Source: Agence France Presse
Security & Justice
Iranian Officers With Lebanese Passports: Traces of a Forgery Network Inside State Institutions
An investigation into alleged Lebanese passport forgery has opened a wider inquiry into how foreign nationals may have entered the country using genuine Lebanese travel documents issued under false identities, Alhurra reported on Thursday.
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Heavy Strikes Hit Southern Lebanon as Israel Targets Hezbollah Sites and Commanders
Israeli airstrikes intensified across southern Lebanon on Thursday, a day after an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs killed Malek Ballout, a commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, as Israeli surveillance drones continued flying at low altitude over the Lebanese capital.
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Opinion
To Squeeze Hezbollah, Look to West Africa
Iran’s economy is buckling. Under a US blockade, the Islamic Republic faces its most severe economic distress in years. For Hezbollah, which has long benefited from Iran’s expansive largesse, this begets a serious question: how to replace its financial patron. The terror group’s best option outside the Middle East is its West Africa network.
Monday, May 4, 2026
Hezbollah’s Manufactured Outrage and the Assault on the Maronite Patriarchate
The campaign targeting Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi cannot be dismissed as a passing social media storm. It is a calculated act of intimidation, a sectarian message wrapped in digital vulgarity, and a dangerous attempt to drag one of Lebanon’s highest spiritual authorities into the swamp of militia politics.
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Sports
PSV Lament Unnecessary Defeat in Champions League Clash at Juventus
PSV Eindhoven felt they should have taken more from Tuesday's Champions League away clash against Juventus where they conceded a late goal to go down 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff tie on Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Man City's 115 Charges Outcome 'in a Month' - Guardiola
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says the club expects to learn the outcome of the hearing into its 115 charges of alleged Premier League financial rule breaches "in one month".
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Thursday 18 April 2024 13:37:18
Lufthansa Extends Tehran, Beirut Flight Suspensions
German airline giant Lufthansa on Thursday extended its suspension of flights to and from Tehran and Beirut to the end of April and said its planes would continue avoiding Iranian airspace.
“Our flights to Tehran and Beirut are canceled up to and including 30 April and we are still not using Iranian airspace until the same date,” a spokesman for the airline told AFP.
