Source: Kataeb.org
Security & Justice
Lebanese Army Thwarts Attempted Arms Smuggling from Syria
The Lebanese Army announced Friday that it had thwarted an attempt to smuggle military-grade munitions from Syria into Lebanon, seizing a quantity of weapons in the process.
Friday, June 27, 2025
Aoun Condemns Israeli Strikes, Says Global Appeals for De-escalation Are Being Ignored
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday condemned a series of Israeli airstrikes that struck the southern regions of Nabatiyeh and Iqlim al-Tuffah, denouncing the attacks as a violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty and a breach of the November 2024 ceasefire agreement between the two countries.
Friday, June 27, 2025
Opinion
Israel and Iran Have a Common Goal in Syria
Iran and Israel are sworn enemies who, after decades of a covert shadow war, have finally taken their conflict into the open. But when it comes to a post-Assad Syria, they share a common goal: both want to keep the country’s new government as weak as possible.
Friday, June 20, 2025
Why Hezbollah Might Sit Out the Israel-Iran Conflict
As Israel and Iran approach one week of trading airstrikes, and some outsiders, like the Yemeni Houthis have gotten involved, there’s one group notably absent from the conversation: Hezbollah.
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Sports
Man City's 115 Charges Outcome 'in a Month' - Guardiola
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says the club expects to learn the outcome of the hearing into its 115 charges of alleged Premier League financial rule breaches "in one month".
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Marcelo, Ex-Real Madrid and Brazil Captain, Retires from Football
Former Brazil and Real Madrid defender Marcelo has announced his retirement from football, bringing the curtain down on a trophy-laden career that included five UEFA Champions League triumphs.
Friday, February 7, 2025
Thursday 17 October 2019 15:38:06
Cabinet Suggests Imposing Charges on Whatsapp Calls
The Cabinet proposed to impose a $0.20 fee a day for any call made using VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) in order to increase revenues to the 2020 state budget, as reported by Telecommunications Minister Mohamed Choucair on Thursday.
If adopted, the proposal would result in a monthly charge of $6 if the user makes a call every day on WhatsApp calls and other calling applications such as Facebook call and FaceTime.
The annual revenues from such a plan would secure about $250 million to the treasury.
