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Security & Justice
Lebanon’s Border Villages Face Renewed Devastation Amid Israeli Withdrawal
The Israeli army withdrew from the southern Lebanese village of Bani Hayyan on Friday morning, two days after entering the area in the Marjayoun district. According to local reports, Israeli forces demolished multiple homes as they retreated.
Friday, December 20, 2024
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
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
Monday 6 January 2020 13:17:22
Esmail Qaani Threatens Retaliation for Soleimani's Death
It follows the most significant confrontation between Tehran and Washington in decades, escalating tensions in the region, especially in Iraq, where Gen Suleimani was killed.
"God the almighty has promised to get his revenge … Certainly actions will be taken," he said in an interview with Iranian state television that aired on Monday.
The Quds Forces is a unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and it oversees an array of militant proxies and organises Iran’s operations in the region.
Washington has sanctioned Qanni since 2012 for his work funding the Quds Force operations around the world, including its work with proxies in Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen.
"We promise to continue down martyr Suleimani's path as firmly as before with help of God, and in return for his martyrdom we aim to get rid of America from the region," Qanni said.
Suleimani’s daughter, Zainab, joined Qanni in threatening US military forces stationed in the region while speaking to hundreds of thousands of supporters in Tehran.
“The families of US soldiers in the Middle East will spend their days waiting for the death of their children," she said to the crowd as they cheered.
The killing came amid months of back-and-forth attacks that have put the wider Middle East on edge.
US President Donald Trump vowed on Twitter that Washington will strike back at 52 targets “very fast and very hard" if Tehran took any steps against their troops in the region.
"If Iran attacks an American Base, or any American, we will be sending some of that brand new beautiful equipment their way … and without hesitation!" Trump said on Twitter.
Iran's Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with top officials in Tehran, led prayers in a state funeral for Suleimani on Monday.
Tehran also said it has abandoned the remaining limits of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers in response to the killing.
Iraq's parliament responded by voting on Sunday to oust US troops from the country.
Trump also threatened to sanctions against Baghdad if US forces were required to leave, Iraq's government would have to pay Washington for the cost of a "very extraordinarily expensive" airbase there.
