 2025
Opinion
Nawaf Salam’s Text Messages
In January, newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, after parliamentary consultations, appointed Nawaf Salam as prime minister. A little over three weeks later, following two years of governance by a caretaker cabinet, Salam unveiled a 24-member cabinet, pledging to prioritize financial reforms, postwar reconstruction, and the implementation of the ceasefire agreement with Israel reached last November that is aimed at stabilizing Lebanon’s border with Israel.
Saturday, February 22, 2025
A Ceasefire, a Government, a Funeral, an Unwritten Future
It started with the ceasefire agreement, negotiated by Nabih Berri and signed off by Najib Mikati’s government—a deal that Hezbollah, despite its victory rhetoric, ultimately had to accept with all its terms. Terms that, like most things in Lebanon, we are only beginning to understand through practice rather than clarity. How is this agreement actually enforced? Has Hezbollah given guarantees for its implementation, or is it simply waiting for the right moment to maneuver around it? We don’t know. And, unsurprisingly, with Lebanon’s infamous lack of transparency and accountability, we probably never will.
Thursday, February 20, 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
Thursday 11 November 2021 17:08:22
Hezbollah Chief Rejects Calls for Resignation of Minister Who Sparked Gulf Row
Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah on Thursday rejected calls for the resignation of a Lebanese minister whose comments sparked a diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia and Gulf Arab countries who withdrew their envoys to Lebanon.
In his first comments on the matter, Nasrallah said Saudi Arabia's reaction to critical comments by Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi about the Saudi-led war in Yemen were "very exaggerated".
Nasrallah said Kordahi's comments were "calm and objective".
