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Security & Justice
Lebanese Army Enters Hezbollah Site in Southern Lebanon
A video circulating on social media has captured the Lebanese Army entering a Hezbollah site located in the town of Yohmor al-Shaqif, in southern Lebanon.
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Lebanese Army Tightens Security Around Beddawi Camp in Step Toward Disarmament
The Lebanese government appears to be taking serious steps toward implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which calls for the disarmament of non-state actors, including armed Palestinian factions, as part of broader efforts to reassert State authority over all Lebanese territory.
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Opinion
Analysts: Disarming Lebanon's Hezbollah No Longer Inconceivable
The once unthinkable disarmament of Hezbollah could finally be within reach, as the United States pushes Lebanon to act and applies pressure to the group's backer Iran over its nuclear programme, analysts said.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Lebanon Remembers a War That Never Truly Ended
On April 13, the Lebanese marked the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the civil war — a conflict that profoundly reshaped the nation’s modern history. While the infamous Ain El-Remmaneh bus incident served as the spark that ignited the violence, like many civil wars, there were deeper and more complex causes rooted in a web of overlapping local, regional, and international dynamics and domestic economic, demographic, and sectarian imbalances. Though the incident resulted in a dozen deaths, it set off a 15-year war that brought immense destruction, loss of life, and mass displacement.
Monday, April 14, 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 17 October 2019 16:20:22
Saudi Bus Crash Kills 35 Foreigners in Holy City of Medina
A bus crash in the Saudi city of Medina killed 35 foreigners and wounded four others on Wednesday evening, a police spokesman cited by the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said.
The privately chartered bus collided with a heavy vehicle, the Medina police spokesman said. The victims were Arab and Asian expatriates, he added.
The Prophet Mohammed's mosque is in Medina, making it the second-holiest site in Islam after Mecca.
The injured have been transferred to al-Hamna Hospital and authorities are investigating the cause of the collision, according to SPA.
