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Security & Justice
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
State Action Signals Change in Tackling Longstanding Illegal Land Grabs in Jbeil District
For years, the serene villages of Jbeil's highlands have been far from peaceful. Ghabat, a Maronite village nestled between the predominantly Shiite towns of Afqa and Lassa, has become a focal point of growing tensions due to territorial disputes.
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
Friday 21 October 2022 11:00:34
The Crown's Latest Trailer Released - and It Features Diana's Infamous Interview
The official trailer for series five of The Crown has been released - and it recalls how the infamous Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, sent shockwaves through the Royal Family.
The latest season of the Netflix drama is set to launch on 9 November and will take inspiration from the pressure the monarchy faced during the divorce between Diana and her husband, now King Charles.
As clips of Diana sitting down with former BBC journalist Martin Bashir, played by Prasanna Puwanarajah, for the controversial 1995 interview are shown, her character, played by Elizabeth Debicki, says: "I won't go quietly, I'll battle to the end".
The interview has not been recreated in full for the show, and despite rumours, there were never any plans to do so.
Instead, it will reflect what is now known about how the BBC obtained the bombshell interview following last year's report by Lord Dyson, which concluded the broadcaster covered up "deceitful behaviour" by Mr Bashir.
The report led to a call from Prince William for it never to be aired again.
Throughout the trailer, the spotlight focuses on Diana and the character can be heard saying: "People will never understand how it's been for me. I never stood a chance."
Diana and Charles, played by Dominic West, are also seen consulting the Queen (Imelda Staunton) in the clip, with the monarch then reminding her son of his duty as "future king".
As scenes show the increased media attention surrounding their relationship, a voiceover says: "The house of Windsor should be binding the nation together, setting an example of idealised family life.
"It's a situation which can't help but affect the stability of the country."
Will Diana's fatal car crash be shown?
Netflix has faced recent criticism due to its depiction of the Royal Family in the series, but The Crown has stressed that the hit show is "presented as a drama based on historical events".
Series five is "imagining what could have happened behind closed doors during a significant decade for the Royal Family", a spokesperson said.
The show has also confirmed that filming for the sixth and final series is taking place in Paris - but the 1997 car crash which killed her will not be depicted.
Instead, the series will show the lead-up to the fatal incident as well as its aftermath, but not the crash itself.
