Source: Kataeb.org
Security & Justice
Southern Lebanon Endures Massive Damage: 40,000 Homes Leveled Across 37 Towns
Israeli forces have systematically destroyed entire neighborhoods in southern Lebanon, leveling more than 37 towns and wiping out over 40,000 residential units, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Gaps in Coastal Radar Enabled Israeli Raid in Batroun, Army Commander Says
Lebanon’s army chief, General Joseph Aoun, detailed to Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati how Israeli forces likely exploited gaps in the country's coastal radar system during the recent raid carried out in Batroun. The briefing comes as Lebanese officials seek answers on how Israel’s elite Shayetet 13 unit carried out the landing undetected.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Opinion
My Hope for Lebanon
A company of Lebanese soldiers assigned to maintain order in this anxious wartime capital is gathered at its headquarters 100 yards from the Mediterranean. I make the blunder of asking their commander how many of his men are Shiites, Sunnis, Christians and Druze.
Monday, November 4, 2024
The Emptying of Baalbek Is a Moment to Take Stock
“Large numbers of people continue to flee their homes every day, as Israel’s military operations in Lebanon have been going on unabated.” These disturbing words could be from almost any news report about Israel’s invasion of its northern neighbour over the past month. However, they can be found in a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre issued on July 27, 2006.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Sports
FC Barcelona Fears First Team Star Will Be Banned From Playing, Reports SPORT
FC Barcelona is concerned that one of its main first-team stars will be banned from playing at the turn of 2025 because of issues related to his registration and Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.
Friday, November 1, 2024
Tottenham Forward Son Heung-min Crowned Asia’s International Player of the Year
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min was crowned as Asia’s International Player of the Year for the fourth time by the Asian Football Confederation at its annual awards ceremony Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Thursday 10 October 2024 17:55:39
Reports: Iran's Quds Force Commander Under Investigation over Espionage Suspicions
Iran's Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani is reportedly alive and currently under investigation in Tehran following Israeli airstrikes in Beirut that targeted senior Hezbollah figures, according to media reports on Thursday.
The reports suggest that Iranian authorities are conducting an internal investigation into possible security breaches, with sources from Beirut, Baghdad, and Tehran indicating that Qaani and his team are being held in isolation while under scrutiny. These sources, cited by the Middle East Eye, reveal that the Iranian government is deeply concerned about potential infiltration within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), particularly among operatives working in the Lebanese arena.
“The Iranians have serious suspicions that the Israelis have infiltrated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, especially those working in the Lebanese arena, so everyone is currently under investigation,” a source told the Middle East Eye.
Sky News Arabia also reported on Thursday that Qaani may have suffered a heart attack during his interrogation and has been consequently hospitalized. Iranian sources told Sky News that Qaani is suspected of spying for Israel.
Qaani's whereabouts have been the subject of intense speculation since the Israeli strike, which claimed the life of Hashem Safieddine, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah's presumed successor. Two senior Iranian officials told Reuters that Qaani had traveled to Lebanon after the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a separate Israeli airstrike last month, but contact with him has been lost since the Beirut attack.
