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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
Sunday 19 December 2021 10:29:56
France and Germany Have Announced New COVID-19 Entry Restrictions for Passengers Arriving from Lebanon
France and Germany have announced new COVID-19 entry restrictions for travelers arriving to the countries from Lebanon, while Lebanese authorities announced new measures at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport.
Here’s what we know:
• Starting from Sunday, unvaccinated passengers arriving to German airports from Lebanon will be required to quarantine, AFP reported after Berlin on Friday added Lebanon and four other countries to its list of high risk zones.
• Meanwhile, France announced a similar measure, with its embassy in Beirut saying Saturday that starting from Monday travelers from Lebanon will need to present a negative PCR test to enter France. Unvaccinated travelers will need to quarantine for seven days.
• Lebanese authorities, for their part, on Saturday evening announced new measures for arrivals at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport that will go into effect on Dec. 25. In one of the new measures, all people over the age of 12 will need to present a negative PCR test from 48-hours or before their arrival.
• Also, as of Jan. 10 all persons over the age of 12, with the exception of UNIFIL personnel, will be required to take a PCR test, paid for in advance at the cost of $30 dollars, separate from the price of the flight, as was the case prior.