Source: Asharq Al-Awsat
Security & Justice
Captured Hezbollah Operative May Have Been Israeli Double Agent, Report Suggests
The alleged senior Hezbollah operative abducted by Israeli special forces last week in Batroun may have been operating as a double agent, according to a report by The Telegraph.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Lebanon’s Probe into Israeli Raid Expected to Take Days as Security Officials Weigh Theories
Lebanese authorities are ramping up investigations into an Israeli commando raid last week in the northern coastal city of Batroun, during which Imad Amhaz, a Hezbollah official, was snatched.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Opinion
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
A Future Without Hezbollah
At the end of September, when Israel’s campaign to destroy Hezbollah was reaching its height, I met one of the group’s supporters in a seaside café in western Beirut. He was a middle-aged man with a thin white beard and the spent look of someone who had not slept for days. He was an academic of sorts, not a fighter, but his ties to Hezbollah were deep and long-standing.
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Sports
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
Real Madrid Launch Investigation into Racist Insults After El Clasico Defeat
Real Madrid has launched an investigation into racist insults directed at players during Saturday’s 4-0 home loss to Barcelona in LaLiga, it said on Sunday.
Monday, October 28, 2024
Thursday 19 October 2023 13:43:10
Saudi Crown Prince: Targeting Civilians in Gaza Is a Heinous Crime
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has said that targeting civilians in Gaza is a heinous crime and a brutal assault.
The Crown Prince received a telephone call Wednesday from Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
During the call, they discussed the ongoing military escalation in Gaza.
The Crown Prince emphasized that the Kingdom considers targeting civilians in Gaza as a heinous crime and a brutal assault, stressing the necessity of providing protection to them.
Moreover, the Crown Prince emphasized the importance of enhancing efforts to halt military operations and de-escalate the situation to avoid its serious implications on regional and global security, peace, and stability.
He also received a telephone call Wednesday from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The Crown Prince emphasized the need to make all possible efforts to reduce the pace of escalation in Gaza and ensure that violence does not expand.
He also pointed out to the importance of creating circumstances for the return of stability and restoring the path of peace to ensure that the Palestinian people obtain their legitimate rights.
