Source: Agence France Presse
Security & Justice
WSJ: Lebanon Tightens Airport Security in Bid to Curb Hezbollah Smuggling
Lebanon has undertaken a sweeping security overhaul at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport in a bid to clamp down on Hezbollah-linked smuggling operations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Military Court Issues Arrest Warrants Over Rocket Attacks as Mastermind Remains at Large
A Lebanese military judge issued arrest warrants for a group of suspects accused of launching rockets from southern Lebanon into Israeli territory in March, with authorities still awaiting the handover of one final suspect from within a Palestinian refugee camp.
Friday, May 9, 2025
Opinion
Will a Weakened Hezbollah in Lebanon Disarm?
Israel’s latest airstrike on what it called a Hezbollah missile storage facility in Beirut’s southern suburbs came during increasing pressure for the Lebanese militant group to disarm.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Will the Lebanese People Ever Get Their Money Back?
A parliamentary committee in Lebanon last week issued a draft law for restructuring the country’s financial sector. The Lebanese people surely breathed a sigh of relief, but does this mean they will finally regain access to their bank deposits, which they have been unable to withdraw for several years? That remains uncertain.
Monday, April 28, 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
Monday 2 December 2024 12:25:53
Lufthansa Extends Tel Aviv Flight Cancellations Until End-January
German airline group Lufthansa said Monday it was extending the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv to the end of January, as a fragile ceasefire held between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
“All airlines of the Lufthansa Group will extend the suspension of its flights to Tel Aviv up to and including 31 January 2025,” the group said in a statement.
