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Security & Justice
Interview Set to Shed Light on Mossad’s Decade-Long Covert Operation Against Hezbollah
In a highly anticipated episode of CBS’s 60 Minutes, recently retired Mossad agents provide unprecedented insights into a decade-long covert operation targeting Hezbollah. The agents, whose identities remain concealed with masks and altered voices, share with journalist Lesley Stahl the intricate details of their mission to sabotage Hezbollah’s communications network.
Friday, December 20, 2024
State Action Signals Change in Tackling Longstanding Illegal Land Grabs in Jbeil District
For years, the serene villages of Jbeil's highlands have been far from peaceful. Ghabat, a Maronite village nestled between the predominantly Shiite towns of Afqa and Lassa, has become a focal point of growing tensions due to territorial disputes.
Friday, December 20, 2024
Opinion
Lebanon After the Assads
The United States has important equities in Lebanon, including a desire for a generally friendly government’s economic and political stability; security cooperation; long-standing relations with the large Christian community in Lebanon and Lebanese diaspora in the United States; and ultimately peace between Israel and Lebanon within a broader regional settlement. Achieving these objectives will require navigating a tumultuous period in the country’s history following a war between Hezbollah and Israel that has devastated a large part of the country, exacerbating Lebanon’s already challenging economic conditions. But perhaps the most important dynamic will be how a likely Sunni-dominated state of uncertain composition in Syria will differ in its intentions toward Lebanon from the previous Alawite-led minoritarian Assad regime.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Europe’s Syrian Dilemma
The news of the sudden and unexpected demise of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has met a mixed response in Europe. The jubilation that a murderous dictator and close ally of Russia and Iran has fallen is not just good for the Syrian people but serves as a morale booster for Eastern Europeans wondering whether Russia can be defeated
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Sports
Cristiano Ronaldo Unveils New Private Jet Worth $73 Million
Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the richest global athletes, has unveiled his upgraded private jet reportedly worth $73 million. With its top-notch design, exceptional speed and range of 7500 nautical miles, the Gulfstream G650 is among the fastest jets in the world.
Monday, December 16, 2024
Guardiola Accepts Man City May Need to Sign More Players to Cope with Schedule
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes he will need a bigger squad to handle soccer’s ever-expanding fixture schedule.
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Sunday 21 July 2024 12:42:41
Nadal Claims Ajdukovic Win as Paris Prep Continues
Nadal continued his preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by coming from a set down to reach the final of the Swedish Open.
The Spaniard will either play Thiago Agustin Tirante or Nuno Borges before traveling to France to try and claim a third Olympic gold medal.
Nadal's last ATP Tour final came at Roland Garros two years ago, where the Olympic tennis tournament will be taking place.
Nadal's semi-final test came just a day after a gruelling four-hour win over Mariano Navone, the second-longest three-set match of his career.
The Spaniard was able to complete his latest victory in two hours and 12 minutes but insisted that Ajdukovic posed a difficult opponent on Centre Court.
“I think it was a tough match," Nadal said. "My opponent had one of the best backhands that I played against.
"He came here with a lot of confidence. I think I was trying to push him back.
"It was very, very difficult, honestly, but I found a way to survive and be through to that final after a long time without being in a final. So that’s great news and I’m very happy with that.”
Ajdukovic started the faster of the two, winning a break point early before racing into a three-game lead.
While Nadal found his rhythm, the Croatian was able to hold his serve to take the first set with relative ease.
Nadal, a 22-time Major winner, learned his lesson from his slow start, trading blows with Ajdukovic and earning a quick break of his own in the third game.
Ajdukovic would rally, but another break point from Nadal in the seventh game proved decisive as he saw out the set to take it to a decider.
It looked as though the Spaniard would ease into the final as he led 3-0, but Ajdukovic fought back, going on to win the next three games.
Nadal, however, used all his experience to regain his composure before finding a crucial break in the eighth game, ending the contest on serve as his opponent's deft touch from the back of the court found the net.
His second as a wildcard after Hamburg in 2015, Nadal has now reached his 72nd ATP event final on clay.
It is the second-most of any player on the surface in the Open Era, trailing only Guillermo Vilas (76) over that period.
