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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
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
Monday 2 December 2019 15:16:10
These Are the Best Airlines in the World for 2020
Air New Zealand has been named Airline of the Year for 2020 by safety and rating website AirlineRatings.com, knocking last year's winner, Singapore Airlines, out of first place. The website holds annual 'Airline Excellence Awards,' which combine major safety and government audits with an analysis of fleet age, passenger reviews, profitability, investment ratings, product offerings and staff relations.
Air New Zealand took the top spot for 2020 for its "record-breaking performance, multi award-winning in-flight innovations, operational safety, environmental leadership and motivation of its staff." It also won the award for Best Premium Economy. According to AirlineRatings.com, the top ten airlines for 2020 are Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Virgin Atlantic, EVA Air, Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia.
For those looking for a luxury flight, Singapore Airlines won the award for Best First Class, while Qatar Airways took the gongs for Best Catering and Best Business Class. Qantas won Best Domestic Airline Service and Best Lounges, while Cebu Pacific won the accolade for Most Improved Airline and VietJet Air was the Best Ultra Low-Cost airline. Other big winners include Virgin Australia, which won Best Cabin Crew and Best Economy Class, and those planning long-haul flights might be interested to learn that Emirates was the winner of Best In-Flight Entertainment.
The awards also named the best low-cost airline in three regions: JetBlue in the Americas; Wizz in Europe, AirAsia/AirAsia X in Asia and the Pacific and Air Arabia in the Middle-East and Africa.
