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Security & Justice
Hankach Says Lebanon Must Modernize Its Laws by Abolishing Death Penalty
MP Elias Hankach called for the formal abolition of the death penalty in Lebanon, saying the country should become the first Arab state to eliminate capital punishment and align its legal system with international human rights standards.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Deadly Israeli Strikes Target Vehicles and Towns Across Southern Lebanon
Israeli drones and warplanes carried out a wave of strikes across southern Lebanon and other areas on Monday, killing at least three people and prompting fresh evacuation warnings from the Israeli military.
Monday, May 25, 2026
Opinion
Lebanon Needs to Table a Plan for Hezbollah — Before the US and Israel Do
On May 14 and 15, Lebanon and Israel held the third round of direct negotiations in Washington, the first at the level of delegations, after two meetings between the country’s ambassadors. There is a large gap between the two sides, but there was a success when they agreed to extend their so-called ceasefire by 45 days.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Why Netanyahu Is Calling for an End to U.S. Military Aid to Israel
The US has supplied arms to Israel since the early 1960s. But it was only in the late 1970s – following the October/Yom Kippur War of 1973 and the subsequent Egypt-Israel peace treaty of 1979 – that Israel became a major recipient of military aid from the US. Washington’s thinking at that time was twofold. It wanted to stave off any further existential threats to Israel by maintaining its Cold War ally’s qualitative edge in military technology over any Soviet backed Arab potential enemies. US military aid to both Israel and Egypt was also intended as a reward for the land-for-peace deal concluded between these two former enemies.
Monday, May 18, 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
Saturday 16 March 2019 10:01:39
Ski Resorts Report the Best Season in Years
With snow covering the mountains ever since the first big storms of the season rolled over Lebanon around New Year’s Eve, the country’s winter resorts have experienced what many called one of the best ski seasons in years.
Though the final data has yet to be released, this year’s ski season has by far exceeded last year’s, when a lack of snow meant that most resorts could operate their slopes for only a few weeks.
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